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large gift brackets are doing their
share. but we need all the help we
can get from those who can give
between $100 and $780,"
He urged those who have sent in
less than $lO0 pledges and can af-
ford to give a little more to pledge
the additional amount needed to
bring them up to the 500 mark.
He explained that both the original
pledge and the increase can be paid
in almost any way convenient to
the donor since the Chest is not
in need of funds Immediately.
Junior League Day.
Junior Leaguers will turn out in
full force at tomorrow's report meet
ing when the Chest observes Junior
League Day" With IS of it's men,
bers enlisted in the drive. the Junior
League is sponsoring the Dupont
Sheridan Circle Division in the
Metropolitan Unit of the campaign.
Mrs. Laurence H. Green, chair
man of the division. and her vice
chairman, Mrs. Edwin Somers. is
sued another appeal to their team
captains and workers, to bring in
especially good reports tomorrow.
I'VE are not going to consider that
100 per cent or even more consti-
tutes a victory, but are pressing on
for the maximum results for the
Chest, through complete and
thorough solicitation by every worker
In the neighborhood assigned to
her" Mrs. Green declared.
Volunteer team captains in Mrs.
Green's area and the percentage of
their quotas they have already re-
ported include Mrs. Samuel F.
Beach. 6971 per cent; Mrs. B.
Lowndes Jackson, 8167 per cent;
Miss Marion Shouse, 5494 per cent;
Mrs. Beaudrice L. Howell. 69.36 per
cent: Mrs. G. Rowland Chase, 62.12
per cent, and Mrs. Harry Y. Slocum,
53.93 per cent.
Speaking on the eve of the final
day of the campaign, Coleman Jen-
nings, Chest president and former
campaign chairman. will address the
workers at the Tuesday report meet
Ing. His message, directed alike to
solicitors and contributors, is ex-
pected to challenge the community
to respond with all possible gene
rosity to the appeal of the campaign
slogan, Give Hand-Up, Not a
Hand-Out."
Work Till Nearly Dawn>
While the army of volunteer
workers made house-to-house ap-
peals and canvassed business firms
to push their quotas over the 100
per cent mark, 1877 men and women
have .worked until nearly dawn
every day Of the campaign and will
continue to do so through Wednes-
day.
This group makes up the Audit
Unit of the Chest, under direction
OF James A. Councillor, who is
serving his ninth year as volunteer
chairman and controller of the
unit.
All installment pledges among
the 1890 reported so far during
the campaign have been balanced,
installed in loose-leaf binders and
are ready to receive payments on
account, the unit reported yester-
day.
Considered the most accurate of
Chest auditing systems so far de-
veloped. Washington's system was
first designed and set up by Mr..
Councillor, who is being aided this
year by James v. Brownell as as
sistant controller, and NJ T. Charl-
ton as executive assistant.
In explaining the activities of
the unit, Mr.. Councillor said his
workers are frequently called upon
to work all night in order to greet
the daily opening of Chest head
quarters with an accurate, detailed
and up-to- the minute accounting
Of campaign receipts. This flnan-
cial analysis, he said, is necessary
for publication and for the infor-
nation of volunteer workers.
The auditing, accounting, sta