Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-10-23
UNKNOWN" GIVES
100000 FUND TO
GOODWILL GROUP
Campaign Put Far Over Top
by Contribution in
Letter.
M STREET RESIDENCE
TO BE PURCHASED
Permanent Quarters to Aid in
Making City Best as Well as
Most Beautiful in U. S.

A 100000 gift to acquire per-
manent headquarters for Goodwill In
dustries of Washington, Inc, has been
made by an anonymous donor, it was
announced at a luncheon meeting Of
the group today.
Part of the sum, it Is understood,
will be used to purchase the old
Elizabeth Somers residence, 1104 M
street, now occupied by an adjunct Of
the Young Womens Christian Asso-
citation. The mansion will be mod
erniZed.
The donation put the Goodwill In
dustries' drive far over the top, the
original goal having been set at
s15,520. The total reported was about
$4,000.
Other than to say the huge con-
tribution was made by "well-known
Washington woman" officials would
not divulge the identity of the donor,
in keeping with request that her
name remain secret.
Letter to Treasurer.
The donation was made known in
a letter to James c. Dulin, treasurer
of Goodwill Industries. 1t said:
With the wish that our great Cap
ital might be not only the most beau
ttful but the best city and an example
to every other city in the Uniou. and
feeling that the Goodwill Industries,
perhaps the most helpful institution
I know Of, should be fostered in WASH
ington, I am donating fund Of $780,
900 to its development.
II hope that q part Of this sum
will be used to acquire a permanent
location for your headquarters with
room to grow, and the remainder will
be used in such way as your board
may deem best.
Il shall be grateful If you can dis
pense with any publicity of my name
in connection with it."
Speaking at the luncheon meeting
in the National Press Club, Col. Will
liam o. Tufts, president Of Goodwill
Industries, said this extraordinary
gift has been accepted in the spirit
with which it has been rendered"
To Stimulate Activities.
1--WE know that the gift has been
made, as indicated IN the letter, with
the hope that the remarkable work
of the Morgan Memorial in Boston
might be duplicated in Washington,
and that the Nations Capital might
perform the task in such a manner
as to stimulate activities along these
lines in other places.
1--WE are frankly humble In facing
the responsibilities of this task. The
only justification of the Goodwill In
dustries Is in the service 1t can render
to the unfortunate in furnishing self
supporting wage opportunities and
substantial reconditioned goods at
modest prices. We are happy to be
so situated that We can expand as
opportunity offers.
I'VE shall limit our activities to
well-tested methods of operation. We
shall expand only as rapidly as we
are satisfied that We can thereby rem
der greater service. We believe that
we can cooperate fully with all exist
ing agencies and do not intend to
enter into unfair competition or over
tapping operations with any such
undertaking.
Cooperation Essential.
while large gifts are of the utmost
importance to make such an enter
prise successful, the whole set-up de-
ponds upon the constant cooperation
of large numbers of people who are
interested in the progress of our task.
1t is obvious that the scope of our
service will be definitely limited by
the supply Of cast-of goods available
for our reconditioning operations. We
must have the fullest cooperation of
those in the homes and stores of the
metropolitan areas Of Washington.
The Embarrassing campaign, which
closed today, was directed by Ran
dolph G. Bishop. Ernest c. Daniel
was chairman of the General Com
mittee.
Goodwill Industries program is to
collect furniture, clothing and other
articles from the city's homes, hire
men and women considered "unem-
playable" by industry to repair the
articles and then sell them through
its own retail outlets at prices within
easy reach of the poor. Thus it re-
habilitates those men and women who,
because of age or physical handicaps,
are unable to get jobs in the indus
trial world, and at the same time gives