Evening star., 1934-11-21

The most successful Community
Chest campaign here since the begin
ming of the depression seemed as
sured today as an army of nearly
5000 volunteer Chest workers en-
tered the home stretch of a race
against time, with quota of sl,675,.
900 as their goal.
To make the campaign a complete
success. the workers must raise $685.
84409 before the opening of the final
report meeting of the drive at 7:45
o'clock tonight in the ball room of the
Willard Hotel. This is greater
amount than has been raised in a
single day since the close of the first
Chest drive six years ago. 1t was
pointed out. however. that last Friday
the volunteers turned in s255 $50 and
Chest leaders were hopeful that the
drive would close tonight with most
If not all. of the quota in hand.
Gen. Pershing Gives $1,000.
Campaign Chairman Rust today
received a cablegram from Gen. John
j. Pershing, now in Paris, pledging
$1,000.
1t was announced that the Army
Band will play tonight at the final
report meeting. assisting in the cele-
bration of the victory of the govern
mental unit and of the unusual sue
cess Of the drive as whole The
Navy Band Orchestra helped cele-
brate at Yesterdays final MONDAY re-
port meeting.
rk 10 La ,i,1,r ,-,S,
fail to show the full quota raised,
would be within $4,000 of the quota.
They are hopeful that the "backwash"
of late returns which comes in every
year will carry the 1884 campaign
over the top if the goal is not reached
tonight There will be no extension
Of the drive Campaign Chairman II.
L. Rust. jr- has ruled.
When the final midday report
meeting of the campaign closed yes
terday afternoon it was found that
s1.4O5, 1851 had been raised. or $3.50
per cent of the quota. This total
represented the gifts of l24.3l0 in
dividuals or organizations, the largest
number in Chest history.
A Success, Says Rust.
mo organization which enlists the
interest and gifts of that many peo-
pie in Washington can be anything
but an outstanding success" Chair
man Rust said.
Yesterdays report meeting was the
last of eight similar midday sessions
which have served to mark the day
to-day progress of the drive. The
total of nearly "a per cent of the
quota which was in hand at the close
of yesterdays meeting compares with
the SIS per cent which had been re-
ceived up to the close of the eighth
report meeting in last years cam
paign. Last year, at the end of the
eighth meeting. a total of Sl,l95,-
576.66 had been received.
The closing night of last years
drive found only 7l.7S per cent of the
quota received-13 per cent less than
was already in hand yesterday-while
an extension of the campaign for
nearly week served to raise the total
to only 776 per cent Of the quota.
Government Unit Near Quota.
The governmental unit. which has
led the 1884 campaign since the first
day, was believed to be already over
the top as its workers began their
final drive in all branches of the
Federal and District governments to-
! day At the close of yesterdays meet
ing this unit had only s8,3ll.2l more
to raise to meet its quota of $50, 500
and unit leaders were confident of
making up that amount, less than
per cent of the quota. early yesterday
afternoon, leaving today free for ex-
ceeding the unit quota.
Special Gifts Unit workers also were
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