Evening star., 1937-11-17

Chairman Charming G. Parker, jr.,
maintained its leadership by frac-
ton of l per cent over the rapidly
advancing Governmental Unit. headed
by Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury
Wayne Chatfield Taylor. The Metro
politan Units report, made by Mrs.
Oliphant, chairman of area of the
unit, showed 1856 new contributions
for a total of Sli 06545. This brought
its totals to 5,2l2 contributions
amounting to $94,7 1856, or All per
cent Of its quota.
Mrs. Ross made the report for the
Governmental Unit, which showed
1906 new contributions totaling $751;
O3388 according to the corrected fig
ureS, making a total for the campaign
to date of 48,321 contributions totaling
1856, ,28436 or 46 per cent of its quota.
Mrs. Ross reported two anonymous
gifts to the Governmental Unit, one
for 1900, an increase of $1,000 over
the amount given by the same person
last year, and one for $4,000, an in
crease of $500.
Mrs. Taliaferro reported that the
Special Assignment Unit had turned
in 80 new contributions totaling S57,-
$50. This brought its campaign totals
to 243 gifts totaling $243,52639. or
42.43 per cent of the quota. The con-
tributions to this unit so far have
averaged trifle more than $1,000
each.
The Group Solicitation Unit re-
ported 1913 gifts for s51 1,53425. max
ing a total to date of 1882 gifts
amounting to S174,45139, or Ali per
cent OF its quota.
The Capital Unit reported 1873 new
gifts amounting to $86114, bringing
its totals to $50 gifts of s2,60059, or
26.2 per cent of the quota.
The new Suburban Unit made no
report yesterday but will turn in the
results of two days of work in the
four adjacent counties of Maryland
and Virginia today. To date it has
raised S10,798.89, or 14.4 per cent of
its quota.
In the Special Assignment Unit a
young woman who made an unso-
licited, anonymous gift of $125 a year
ago, pledged SIS in October and an
other 500 yesterday Her mother,
who gave 500 last year, made an un-
solicited contribution of 5000 this
year.
Out in Landover, Md, Mrs James
H. Coffey Suburban Unit volunteer.
tried out new tactics yesterday. Every
house assigned to Mrs. Coffey was oc-
cupied by Government worker who
had contributed or planned to con-
tribute in Washington through the
Governmental Unit. Undismayed by
the fact that she had completed her
rounds without gaining a single con-
trloutlon, she retraced her path to
solicit other member of the families
and obtained a pledge for Is cents a
pay day from every woman on her list
or $6 year from each.
Gifts of $l00 or more reported yes-
terday were as follows:
Sb,00O-Sanitary Grocery Co.
S3,O00-Mr. and Mrs. Edmund L.
Kaufman.
2,0O0-Abram Lisner.
$l,OO0-Mr. and Mrs. w. w. Spaid
and Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph Leigh.
$65o-Mr. and Mrs. j. Edgar Mur-
dock
SoOO-Mr. and Mrs George Hyman.
Miss Cynthia Davis, Mrs. Louis c. Ely
and Mr.. and Mrs. M. c. Bingay.
$420-Mr. and Mrs. Jouett Shouse.
$30O-Mr. and Mrs. Stephan Bon
sal, Mrs. Henrietta B. Kerrick, Mrs.
Frederic Atherton, Joseph Gawlers'
Sons Inc
$275-Mr. and Mrs. William B. Will
lard
S25O-Dr. Harold G. Moulton, David
B. Karrick. Marvin's Credit, Inc, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry G. Taylor.
$24O-Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Sutton,
Mr.. and Mrs, Andrew Saul.
s2l0-Bernard F. Saul.
5000 w H. Walker, Cedar Hill
Cemetery. Mr.. and Mrs r. l.. Sabin,
Mrs. Sidney Reisenstein. w. Wallace
Chiswell, Mrs. Tracy and Olin Dows,
Joseph James Ryan, Mrs. Carlos ,dei