Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-29
CHEST CAMPAIGN
GIVEN MOMENTUM
Entry of 1900 Workers Into
Drive Greeted by En-
thuSiaSm.

Launched on the crest Of high en-
thusiasm, Washington's second Com
munity Chest drive moved forward to-
day in crusading spirit toward its OBJ
jective Of million dollars to complete
before another week passes the $1,7s6,-
737o7 goal Of the 1880 Chest budget.
Reinforced by some 1000 volunteer
men and women of the Metropolitan
Unit under command of Merritt o.
Chance and five divisional leaders, the
army of $500 campaigners will carry
Its appeal. "Give once for ALL" into
every home. ONCE and industrial estab-
lishment of Washington in behalf Of
the rs agencies annliated with the
Chest. In the bright lexicon Of the
year-old Community Chest, there was
no such word Is failure.
S4s,939 More Reported.
At today's meeting Of the special gifts
committee, which is undertaking to
clean up the remaining deficit in its
quota. 112 gifts for an additional
SIS, 1922 were reported. This brought
the total amount collected by the COM
mittee, Chairman Newbold Moves an
nounced, to $762, SAT, representing l,0Il
contributions
Owing to the difflcuIties that confront
the special gifts committee, its fun
quota has been fixed at approximately
$875, 900, its original amount before
being increased. With today,S addi-
tional contributions, Mr.. Noyes warned
the committee 1t IS still $4,000 short
Of reaching its goal.
"Tn do anything any one wants me
to do to help put this across" the chair
man declared in calling a conference Of
his vice chairmen for this afternoon to
devise ways and means of cleaning up
the job. The committee will continue to
work daily with the Metropolitan Unit
While the outlook was not all to be
desired, the prospects were declared
good for collecting many additional
contributions of $500 or more. There
are still several hundred cards outstand-
ing, including those of a number of
large givers in the previous campaign,
who are absent from the city.
Among the contributors Of $1,000 or
more reported to the committee today
were Ogden Mills, Undersecretary of
the Treasury, $4,000; Georgetown Uni
versity, $1,000; Edward Yonkers, 81 900;
Electrical Supply Co., Sl,25O; Sanitary
Grocery Co.. $4,000; Washington Times
Herald, $500; Saks & Co., $1,000;
Peoples Drug Stores, $4,000, and the
Washington Gas Light Co., $4,000.
Reports were received from the
various vice chairmen as follows: Barry
Mohun, $3.50: Mrs. Charles c. Glover,
jr., SITS: Mrs. Charles A. Goldsmith,
5,487; William Knowles Cooper, $3,115;
william j. Eyon, $17,550; Arthur Hell
len, $3,925; Mrs. Sidney F. Taliaferro,
5000; Thomas B. Sweeney, $2,450;
executive committee, $4,000. One vice
at the last meeting on the committee
Units Have Own Goals.
Each unit In the campaign has its
own individual goal The Metropolitan
Unit, which comprises the rank and
file Of the volunteer army, has approxi-
mately 100000 to raise. Working
through key" men in 500 business
and industrial establishments, the
group solicitation unit under Frank r..
Jelleh Is out to raise $3.50, 900 toward
completion of the budget From prelim-
mary reports altering into Community
Chest headquarters at the Mayfower
Hotel, the business district of Wash
ington is responding generously to the
appeal.
The spirit in which the city-wide
campaign is being undertaken was
manifested to q marked degree at the
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