Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-19
COLLADAY URGES
INCREASE Of THIRD
IN GIT is TO CHEST
Speakers Group Discusses
Plans for Record Series of
Talks at Luncheon.
rs NEW SPECIAL GIFTS
MAKE TOTAL S563,980
Many Donations Higher Than
Those Given Last Year Reported
by Division Captains.

Plans for the most far reaching and
highly organized series of talks in the
history of the Community Chest were
outlined today at the luncheon of the
speakers unit in the Raleigh Hotel.
Edward F. Colladay, general campaign
chairman, urged increases OF third
or more over last year in individual
gifts due to the tremendous financial
burden piled on the shoulders of Chest
agencies by unemployment Other
speakers included Joseph D. kaufman,
chairman of the speakers unit; Thomas
E. Campbell, chairman of the govern
mental unit; Clarence A. AspinWall,
chairman of the special gift unit, and
H. L. Rust, jr., chairman of the metro
politan unit.
IS New Pied ges Total S1O3,7S5.
Countless increased donations were
reported yesterday at a meeting of
the special gifts unit Captains an
nounced 76 new pledges for total of
$103,785, which raised the groups ag-
gregate collection to S563,980.
Outstanding pledges included dona-
ton of $4,000 by The Evening Star,
CT $4,000 more than last year, and
$4,000 by the Palais Royal, as compared
with $4,000 last year.
Mrs Whitman Cross declared unem-
ployment had caused an increase OF
more than 5000 in the number of cases
handled in 1881, as compared with
1880, by the Instructive Visiting Nurse
Society. one of the Chest agencies. She
said the nurses visited 500 homes daily,
with each nurse making an average of
nine calls.
Gifts Show Increases.
Among the gifts showing increases
over last year were:
Chestnut Farms Dairy, $4,000 up
$500; Mrs Mabel w. Stimson, $500, up
$50; A. Fred Jorss $500, up 500;
Mrs. F.. E. Mccormick Goodhart, 81 200,
up 5000; Mr.. and Mrs. j. Edgar Muir
dock, 5000, up $500; James F. Shea,
$780, up 500; Mr.. and Mrs. William
H. White, jr.. $1,150, up $50; Frank
B. Moves, $500, up $500; Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph P. Tumulty, $1,000, up
$500; Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Anterior,
$780, up 500; Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.
Councillor. 5000, up 500; Miss Annie
Mar Hegeman, $4,000, up $1,000
Mrs. Zaida Gaff again boosted her
gift. making her total for 1882 $1,000,
or $400 more than last year.
Region Organized.
Maj. Campbell C. Johnson, secretary,
announced organization of Region CT
the Metropolitan Unit has virtually
been completed under the direction of
DR.. Kelly Miller of Howard University,
chairman. This section will embrace
practically the entire colored popula-
ton of Washington.
&c follows
Division 31-George Virgins. chair
man; Miss Marion Conover, secretary;
Mrs. Lydia Freeman, Mrs. Blanche
Hudson and Mrs. Sarah Gray, captains.
Division 32-Mrs. Elnathan Early,
chairman: Lee w. Johnson, secretary;
Mrs. Thelma Stafford, Mrs. Beatrice
Linsey, Mrs. Ethel M. Seaton, Mrs. M.
K. Simpkins and Mrs. P. G. Gets, cap
tains.
Division 33-Maj. H. o. Atwood chair
man; Mrs L. N. Galloway, secretary;
Mrs. Alice Harris. Mrs. Esther Jones,
r. w Harris, Mrs. Inez Pearson, Mrs.
Emily Jennifer Jones. Mrs. Jennie
Brown Lee, Mrs. Martha Hatcher, Lee
Roy johnson, Boynton Dodson and Rev.
j. L. S. Holloman. captains.
Division 34-Charles Pryor chair
man; Miss Sara Mcgowan. secretary.
Division 36-F. c. johnson, chair
man; Miss Irene Ruff, secretary; R. H.
Ashton, w. B. Hall and Richard Jenni-
fer, captains
Division 37-Rev. G. W. Coleman,
chairman; Robert McGraw secretary.
Division 38-Rev. William l.. Wash
ington, chairman; Mrs Alma J. Scott,
secretary; Mrs. jamie Epps, Mrs. Ella
Perry and Rev. B. H. Whiting, cap
tainS.
Division 39-Mrs. Ida Plummer Lis
ton, chairman: Arthur A. Green. Secre-
tary; Mrs. Emma Chaplain Brewer,
Mrs. Ella Gibson, and Mrs. Katie P.
Oscar, captains.