Evening star., 1940-11-16
Chest Workers Drive
For a Per Cent Of
Goal by Monday
Amount Would Overcome
Hondieop Imposed by
Bod Weather Of Week

"A vigorous week -end solicitation
effort by the Community Chests
1000 campaigners was in progress
today as the various units sought
10 obtain pledges for at least 44.44
per cent of the goal before the fourth
report luncheon Monday.
L. An accounting for that proportion
Of the $4,000, 900. fund would mean
the drive, hampered in its early days
BY inclement weather, had caught
I'D with its meeting-to-meeting
progress schedule.
In summarizing reports yesterday,
Herbert L. Willett, jr., director OF
the Chest, noted that rain had cut
the number of solicitations and de-
clared that, while the amount pledged
was lower than that at the same
stage Of last years campaign, there
was no cause for discouragement,
since $4,000 givers had been reached
By the third report in 1899, whereas
only Is, 900 had been solicited In the
current effort.
Success Possible At Price.
success can be ours If we are
willing to pay the price" Bruce r.
Allen, chairman of the Public Rela-
tions Unit, told the workers yester-
day. This price is persistence and
cooperative effort beyond anything
that has yet been done"
In urging the solicitors to realize
on all opportunities promptly, ne
said, Distress has no tomorrow"
"If the people have a mind to
work" the goal would be reached,
Mr.. Allen asserted.
Ernest G. Draper, chairman OF the
Government Unit, reporting con-
tributions raising the unit total to
l7.91 per cent of quota, predicted his
organizatoin would go over 100 per
cent" before conclusion of the drive.
$533,577 Total Reported.
Other figures combining to make
the $533, ,577.0 grand total, 26.67 per
cent Of the campaign objective, were
amounts representing 32.l per cent
Of the Group Solicitation Unit quota,
38.O8 per cent Of the Metropolitan
Unit allotment and 11.9 per cent OF
the Capital Unit quota.
The Maryland Unit will give its
first accounting at Mondays lunch
con.
Bernard j. Nees, chairman of the
Community Chest Committee Of the
Junior Board of Commerce, made
the Metropolitan Unit report, de-
claring, New accounts in business
are important. and they are most
important in the business Of raising
money for the poor and needy Of
our city"
Mr.. Nees presented large delega-
ton of Junior Board members ac-
tive in the group working as %
teams In seven divisions Of the Met
1opolitan Unit downtown area.
Mr.. Allen presided at the lunch
con and paid tribute to the efforts
Of his unit associates. He intro
duced several of those present, in
cluding George Lohr. who produced
the omcial campaign poster, and
Henry j. Kaufman.
100 Percenters Reported.
among aQolIlOQal business houses
reporting 100 per cent employe par
ticipation were: Frank R. Jellef1,
Inc, IS per cent increase in total
contributed; Edgar Morris Sales Co.
and Multigraph Sales Agency.
A group of divisions in the Metro
politan Unit listed as we'll ahead
OF their third report goal included
those headed by Mrs. Peyton Hawes
Dunn, Mrs. Frederick E. Altemus.
Mrs. Maurice D. Rosenberg and
Merritt A. Birch.
Further reports Of divisions in the
Government Unit passing their
quotas included: Security Loans.
Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, Mrs. Florence c.
OHare, chairman, 1899 per cent:
Chief Clerks Division, Ofice of the
Treasurer of the United States, B.
A. Hayden, 1862 per cent; Engine
Company No. II, District Fire De-
partment, Capt. j. L. Werheim,
103G5 per cent, and Wilson Teach
ers' College, DR.. E. c. Higbie, 100.48
per cent.