Evening star., 1932-02-04
COMMUNITY CHEST
IS S215,0OO SHORT
Workers TO Continue Drive
for Week Inspired by Yes
terday's Gifts.

Inspired by the largest single days
report since the drive began, Com
munity Chest workers today sought
some s2l5,00O needed to attain their
goal of s2,6O1 ,00o
The solicitors voted unanimously to
continue the drive until next Tuesday,
when final tabulations at a meeting
last night in the Willard Hotel showed
only s2,384,e1393 had been raised. The
extension was decided upon by a rising
vote after wild cheering greeted the
announcement that the days collec-
tions totaled sl24.804.35.
Newbold Noyes. vice chairman Of the
special gifts unit, drew applause when
he told the workers all they needed lis
little final push to put this cam
paign over" He predicted the necessary
funds would be obtained.
Group Unit Leads.
The group solicitation unit, headed
by Lloyd B. Wilson, announced receipt
Of donations amounting to S67,892 SO; ;
the metropolitan unit, H. L. Rust, jr.,
chairman, obtained s37,75053; the
special gifts units, Clarence A. Aspin-
wall, chairman. s15,800, and the
schools unit, Sidney F. Taliaferro,
chairman, s67,89239.
An optimistic note was struck by Ed
ward F. Colladay, general campaign
chairman. He cited the fact that a
deficit Of $4,000 existed at the same
stage of last years drive and that the
workers went forth and raised not only
200, but an additional $4,000. He
said this result was accomplished in
two days, while this years extension is
for almost week
The chairman thanked the Willard
Hotel, local radio stations and news
papers for their cooperation He also
complimented members of the Chest
staff and the volunteer secretaries upon
their accomplishments.
Urges Use of Emergency Cards.
Mr.. Colladay explained no more
luncheons would be held until next
Tuesday. He said new contributions
would be reported to Chest headquar-
tiers from day to day.
Use of emergency pledge cards was
urged by Elwood Street. Chest direc-
tor. He said the solicitors would be
bound to attain their goal if they con-
tinue to work with the same spirit dis
played so far.
Washington's colored population al
ready has subscribed around 100000
and will give even more, DR.. Kelly
Miller, chairman Of region FIVE met
ropolitan unit, declared. He pointed
out many colored people contributed
through the Government departments,
the schools and group solicitation units.
Mr.. Rust, representing 2. D. Blacki-
stone, who was unable to be present,
gave Mrs. Street a large basket of
flowers.
Gifts of 500 and more, not pre-
V1ously announced, were reported yes
terday as follows: $1,000, F. Trubee
Davis; $1,000, Gen. John J. Pershing;
$500, Mrs. A. A. Chaplin, Continental
Baking Co., Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Fadeley,
H. L. Rust, Mrs. Thomas S. Wiles,
anonymous; $3.50, Twentieth Century
Club; S400, Columbia Paragraph Co.;
ward B. Meigs; $780, Charles S. Abel,
Mrs Sherman Fleint, Richard B. Grif-
fin, Mr.. and Mrs. Allan Lard, Mrs. Rob-
ert S. Mccormick, anonymous; $3.50,
Gobel-Loff1er, Inc; $3.50, Mrs. Isidor
Grosner, Frank r. Jelleff, J. V. Kill
liam, Mrs Walter c. Mendenhall; s24O,
j. E. Smith; $235, Edna L. w. Johnson;
s208.53; Elizabeth Arden employees;
5000, Lewis Reeve, Mr.. and Mrs. G. r.
Mann, Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Mikkel-
son, Conrad C. Smith, Francis H.
Spalding, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ,
Thomas, Mrs N. Price Whitaker, w: X.
Winslow; $3.50, Edw. M. Swing Nathan
I. Urdong William L. Yeager; sllo,
Ruth T. Hendershott.
S10O, Mrs. Samuel Ansell, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Armstrong, Army and Navy
Trading Co., Asbestos Covering q
Roofing Co., George I. Berger. Bazzuro
Engineering Co., Angus Med. CraW-
ford, j. Blaise de Libons q Co, me-
James M. Beck, Mr.. and Mrs. john
ston B. Campbell, Charles Conradis
DAILY Hopper Co., Inc; Eagle. Bedding
Co., Mr.. and Mrs. John j. Farley, 0. 4
Evans & Bro, Inc; Mrs. H: w.
Fitch, Fries, Beall 81 Sharp Co.; Louis
P. Gatti, Mrs. Edward H. (Florence M
Green, l.. w. Gillette, Richard B.
Griffin, E. r. Haas, Mr. and Mrs. John
Victor Hansen, Mrs. Frank P. Har-
man, ST.; A. ]. Harnett, Col. and Mrs
Frank L. Hatch, Frazier D. Head
Herzmark G SAFER, Mr.. and Mrs. Yer
non E. Hodges, Mrs. John Van Rennsa-
lear Hoff, Admiral and Mrs. Theodore
F. Jewell Edmund L. Jonas, II. r
Kerslake, Miss Louisa Freeman King,
James. j. Lake, Miss Aline Lansburgh
and DR.. Guy w. Leadbetter.
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