Evening star., 1937-10-28
PLEDGES TO CHEST
REPORTED HIGHER
Assignments Unit
Announces Gifts Totaling
Nearly 100000.

Substantial increases in a number
of early subscriptions to the tenth an
campaign of the Community
Chest we're reported by Richard w.
Hynson, chairman Of the special as.
signments unit at the first report
meeting of the unit yesterday in the
Willard Hotel.
Although no official totals were an
nounced, informal reports showed
early special gifts totaling nearly
100000 have been received. They
will not be recorded officially until
the Audit Committee, headed by
James A. Councillor, begins its work
November 10.
At the same time, Ross Garrett. di-
rector of the Central Admitting Bu-
reau for Hospitals, asked the Chest
to appropriate $500 for support Of
hospitals and clinics during the COM
ing year. He reported that one out
of every IL persons in Washington
received medical aid through Com
munity Chest funds last year Ap-
proximately rs per cent of those re-
ceiving medical aid were self-support-
ing, but did not earn enough to meet
the added expenses Of a serious i'll
ness, he said.
Two Gifts Of $500.
Among the gifts reported at yester-
days meeting of the special assign
ments unit we're two new ones Of
$500 each, one from Edgar Berliner,
nnow living in Canada, who. during
visit here, became interested in Chest
work.
Other gifts made public yesterday
included those of Melvin Behrends,
$500, an increase of 20 per cent over
last years gift; Morris Cafritz, $1,000,
an increase of 100 per cent over his
gift of last year; Dr. and Mrs. Arthur
C. Christie, $500, an increase Of 66
per cent; Mr.. and Mrs Wilson M.
Compton, $500, an increase Of 25 per
cent; Mr.. and Mrs Dwight W. Davis.
S2,500, an increase of Ia per cent: Mrs.
Chauncey NJ. Depew, $4,000, an
increase of 25 per cent.
The largest gift of the day was that
of The Evening Star Newspaper Co.,
$4,000. Other gifts were:
Mrs. Annie C. Glover. $500; Mr..
and Mrs. Reginald Huidekoper, s625.
an increase Of IL per cent; Frank r.
Jelleff, Inc. $4,000, an increase Of II
per cent; Victor Kaufman, $4,000 an
increase of IA per cent; Mrs. Frederic
A. Keeps. $4,000; Alexander c. Kirk.
$500. new gift; Mr. and Mrs. Frank
B. Noyes, S2500: r. Ross Perry. jr.,
$500; DR.. William C. Rives. $4,000;
Mrs. B. Francis Saul, s575; John Saul
$500, an increase Of 33 per cent; Miss
Belle Sherwin, ST. 800, an increase Of
rs per cent.
ANONYMOUS Gifts Listed.
A number Of anonymous gifts in
cluded one for 81, 800. another Of $500
q third of $1,000 and two others Of
$1,000 each.
Mr.. Garrett reported that by ar
ranging for the Districts medically
underprivileged" to pay small amounts
at time and by making up with Chest
funds those portions Of their bills
which they were totally unable to pay,
the Central Admitting Bureau for Hos-
pitals was able to provide every needy
sick person in the District with the
medical aid he required.
In doing this, however. he said, the
Community Chest has gone in+n debt
TO the hospitals for thousands Of dol
lars, the hospitals in turn have gone
into debt to local business concerns
and the situation has reached point
where hospitals in the poorer sections
may have to close their doors unless
the Chest can actually pay for the
cases it sends to them"