Evening star., 1934-11-15
S759,07 IS RA|SED|
BY CHEST WORKERS.
Governmental Unit Holds
Lead, With Halfway
Mark Near.
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average, with this years average ap-
parently increasing from day to day.
The $3.50 average at the close of the
second day had increased to $8.41
yesterday.
Mr.. Rust also expressed his pleasure
with the progress of the Metropolitan
and Group Solicitation Units. In past
campaigns, he said, these units have
not reported as rapidly as the other
units, but have invariably worked up
to a crescendo finish"
So Per Cent Raised.
The Chest campaign continued
above DOGGY or par" as 1t was de-
scribed by Chairman H. L. Rust, jr.,
when the third daily report meeting
closed yesterday. Par for this year
calls for a daily average Of 11.21 per
cent of the total quota Of $1,675 900,
Rust explained.
When yesterdays team, division
and unit reports had been added by
the auditors, before the close Of the
meeting, it was found that the drive
had passed the half-million- dollar
mark and the third-way point, with
a total of $59O,45708 collected or
pledged. This is 1925 per cent of the
quota. The new total represents the
donations of 47,016 givers. Later re-
turns increased the total to above
$500, 900.
The Governmental Unit, headed by
Maj. Gen. Frederick w. Coleman,
chief of finance of the Army, con-
tinued its leadership in the drive,
passing the halfway mark in its
drive to raise a quota of $570,5 500.
This is the largest Of all the unit
quotas. Yesterday afternoon this unit
added $83, 1888 16 to its total subscrip-
tions, representing the donations of
13,087 new givers among the ranks
of Federal and District governmental
workers. This brought the units to-
tai to 1886, ,931 SO, or 50.29 per cent of
its quota. Contributions of 1929
Government workers were included in
this total and the average contribu-
tion per employe was raised from
$3.50 to $8.4l by the new gifts. Gen.
Coleman is squirting his division
leaders, operating in more than 900
governmental offices, to complete
their quota before the end of this
week, although the drive is slated to
continue until November 81.
S179,409 Special Gifts.
Carles Carroll Morgan, chairman of
the Special Gifts Unit, reported that
his unit has passed the third-way
point in its campaign and now has
in hand SITS, ,4O9.50 from 1872 donors.
for 35.8 per cent of its quota of s501,-
000-second largest of the unit quotas
The Metropolitan Unit, headed by
Joseph D. kaufman, neared the quar-
ter post in its race. adding $19,765 AS
from 1902 contributors, to raise its
total receipts to $61, 1855, or 24.03
per cent of its s257,l0o.76 quota.
Walter B. Clarksons Group Solicita-
ton Unit has raised S71 ,468.60, or 20 g
per cent of its allotment.
First returns from the Capital Unit,
headed by H. o. Atwood, showed con-
tributions of 1851 40 from 1913 donors
It is 2002 per cent of the units pre-
scribed goal of s4,299.24.
Modern crime was blamed on in
adequate social welfare work by San"
ford Bates. director of Federal prisons.
president of the Council of Social
Agencies and outstanding leader in
the National Conference of Social
Work, the speaker at yesterdays re-
port luncheon.
Washington, Bates said. "has been
stirred up lately by what seems to be
an increased prevalence of crime
There is too much crime, not only in
Washington but in every other city
in the United States"
There are two methods open to So
ciety to lessen the rising tide of crime,
Bates explained. The first is by
strengthening the administrative func-
tions which combat crime and to beat
it down by the force of society. The
other method is to prevent crime by
abating the conditions which con-
tribute to crime This can be ac-