Evening star., 1934-11-14
$1,675,000 Quota More
Than $3.50 Subscribed
in Cash and Pledges.
GOVERNMENT UNIT
CONTINUES IN LEAD
Special Gifts Workers Report 25.S
Per Cent of Their Part of An
nual Program Complete.

The 1884 Community Chest Cam
paign passed the half-million dollar
mark, with more than a third of the
total quota of 1,675 900 in hand, it
was reported at the third daily report
meeting in the Willard Hotel.
The total contributions and pledges
now amount to S590,457.08, which Is
1925 per cent of the years quota.
The Governmental Unit headed by
Mai. Gen Frederick w. Coleman con-
tinued in the lead, with contributions
totaling S286, ,931 SO, or 50.29 Fer cent
of the unit quota. The Special Gifts
Unit reported 258 per cent of ita
quota raised.
Units Work Outstanding.
Work of the Government Unit pro-
vided one of the highlights of yes
terday afternoons report luncheon
at the Willard Hotel. Although the
campaign opened officially only Mon
day morning, this unit, composed o:
900 divisions working in every gov
ernmental organization here, already
had 1925 per cent of its quota oi
s570, 500 in hand in the form of con-
tributions and pledges.
So active were the leaders of the 60C
divisions on the opening day of the
campaign that the audit unit Of the
Chest worked until am. yesterday
to total its accounts. The result was
a total which swelled throughout Mon
day afternoon. Gen. Coleman, at the
opening report meeting. reported
pledges totaling S92 900, or about 1f
per cent of the units quota. BY Mon
day night the total then recorded was
$4,000. which was reported as the
total for the first day. BY the time
the auditors finished their all-night
task. however. it was found that Gen
Coleman's unit actually had in hand
$l33, 1928.
Special Gifts Record.
Another record was reported by the
Special Gifts Unit. headed by Charles
Carroll Morgan, which finished yester-
day in second place, with 1913 per cent
Of its quota raised. Mr.. Morgan re.
ported that the average amount o1
donations received by his unit ha!
increased tremendously in comparison
donation of last year was $3.50, the
special gifts unit this year has re-
ceived $99, ,962 from 78 donors, or ar
average of 81 ,083 each. it was reported
The average contributions received
by all the campaign units has gone
up this year, it was reported by H. l.
Rust, jr., campaign chairman, at yes
terday's meeting. He cited as a spe-
cific example of the increased giving
this year the contributions of the
culinary force at the Willard Hotel
Employees of the force. without ex-
ception, contributed both last year
and this year, but this year their con-
tributions were three times as large
as last. Employees of the Community
Chest itself also greatly increased
their contributions.
S21,O66 From I,723 Persons.
Walter B. Clarkson, chairman of the
Group Solicitation Unit, reported new
contributions of $21 ,066.21 from 1,723
contributors, bringing its total for the
first two days to S36,600, or 1O.7 pei
cent of its quota
The Metropolitan Unit, led by Joseph
D. Kaufman, submitted an even bet
ter report, bringing the total for his
unit to $42, ,760.70, or 16.5 per cent OF
its quota.
AS result of the two days of Of
f1cial campaigning, the Chest Cam
palgn Committee now has in hand
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