Evening star., 1936-11-19
Chest
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chest campaign an increase of more
than 100000.
you are in fast company" declared
Burns, "but am sure you can keep
up the pace"
The outstanding individual gift to-
day was reported by Joseph P. Tum-
ulty, chairman of the Special Assign
ments Unit. 1t was $4,000 from Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Davies of this city,
one of the largest gifts of its kind in
this campaign.
The five solicitation units reported
today:
Special Assignments-Today, 26 gifts
amounting to Sl6,445; to date, SIG
gifts amounting to s464,766, which is
82.l4 per cent of its quota.
Group Solicitation.
Group Solicitation-Today, 3,44o,
s24,o08; to date, 20,135, s162 1880,
40.l5 per cent of its quota.
GovernmentaEToday, 1887, ST.
317.83; to date, $3.50, SAT- 7,675.23,
which is 6l.75 per cent of quota.
Metropolitan-Today, 904, s13, ,393.16;
to date, 6,s2s, $1l5.6sl.o1. So per cent
Of quota.
Capital-Today, 11e, ss42.o5; to
date, 534, s2,687.s8, $3.50 per cent OF
quota.
Chairman Jennings warned the
workers that at the present rate OF
progress, failure" lay ahead unless
the organization could show a Is per
cent increase daily from now on. Hi
declared, however, there seemed to bs
new spirit in the campaign organi-
zation. There was no doubt, he said
that Washington is prosperous and
could support 100000 chest.
Il feel" he declared "the tide is
turning and we are going to move on
to victory"
Three Of the units were shown by
Herbert L. Willett, jr., campaign di-
rector. to have fallen below their rec
ords OF last year as regards the average
amount Of the individual subscription
to date. although one, the Metropoli-
tan Unit, was singled out by Chair
man Jennings as having exceeded its
percentage of goal record last year by
As per cent.
The meeting yesterday was featured
by presentation of the third public
enemy" Hunger" in a dramatic skit,
in which he was roundly scored by DR..
William Mcclellan, campaign chair
man last year.
Newbold Noyes. former campaign
chairman and former Chest president,
delivered an appeal to workers to en-
phasize the heart" interest in the
drive for increased subscriptions.
The character Hunger" imper-
sonated by Morris Arkin, was dragged
into the luncheon room by two armed
&C men," and arraigned before the
hundreds of workers, where he at
tempted to defend" himself.
you think that you can arrest my
power, you weaklings," he said. "As
long as man has lived have tor
mented him. Nations have withered
bCAOAC AliC. 1NO POWCA lldS CtCT WlbIls
stood me. Your own great Government
has tried to check me, and laugh at
you all. Today, here in Washington,
people are hungry, and even children,
whom you pretend to love and protect,
are crying because I scourge them.
And do not think that I attack only
the body. No, am too clever for that.
I pinch the soul and sap courage, and
make men like beasts, fighting for food
You cannot hold me. defy you'll"
New Havoc Threatened.
Referring to the Chest campaign to
imprison the four public enemies for
a year, he declared: "You may have
locked me and my friends up for 172
days of 1897. But there are still 1913
days of freedom for us next year; and
anyway. even 1894 q day won't en-
tirely stop us. Not a bit Of it. You
hold US too lightly! Wen show you!,.'