Evening star., 1940-05-23
Symphony Drive
Success Hailed /
AT Injecting
Late Pledges Expected
To Close $1,000
Gap to Goal

Their campaign hailed as q sue
cess, volunteer workers in the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra's drive
for funds today began the job Of
"mopping up," to collect the few
thousand dollars still needed to
reach the SLOT 800 minimum goal.
Confidence that the remaining
5000 would be collected within the
next week was expressed yesterday
by L. Corrin Strong, president of the
symphony association, who told the
workers gathered at the final report
luncheon in the Carlton Hotel that
about $4,000 invariably comes in lates
and that the rest of the money to
wipe out the deficit was in sight.
At the close of the report meet
ing, the total raised from 1884 con-
tributors was $102,564.31, or 1896
per cent Of quota. Four of the nine
committees had gone over their in
dividual quotas.
Water Gate Concerts Assured.
Mr.. Strong pointed out that the
money had been raised without
touching the 5000 contributed by
an anonymous donor for the sum-
mer concerts at the Water Gate.
This gift will insure the Water Gate
concerts, he said.
Reviewing the difficulties faced BY
the workers at the outset of their
campaign, Mr.. Strong said that if
he hadn't known the group of volun-
teers he had to work with, he would
never have dared to undertake this
campaign.
THE fact that this crowd could
60 on and raise this amount of
money under the circumstances" he
declared, "is phenomenal per-
fornance."
Not only Washington, but the
cities in which the orchestra will
play on tour, owe the volunteer
workers tremendous debt" he de-
clared.
The workers gave a rising tribute
to A. F. E. Horn, campaign chair
man, who told them the final re-
suits were far beyond his expecta-
tions.
Congratulations were also forth
coming from DR.. Joseph M. M. GRAY,
chancellor of American University
and a guest at the luncheon, who
emphasized the value of the Or
chestra to young people.
Reports of Chairmen.
Committee chairmen reported the
following results at the final lunch
con:
! Special gifts, 400 pledges, s57,35S
for 1926 per cent of quota.
Business and professional. 1909
pledges, s11,92552 for s5.1s per cent
of quota.
Army, BAT pledges, sl,5oo.47 for
l0O02 per cent of quota.
Associations, BOT pledges, Sc, ,499 64
for 1886 per cent of quota.
Education, 1,785 pledges, $4,4s7.57
for 112.43 per cent of quota.
Government, 1898 pledges, S.
67l.69 for 8102 per cent of quota.
Navy. l76 pledges, $3,23750 for
$3.50 per cent of quota.
Orchestra Guild, 669 pledges, So
573.22 for 1879 per cent of quota.
Suburban, 400 pledges, $3,30o.75 for
132.03 per cent of quota.
More than 81 900 raised by the
N. B. C.-Star Dollar Club was Of
flcially turned over to the symphony
campaign during a broadcast from
Dollar Club headquarters yesterday
afternoon.
Compliments Dollar Club.
Accepting the Dollar Club fund for
the symphony, Mr.. Strong pointed
out that the Dollar Club had not
only raised "creditable amount for
the symphony which represents con-
tributions We should not otherwise
have received, but more than that,
kept the campaign constantly be-
fore the public and so was indirectly
responsible for far greater amount
than has been turned over to me
this afternoon"
Participating in the broadcast
were Carleton D. Smith, assistant
manager of the National Boardcast-
ing Co., here, and B. M. McKelway.
managing editor of The Star.