Evening star., 1934-11-20
S269,&4.09 MORE
NEEDEDBY CHEST
S1,405,155 Reported, With
Only One Day Left for
Campaign.
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ers yesterday afternoon watched the
lead which had marked the 1884
campaign as one of the most success
full in history cut down to the danger
point. When the meeting closed they
found themselves with $1,245 ,998. 70
of their quota in hand.
Although it was pointed out that
the workers had turned in 14.24 per
cent of the quota on the first day,
1915 per cent on the third day and
1926 per cent on Friday, the fifth
day, they realized that to maintain
the average of 1913 per cent during
each of the final two days is going to
be a task which will tax the Chest
army to the utmost.
Last year on the seventh day only
53.2 per cent of the quota had been
raised, as compared with the 7439
per cent in hand at the close of the
seventh report meeting yesterday On
the eighth day last year the total was
increased to SIS per cent of the quota
and the closing meeting brought the
total up to 71.78 per cent of the quota.
A hard post-campaign drive was held,
but this served to bring the figure
only to 77.6 per cent of the total OBJ
legation of approximately S1,950,OOO.
The Governmental Unit again
turned in the largest amount yester-
day-a total of $52,21313, to bring
its campaign total to S527, 7,291.85, or
9242 per cent of its quota of S57O,5OO
This left S43,035.42 to be raised today
and tomorrow.
Walter B. ClarkSon's Group Solici-
tationS Unit was second, turning in
S40,235.14. for a campaign total of
$40 per cent of its quota of S342 100.
This left more than $155, 1000 still to be
raised, the largest deficit" faced by
any of the units.
The Metropolitan Unit. under D. j.
Kaufman, despite a Sunday of work
by its teams, could show only ST.
52595 for its week end of soliciting
and found itself with s124,292 87 yet
to go to complete its quota of $751;
100.76. kaufman turned over the
duty of submitting the report to Ber-
nard Wyckoff. former unit leader, in
accordance with his custom of rotat-
ing this task. and Wyckoff made a
vigorous pep" talk to his workers.
WyckOff Lauds Canvassers.
Wyckoff, vice chairman of the
Campaign Committee, praised the
workers in the Metropolitan Unit, who,
he said, each year face the most diff
cult form of Chest solicitation-that
of going from door to door in the resi-
dental sections. He pointed out that
5000 WaShingtonianS who had made
Chest contributions last year have not
done so thus far this year He told
his workers that If majority of this
number can be prevailed upon to re-
new their pledges, much of the task
will be accomplished
I'VE are disturbed, but still hope
full" he said
He pleaded with the volunteer work.
ers composing the unit to go about
their work during the final two days
with all the enthusiasm they can
muster
The Special Gifts Unit, headed by
Charles Carroll Morgan, yesterday re-
ported new subscriptions of Sl6,l42
to bring its total to $685., 4,034.68. or
1876 per cent of its quota.
In opening yesterday afternoons re-
port meeting, Rust said: We start
today on bogey. We are Just one
tenth Of l per cent over bogey at the
start of this meeting"
He announced the closing meeting
of the drive, to be held in the Willard
ball room at 7:45 pm. tomorrow.
Buffet supper will be served, he said.
He introduced Frank j. Hogan. cam
paign chairman last year, who has
just returned to Washington from
California
Assistant Secretary of Commerce
John Dickinson, who was in charge of
the Chest drive in his department, re-
ported that Commerce was we'll to-
ward its goal with more than 80 per
cent of its quota raised, and with
reasonable assurance of completing