Evening star., 1934-11-25
SLIGHT GAIN SEEN
IN FINAL FIGURES
Of CHESTS DRIVE
Campaign Only 5 Per Cent
Short of Goal, Lead
ers Say.
POSSIBILITY OF SUCCESS
BEFORE CLOSE is HINTED
Books Will Be Held Open Until
December 10 to Receive Be.
lated Contributions.

CleSL campaign TeluIllS up 10 tIlc Olll-
ciai close of the drive Wednesday
night shows a slight gain over the
report and leaves the
drive only per cent short of its goal
instead Of more than 6 per cent. 1t was
announced last night.
The complete figures show total
of $1,578,80128 received from 146,80e
givers, or 94853 per cent of the quota
of s1675, 900. This leaves a deficit
of $96,l9S72 instead of more than
$l04.000 as estimated on the strength
of the preliminary compilation.
The audited figures issued last night
do not include returns since the close
of the drive. which are expected to re-
duce very materially the $4,000 short
age and possibly to wipe it out alto
gether. Chest officials are holding the
campaign books open until about De-
cember 10 for the receipt OF belatec
contributions. The Special Gifts Unit
alone is expected to turn in s25,000 ol
more in post-drive contributions. it ha;
been announced.
Large Number Of Givers.
The most striking feature Of the
campaign, which is the most success
full since the beginning Of the depres-
sion four years ago. according to Ches
officials, is the large number of people
who made contributions this year. Tht
largest previous number of givers va!
little in excess of 1900, which wa!
exceeded by approximately $4,000 thi!
year.
While the drive fell little short o.
its goal, Chest officials said last night
that they regard the increased interes
shown by the large number of giver!
as a very hopeful sign" 1t is taker
as AN indication Of a more widely
spread community spirit and a bettel
understanding of the work of the g.
organizations affiliated with the Chest
The new interest in the Chest thi
year also was made evident by tn,
character of inquiries made at tn,
Campaign Information Bureau. &C
cording to Mrs. Winifred McLair
Shepler. who was in charge Of tn,
bureau.
The questions" she explained
were not of the usual fault hndine
variety, but we're more of a real seek.
ing for knowledge concerning the vari.
Gus agencies and showed for the mos
part desire to understand the work
of these agencies and through then
the work of the Chest"
1t was announced that any person
who was missed by a solicitor can still
contribute to the Chest by calling
Metropolitan 2284 or by mailing in q
pledge card.
Additional Contributions.
Additional contributors of s100 Of
more to the Chest fund announced
in the final audit of the last day o.
the campaign were:
$4,000, Miss A. NJ Hegeman.
$4,000, Mrs. Helen S. Devore.
$500, Warner-Loew and Keith's.
$500, Mr.. and Mrs. Pierre Gail.
lard, the Washington Times Herald.
$1,000, Mr.. and Mrs. E. I. Kauf
mann.
$1,000, Cafeteria Association of th'
Quartermaster's Department of the
War Department. Griffith Consumer
Co.. Gen. John j. Pershing.
$500, Eleanor c. Preston.
$3.50, w. C. and A. N. Miller.
$500, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank S. Bright
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward F. Colladay
Manhattan Laundry Corp. Mrs. Brew
ster Warwick, Mr.. and Mrs. Pau
Short.
$500, the Allies Inn, Barber & Ross
Inc; j. Harry Covington. Hub Furni.
ture Co., Irwin Laughlin, Mrs. Irwin
Boyle Laughlin, DR.. and Mrs. DAME
w. Mears, H. B. Spencer.
$400, Bureau of Engraving anc
Printing Restaurant Association, Cliff.
ford Lewis, Joseph Sanders, Mrs. Stella
H. Stapleton.
$3.50, Leonard P. Steuart.
1925, DR.. and Mrs. James A. Lyon
$500, former Senator and Mrs. Hi.
ram Bingham, Sherman Gordon, Mr.
and Mrs. w. Chaplin Huntington, Mer'
chants Transfer g. Storage Co., DR.
and Mrs. John C. Merriam, Mis-.
Janet Richards. S. H. Rogers, Mrs
Katherine P. Spencer, Mr.. and Mrs
Hugh A. Thrift, H. L. Wilkins, Mrs
Mabel Walker Willebrandt.
$3.50, John B. Switzer.
$3.50, Cherner Motor Co., Corcoral
Fire Insurance Co., Mrs. Sadie Grosner
Randall H Hagner & Co., Mr.. ant
Mrs. George E. Hamilton, Julius Lans
burgh Co., Lady Lindsay, Mr. and Mrs
Breckenridge Long, Mount Vernon
Seminary, National Capital Press
Inc; National Fruit Co., Mrs. France
j. Rayner, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry L
Stimson, Western Electric Co. ant
S. Clay Williams.
$225, Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Herman
and Southern Oxygen Co.
S204, Fred L. Lewis and Nationa
Capital Memorial Park.
5000, j. 3. Bowling, A. c. Case, Co
and Mrs. w. c. Clephane, Miss Jeal
Dean Cole, Fidelity Building g. Loal
Association, the Howard P. Foley Co
Inc; Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel R. Forbe.
T. D. Geoghegan, Griffith Coal Var,
& Service, S. H. Hines Co., Lewis Hote
Training School, Mrs. Mary Catherin
Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs. Reeve Lewis
Karl D. Loos, Lord Baltimore Fillin
Station, Inc; Col. William ]. an
Mrs. Alice B. Lyster, Mrs. Malcolm 6
McConihe, Arthur F. Mullen, N
Philipsborn & Co., the Rockport Fune
Inc; E. A. Scholl, Mrs. David Seller.
Standard Oil Co. Of New Jersey, MI
and Mrs. A. Blair Thaw, the Unite
Clay Products Co.. Mr.. and Mrs. Johl
E. Walker, E. C. Wallis Cafe and MI
and Mrs. Waddy B. Wood.
SITS. Mrs. George Andrews and Mis-
Katherine T. Andrews and Garry Ic
Cream Co.
$3.50. Frank E. Altemus. Anonymou.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Bishop, Elizabetl
B. Bliss, Circle Amusement Co
Edward Costigan. Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie
D. Drayton, Frigidaire Sales Corp
William A. Gruman, Mr.. and Mr.!
George E. Hamilton, jr.; Hill 1
Tibbitts, Inc; Jaffe-New York Dec
Grating Co., Inc; Mrs. ElApbeth
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