Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-16
49 CITIES INCREASE
AID FUNDS IS PCT.
Chest Drives Reveal Gains in
Relief Totals for Com
ing Year.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November l6-A jump
of IS per cent over last year in contri-
buttons to 80 community chests already
completed was recorded in a report
made public yesterday by the Associa-
ton of Community Chest Councils.
The report. showing that 81 COM
pleted chest campaigns have raised SO
per cent of the aggregate goals. or $19,-
566,094, was submitted to Walter S.
Clifford director of the Presidents Or
ganiZation on Unemployment Relief, and
to Owen D. Young. chairman of the
Committee on Mobilization of Relief
Sources.
The basis for the 10 per cent increase
Is the 40 chests which are comparable
with last years figures. These chests
raised $18,976.6l5. as against $16,774,217
in 1880. The other five completed
chests have no basis on which they may
be compared with 1880.
The association has a total Of 39l
chests throughout the country. OF these
273 hold their campaigns between Sep
TENDER l and December 81 and the re-
mcinder in the Spring. The 81 chests
totaled in the present report represent
only the earliest Fall drives thus far
completed
Detroit Falls Below.
OF six cities having budgets exceeding
100000, Indianapolis, Kansas City
tMo). Milwaukee, st. Paul and Mime
apoliS succeeded Detroit fell below.
Excluding the Detroit result. which
the association attributed to IAN eX-
traordinary combination of circum-
stances" the increase over last years
results figured in 40 cities would have
been 81 instead of 10 per cent.
Allen T. Burns, executive director of
the association. emphasized that in the
matter of direct relief the community
chests and other private sources will
give about 80 per cent, while 70 per
cent will come from city and county
treasures.
Forty-seven additional chest cam
paigns were scheduled to begin tomor-
row. OF the 50 on which the commit
tees report is based, % have not been
previously announced.
1882 Total Given.
The report of Community Chest
campaigns to November 10 shows the
following totals raised for 1882: AL
bany, N. Y, $454, 1893; Aurora, Ill, $685.
491; Batavia, N Y, $30,500; Battle
Greek, Mich, $161,944 Bellingham,
Wash. $4,000; Beloit, Wis, S102, 500;
Birmingham, Ala, $732,018; Brockton,
Mass, S115,591.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, $s1 ,625; Corning,
N. Y, $53,o54; Detroit, Mich, $780,
600; Duluth, Mimi, $318,405; Elgin,
III, $85,743; fErie, Pa, $431 ,067; Fort
Wayne, Ind, $416,000; Cloversville, NJ
Y, $72,233; Goshen, Ind, $21, 900;
Grand Rapids, Mich, $4I4,538; Green
Bay, Wis, $64,595; Great Falls, Mont,
$65,0oo.
Honolulu Raises $4,000.
Honolulu, Hawaii, $40 900; Hudson,
N. Y, $17,500; Indianapolis, Ind, ST.
O43, ESQ; Joplin, Mo-, SAB 500; Kalama-
$1,500,000; Kenosha. Wis, $168,037;
Lewiston. Idaho, $4,000; Lima, Ohio,
$4,000; Lincoln, Nebr., $182,524; Ma
comb, ILL.,, $4,000; Madison, Wis,
$122, 1876; Mason City, Iowa, 100000;
Milwaukee, Wis, Sl,34o,o11; Mime
apolis, MINI, $2,250, 400; Montreal,
Quebec, $741,749; Muskegon, Mich,
SIPS, 694
Nashua, N. H., $4,000; Richmond,
Ind, $83,515; Sacramento, Calf, $685.
900; Saginaw, Mich, $240,815; st. Paul,
MINI, $1.002 500; San Diego, Calf,
S234,211; Sandusky, Ohio, $50, 900: San
Jose jose. Calf, $l55,o4s; Seattle, Wash,
&Springfeld, Ill, $266,000 Springfield,
Mass. $480, 1873.
Tonowanda, N. Y, $65,156; Waynes-
boro Pa, SIS 1888; Wausau, Wis, S70,-
Cos; *Whiting, Ind, $4,000; Wichita
Falls, Tex, $1,000.
Incomplete Emergency funds in
cluded. &Included $4,000 for Catholic
agencies.