Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-24
CHEST IS BLESSING,
DECLARESLEONARD
Jewish Speaker Tells Benefit
ln.Wiping Out Group Lines
In Service for All.

Certainty and continuity of service
makes the Community Chest much
more than a mere charity, Oscar Leo
nafd, executive director of the Jewish
welfare Federation, told the congre-
gatien Talmud Torah Bnai Israel last
night. s+..
Mr.. Leonard declared the Chest had
proved a blessing to the people of
Washington particularly the Jews. He
characterized it as a civic movement
which helps men, women and children
In ways more significant than the mere
giving of food and shelter, important
as they are.
For our own people," the speaker
said, at means great deal to be in
this fine partnership. In civic and
philanthropic work it is best to wipe
out group lines. In doing job together
we come to know one another better
and to respect one another. The Com
murity Chest makes for better under
standing not only of the problems of
Jew and non-Jew, but of the PERSONAL
tiles of these groups. Thus respect is
deeeloped, and with it closer cooper
alton.
Favored by Jewish Sages.
1.-THE Jewish sages have always ia
vored the Chest sages. We must, there
fore, do all we can toward better sup
port of the Community Chest, which
last year allotted more than S150,000
to our Jewish social service work.
Let us all do better than we ever did
before because the need Is so much
greater. We must remember that the
man who lost money in business is not
shady off as the man who lost job,
for the man who loses a job has
nothing left in the way of resources"
Contributions by persons thousands
of miles away yesterday enabled the
fund of the special gifts committee of
the Chest to soar to $604,035.93.
SeIenty-four pledges were reported for
Q total of $74,565.93.
Newbold Moves, chairman, announced
q total Of 468 donations had been re-
ceived. He explained approximately
that many additional persons and COM
panies had been assigned to the unit.
He urged the solicitors to insist on sub
scriptions from them IN order that the
goal of $1,000, 900 set for the commit
tee might be reached by noon Monday.
Mr.. Moves revealed Arthur Bliss Lane,
Ambassador to Mexico. had increased
his donation from 5000 last year TO
$1,000, while Irwin Laughlin. AmbaSsa-.
dor to Spain, had advanced his gift
from 81 900 to $1,000. He said he con-
sidered it significant that men so far
away from Washington were sufficiently
impressed with the extraordinary needs
to raise their donations.
$4,000 Days largest Gift.
The largest gift of the day was $4,000
from Princess Margaret Boncompagni.
Miss Mary Adams, who originally
gave $500, increased her contribution
to $1,000.
Other donations of $500 or more in
cluded: American Security q Trust
Co, $500: Donald Woodward, $500;
Clarence F. Norment, $4,000: Golden
berg's Department Store, $2,750: Mr..
and Mrs Malcolm @. Gibbs, S2.500;
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick H. Brooke,
So 900; Mr. and Mrs. c. F. M. Fadeley,
$4,000; James Sharp, $4,000; the Ma
tional Bank Of Washington, $1,926.3l;
Irwin Laughlin, $500: William F.
Ham, 81 500; Barber e. Ross, Inc,
81 500; Second National Bank, 81 200;
Security Savings and Commercial Bank,
S1,149.02; c. A. Snow, ST., $1,000; Mr..
and Mrs. Edward j. Stellwagen, 81 600;
Thomas D. Thatcher and Mrs. Thatcher,
81 600; GEORGETOWN University, $1,000;
Arthur Bliss. 81 1000; Weaver Bros. Inc.
81 900; Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Behrend,
81 900; Mai. and Mrs. Julius Peyser,
$1,000; Mrs. Edwin B. Parker, $1,000;
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank S. Bright, 81 900;
Senator and Mrs. Frederick G. Walcott,
81 600: the Columbia National Bank,
S933.34: Peoples Life Insurance Co,
$500; Armistead Peter. 3rd, $500; @. M.
p. Murphy & Co., $3.50; Patrick j.
Hurley, $3.50; Washington Sanatorium
Co., $3.50; Mrs. Armistead Peter, 3rd,
S70O; welfare and Recreation Associa-
ton Of Public Buildings and Grounds,
$700; Packard washington Motor Car
Co, $3.50; Mr.. and Mrs. j. Harry Gov
angton, $500: National Capital Press,
Inc, 5000; Wilbur F. Nash. $500; Wag-
gaman e. Brawner, Inc, $500; Randall
H. Hagner & Co., $500; Columbia Sand
& Gravel Co., Inc, $500: Y. E. Booker
& Co., $500; Mr.. and Mrs. David A.
Baer, $500; L. Perry West, $500; Mrs.
r. Worthington, $500; Holmes & Son,
Inc, $500.