Evening star., 1940-12-04
Chest Post-Campaiqn
Pledges Expected 10
Trim $4,000 Deficit
Report to Be Made
On December H.; 208, 383
Listed as Givers to Dute

The task of recording late pledges
and rounding up stray reports was
begun by Community Chest officials
today as they predicted an ap-
preciable reduction in the s88 900
deficit shown in figures reported at
the final campaign luncheon in the
Willard Hotel yesterday.
The city was thrown open" in
order that any solicitor might ap-
proach any one for a pledge or in
crease without regard for provinces
assigned workers during the period
of organized solicitation.
The last complete statistical re-
pert of the drive to be made public
will be released December II and
will include all pledges received
through December 13, it was an
nounced.
Although disappointed at failure
of the extended campaign to ac-
count for every dollar of the s2,00O,-
900 fund sought, leaders pointed out
the end of organized solicitation
found s1,911, ,703.61-955 SO per cent
of the goal-pledged, as against
1884 per cent of the same objective
at the corresponding point in last
years effort.
Recall 1889 Experience.
In support of their promise that
a considerable additional amount
would be realized. they recalled
that the final audit of the 1889 drive,
made December 81, revealed 95.19
per cent of the goal in hand.
On that date 195,870 pledges had
been recorded, whereas 208.383 were
included in yesterdays totals.
All of the five units reported bet
ter than 80 per cent of quota at the
luncheon Yesterday. The Group
Solicitation Unit, headed by A. G.
Neal, which sought contributions
among employees of business firms
and other organizations, topped the
quintet with 9676 per cent.
Areas Exceeding Quotas.
Three of five areas in the Group
Solicitation Unit were announced
as having exceeded quotas. They
we're: Area II, Donald E. Preston,
chairman, 1893 per cent; Area III,
Herbert J. Rich, sr., chairman, 1907
per cent. and Area w, Charles w.
ODonnell, chairman, 10221 per
cent.
Divisions of the Metropolitan
Unit passing 100 per cent were
those headed by Mrs. John M,
Sternhagen, Mrs. Peyton Hawes
Dunn, Mrs. Frederick E. Altemus,
Robert G. Wilson, Mrs. A. Ford
Hinrichs, Miss Bertha A. Gay, Mrs.
Harold N Marsh, Bernard I. Nord-
linger, Mrs. Carrel j. Riggall, Mrs.
G.. Howland Chase, Mrs. Mastin G..
White, Mrs. Maurice D. Rosenberg,
Mrs. Frederick j. BashwitZ, Mrs.
Simon M. Davis, Mrs. Sidney l..
Hechinger and Mrs. Percy C. Elicit.
Also, Mrs. James H. Fritz, Julian
o. Cardin, William M. Murray, Mrs.
Charles F. Roberts. Dwight E. Hahn,
C. Oscar Berry, Gilbert Able, Maury
Young, Millard F. West, jr., Preston
w. Grant, Richard K. Lyon, Carlisle
Bolton Smith, Julius E. Lob, VIM
field H. Fellows, Merritt A. Birch,
Bert Sheldon and DR.. Maurice A.
Goldberg.
Government Groups.
Additional divisions and depart
ments of the Government unit re-
porting 100 per cent or better were:
Consumers Counsel, Agricultural
Adjustment Administration; Agri-
cultural Chemistry and Engineer
ing, Cooperative Research and Serv-
ice, Farm Credit Administration; !;
Information Office, Department of
Agriculture; National Bureau of
Standards; Council of National De-
fense: Commercial and Cultural Re-
publics; Executive Offices of the
President; Auditing, Home Owners
Loan Corp; Legal, Home Owners
Loan Corp; Reconstruction Finance
Corp; Chief Clerks Division, Federal
Security Agency; Actuary, Social Sc
curity Board; Secretary Office, Fed
eral Trade Commission; District No.
10, Public Roads Administration;
Deputy Administrator, United States
Housing Authority; Territories and
Island Possessions, Interior Depart
ment.
Also Interstate Commerce Com
mission, National Training School
for Boys, Selective Service System,
purchase and supply, United States
Maritime Commission: guardianship
service, solicitors Office, Veterans
Administration; United States Court
of Appeals, District sewage treat
ment plant, Barber Examiners
Board; food inspection, District
Health Department, and medical
inSnectiOn of schools. District Health