Evening star., 1932-11-29
$13,1S1 MORE GIVEN
IN CHEST CAMPAIGN
Week End Contributions
Bring Total to Date Up
to S1,849,197.

Week end contributions to the Com
munity Chest have added more than
$3.50 to the total, it was announced
today by Elwood Street, Chest director
Most of the money 1t Is reported, has
come in through continued solicitation
in the Gvernment service. the Federal
employees contributions totaling $12,-
05l.72. The exact amount reported was
S1318198 which, added to the previ-
ously reported 1886 ,015 80, brought the
Chests total to date to $1,849,197
The remainder Of the added subscrip-
tions was made up of 70 donations re-
ceived by workers for the Metropolitan
Unit. bringing in sl.130.25.
Campaign Continued,
Chest President E. c. Graham today
reiterated that the Chest campaign is
not ended and will not be ended until
EVERY one who can give has been So
ncited
He said:
I'VE are greatly pleased with the
splendid showing made, especially by
the government unit, over the week
end. Somehow cannot seem to con-
slider the 1888 campaign Of the Chest
as ended, and 1t looks to me as If this
splendid group Of citizens in the various
Government departments have some
what the same idea.
Il still feel as If Washington could
and should fill the Chest up to It's mini
tions during the coming year. ! know
that II we could get every person who
much as he should to come with US to
the reception rooms of the Associated
Charities or the Catholic Charities or
the Salvation Army or the United He
brew Relief Society, where they could
see the disastrous effect the recent cold
snap has had on the poor of our city,
that they would open their hearts and
their pocketbooks, and the Chest would
be filled.
"A Very Real Menace"
This cold snap. which is merely a
spell Of bracing weather to those OF
us with homes and warm clothing and
plenty Of food, Is very real menace to
our destitute fellow citizens who have
only the limited amount of food, shelter
and fuel that the charitable organiza-
tions can provide. I shudder to think
what would be happening in Washing
ton right now if it were not for the
Community Chest. That is why wish
those who have not given or have not
given enough, could stand by the re-
ception desks Of these agencies and join
me in shuddering at the picture these
throngs present.
Il repeat again that the Chest needs
every possible dollar it can obtain and
that If any person willing to give has,
by any chance, been overlooked, that
person can still make gift by calling
at the nearest bank or by telephoning
the Community Chest, which Will send
for his gift"
The Government unit contributions
were divided as follows:
Department Of Commerce, 282 pledges
amounting to $2,764.70; Department OF
the Interior. 33l pledges amounting to
1,333.75; Department OF Justice,
pledges amounting to $41086; Navy
Department. l7s pledges amounting to
S3,326.68: State Department, pledges
amounting to sl64.43; Treasury De-
partment, 116 pledges amounting to
sl,109l5; War Department, 141 pledges
amounting to Sl,061 As; Government
Printing Office. 337 pledges amounting
to sl,5387l; Veterans Administration,
"a pledges amounting to $307; United
States Supreme Court, pledges
amounting to $35.
Reporting that Chest contribution by
the various branches Of the District OF
CoIumpla were more than 81 per cent
below their quota, Daniel j. Donovan,
divisional chairman Of the Chest cam
paign organization in the municipal
government, today issued an appeal for
contributions.
With total Of e,297 employees. fig
ures issued today by Mai. Donovan.
who also is District auditor, showed
that only 6,7l4 pledges had been made
OF the quota of sll2.869, the report re-
vealed that only S6s,O0429 was pledged.
Last year the District government en-
ployes contributed s122, ,00l "a through
| Maj. Donovan as divisional chairman.
Maj. Donovan pointed out that only
IS OF the 55 departments or branches
| OF the District government pledged their
quotas and of this number, he added.
eight are institutions under the Board
! of Public Welfare having employees re-
ceiving compensation in the lower sal
ary brackets" Some Of the reports
were characterized as extremely dis
anr,ointfurn