Evening star., 1936-11-10
CHEST CAMPAIGN .
OPENS THURSDAY
Pre-Drive Contributions Of
$245,l79 Reported Toward
S1,969 900 Total.


Chest campaign will be launched
formally at 1890 pm. Thursday with
q luncheon at the Willard Hotel and
O. radio address by Newbold Moves,
former president of the organization,
over Stations WJSV and WMAL from
$50 to 6:45 pm
Mr.. Noyes, also former campaign
constant worker since its organiza-
tion in 1928. His talk will be one OF
a number of radio features arranged
for the drive.
Meanwhile pre-canipaign contribu-
tions toward the 81 .969, 900 goal had
been swelled today by So gifts total
ing 8l9O. reported at the luncheon
Of the Special Assignment Unit yes
terday. Rabbi Abram Simon spoks
briefly.
This brought the total report to
date to PIT pledges, amounting to
$245l79. Harold N Marsh made the
largest report. having IA pledges for
a total of $ls,150. Other leaders in
cluded Philip o. Coffin, pledges.
s2.075; Mrs. Fedora J. Lewis, IA
pledges, $7125; Wilson Compton. 9
pledges, $4,725: F. Moran McConihe.
9 pledges, Sits: Andrew Saul, 3
pledges, $I.450, and Mrs Sidney 2.
Taliaferro, 10 pledges, $3.50.
Kaufman TO Broadcast.
Joseph D. (Radio Joe) Kaufman.
chairman of the Publicity Unit of the
campaign, will devote his regular
WMAL program from 7:30 to 8 pm.
today to the arrest of four public
enemies" the Chest theme this year.
This is one of three programs he will
devote to the cause.
The Metropolitan Unit. headed by
Karl Corby, will meet tonight at the
Willard to plan the house-to-houss
canvass for the campaign.
The District branch Of the Social
Work Publicity Council met last night
at Childs Restaurant and heard talks
by Kaufman, w. w. Wheeler. chair
man OF the Civic Interest Unit, and
Mrs Elwood Street, Speakers Unit
chairman. Ray H. Everett, council
chairman, presided
The Chest radio program continued
last night with presentation OF the
first of a series of plays under the
general title, "Other Peoples Money"
over WMAL by the National City
Players. directed by Ted Freter. The
play scheduled for tonight has been
postponed, due to station program
change but another will be heard at
7:30 pm. tomorrow.
Beginning Thursday. the series will
run each night except Saturdays and
Sundays until Monday night. Mo-
vember %. The presentations are in
charge of a committee headed by
Harold Allen Long of the Arts Club
and 10 of the leading amateur dra-
matte companies OF the city are taxi
ing part. The players are contesting
for the Lansburgh Cup for the best
presentation of the series.
Among Gifts Reported.
Among the gifts reported yesterday
by the Special Assignments Unit were
the following:
Andrew w. Mellon, $40 900; Mr. and
Mrs. Frank J. Hogan. $4,000; Mrs.
Beale r. Howard. $4,000: anonymous,
81, 500; Mrs. Robert Brookings, 81, 400;
Mr.. and Mrs. E. l. Kaufman, $4,000;
Mrs. Charles H. woodruff, 81 500; Mr..
and Mrs John l. Haas, Sl,250;
anonymous. $1,000; anonymous, ST.
600; anonymous. $1,000; Col. and Mrs.
Morris E. Locke. $1,000; anonymous,
$3.50; Mr.. and Mrs. David J. Kauf-
man. $780, City Cab Association. $3.50:
William r. Castle, $500; Marshall
Langhorne. $500; Col. and Mrs. Alex.
ander Rodgers. $500; anonymous.
$500; Mrs. Hugh Campbell Wallace.
$500 Lichtman Theaters. $500: Joseph
Sanders. $500; Milton Hopfenmaier es-
tate. $500; Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur C.
Moses, $500: Mr.. and Mrs. F. Lammot
Belin. $500: Mr. and Mrs H. Rozier
Dulany jr $500: Gerson Nordlinger.
$780, Oliver 6. RiCketSon, $500: Jack
Shulman. $500; Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
H. Shelton, $500; DR.. Thomas L. Rust,
$500: Mrs Ralph w Mcdowell. $500:
Guide Bros. Co, $500: Mr. and Mrs.
John F. Crosby, $500; Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar K. Legg. jr. $500: Bishop and
Mrs. James E. Freeman. $3.50: Mrs. J.
Philip Hermann. $3.50; Miss Harriet
P. Winslow. $3.50; Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles F. Wilson, $240; John Kor-
man, 5000.