Evening star., 1933-12-08
TO CONTINUE
| CRUSADE QUIETLY
Drive Officially Ended, but
Efforts Will Be Made to
Reduce Deficit.

Although the Community Chest CAM
paign closed officially late yesterday,
with the final tabulation showing
pledges totaling $1,492, ,733, leaders of
the drive today made plans for con-
tinuing the crusade quietly in an effort
to reduce the deficit of approximately
S450, 900.
A further canvass among Federal
employees will be made by the Govern
mental Unit, which was able to raise
but IS per cent of its goal OF $756, ,785,
despite intensive solicitation by mem
bers Of the unit, under leadership of
Col. U. s. Grant, Sd. The unit secured
pledges from Government workers
totaling $418,o60.
Z. c. Worker Aid Sought.
Additional subsctipti IS also are
looked for from employees Of the Dis
trict government, according to Col.
Daniel J. Donovan, District auditor and
leader Of the canvass at the District
Building. Because the Police Depart
ment, school system and several other
municipal branches Jagged noticeably
in pledges, special attention will be
given employees Of those branches.
From $4,000 to $4,000 more has
been promised by the Special Gifts
Unit, which already has raised $780,
$40, or "a per cent Of its quota of $780,
795. This group, led BY Corcoran
Thom, expects substantial gifts by cit
izens who have been out of town dur
ing the drive. The unit hopes to obtain
its full quota before the end Of the
year.
The Group Solicitation Unit, headed
by Walter B. Clarkson, led all other
units in this campaign, with 95 per
cent OF its quota raised. The total
turned in by the unit was s275,5 ,598,
whereas the quota was S288,286.
The Metropolitan Unit, led by Joseph
D. Kaufman, waged whirlwind cam
paign that produced s20S, ,474, Or "a per
cent Of its quota Of $249.370.
II Per Cent Secured.
The grand total of all units was but
n per cent of the campaign goal of
81 ,945, ,236-the minimum sum deemed
necessary to support the go Chest agen-
cies during 1884.
At the suggestion of DR.. Cloyd Heck
Marvin, chairman of the speakers unit,
the Chest will organize a permanent
public relations" group at a meeting
December IL. This group will stand
ready to aid the Chest at any time
during the year, it was pointed out at
the closing meeting Of the campaign In
the Willard Hotel yesterday.
IN thanking the campaigners for
their faithful untiring services during
the long drive, Newbold Noyes, presi-
the citizens of Washington owe a real
debt Of gratitude to the volunteer solici-
tors. Mr.. Noyes paid high tribute to
Campaign Chairman Frank j. Hogan
and predicted the noted lawyer again
would be called to lead the campaign
forces next year. The entire organiza-
tion gave rising ovation to Chairman
Hogan as the meeting came to a close
District Commissioner Melvin c.
Hazen, guest at the luncheon, ex-
pressed his pride" over the fact that
District employees exceeded Federal
workers by raising SO per cent of their
quota. He commended the canvassers
on their work in behalf of the needy
and declared 1t was through no fault
Of their own that the goal was not
achieved
Honor banners were awarded as fol-
lows:
Special Gifts Unit-to team 40, Alfred
Lawson, captain, which raised 95.74
per cent Of its quota Honorable men
tion to team A3, Mrs. Charles A.
Goldsmith, captain, with 95.18 per cent
of quota; team AS, Mrs. Sidney Tall
ferro, captain, with 1926 per cent of
its quota, and team AZ, Mrs G. C.
Glover. jr., captain, with soAs per cent
of quota. r
Group Solicitation Unit. to Area w,
led by William Montgomery.
Metropolitan Leaders.
Metropolitan Unit-Area I. Division
l, j. S. Gorrell, chairman. with 8485
per cent of quota, and Team S, Division
3, Area III, Mrs Edward Cafritz CAP
tain, with 1871 per cent of quota.
Governmental Unit-Federal Reserve
Board, j. c. Noel. chairman of divi-
sion, with 100.47 per cent of quota
Public Works Administration, O. A.
Keen, chairman of division, with 120. .06
per cent Of quota; District of Columbia,
Col. Donovan, chairman of division,
with So per cent of quota.
Campaign headquarters was moved
today from temporary rooms on the
first floor of the Willard Hotel, donated
for the drive by the management, to
the permanent Offices of the Chest in
the Investment Building.
Mrs. Cabot Stevens presented to Col
Grant an autographed letter from
Grace Moore, opera singer, as q re-
ward to the woman of the Governmental
Unit who obtains the largest number
of pledges in the continued drive by
that unit. The letter expressed Miss
Moore's deep interest" in the Chest
and her pleasure at having been able
to sing at a rally of the Women's
Crusade Of the Chest some weeks ago