Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-11
Chest Pledges
S|ight|yAhead
Of Last Year
81 Per Cent Of
100000 Goal
Raised in ; Days

The Community Chests twelfth
annual campaign was running
slightly ahead of last year as thou
sands Of volunteer workers today
embarked on a week end of intense
campaigning in preparation for the
fourth report meeting Monday.
With 34.38 per cent Of their 81
100000 goal attained during the
first three days of the welfare drive,
the workers were urged to lay par
ticular stress on continuing the
trend toward increased individual
gifts.
unless we continue to get indi-
vidual increases" Chauncey G.
Parker, jr., campaign chairman,
warned more than 1000 workers at
the report meeting in the Willard
Hotel yesterday, I'VE can't possibly
reach our goal"
In. almost every unit increases In
gifts over last year have been noted,
he reported, but the campaigns sue
cess depends on the trend toward
larger gifts continuing to the end
of the drive.
Next Week to Be Test.
At the same time he told the
workers that the next week will be
vital to the campaign.
Were running ahead now" he
said, but the next week will be the
test. Community Chest campaigns
are like golf matches-you can't
win the game on the first hole"
Gifts reported from four of the
six campaign units brought the to-
tai to $687 1908 from 42,163 con-
tributors.
Herbert Rich, chairman OF Area
III IN the Group Solicitation Unit,
reported for his unit total of 1859
pledges, amounting to $83,416.50, or
1841 per cent of quota.
Edward S. Pardoe, vice chairman
OF the Metropolitan Unit and presi-
dent of the Kiwanis Club, reported
BIB pledges for his unit, amount
ing to $65, 1888, or 325 per cent
Of quota.
Still leading the units was the
Advance Gifts Unit, for which Cliff
ford Folger. chairman of Section II,
reported 291 gifts, totaling $262, 1854,
or 50.3l per cent of quota.
Units Go Over Quota.
Runner-up was the Governmental
Unit, with j. Austin Latimer, vice
chairman, reporting 35,O95 pledges
for s27o, 635 40, or 1888 per cent of
quota.
Mr.. Latimer also listed Govern
ment groups who have gone over
their quota. They included regional
agricultural credit section, Farm
Credit Administration, J. C. Kit,
chairman, 105.46 per cent; miscel-
laneous division, Bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing, Adam P. Ruth,
chairman. 100.85 per cent; Bureau
OF the Mint, Treasury Department,
Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross, chairman,
101.N per cent; cash division. Office
Of the treasurer of the United
States, L. r. Willett. chairman,
1l2.l8 per cent; executive division
Of the District post Office, Larsen
swain, chairman, 1865 per cent,
and economics division, United
States Tariff Commission, Prentice
N. Dean, chairman, 1O4 So per cent.
The Metropolitan Unit honor roll
was set up at the end of the ball
room. On the gold list are the
names OF solicitors who have brought
in pledges for double the amount
contributed to last years campaign,
while the silver list bears the names
OF solicitors to whom contributors
have pledged so per cent increases
over last years gifts.
Fyfe Urges Aid for Boys.
Charles M. Fyfe, director of the
Boys Club of Washington. told the
agency story for the day. His
story was of a youth who got his
start at the Boys Club and turned
to teaching in college.
1.-THE welcome sign is out to all
boys. No matter how under
privileged they are, they can go
ahead as long as the opportunity
is there. We want to keep the
door to opportunity OPEN"
In addition to those reporting for
units, the platform guests were Will
liam Creighton Peet, jr., secretary
OF the Maritime Commission; Gen.
R. B. Putnam, United States Marine
COrnS. Col Robert Fletcher TT G
retired; James A. Councillor, Audit
Unit chairman; Earl Nash, chair
man of publicity; Victor Howard of
the District auditors office, and
Herbert L. Willett, jr., Chest direc-
tor.
The daily gift of flowers went to
Fred Spaulding, secretary of the
Suburban Unit, who was unable to
attend the report meeting because
of illness.
The president If TI,ilo hoe do.