Evening star., 1940-05-18
Union Mission Fund
Workers Refuse 10
Stop Short Of Goal
$66,9l7 Is Pledged;
Blanchard Is Victor
In Silver Cup Contest

Enlargement OF the Central Union
Mission Building as a memorial to
the late John s. Bennett was as
sured at the report dinner at the
Calvary Baptist Church last night
when team workers refused to stop
at the $66.917 already pledged and
decided to continue solicitations to
reach $4,000.
w. w. Everett. general personnel
chairman for the campaign, FORM
ally thanked the hundreds of leaders
and workers for their efforts. Head
quarters OF the building fund will
be moved from the church to the
mission today and Clifford L. john
son, who has been directing the
drive, will leave shortly for New
England.
BY margin of 50, E. c. Blanch-
ard won permanent possession of
the silver cup as the outstanding
mems team captain. c. E. Bogardus
was runner-up.
Miss Wilson Wins Cup.
Miss Elizabeth Wilson, with total
OF $2,779 to her teams credit, was
given permanent possession Of the
silver cup from the women's divi-
sion. The highest women's division
was that of Miss Charlotte Darrow,
honorary life time president of the
Evening Auxiliary of the Women's
Guild Of the Mission. This division
collected $7,518. The second highest
was Miss Edna Fussell with $6,492.
Permanent silken flags were
awarded to Frank Swain. George
Fraser, Frank Smith. Benjamin
Poster, Miss Sarah Lynch. Miss
Wilson, Mrs. w. T. Peverill. Mrs.
Eva Linville and Mrs. Wilbur Harri-
son. These were the highest team
CAPTAINS in their respective divisions
One of the outstanding records
made by any individual was that OF
DR.. Freely Rohrer. president of the
Ministerial Council of the mission.
He has collected 81 900 in subscrip-
tions.
Laurels for the greatest totals of
the campaign to date go to the
women's section, headed by Mrs.
Jean Bennett, superintendent Of the
mission. These teams have a total
Of $27,744. The Advance Gifts Com
mittee collected $4,000 and the
mems division. under E. H. De Groot,
jr., brought in $4,000.
INSPIRATION Found in Campaign.
Wilbur La Roe, jr.. of the Advance
Gift Committee, speaking informally
OF the campaign, said 1T has been
an inspiration to me to see human
beings working to help other indi-
vlduals as individuals while dictators
In Europe are cutting down human
beings In the name of the state.
Such campaign as this is a
manifestation of the Christian doc
trine upholding the importance of
the human being in contrast to the
subordination Of the human being as
shown in another kind of a cam
paign being waged in Europe today"
Honor statesmen receiving ribbons
last night for their days accomplish
ments were: F. E. Amick. ]. S. Ham
bley. John A. Smith, Frank Smith,
John Bateman. Richard Talbot, DR..
Chesteen Smith. Herman Orebaugh,
E. A. Guy, Frank S. Marshall, w. B.
Everett, Miss Daisy Ramsaur, Miss
Ruth Failor, Miss Dorothy Paxton,
Mrs. Ella Moseley. Mrs. Caroline B.
Stephen, Mrs. Laverta Burns, Mrs.
H. E. Roethe, Mrs. Vesta Grant, Miss
Lu Belva Blakeslee. Miss Blanche
Evans. Miss Eva Burton, Miss Helen
Duvall, Miss Bertha Jabin, Mrs. o.
G. Whitlowe, Miss Bertha Hook
aday. Miss Carrie Williams, Miss
Emile Nichalls, Miss Emily Watts,
Miss Mollie Fifer, Mrs. Nena Elders,
Mrs. F. E. Bonsall, Mrs. Hugh Sell
lers, Mrs. S. w. Rupert, Mrs. R. o.
Holland, Miss Cora Riggsbee, Mrs.
M. H. Smelling, Mrs. Alice Smith,
Mrs. Carrie Hef1in and Miss Frances
Churchill.