Evening star., 1934-11-13
Nearly Quarter of Goal of
$1,675,000 Raised by
Workers.
GOVERNMENT GROUP
TURNS IN $201,153
Average U. s. Employees Gift to
Date Is $s.39-Pledges
Clog Auditors.

munity Chest found the organization
with nearly a quarter of its 1894 quota
of 81 ,675 900 in hand today, according
to reports from campaign units at the
second report" luncheon at the Will
lard Hotel.
Although the campaign opened off,
cially only yesterday, campaign work.
ers today reported total of $3.50, ,476.54
has been pledged by 49, contribu-
tors.
The Governmental Unit poured in
progress reports so fast auditors were
forced to work until 4 o'clock this
morning clearing the units accounts.
AS result, it was revealed this after
noon that the unit now has raised a
total of 201,l53.57 or 1925 per cent
of its quota.
The average contribution Of the
Government employees to date has been
$3.50.
Early Reports Encouraging.
Ohicials of the Chest were stimu-
lated to high hopes for early attain
ment Of the 1884 quota as the first
days returns from all units mounted
to S2l4,973. The total last year on
the first day amounted to only $192,-
900. although the total quota was
s250,000 greater than that Of this
year.
Yesterdays meeting was the largest
opening meeting ever held by the
Community Chest, but the session
was completed in five minutes less
than an hour, ar exceptionally fast
schedule for report meeting. Dur
ing the remainder of the compaign
speakers at the daily report meetings
will be limited to five minutes.
While sidewalks, billboards, news
papers, motion pictures and radio
carry word of the Community Chest
campaign, no one in Washington will
be given an opportunity during the
10 days of the drive to forget that the
campaign Is on, Chest leaders prom
ised today. The Chest motion picture
is On display in every one of the -
theaters in Washington and its vicin-
ity and, through the efforts of Herluf
Provensen, more than a dozen daily
radio broadcasts are being made in
behalf Of the Chest by the four local
broadcasting stations.
Held Constructive Force.
The Community Chest was extolled
by william Montgomery, president of
the Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co.,
in an address yesterday to all en-
ployes of the company, as 'one of
the greatest constructive forces in the
life of Washington" Mr.. Montgomery,
who has been identified with the work
Of the Chest for several years, urged
that Acacia employees maintain their
record of 100 per cent participation.
The Group Solicitation Unit yester-
day had two 100 per cent reports to
make: one by the D. j. Kaufman
Stores. which reported that 100 per
cent Of its employees have contributed,
with an increase of IS per cent over
their gifts of last year. The Com
munity Chest organization itself was
the other 100 per cent unit, also with
substantial increase over last year.
So Divisions Over Top.
kOlAIy
had reported 100 per cent or more Of
their quota, some of them reaching as
much as 800 per cent, before the as
tonishing first day activity o. this unit
was over. These divisions were listed
as follows:
American Battle Monuments Com
mission, James e. ManguIn, keyman;
Bureau of Lighthouses, c. j. Ludwig,
| jr., keyman; Coast and Geodetic Sur
vey, C. H. Dieck. keyman; Shipping
Board Bureau, M. ]. Pierce, keyman; |;
Commodity Credit Corp, Guy G.
Chase, keyman; D. c. Repair Shop, w.
! A. Draper, keyman; d. c. Municipal
Garage, c. E. Emmons, keyman; D. C.
Engine Co. No. 4, Capt. j. G. B. Key,
keyman; Metropolitan Police Depart
ment, First Precinct, Capt. w. e.
Holmes, keyman; Metropolitan Police
Department, Fourth Precinct, Capt. j.
Sullivan, keyman; Metropolitan Police
| Department, Fifth Precinct, Capt. ].
r. Bobo, keyman; Metropolitan Po-
lice, Seventh Precinct, Capt. Maurice
Collins, keyman; D. C. Board Of Pub
| lie Welfare, Emergency Relief Divi-
sion 7, Mrs. Isabelle Carter, keyman;
Federal Aviation Commission, Col. j.
Carroll Cone, keyman: Federal Emer-
gency P. w. A., Accounting Division
Dean McGune. keyman; Federal
Emergency P. w. A., Finance Division,
Miss J. L. Paul, keyman: Federal
Emergency P. w. A., Inspection Divi-
sion, Malcolm Horn, keyman; Labor
Board of Review, Transportation Loans
F. @. Brown, jr., keyman; F. E. r. A..
Robert Lansdale, keyman; F. E. r. A..
! Research, Statistics, Finance, Library
Corrington Gill, keyman; F. e. r. A.
Field Men, Administration and Policy
Aubrey Williams, keyman: F. z. r. A.
Rural Rehabilitation and Legal Divi-
| sion, Lawrence Westbrook, keyman;
F. E. r. A., Chief Clerks, Adjustment
Correspondence, Personnel Division
Bruce Mcclure. keyman; Inland
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