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before, the time 1t takes for all ele-
sments to get under way is one of
the unpredictable factors" said
Floyd D. Akers, campaign chairman.
J Average Donation Higher.
! Herbert L. Willett, jr, executive
director of the drive, said average
gifts Of the Metropolitan Area were
higher than in any previous cam
paign in his experience.
Area chairmen from the Metro
pontan Unit were in and out of
campaign headquarters yesterday
and this morning, getting in touch
with all of their division chairmen
Ind team captaiAs or establishing
personal contact with workers who
were busy soliciting pledges.
Steady progress toward the
million -dollar-plus" Advance Gifts
Unit goal is being made by volun-
teers who brought in 176 additional
gifts at unit meeting held yester-
day at the Willard. Scheduled to
be reported through Metropolitan;
Government and group solicitation
channels at the meeting today these
''big gifts" are expected to give a
welcome boost to the days achieve
ments. Increases are still in the
ascendancy among the 1853 who
have so far made War Fund gifts
through the Advance Gifts Unit.
2 washington is attempting one of
the bravest goals among War Chests
all over the country" Elwood Street,
director of the Richmond War Chest,
told the Advance Gifts group
luncheon. Richmond has completed
its War Chest campaign with more
than 100 per cent of its goal.
Awards for Women Leaders.
Achievement orchids were awarded
to Mrs. Morris CafritZ, chairman of
Advance Gifts Section V, in recog-
milton of her work in obtaining the
greatest number of gifts from new
eomers to Washington, and to Mrs.
A. G. Onphant, chairman of Section
N, who obtained the highest per-
centage of increases through the
previous report meeting.
Richard H. Wilmer, chairman of
the Advance Gifts Unit, said he was
impressed with the continued en-
thusiasm and industry of the work.
ing volunteers of his unit.
DR.. Dorothy Boulding Ferebee,
Metropolitan Unit vice chairman,
said that members of volunteer
teams soliciting colored residents
were meeting with willing re-
sponse. She predicted that these
contingents of the Metropolitan
Unit would easily double any pre-
vious welfare quota obtained from
fellow citizens.
Thomas N. Beavers, chairman OF
the Group Solicitation Unit, said
today that returns from business
firms and employees received in in
creasing numbers all day yesterday
were extremely encouraging. A
partial report received from the
National Geographic Society dis
closed that the first BAL persons
on the staff to turn in their War
Fund pledges responded with bet
ter than a days pay on the average
For Prudential Insurance Co..
j. Howard Bruce, manager, reported
total gifts of 1924, compared to last
wears total of $172 from SO en-
sployes. The Is employees of the
Newspaper Information Service
Inc. have responded with a total
of 1920. Chestnut Farms Chevy
Chase Dairy has so far 652 pledges
for $7,99S, with $50 employees still tc
be heard from. The Young Mems
Shop reports So gifts for s4l6.
I'VE find that the successful So
licitation in many places is the re-
seult of the use of the payday pay
ment' plan," Mr.. Beavers said, ex-
planning that the plan encouraged
greater generosity because 1t en-
able employees to spread payment oi
their pledges over the entire veal
by having small amount deducted
each payday.
The Government Unit was ex.
Uected to make SUBSTANTIAL returns
today. Among pre-luncheon reports
were gifts totaling $54,439 reported
by the War Production Board
other Government departments
sending progress reports included
donations from the RFC for $3.50
from Treasury, $3,846; War Man.
power, $206; Federal Works Admin.
istration, $1,056: Comerce Depart
n,ent. $957: Agriculture, SAB; Pub
Lie Parks, $727; Federal Trade Com
mission, $768: Civil Service Com.
mission, 378e: Alley Dwelling Au'
thority, 1897; Interstate Commercs
Commission. $2,237;; General Ac'
counting Once, $3.474; Lease-Lent
Administration, t674; Federal Secur'
aty Administration, &l,875; Soldiers
home, $3.50; National Capital Parl