Evening star., 1933-12-10
Substantial Gifts by Promi-
nent Citizens Now Out of
City Expected.
WALTER JOHNSON SENDS
$100 TO AID SUCCESS
Government Employees Subscribe
$l2,OO0 More-Additional 100 Per
Cent Firms Announced.

A revised audit of pledges received in
the Community Chess campaign is ex-
pected to raise the final total of the
relief gifts to more than 81 500 900. it
was disclosed last night.
The official report OF the Audit Unit
OF the Chest yesterday showed 81 AIS.
255 .62, representing los, ,465 pledges. but
andrew q. Landrus, secretary of the
unit, said this figure did not include
$4,000 turned in at the close of the
campaign Thursday nor a number of
pledges received subsequently.
Inc $4,000 sum was announced by
Col Daniel j. Donovan, leading the
drive among District government em-
ployes.
Large Gifts Expected.
Indications that the grand total might
reach s1,550.000 before the end of the
year were seen in the statement of
frederick P. H. Siddons. vice Chairman
OF the Special Gifts Unit, that a num-
per OF substantial gifts are expected
from prominent citizens who have been
out of the city.
According to the audited figures re-
celved yesterday, the Chest made only
1888 per cent of its goal The group
solicitation unit headed by Walter B.
CiarkSon as chairman had the highest
percentage OF quota, being credited with
1914 Ser cent. The special gifts unit. of
which Corcoran Thorn was Chairman.
was second with $685.. The metro.
polltan unit, under the leadership Of
Joseph D. kaufman, attained 84.48 Der
cent of its quota. while the governmental
unit, of which Lieut.. Col. U. S. Grant,
Sd. was chairman, was last with a per-
centage of 51.63. Improvement was ex-
pected in the standing of the govern
mental unit. however, through pledges
received Friday and yesterday.
Walter Johnson Gives.
One of the features of the final DAYS
solicitation was the receipt of a check
for s100 from Walter johnson, Wash
ington's base ball idol. who, although
he lives in Alta Vista, Md, read in the
newspapers that the Chest drive was
falling behind and sent his check with
wish for the success of the Chest.
Among the firms reported yesterday
as being in the 100 per cent class, by
reason of every member of the firm con.
tributing to the Chest, were the follow
| ing:
Princess Theater. Ambassador Hotel,
Association of Retail Credit Men. R. p
Andrews Paper Co., National Lumber
Manufacturers Association, Continental
Baking Co. and Charles G. Stott.
Among the givers of 500 or more
listed yesterday were:
0000-Andrew w. Mellon.
81 ,000-Barber & Ross, Inc.
S500-Irvin Laughlin.
s300-Dr. John C. Merriam, Gunston
Hall
s250-Henry Morgenthau.
S200-Willis Van Devanter, I.aidow &
Co.. Holton Arms School, Page Laundry,
Lord Baltimore Filling Stations, Inc;
Mai. and Mrs H. G. Pratt, Capt. and
Mrs. W. W. Galbraith, Mrs Edward E.
Robbins. Alexander B. Trowbridge.
sl58-Sterrett Operating Service, Inc.
$50 and Under.
s150-Mrs W. B. Rayner, Claude w.
Dudley, Col. John Bigelow. Peter NJ.
Dorsch. Miss Elizabeth Houghton, Sam
lNtus w. link. Hotel Continental, Mrs.
Rush More Patterson.
s120-Mrs. William F. Kelley. Rev.
William S.. Shacklet, Mr. and Efrs. E. P.
Hubben
s1OQ-Dr and Mrs. w. M Simkins.
Jesse Miller. H. A. Wallace, William T.
Marshall, Lee A. Strong. Cedar Hill
Cemetery, Stone Straw Corp, c. Mer-
rian, Joseph D. Gatti, Miss Grace D.
Litchfield, American Dairy Supply Co.,
Miss Elizabeth Bryan, G. L. Nicolson,
w. M. Beall, Walter Johnson. Geor-
giana r. Simpson, DR.. j. j. Mundell,
DR.. and Mrs. Roy D. Adams, Alvin w.
Hall, Thomas R. Shipp. Madeira School.
Charles M. Schneider. Pontiac Motor
Co., Westinghouse Electric Manufac-
turing Co., the Cudahy Packing Co.,
Maj. Gen. William D. Connor, Mrs.
James F. Curtis and Mr.. and Mrs. Al
fred P. Thorn.