Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03
Street Ends Assignments to
Spur Divisions Slow
ing Down.
TOTAL NOW WITHIN
$4,000 OF GOAL
Workers Told to Disregard Quotas
Get Every Possible Gift-Spe-
cial Cards Are Issued.

With the biggest reports since the
first day of the campaign proper, the
Community Chest fund today adj
vanced to $1,652 ,688.
More than $4,000 pledges were re-
ported at a luncheon of workers in
the Willard Hotel. Today's total
was $158036. The largest report of
the day was $51, 44O69 by the Met
ropolitan unit.
AS a last-minute maneuver to pro-
mote success for the Community Chest
drive by the zero hour tomorrow night
the thousands of workers today were
authorized to utterly disregard terrific
rial limits in soliciting gifts.
Elwood Street, campaign director, an
nounced the solicitors would be told to
disregard their quotas and obtain
every donation possible. He said this
would apply particularly to groups that
have slowed down somewhat after col
lecting far greater sums than were as
signed to them.
100000 Subscribers Soon.
I'VE feel sure Washington will fulfill
its promise in the time set for it," Mr.
Street declared. I'VE already are
within striking distance of our goal Of
81, 95O,15440. Through the distribution
of emergency pledge cards and the re-
working of the entire city from now
V1fn VIC "
pect to go over the top"
Donations of $124,511.94 from 1898
sources, reported at luncheon yester-
day in the Washington Hotel, advanced
the grand total to 81 ,493, 472.32. This
represented a substantial increase ovel
the amount obtained at the same stage
of last years drive. Indications also
were that this years total number OF
subscribers would exceed the lOO.OOt
mark, as compared with $500 last
year.
Banners Awarded.
Banners were awarded yesterday n
follows:
Franc E. Sherry Printing Co., for thu
largest average gift in the group Sollcl
tation unit, John F. Sherry, keyman
reporting an average of $38.71; Sanitary
Grocery Co., James e. Anderson, divi'
sion chairman, for the highest per cen
of its quota of any division in the grouI
solicitation unit; Judiciary division, witt
4O4. rs per cent, for the highest percent
age of quota for any department. in TIT
Governmental unit; Reid Martin OF the
General Accounting ONCE, for the high
est percentage of quota of any depart
ment in the governmental unit employ
ing 500 or more persons; z. D. Black1
stone, for the highest percentage o.
dollar quota of any team in the Metro
politan division; Mrs. Leonard SchloSS
for the highest percentage OF gtver quota
in the Metropolitan unit.
Arthur Adelman, chairman of division
l, Metropolitan unit, received the ban
ner for the highest percentage OF glvers
for any division in that unit, and TIT
banner for the highest percentage o.
quota yesterday went to G. G. CayWooo
win Speak on Radio.
Announcement was made that Walter
Davidson, assistant manager OF thu
Eastern area, American Red Cross, vii
be on the radio program of Josepf
D. (Radio joel Kaufman and his Bud
get Boys over WMAL tonight at 7:3(
o'clock. Mr.. kaufman will again de.
vote his entire program to the Chest anc
the Red Cross.
John Poole, president, praised thu
workers for their courage and Stick-to-
Inverness" and said he had beer
thinking about the Chest from many
different angles.
IF were privileged to make town
and select the type of its inhabitants
would choose the people who Gre nov
helping the Community Chest toward {
successful goal" he said. 81 think
would be happiest in such town.
GAS I observe the young men about
me and all those who are seeking tc
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