Evening star., 1932-11-14
S19l,4D3 PLEDGED
IN CHEST CAMPAIGN
Ambassador Mellon Heads
List With Subscription
of $35, 900.
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than 1900 Government employees were
combing Government departments for
subscriptions.
Carried to Every Person.
The slogan of this years campaign,
"Giye us this day our daily bread" was
being carried to every warm hearthside,
every desk, and into every nook and
Granny of the District where it might
bring a recruit to the war that the So
Chest organizations will wage on poverty
and distress in what Is expected to be
the hardest Winter in the history OF the
Capital.
The, workers, their leaders pointed out,
have been provided with the best CAM
paign machinery in the history OF the
Chest, and more workers actually are
in the field this year than ever before.
The need, they cited, Is the greatest In
the history of the Chest, and the gen.
eral feeling of Washington, as sounded
out before the campaign opened, is that
the citizenry Is prepared to step into
the breach and meet the need OF
troub,ous times through the Chest.
I'VE have every possible aid chat can
be given workers in reaching the Chest
goal this year" Mr. Noyes declared this
morning. I'VE have publicity back
ground such as the Chest has never had
before; we had had speaking program
that far exceeds that OF any previous
year; our organizations are for the most
part composed of veterans and we have
hid larger attendance at our instruction
meetings than ever before. These
things, coupled with the dire need that
every Westinghouse knows exists IN
this city today, should bring the efforts
Of the Chest workers 20 successfu,
conclusion"
President Enthusiastic.
MIR. Graham was equally enthusiastic
about the personnel of the campaign or
ganization this year, pointing out every
worker has started the campaign by
making gift in proportion to his or her
ability, and in addition each worker is
giving up two weeks of business and
other duties to serve the cause OF suf-
fering humanity through work for the
Chest.
"The people," he said, "are even pay
| ing for their own luncheons and din
ners when they meet to report. Every
person at the Special Gifts Unit meet
| ing paid for the dinner, half of the
cost of which was contributed by the
Mayhower Hotel Through boxes placed
on the tables the workers present at
other organization meetings helped to
pay for their dinners, and this method
will be used In handling all luncheons
and dinners necessary to bring together
the workers for reports. Further than
| that, any deficit incurred on this &C
| count is to be made up by special con-
| tributions, so that every contributor
| can feel that every cent he gives is
going into the service of the member
organizations of the Chest.
Meetings Held Vital.
"Past experience proves that 1t is
necessary to hold these meetings in
order to get together this number OF
people who are as busy as our cam
paign workers and who could not well
| take time to 60 to one place for meals
| and another for meetings. Also,
inasmuch as the gifts of these workers
are more generous as a rule than those
| of other contributors with similar In
comes, the people contributing TO the
deficit for luncheons and dinners feel
that the money is well spent and in a
manner advantageous to the Community
Chest"
| The city was all dressed up for the
campaign today, with flags flying along
the principal streets. Thirty downtown
| stores had special Community Chest
| window displays, and posters OF the
Chest were in street cars, on more than
$50 billboards, in $50 store windows,
and in Offices throughout the city.
In all of Washington's churches yes
terday the Chests message was given
the congregations, either by the pastors
or by speakers sent by the speakers
unit of the Chest campaign, headed by
Mrs. John Jay O'Connor.
Woman Editor to Speak.
Mrs. Eleanor Patterson, editor Of the
Washington Herald, is speaking on THE
Duty of Patriotic Women to the Com
munity Chest" in a 15-minute period
over Station wJSV from until Sis
o'clock this afternoon. She Is to be In
troduced by Mr.. Graham.
The Chest campaign Is to be empha-
sized in other radio programs during
neous program from until $3.50 O'Clock
tonight over Station VOL, with Fran
ces Gutelius at the piano, a trio o.
young woman singers and Mrs. MAJ
Stern as mistress of ceremonies.
Also on VOL tonight there will be q
talk by J. L. Martin of the Chesapeake
g. Potomac Telephone Co., at I'll:
o'clock on Little Pictures Of Washing
ton."
C. T. Tittman to Sing.
Charles Trowbridge Tittman, inter.
nationally known basso, will sing In {
Community Chest program Thursda!
evening at 7:45 o'clock in the ALBUM
. Of Artists" feature.
Tomorrow night, Daniel Frohman
dean Of American theatrical director
| IN tho fha0fnr fn
, three decades, viii make an appeal TO
Chest support on the program Of JOSEPH
D. Radio Joe" kaufman, on Station
WMAL.
Next Tuesday evening Joseph ?
Tumulty, secretary to the late Presi
dent woodrow Wilson, Is expected Il
: speak.
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