Evening star., 1938-12-09
Deficit Of Chest
Cut $13,337
By Workers
Added Gifts Reduce
Campaign Shortage
To $238,535

Community Chest volunteers were
spurred on to renewed post-cam-
paign efforts today by announce
ment that $13, 1897 has been added to
the campaign total during the past
week. The additional funds bring
the total to $1,888, ,465 "a, or 1878
per cent of the $2,127 900 goal, leav-
ing a deficit of $238,535
A large part of the increased total
has come from the Group Solicita-
ton Unit, which, under the chair
manship of Harold A. Brooks, re-
ported returns from 81 firms and
their employees. The total achieved
by the unit is $411, ,062 81, or 87.72
per cent of its quota.
Individual firms, exclusive of their
employees contributions, which have
contributed 500 or more during the
week include Boss & Phelps, 500;
S. S. Kresge Co., $3.50; Continental
Hotel, 500; Tolman Laundry, 500;
Edmonds, Inc, 500; Griffith Con-
sumers Co.. $3.50: William E. Miller
Furniture Co., $3.50; Armour & CO.,
500, and Wilkins-Rogers Milling
Co., $500.
Voluntary Recanvassing.
Among the firms where voluntary
recanvassing among employees has
resulted in increased totals are the
Washington Post, 10 pledges
amounting to s42975; the Washing
ton Herald Times, 100 employe
pledges for $3O450, and Lansburgh
& Bro, which recently requested
additional pledge cards.
w. w. Wheeler, chairman of the
Metropolitan Unit. announced yes
terday that the Northeast area of
his unit, under the Craftsmanship of
John M. Howard, has reached 100
per cent of its quota for the first
time in the history of Chest cam
paigns. He paid special tribute to
the Northeast Business Mems As
sociation. which, he said, had been
vital factor in aiding the area to
achieve this record.
Post-campaigning divisions of the
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the 100 per cent mark of their quotas
include the Thomas Circle Division
sponsored by the Catholic Charities
under Miles H. Quail. and the Ana
costa Division with William J.
Tucker as chairman.
Envoy Increases Gift.
Mr.. Wheeler also reported that
British Ambassador and Lady Lind
say have increased their gift from
S400 to $500. The Metropolitan
Units total now stands at $194, 1876,
or 95 88 per cent of its quota.
Additional large gifts reported by
Frederick M. Bradley, chairman OF
the Special Assignments Unit include
those of Rear Admiral and Mrs
Hutchinson I. Cone, $40O Thomas
Letter, 5000: Arthur G.. NeWmyer
$500, and Miss Elizabeth P. Patter-
son, 5000. The unit has achieved
82.57 per cent of its quota for total
of s480, 1853.
The Governmental Unit, for which
Alvin w. Hall, chairman. reports a
total of STAB 1873 from lis, ,l28 pledges
has reached 1886 per cent of its
quota. Among the Government de-
partments which have recently
passed their quotas are the National
Agricultural Research Center, loo
per cent: Legal Division of the Re-
! construction Finance Corp, l0O53
per cent; TreaSurer's Office of the
r. F. c., 100.82 per cent. and the
Franklin Administration Building
101 02 per cent.
Additional returns have brought
the Suburban Unit under Randolph
Leigh to $51, ,445.72, or 7699 per cent
OF its quota, and the Capital Unit
under John Pinkett to $7,829.66, or
tilt per cent of its quota.