Evening star., 1937-11-15
'CHEST DRIVE TOTAL
RISES TO $71S,546
34.89 Per Cent of Goal Is
RaiSed-Number Aiding
Drive Is 5O.041.

Reporting collections of S187,445 96
over the week end. the Community
Chest campaign organization raised
its total to date TO s7ls.5465l. which
is 34.89 per cent of this years goal.
The number of contributors was
increased by IA .l69 over the week end
TO q total OF 5O.O4l.
The Organizs tion luncheon in the
Willard Hotel ballroom was presided
over bv II. l.. Rust, jr, chairman for
the day
President Clarence Phelps Dodge
OF the Chest called the meeting to
order and then turned it over to Mr..
Rust. Joseph D. radio Joe| Kauf-
man, chairman Of the Publicity Unit.
had prepared q number OF surprises
for the volurAeers, designed 60 pep
them up" to continue to carry on an
intensive campaign until the close No
vember %.
From all sections of the city today
came reports indicating that the
workers. especially those Of the Met
ropolitan, Suburban and Capital
Units. took advantage Of the pleasant
weekend weather TO solicit the resi-
Dental quarters Of the city
Golf clubs remained in their bags
auto trips into the countryside were
sacrificed and some OF the workers
even missed church in their efforts
to achieve their quotas, Chest officials
said
Zeal Of Workers Nailed.
No one could be skeptical in re-
gard to the outcome OF this campaign
after seeing the zeal with which these
workers. nearly 5000 of them, are
facing their task" Mr.. Dodge SAID
yesterday.
Their spirit, their willingness to
give long hours and effort to this cause,
in addition to making substantial con-
tributiOns on their own parts. their
willingness TO come to meetings. pay
for their own luncheons and. as has
been the case at the first two meetings
for part Of them. stand without
luncheon In order to know what is be-
ing done. gives us all confidence that
the Chest is going to achieve its goal
Of s2059 ,OO0!"
Chest ofncials today reported receipts
OF two gifts OF unsual character each
81. One came from Mrs. Lillian Bot
kin, l445 N street NV. one of the
few women cab drivers in Washington.
who knows at first hand the value of
the Chest as she was aided during q
serious illness last year.
Widow Donates 81.
= The second 81 contribution came
through Envoy Pattie Grimshaw.
matron of the Salvation Army,s Wom-
ems Emergency Home at 622 Sixth
street NV. 1t was donated BY a
widow who had applied for assistance
to the Salvation Army some time ago
when she had no money. She was
kept in the home for several days
and. finally, after she obtained a
small-paying job, she sent her con-
tribution to the Chest to aid others
in similar circumstances.
Chest contributors will be given an
opportunity to hear just exactly how
their donations are spent tonight
when the FIRST OF q series of broad
casts directly from agencies financed
through the Chest will be presented.
Station WJSV Is putting on the
series. with Announcer Hugh Conover
directing, and the first one is sched-
uled for $50 pm. Mr.. Conover will
interview children and others at the
various institutions and agencies.
The message Of the Chest will come
from the skies Wednesday night when
q transport plane bearing ., Chest
speaker will ny over the city.
Through the cooperation Of Penn
sylvania Central Airlines Corp. and
the National Broadcasting Co., the
speakers discussion OF the needs of
the Chest will be broadcast over Sta
ton WMAL by means of = remote
control transmitter In the plane.