Evening star., 1933-12-01
j. 5. UNIT PLANS
!. NEW CHEST DRIVE
Other Groups Renew Effort
to Reach Quotas in
Week of Grace.

mental Unit Of the Community Chest
went into conference today to plan
ways and means Of sending the Federal
departments over the top before close
of the extended relief campaign next
Thursday.
Failure of the Chest campaigners to
attain their minimum mercy fund" OF
5000 during the original To-day
drive was due largely to drastic falling
off in returns from the Government de-
partments.
The volunteer solicitors In the Gov
ern,nent's varied agencies have bsen
able to secure only As per cent OF their
quota. They have reported 44,776
pledges for a total of s34os46. accord
ing to Col U. S. Grant, Cd, chairman
of the Governmental Unit,
Col. Grant presided at meeting OF
leaders of the unit this afternoon at
campaign headquarters IN the WIZARD
Hotel. It was expected the unit would
start an intensive new drive IN the Gov
ernment departments with plea LOT
aQQlClOIldI SlOSCllPtioiAo VA eAAS NNNS0-
ment plan.
other Units Press on.
The other three campaign units also
were launching renewed enorts TO
reach their respective quotas during
the week of grace voted at Wednesday
nights meeting in the washington
Auditorium.
The metropolitan unit, under chair
manship of Joseph D. kaufman. mobil-
. lied early today at the Willard tor
1872 to more than 100 per cent its
quota standing. This unit has secured
on the basis of the last count.
Since that tabulation, made Wednes-
day night, the unit has received an
additional $1,000 as direct result OF
q stirring radio appeal made over
WMAL by Chairman kaufman. Gifts
totaling this sum were telephoned In
within a space of a few minutes after
the broadcast. As each pledge was
phoned, women's motor corps mem
Der sped to the donor and obtained his
signed pledge card.
1900 Fewer Pledges.
The Group Solicitation Unit, with SO
per cent of its quota-$197,49 ,493-and the
Special Gifts Unit, with 81 per cent OF
It's quota--$592, ,355-also were making
sire luous efforts to wipe out their
deficits within the next few days.
Campaign Chairman Frank j. Hogan
called attention today 10 the fact that
last year at this stage of the campaign
a total of 100000 pledges for total OF
Sl,656,cQ0 had been made, while this
year the total is only $4,000 for total
Of s1,387,oo
More than 1000 WashlngtonlanS
esSs 1aas t 5ssze 4 that Aosa sh is
"Tnry marc fallf1 " TfallN MF wv
Chest does not belong to any group OF
Of the Whole city. and that whatever
affects the Chest affects the whole city:
I am sure that with the spirit displayed
by the splendid body Of volunteer work.
ers who are carrying on thus @ task SO
sufficiently increased group to bring OUT
gifts up to the Chest quota are going
to be made to see the light before the
end of the extended campaign next
Thursday.
Hopeful for United States Units.
Assistance received by the heads Of
the various Government departments
and the encouraging results obtained
from this encouragement and assistance
lead me to believe that the Washing
ton citizens who comprise the per-
sonnel Of these departments are gong
to do their duty to their city and that
the Governmental Unit is going to
crowd close to its quota in the final
ANALYSIS. I am sure that the spirit OF
THANKSGIVING which pervades the city
TODAY Is going to be made to pervade
the hearts Of the city's unfortunate
throughout the coming year"
The speakers unit, at the sugges-
ton of DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin. its
chairman, is preparing to ask every
clergyman in the city to make last
on sunday THESE appeals will be
backed up Immediately by solicitation
by the Metropolitan Unit.
The Governmental and Group Soli-
citation Units started solicitation again
today in the hope Of bringing IN at
5 least half of the existing deficit to the
report meeting at the Willard Hotel
on Monday at noon.
Leaders Optimistic.
Because of the enthusiasm that has
been displayed and in spite OF the
terrific task involved, Chest leaders are
still hopeful Of attaining Their goal.
Among the 100 per cent firms re-
ported yesterday were:
The National Geographic Society,
Lee D. Butler, Inc; c. g. C. Towel
Service, American Automobile Associ-
alton, Lincoln National Bank. F. P.
May Hardware Co.. Lansburgh & Bro.
Steuart Motor Co., Hechinger Co.,
Shoreham Building, American OIL Co.,
Cudahy Packing Co., Forsberg Machine
g. Boiler Works, Gulf Refining Co,
Firestone Tire Co., Armour & Co.. L.
g. Briggs Co., Perpetual Building As
sociation and Second Savings & Com
mercial Bank