Evening star., 1932-01-16
MELLON BOOSTS
CHEST GIFT $4,000
OVER LAST YEARS
Applause Greets Announce
ment by NewboId Noyes
at Unit Meeting.
.148 NEW DONATIONS
SEND TOTAL TO S487, ,027
Chairman Aspinwall Urges Neces-
sity of Obtaining Increased
Pledges.

Announcement yesterday Of $4,000
increase pledged by Secretary of the
| Treasury Mellon this year over his 1881
contribution of 100000 was greeted
with enthusiastic applause at a meet
ing yesterday afternoon OF the Com
munity Chests special gifts unit at the
Willard Hotel.
In reporting Mr.. Melons 1882 gift
of $4,000, Newbold Noyes, captain OF
the unit, called attention to the fact
that heavy demands are made upon the
Secretary in his own home city and
state. Mr.. Noyes added that while he
had expected an increase, the size OF
Mr.. Melons pledge was an agreeable
surprise.
The 148 new subscriptions reported
by the special gifts unit at yesterdays
meeting, totaled 5000, 767, boosted the
amount collected by the unit to date to
s487.O27, or more than half of its
quota.
Increased Pledges Urged.
The necessity for obtaining in
creased pledges this year was urged
upon the workers by Clarence A. AS
pinwall, chairman Of the special gifts
unit. The people of Washington are
responding generously Mr.. Aspinwall
declared, "but our unit is not averaging
the one-third increase which will be
necessary if we do out part in meeting
the greatest peace time emergency ever
faced by the National Capital"
The speaker of the day was Rev.
Laurence j. Shehan, assistant director
of the Catholic Charities, who related
several notable instances in which the
Catholic Charities had come to the
aid of destitute families in washington.
Among notable increases listed yes
terday was that of the Sanitary Gro
Gerry Co. which pledged $4,000, an in
crease of $4,000 over its gift last year:
the Hecht Co., $4,000, an increase OF
81 900 over it's 1881 gift; Edward G.
Yonker, $4,000, an increase OF $1,000
over his 1881 pledge; Mrs. James Par
melee, S2,5O0, an increase Of $1,000,
and Victor Kaufman, $4,000, an in
crease of $1,000 over last years pledge.
There was also sent in the gift by an
anonymous contributor of $500.
Many Gifts Over $500.
Contributions of $500 or more, which
showed increases over last year, were
reported yesterday as follows:
Mrs. Beale r. Howard, $4,000, an
increase over last years gift OF $500;
Mr.. and Mrs. AlanSon B. Houghton,
S1,1OO, and increase of Sl00; Miss Anna
M. Carrere, $500, an increase of $l0O;
anonymous, ST 900, an increase of $40o;
anonymous, $1,000, and increase OF
5000; Mrs. Zaidee Ellis Gaff, $500. an
increase of 5000; Mr.. and Mrs. William
M. Hannay, $500, an increase of $l00;
Harry Lee Rust, jr, $3.50, an in
crease of $3.50; anonymous, 5000; Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur j. May, $1,000, an
increase of $780, Miss Belle Sherwin,
81 200, an increase of s4oo; Mrs: Wal
ter Schoellkoff, S750, an increase OF $3.50;
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur J. Carr, $1,000,
an increase of $3.50; Col and Mrs:
Henry P. Erwin, $500, an increase Of
5000; Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Gaillard,
So 900, an increase of $500; Mrs. John
H Gibbons, $500, an increase of 5000:
| Comdr. and Mrs. Theodore S. wilkins,
$500, an increase of $50; Nathaniel H.
Luttrell, s2,4OO an increase of $400;
Miss Annie May Hegeman, $4,000, an
increase of $500; Mrs. Victor Kauff-
mann, $1,5O0, an increase of $500.