Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-25
Solicitors Renew Efforts as
Contributions Lag Far
Behind Last Year.
S836,36 is SUBSCRIBED
BEFORE TODAY'S COUNT
Mrs. lei Addresses Luncheon
Meeting-Boy Gives Sketch
to Chairman Hogan.

The Community Chest campaign
forces today faced the gigantic task
of raising more than a million dollars
before Thanksgiving day-next Thurs
day-if this years drive for Washing-
tons needy is to go over the top.
Campaign Chairman Frank j. Hogan
and his staff refuse to be awed by the
magnitude of the job, however. The
looming difficulties have served to spur
the campaigners to even greater efforts.
The whole soliciting organization has
taken up the cry: More and larger
pledges
The canvasserS today entered the
second half of the drive with subscrip-
lions tagging s2l5, 451 behind last years
total of 81 ,045,769 at this stage. Prior
to today's returns the grand total was
S836,363.
Kate Smith Offers Aid.
Kate Smith, Washington girl. who
has sung her way to the front rank
of radio stardom. offered to do her bit
today toward heartening the army OF
workers. In the city for an engage
ment at the Fox Theater, she took
time off to make an appearance at
the report meeting this afternoon at
the Willard Hotel. She promised to sing
at least one song at the luncheon.
accompanied by her manager. Ted
Collins.
Banners were to be awarded today
to Lansburgh & Bros. Department
Store for the best Community Chest
window GiSnlaV show
dow at Eighth and streets Is deco
rated by babies of the Florence Crit
tenton Home
The Fox Theater was adjudged to
have the best theater lobby display
and Carter Barron. representative of
the Loew interests here, will receive a
banner from the Chest. Judges of the
store window and theater lobby dis
plays were H. L. Rust, jr.. vice chair
man of the General Campaign Com
mittee; Lawrence E. Rubel. chairman
of the publicity unit, and Elwood
Street, director Of the Chest.
Larger Pledges Needed.
Chairman Hogan attributes the falling
on IN the amount pledged 10 failure of
the solicitors to get sufficiently large
individual pledges. He pointed out that
the average pledge for this year is far
below that OF last year and urged each
prospect, explaining in detail the ter
rife" need that confrontS the city this
year and urge larger pledges.
Government workers took on added
nope Yesterday after Col U. S. Grant.
80, chairman of the Governmental
Unit. read a quotation from a speech
made IN Boston by Lewis w Douglas,
director OF the budget. in which Mr..
Lewis stated that the budget for the
next fiscal year was based on an esti-
mate that assumed full restoration of
pay to Federal employees" The knowl-
eoge that the director of the budget
appears 10 take for granted that the
recent pay cuts will be restored. these
workers held. will induce more and
larger gifts from Government employees.
surprise feature of yesterdays
meeting was the presentation of a por-
tralt OF Frank j. Hogan. drawn bv
James Irlantaflllos. member of the
Boys Club of Washington. to Mr.. Ho-
gan The presentation was made bv
William Billy Bray. also a member
OF the club. The portrait, drawn from
photograph. was a splendid likeness
OF the campaign chairman. The bows
were introduced by H. L. Rust. jr.. vice
CHILL man OF the Campaign Committee.
Honor Guests at Luncheon.
Guests of honor introduced by the
chairman yesterday included Mrs.
Daniel c. Roper. wife of the Secretary
OF Commerce; Mrs. Owen ]. Roberts.
wife of Justice Roberts of the United
States Supreme Court; Mrs. Charles
Carroll Glover, jr, member of the Spa-
cial Gifts Unit; Mrs. Cloyd Heck Mar
vim. wife of the president of George
Washington University. who is also
chairman OF the Speakers Unit, Mrs,
Edward W. Heidingsfeld president of
the Council of Jewish Women; Mrs.
Luke I. Wilson, member of the board
OF the Y. w. c. A; Mrs. Henry Alvah
Strong, pioneer philanthropist and
founder OF the Educational Foundation
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