Evening star., 1935-11-08
SPIRITED FIGHT
FOR CHEST URGED
Officers Cheer Metropolitan
Unit Workers on to
Great Endeavor.


The Community Chest is faced with
a tremendous task in its drive for
81, ,722, 900, but a will-to-win like that
which inspired the Notre Dame foot
ball team in it's last-minute victory
over Ohio State last Saturday will
bring success, 1t was declared last
night by DIR. Oliver Hart, rotor Of St.
Johns Episcopal Church, at rousing
rally of Metropolitan Unit volunteers
in the Willard Hotel.
The best worker in the Chest cam
paign, he said, is not necessarily a
super salesman, but "the man who
will hang on that five minutes longer" "
You are probably sick of hearing
about it," DR.. Hart told the workers,
but the last few minutes of that
Notre Dame-Ohio State game must
thrill any one-for a team to win in
the face of certain defeat. The an
swer rests largely on the question,
How much of the spirit of the Notre
Dame team have we got?'"
Warns Of Alibis.
Commenting on the marked en-
thusiasm displayed by the teams of
the unit last night, DR.. Hart warned
they must expect to encounter cold
water" when they make their rounds
to solicit funds. Most of the excuses
given for not contributing, he said,
will be lust a smoke-screen behind
which to escape responsibility"
DR.. William Mcclellan, campaign
chairman, emphasized the gravity of
the relief situation confronting the
city and expressed confidence the
Chest canvassers will do a good job.
Herbert L. Willett, jr., Chest direc-
tor, pointed out that Washington
leads all other cities in percentage
of contributors for human needs with
an average of 300 givers per 1000
The amount contributed
per person is less than in a number
of cities, however.
Praise Spirit.
H. L. Rust, jr.. and Joseph D. Kauf-
tan Unit, congratulated the present
unit chairman, Bernard Wyckoff, on
the spirit shown by this years organi-
zation. Clarence Phelps Dodge, Chest
president, eXhorted the unit to go
"over the top"
Grave doubts as to the ability Of
the Special Assignment Unit to reach
its goal at the present rate of progress
we're expressed yesterday by Coleman
Jennings, chairman of N.e unit. I'VE
must have at least 20 per cent over
the pledges Of last year" he declared,
"and at present We are showing in
creases of only 10 per cent or less"
Maj. Daniel D. Donovan has de-
clared that unless the Chest comes to
the rescue. people in Washington will
starve this Winter" Jennings con-
tinued. This means that unless We
reach our share of this years Chest
goal-unless we raise considerably
more than the 20 per cent over lass
year demanded-unless We come up
to DR.. McClellan's l20 per cent sue
cess'-we will have been negligent in
our duty to those less fortunate who
depend on the Chest agencies for
help"
20 Per Cent Increase Reported.
Goldenberg's Department Store
raised its gift 20 per cent to $1,000
this year in yesterdays report. Harry
Kaufman, Inc, also increased 20 per
cent to $780, Mr. and Mrs. Milton
King raised their gift from $1,000 last
year to $500 this year. Other gifts
reported were Acacia Mutual Life In
surance Co.. s4500; Judge and Mrs.
Pierce Butler, $500; Victor Kaufman,
$4,000; Mr.. and Mrs Arthur j. May,
$3.50: Mr.. and Mrs. George Hewitt
Myers, s4,500; Mr.. and Mrs. J. Edgar
Murdock. $500, and Wilkins Rogers
Milling Co.. $500
Anonymous gifts of $500 $500.
$1,000. $4,000, $1,000 and $1,000 also
were reported.
"A full days pay for the Community
Chest and let us again go over the
top" was the slogan adopted by over
$50 enthusiastic workers in the Navy
Yard at a meeting held there yester-
day. 1t was explained that the average
days pay for the Navy Yard is
about ST.
Rear Admiral J. R. Defrees, U. S.
N. commandant of the Navy Yard,
introduced the speaker of the oc-
casion, Maj. Gen. Merritte w. Ire
land. chairman Of the Governmental
Unit. who told of the work of the
agencies of the Chest. and stressed
the necessity Of the "l2O per cent
campaign" as outlined by DR.. Nc
Clellan, chairman of the Community
Chest, because of the discontinuance
Of governmental relief.
Budgets Scrutinized.
Before the organization of the
Chest, which he described as "finan-
cial federation" of welfare organiza-
tions that have been serving Wash
ington for many years, Gen. ireland
said that Budget Committee, even
stricter than the budget officer of the
Urited States Government. is scan
ming each appropriation before grant,
ing it. insuring economical and eff
cient use of contributed funds.
Admiral Defrees called the atten-
tor of the workers to the fact that
the Navy Yard employees were among
the highest paid in the Government
service and that they had made a
record last year of 20 per cent over
the minimum quota assigned to them.
He asked for the same cooperation
and effort this year. reminding them
of the fact that each employe was
receiving S per cent increase in
pay over what he received last year.
He also asked each key man to
familiarize himself with the work and
functions of the Chest, since he had
discovered that the workers in the
shops whose master mechanic knew
the most about the Chest were the
ones who had made the best records.