Evening star., 1934-11-17
Lead by Days Cited.

Lead by Days Cited.
Progress of this years drive as
compared with that of last year is
revealed by the daily figures on the
percentage of the quota in hand. Last
year the percer tages. according to
Chest officials, were: First day, go per
cent; second day, 201 per cent; third
day, 27.9 per cent; fourth day, 36.7 per
cent; fifth day, 43 per cent; sixth day,
SO per cent; seventh day, 532 per cent;
eighth day, 61.5 per cent; on the clos
ing night Of the drive, tit per cent,
and at the close of the post-campaign
work, 77.6 per cent
This year the. results so far are as
follows: First day, 1424 per cent;
second day, 2283 per cent; third day,
1898 per cent; fourth day, 45.3l per
cent, and fifth day, COST per cent.
Yesterdays returns were heard by
the greatest Community Chest gath
ering in history, Chairman Rust said.
1t was the second consecutive day in
which new Chest attendance records
have been made.
Elwood Street, organizer and former
director of the Community Chest of
Washington. now director of the
Board Of Public Welfare. was the
speaker yesterday. Street, now a
division chairman in the Govern
mental Unit. was introduced by his
successor, Herbert L. Willett, jr., pres
ent Chest director
In his introduction. Willett highly
commended Street for his work in
organizing the Chest, declaring that
the former leader had worked against
obstacles that most of us do not I'M
derstand and probably never will un-
derstand."
Sees Complete Victory.
Street expressed his delight over the
fact that there seems to be fair
chance of attaining victory in this
campaign, and complete victory has
not been ours for three years pre-
viously"
That victory, however" he cau-
toned the Chest volunteers. so
ardently desired by all of us and so
vital to the welfare of our city, is not
TO be attained unless there is a change
in the method of solicitation which
some Of us are using l arrived at
this conclusion as the result of visit
I made at the Auditing Unit last eve
ming. We have a most encouraging
number of contributors; more than
ever before at this time in the CAM
paign We do. of course. want every
person who can give. to share in this.
Washington's greatest community
project.
With high appreciation of the de-
voted work you are doing, l say still
that many of you are not taking
enough time to solicitation of your
separate prospects. Too many of the
pledges are for small amounts, which
indicate no understanding of the
nature of the Chest as joint appeal
for 81 organiZat tions Too many of
the pledges are paid in full by people
who could readily pay once each
month for II months of the year the
amounts which they now pay in cash
for the whole year"
1t is clear. he said. that many of
the solicitors are not taking the time
to go over with the prospective contrib
uters the list of organizations sup
ported by the Chest and asking how
much the contributor would give if
these organizations appeals were pre-
sented to him separately.
Would Set Standard.
Chest volunteers, he said. should
strive to raise the amounts of indi-
vidual contributions. as these are like
ly to become standards for the future
This" he said, is especially i'm
portant now when there are so many
newcomers in Washington to be So
licited."
The fact that governmental and
governmental teams are working
side by side, Street said. lis sufficient
evidence of our comprehension of the
fundamental fact that public and
private funds for welfare work both
are necessary"
Our voluntary contributions, he
said. ARE necessary to do what public
funds cannot do through limitations
as to authority and amount. All that
we can give and all that we can secure
through tax funds are necessary to
care, in even halfway manner. for
all who are going to be in need of
various kinds of assistance and guild
ance in our community this year.
Likens Chest to Highway.
THE welfare situation is good
deal like highway Public funds are
like the well-paved street surface. nee
essary to carry the greater load On
either side however, are curbs as limits
to public expenditure. Moreover. pc
destrians cannot be accommodated on
that highway and sidewalks are neces-