Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-28
S959,O)D IS PLEDGED
ON OPENING DAY OF
CHESTS CAMPAIGN
Fund Surpasses That of Last
Year Reported at First
Luncheon Meeting.
GOVERN MENTAL UNIT
LEADS ALL DIVISIONS
Playlet to Be Given Over Radio
Tomorrow to Stimulate
Interest in Drive.
Substantial increases over reports for

Substantial increases over reports for
the first day Of last years Community
Chest drive were announced at an or
ganization luncheon today as the fund
approached the 81 ,000, 900 mark.
A total of 5000 pledges were report
ed today for an aggregate of $221,-
549.82, which made the grand total so
far 1858, 900, as compared with s822, 900
the first day after the beginning of the
campaign proper last year.
The governmental unit made the best
showing with donations aggregating
500. As The units representative.
John G. Rooms, predicted the $3.50, 900
quota allotted to his group would be
fully subscribed
Additional Subscriptions.
The metropolitan unit took second
laurels with pledges totaling $4,000.
The special gifts unit. headed bv
Newbold Moves, gained $45,325.
E. G. Graham, chairman of the group
solicitation unit, announced gifts of
$33,87225.
The schools unit reported S432.
The largest contributions of the day
included those of the Potomac Electric
Power Co., $4,000; the Capital Trac-
ton Co., $4,000, and the Washington
Railway & Electric Co., $4,000.
The extraordinary needs of the Chest
were outlined last night in radio
speeches by Frederic A. Delano, Edward
F. Colladay, Joseph C. McGarraghy.
Harlan Wood and Mrs. Leonard B.
Schloss. Tonight'S speakers will include
Newbold Noyes, chairman of the Special
Gifts Committee, over WRC; MIR. Street
over WMAL, Rabbi Abram Simon over
VOL and Joseph d. kaufman over
WJSV.
A playlet in behalf of the drive viii
be given over VOL tomorrow night at
8:15 by group from the Community
Drama Guild. The cast will include
Lillian Spector, Oscar B.. Click, F. B.
Barrett and Harry M. Gwinn. Leslie
Burroughs, assistant Chest director, will
be the announcer.
Leaders IN Departments.
The Chest Departmental Unit is
composed Of Gen. John ]. Pershinp.
chairman, with John G. Rooms as ex-
ecutive director and Herbert L. Willett,
IT., as executive secretary. Other lead
erS include:
Department Of Labor-Robe Carl
White. chairman; Samuel j. Gompers,
chief.
Department of Justice. Z. Stewart,
chairman; j. w. Gardner, vice chair
man.
Department of State-wilbur j. Carr,
chairman; E. j. Ayers, vice chairman;
F. D. Van Vain, section chief.
Treasury Department Ogden L.
chairman, with the following section
chiefs: w. H. Perry, H. T. Tate, w. S.
Blanchard, G.. r. Marble, z. E. Met
tern, j. r. Lee, Mrs. r. L. Miner, j.
G. NOEL, Alvin G. Walters, Miss F.
Mullican, j. T. Skinner, F. A. De Croft,
A. T. Marlowe, Miss M. A. Howarth,
Daniel Masterson, E. K. Feltz, H. S.
Robinson, Miss j. z. Rankin, James H.
West, j. C. Wallace, j. Walter Peed.
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Clarke r. Long, assistant vice chair
man, with the following section chiefs:
Adam p. Ruth. Joseph T. K. Plant,
Mary Harper, George S. Dodge, julia
H. Hutchinson, j. A. Farrell, w. D.
Clark.
Bureau of Internal Revenue, Treasury
Department-Joe N. McCollum, assist
ant vice chairman. with the following
section chiefs: Ralph D. Toll, Donald
L. Kester, Harry j. Bruch, Joseph M.
McKenna, John E. Lynch, Edwin r.
Conner, Charles A. Drake.
Department of Agriculture-R. w.
Dunlap, chairman; r. M. Reese. vice
chairman. with the following section
chiefs: H. T. O'Neale, Zebedee La
Pelle, Richard T. Umhau. Mrs D. K.
Murphy, Mrs. L. B. Fuller, William
Weber, Harry Cooling, j. NJ. Kemper.
William E. Taylor Claude Ballard. A.
G. Rice, Charles S. Menagh, Mrs. Bur-
META E. Muth. George P. Wolf, Miss
Emily Clark, Miss M. G. Coburn, Albert
Strack, L. M. Clarke, Mrs. Mamie F.
Mystrom, r. L. Grim.
Navy Department - Ernest Lee
Jahncke, chairman; Frank S. Curtis,
vice chairman, with the following sec
ton chiefs: Roy H. Moses, Theodore T.
Smell, John T. Cuthbert, Harry w:
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