Evening star., 1941-11-23
Chest 10 Reach
7 Million Goal,
Leaders Predict
Optimism Based on
$277,434 Donations
Reported Friday

~FOitSo iIOuy
Fridays IA per cent increase IL
the Community Chest fund led Gen.
eral Campaign Chairman John Cliff
ford Folger to predict yesterda,
that the 100000 goal will b,
reached.
Results of Fridays report lunch.
con are significant" he said THE
outlook has frightened considerably
1t looks as if our great volunteer
organization has hit its stride. II
We can maintain this trend. am
confident our success is assured"
Fridays addition of 1892 gifts
amounting to s277 ,43414, carried the
grand total to 84875 gifts and
1904 ,43656, 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 dl-
rector. also was optimistic about
prospects of reaching the goal. He
said he hao compared results with
those of last year, which are
slightly ahead Of totals for the cur
rent drive. although the l94O goal
was not reached before the end OF
the campaign. and had found that
manv 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 touno
neonle as willing as ever to give ana
that they are not using the night.
taxes" plea as an excuse 1or iio'
giving. :, o,,,or
"on the contrary one woman woman
volunteer commented, most people
.nnear to be enjoying their pros
neritv and are willing to share II
with others. o;uad
A similar report was received
from the Group Solicitation onlV
which now has 1882 per cent OF lIs
s67S.OoO quota, . ,,7,s,,
business and industrial wash
,npton won't fail the Chest lts
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-
titles 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, Uniteo
States Treasury: Commissioner
Office, Bureau of Public Debt
United States Treasury, Admins
trative Division, United State:
Tariff Commission: Cardoza Hlgl
School. District Government: Home
Economics. 1913. District Govern
ment; Bureau of Dairy Industry
Agriculture Department.; Home
Economics, Agriculture Department
Division of Personnel, Reconstruc-
tion Finance Corp; Office of the
Secretary, Federal Reserve System
Division of Security Loans, Fed
Avail Docaryo National Cal,
lery of Art. Smithsonian Institution
Register of the Treasury. Bureau oi
Public Debt: Chief Clerks Office
Office of United States Treasurer
Office of Personnel. Veterans Ad
ministration; Supply Service, Vet
erans' Administration; Accounting
Division, Veterans Administration
Control and Accounts Division. Vet.
erans' Administration; Corporation
Counsel, District Government; Ex.
ecutive and Budget Offices. Distric'
Government; Board of Tax Ap-
peals, District Government; Insecti.
eide, Naval Stores. Budget and Ac.
counts. Mails and Files. Office ot
Chief. Procurement. Marketing In
formation, Personnel, all Of Agri.
cultural Marketing Service.
Others Reaching Quota.
Forest Service, Library, both O1
the Agriculture Department; Gen
eral Administration, Plant Indus.
try: Service Operations, Soil Con.
servation Service; American BATTLE
Monuments Commission; Bulge
and Finance, Office of the Liaiso1
(See CHEST, Page A-18)