Evening star., 1941-12-02
Chest Leaders
Await Crucial
Report Today
Campaign to Be
Extended if Victory
EIudesW Workers

Community Chest campaign heao.
quarters waited anxiously today for
. crucial report at . noon meeting
from volunteer solicitors who have
made q desperate effort during the
week end to push the fund for hui
man needs over the top.
Faced with q shortage Of $500 900
In the goal set Is the minimum re-
quired to relieve suffering and carry
on essential welfare activities next
year. the workers hoped for 4 sum
comparable to the record report OF
SCOTIA made last Thursday. Un-
less such q report can be made. fur
ther extension Of the campaign viii
be imperative, leaders said.
The Chest goal level stood this
morning at 8008 per cent, with 49,
$40 gifts pledging 4 total Of 81 SOL
630.17. The meeting IVES set Tor
1880 at the Willard Hotel.
Each Dellar "ImportAnt."
Every hour and every dollar Is
important now" said Herbert L.
Willett, jr.. director Of the Chest.
Many Washingtonians will be de-
pendent upon aid from Chest agen-
cies during the critical year ahead.
This community has need OF as
surance now that necessary welfare
services shall not be curtailed.
IF victory Is not reached today ws
shall have to prolong the drive for
the sake Of assuring = continuous
flow OF necessary aid for distressed
citizens during the coming year"
An increasing number OF requests
to please send q solicitor for my
contribution" were being received
at Chest campaign headquarters yes
terday and today In response to
newspaper and radio pleas for self
reported gifts from contributors
previously not reached by 4 member
Of the campaign organization.
Government Unit Signs Hopeful.
A hopeful indicati ton in the Gov
eminent Unit was seen yesterday IN
the fact that . number Of the Chest
"keymen" in Federal departments
have requested additional pledge
cards and giver tags to be used in .
final drive to obtain contributions
from Government employees. The
Government Unit is striving to make
up Sl90,546 still lacking toward
$685., 900 quota.
Business ofYices. stores and plants
were taking time out from the head
long holiday rush to complete their
quota for the Chest. according to re-
ports trickling into the Group Solici-
tation Unit headquarters at the
willard Hotel. A sum Of 3l30026
must come in through Group Unit,
II the present quota shortage IS to
be erased today.
Metropolitan Unit team workers
were reported busy at their unpaid
Chest solicitor jobs last night long
after the supper hour, In practically
every residential area Of the city
The Metropolitan Unit organization
needs $50 .04o more in order to CON-
plete quota.
In District government o6ces
NC1uutccIS iOAOAiS A&y poUo ~" 'AAS
Chest were trying to bring In the
SIS, ,025 still lacking Of their quota.
Suburban Areas Csmbed.
In suburban areas OF Montgomery
and Prince Georges Counties, Chest
workers were concentrating on max
! ing the out-of- f-the-way calls upon
prospective givers who have not se
far been reached because they live
some distance out in the rural areas
Tonight from $50 to 6:35 O'Clock
on Station WMAL Miss Gertrude
Bowling, executive OF the Instruc-
tive Visiting Nurse Society, vii
broadcast = description OF the need:
of sick and distressed persons wht
are daily aided BY this Chest-sup.
ported agency. All radio stations
are broadcasting repeated brief re-
minders Of the need for voluntary
responses from contributors 20 IA
unheard from.
John L. Sullivan. Assistant Secre
tary OF the Treasury. will be tn,
speaker at the noon meeting today
expected to attract an attendance
Of more than . thousand voluntee,
workers.