Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-31
Nearly Three-Q Quarters of
Million Still Needed to Com
pIete Quota Required.
1900 ADDED GIFTS
AMOUNT TO $15s,221.s1
Governmental Unit Again Leads
as Total for Campaign Is Raised
to $1,27S,024.06.

With nearly three-quarters Of a mil
lion dollars Of the goal Of s1,e5O,l54.4o
remaining to be raised, Community
Chest solicitors today renewed their
fight to relieve distress caused by UNI
employment and the drought.
The workers were encouraged yester.
day by Gen. John j. Pershing, chair
man of the Governmental Unit, in an
address at a luncheon in the Willard
Hotel.
There Is moral obligation connect
ca with this thing" Gen. Pershing de-
ciared: 1T Is not so much q matter
on giving relief as 1t Is Of satisfying or
running moral obligation that rests
upon every individual in the conmu-
nifty This Government is merely an
assembly OF communities. It was oriRi.
nally founded upon the community idea
Of government. 1870
More than $4,000 gifts for s1ss .221 Al
Yesterday increased the grand total OBJ
tanned in the drive to $1,27s,024.06.
Unit Reports S7O,s7o.11.
z. w. Libbey of the governmental
unit made the outstanding report Of the
Gay He announced 8,2l4 contributions
for $70,97011.
The metropolitan unit was the run
ner-up with 2,231 donations aggregatinR
$51, 722.55. The group solicitation unit
obtained 2,4S1 pledges for $19,6e0.i5.
Nineteen contributions through the
Special Gifts Committee amounted TO
4,431.21. Subscriptions from 139
sources totaling $1,407.79 were credited
to the schools unit.
Aid for persons in distress was urged
by Senator Couzens of Michigan, in 3
"talkie" shown In downtown tneaters.
Calling upon the public to give cheer
fully and generously. he said the need
never had been greater.
Large Contributors Listed.
Following Is . list of Chest con-
tr1butorS giving 500 or more:
Fred Cavis, 1915; Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam b. Bryan, $500; DR.. J. 3. Gusts,
$500; Gen. and Mrs. II. @. Newcomer,
$3.50; Joseph B. Eastman, $500; George
town Visitation Convent, $500; Gen.
ana Mrs. Mason M. Patrick, $500;
Smith, $500; Mr.. and Mrs. R06ert s.
Fisher, $500; Headquarters Company.
War Department, $3.50; Rear Admiral
8. A. Staunton, $3.50; Allen Mitchell a
Co., $3.50; Mr.. and Mrs, II. Rod n.
Marsh, $3.50: Mrs. T. H. Stevens. $3.50:
Maj. and Mrs. 7. j. Camp, $3.50: Mrs.
caro- Hall Stevens, $3.50; Miss Harry II.
PURGE, $3.50: Rear Admiral David Foote
sellers, $3.50; G. e. Triplett, $225; Ma
tlonaI Pants Co., $225; ]. B. Kendall
Co. $225; Mr.. and Mrs. Hersfield, $225:
H. B. Gregory, $21O; Alvin w. Han. S200:
Edward Potter, 5000; Mrs. T. H. Dow,
$500; Mr.. and Mrs Fred Wright, 5000; Mr..
and Mrs. William H. Sholes, 5000: Mr..
and Mrs. E. F. Mechlin, $500; Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Nash, $500; H. r. Howe.
5000; Miss Frank E. Altemus, 5000;
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Brantley, 5000:
Byman E. Hunter, 5000; Charles Z.
Parsons, 5000; C. NJ. Charest, $500:
Mrs. w. H. Hilleary, $500; Mr. and Mrs.
W: a. Brown. 5000; DR.. d. B. Moffett,
$500; Miss Charlotte Campbell, $3.50;
Miss. Mary Gordon Thorn, SITS; j.
Austin Stone, $165; A. Warner Parker,
$50; Mrs. James Helm, $50; Mrs. Cliff.
ford Early, $3.50; Mrs. Laura B. Church.
$3.50; Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver E. Sweet.
$3.50; Miss Bertha Marsh, $3.50; H. p.
Knapp, $3.50; L. w. Douglas, $50;
Bishop j. w. Hamilton, $3.50; Mrs. Louis
Mackall, $3.50; Charles H. Cragin, $50;
M. E. Buckley, $3.50; z. d. Gilman Co.
$3.50; Mrs. Frances M. Truesdell, $50;
Mrs. Clifford Early, $50; DR.. Charles
b. Crawford, $3.50; Mr.. and Mrs. z. r.
Haas, $3.50; W. M. Steuart, $135; Joseph
A. Hill. $125; Charles D. Mahafie, $l25:
Mrs. Richard Davenport, SIPS; Mrs.
Melvin H. Conlston, $125; Frederick @.
Hunt, $125; Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas w.
Marshall, $125; Mr.. and Mrs. George
3: Vest, SIPS; Miss Lula Mechlin. SIPS;
MRS: John B. Ecker, $l25; Mrs. Henry
A. Willard, SIPS; Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua
Evans, jr., $125; Miss Elizabeth II.
Parkins, $3.50: Percy H. Sherwood, $40:
NJ. E. Buckley. SIP; E. B. Farren.
S110; Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Slade, $40:
George B. Hooker, $40; Ernest 4.
Ihaney, $110; John w. Guidor, sl1O:
?. j. Farrell, sos; Mrs. s. H. Kauff-
mann, 500: G. M. McRemey, SlO0:
Vernon Bailey, 500; DR.. and Mrs. w.
Robert Perkins. 500; Miss Rene w.
Barr, 500; william S. Broughton.
100; N. H. Heck, 500; Warren s.
1a1neS, 500; Clarence D. Blaclly, 500:
Hiss Cora B. Hunter, 500; Herbert A.
jtll, 500; Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Mccall,
100; Luther M. Cornwall, 500; Rob-
rt L. McCook. 500; George w. Rey-
holds, 500; John F. Maury, 500; Mai.
Tohn w. Zimmerman, 500; Mr.. and
drs. E. M. McLelland, 800; PhiIadeI-
'hia Market, 500; Jesse e. Swirart.
100; William F. Kubach, 500; Frank
!. Mitchell, 500; Harry e. Allen, 500:
dr: and Mrs Ernest I. Lewis, 500;
J. Brainard, Jr., 500; John Cummings,
100; Miss Florence Fallagatter, 500;
1ax Cohen. 500; Walter T. Cardwell,
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