Evening star., 1939-11-09
Chest
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COmmlttee Omclally put into the
record only part of this previously
reported total, or 137 gifts, amount
ing to s90647
The figures for the first day this
year exceeded by nearly per cent
the first day in the campaign of
year ago. Herbert L. Willett, director
OF the Chest, explained.
Unit Reports.
The units reported as follows:
Government Unit, Brig Gen. Frank
T. Hines. chairman. 13,438 pledges,
1928 3,920.59; 1920 per cent of quota.
Group Solicitation Unit, Charles
B. Dulcan, ST.. chairman, 728 pledges.
SAL ,539 .05; GIT per cent of quota.
Metropolitan, w. w. Wheeler,
chairman, 1,l95 pledges; $29,5sl; lat
per cent.
Advance Gifts. Thomas P. Morgan,
jr, chairman, 1877 pledges, $50, SAT;
1877 per cent.
Suburban Unit, Donal L. Cham
berlin, chairman. 1s7 pledges, S.
32l.75; 1923 per cent.
Workers Welcomed.
Chauncey G. Parker. jr., general
chairman of the campaign, greeted
the workers with a special message,
distributed to each plate at the
luncheon
Once again." he said, I'VE well
come the sight and handclasp of old
friends in common cause. It is
JOY to be together again. Your
chairmen have done splendid Job
otherwise you would not be here.
I'VE all know that the success of
the entire campaign rests in your
hands. Your own individual task
may seem but very small part of
the $4,000, 1000 goal. but that same
two million is merely the adding to-
gether of all of you-you-and you.
"As you go forth, and particularly
when the going gets hard, please
keep foremost in your heart the
gratitude of those helped by your
work, the service to your community
and the thankful appreciation of
your leaders"
Increases Stressed.
Chairman Morgan of the Advanced
Gifts Unit in making his report
stressed the increases evident, not
only in his own unit, but also those
which had been registered already
through cooperation of the Ad-
vanced Gifts group with the Metro
politan and Group Solicitation Units.
He praised Mrs. Charles A. Gold
smith, vice chairman of the Ad-
vanced Gifts section.
Gen. Hines reported that among
Government departments which
already have exceeded their quotas
were the Bureau of Internal Rev.
enue, the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, the United
States Tariff Commission, Civic Edu-
cation Service and the Alley Dwell
ing Authority. John L. Sullivan,
assistant to the commissioner Of
internal revenue. told how the
bureau had reached total of $31,- =
948 and introduced Commissioner
Guy T. Helvering, who was greeted
with round of applause.
w. w. Wheeler, chairman of the
Metropolitan Unit, announced that
floral tribute of the day for out
standing achievement so far in the
unit went to Paul D. Sleeper, who
heads the units "big gifts" section.
Workers turned over to bevy Of
pretty girls carrying small chests
the funds which they ordinarily
expect to pay for their luncheons,"
to help defray the cost of the report
meal. Collections were made by a
committee consisting of Miss Nancy
Glover, chairman; Miss Alice Barry,
Miss Barbara Bradley, Miss Sheila
Broderick, Miss Patricia Donovan,
Miss Elizabeth Fish, Miss Patricia
Prochnik, Miss Nancy Weller and
Miss Edith Wright.
The invocation was by the Rev.
r. S. Brooks, pastor of National Me-
mortal Universalist Church. Others
at the head table. In addition to the
report chairmen, included: Coleman
Jennings, Chest president now and
campaign chairman in 1897; Will
liam j. Flather, jr, campaign chair
man last year; H. L. Rust, jr., cam
paign chairman in 1885; Dr. William
Mcclellan, campaign chairman in
1896; Joseph D. kaufman, former
Publicity Unit chairman, and Earl
A. Nash, chairman of the Public
Relations Unit.
An elaborate exhibit Of agencies
Of the Chest is attracting much
attention in Peacock Alley and an
adjacent room at the hotel.