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were Frederick M. Bradley, reporting
for the Special Assignments Unit;
DR.. Homer K. Butler, reporting for the
Metropolitan Unit; Frederick P. H.
Siddons. reporting for the Special As
signments Unit; T. Stanley Holland
vice chairman of the Suburban Unit,
and Frank Birgfeld, vice chairman of
the Governmental Unit.
Push Drive i'm Suburbs.
Although there was no report
meeting yesterday, it was g. day of
intensive work for campaign teams
through the District and nearby
counties. Several of the suburban
teams, organized for the first time
this year, were highly successful, &C
cording to informal reports reach
ing Chest campaign headquarters at
the Willard. The success of teams
in various Government departments
In passing their allotted quotas has
spurred competition to high point
in that unit
Nine new contributions of $500 or
more, representing increases ranging
up to 400 per cent over contributions
by the same donors last year, were re-
ported today. They were as follows:
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund I. kaufman,
$4,000, an increase of so per cent;
Anonymous, $4,000, an increase of 80
per cent; Capt. and Mrs Chester
Wells, $1,000, an increase of 400 per
sent; Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose, ST 900;
George Marshall, 81 900, an increase of
100 per cent; Miss Mabel T. Boardman,
$500. an increase of 1923 per cent;
Clark Griffith, 5000, an increase of 20
per cent; Washington Baseball Club,
$780, an increase of 20 per cent; and
DR.. and Mrs. Arthur C. Christie, $500,
an increase of 6625 per cent.
Larger Gifts.
Among the larger gifts reported,
some of them anonymous, we're two of
$4,000 each; three of $4,000 each; one
of $1,000: two of 81 200 each, and sew
eral of $1,000 each.
Clarence Phelps Dodge, president of
the Chest, and Herbert L. Willett, jr.
Chest director, will be heard in radio
broadcast from Station WRC from
$50 to 6:45 pm. today. MIR. Dodge
will be introduced by Sam Schwartz,
donor of the time for the broadcast,
and in turn will introduce the d.
rector.
Mr.. Dodge will introduce Charles
U nr11n n, oil af I,a
Chest publicity unit, in broadcast
from Station WMAL at pm. tomor-
row.
Speaking over Station WMAL last
night, Newbold Moves, former cam
paign chairman and former president
of the Chest, told his listeners that
while the whole world is celebrat-
ing Armistice Day today, we must
remember that there is no armistice
in the battle which the So agencies
affiliated with the Community Chest
are waging on behalf of the less
fortunate people in Greater Wash
tngton."
Mr.. Noyes called attention to the
greater needs that exist this year and
III ecu 2AloAC 6CiiSi al 1ilo AAlOiC SCiiCA
Gus giving to meet these needs.
Chest officials today expressed again
their optimism over the ultimate out
come of the campaign, which is to
close the night of November %.
Intense interest shown by workers,
the large number of increased gifts
from among the larger contributors
of past years, new gifts of substan-
tial nature and the general reception
OF the drive throughout the city are
given as a basis for this optimism, u
1t was explained.
Today's report meeting was the last
for this week. The Chest volunteers
will have the whole week end for
solicitation before reporting at the