Evening star., 1941-11-23
Chest Will Reach
lis 100000 Goal, ,
Leaders Predict
Optimism Is Bosed on
$277,434 Donations
Reported Friday

Fridays IA per cent increase IN
the Community Chest fund led Gen.
eral Campaign Chairman John Cliff
ford Folger to predict yesterday
that the 100000 goal will be
reached.
Results of Fridays report lunch
con are significant" he said. THE
outlook has frightened considerably.
1t looks as II our great volunteer
organization has hit its stride. II
we can maintain this trend, l am
confident our success is assured"
Fridays addition Of 1892 gifts,
amounting to s277, ,434 IA. carried the
grand total to. 84,875 gifts and
1904, ,436.56, or 1922 per cent Of the
goal.
Contributions are expected to
move considerably past the half
way mark of the minimum set for
the drive at the next report lunch
con. to be held at the Willard Hotel
at 1890 pm. tomorrow. Only one
more meeting-at the same hour
Tuesday-remains before the session
on Thursday that will mark the
close of the official campaign period.
Willett Optimistic.
Herbert L. Willett, jr., Chest d.
rector, also was optimistic about
prospects of reaching the goal. He
said he had compared results with
those of last year. which are
slightly ahead of totals for the cur
rent drive, although the 1910 goal
was not reached before the end OF
the campaign, and had found that
many Of the largest gifts, some OF
which still remain to be reported,
came in during the first half OF the
preceding drive.
Members of the Metropolitan Unit
The group that canvasSes the resi-
dental areas, said they have found
people as willing as ever to give ana
that they are not using the "hlgner
taxes" plea as an excuse lor ho'
giving.
"On the contrary" one woman
volunteer commented, most people
appear to be enjoying their pros
perity and are willing to share IL
with others.
A similar report was received
from the Group Solicitation Unit
which now has 1892 per cent OF lts
s678000 quota.
Business and industrial Wash
ington won't fail the Chest, It's
chairman. A. G.. Neal, assured. we
expect the Group Solicitation Unit
to reach 100 per cent OF quota.
100 Per Cent List.
The following District and Federal
Government Offices and District
schools which have reached 100 per
cent or more Of their Chest quota
were announced:
Forest Pathology, Mycology. both
Of the Agriculture Department;
Lease Lend Administration and
Staff: Petroleum Conservation, In
terror Department: Women's Bu-
reau. Labor Department: Admins
trative Division. Internal Revenue;
Miscellaneous Tax Unit, Internal
Revenue: Current Redemption Office
of the United States Treasury;
Economics. United States Tariff
Commission: Bureau of Public Rela-
tions. War Department; Public Util-
tiles Commission. District of Colum-
bia: Fire Prevention Division, Dis
trict of Columbia Fire Department;
Georgetown Branch, Public Library;
Eastern High School, District of
Columbia Schools; Intermediate
Credit. Investigation. both Of the
Agriculture Department.
Washington Provisional Brigade,
War Department; National Advisory
Committee for Aeronautics: Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission; Personnel Division,
/ Bureau of Internal Revenue. United
/ States Treasury; Technical Staff
Bureau of Internal Revenue, United
/ States Treasury; Commissioner
/ Office Bureau of Public Debt
! United States Treasury: Admins
trative Division, United States
Tariff Commission: Cardoza Higl
School. District Government: Home
Economics. 1913. District Govern.
ment; Bureau of Dairy Industry
Agriculture Department: Home
Economics, Agriculture Department