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business front" with new conf
dence. it was said Renewed activity
by Washington Board of Trade
members also is acting as a spur to
generosity among business execu-
tives and employees Harvey j. Ches-
ton, acting chairman of the Group
Unit, said.
Mail Brings in Cash.
Hundreds of letters continue to ar
rive daily at the campaign headquar-
ters containing contributions of from
81 to $500 from givers whodonot want
to miss making contributions. One
such letter. with a dollar bill pinned
to it, was forwarded from the White
House, where veteran of the first
World War had addressed it to the
President with the hope that he
would "see that it gets to the right
place"
The fine generous spirit among
Government workers." was praised
by Assistant Secretary of the In.
terror Oscar L. Chapman, chair
man of the Government Unit. He
urged his SO department chairmen
to make the final effort to reach the
100 per cent mark by Tuesday.
Chairman Lee D. Butler of the
Metropolitan Unit workers, who are
still seeking residential givers in
door-to-door and store to- store ap-
proaches, declared: Our job will
not be done until all prospective
glvers have been told the War Fund
story and given an opportunity to
subscribe"
Thousands Not Heard From. :
Herbert L. Willett, jr., executive
director Of the War Fund, believes
the story of the War Fund should be
emphasized to the 127.OOO from
whom contributions are now needed
to bring in the additional money
necessary to reach the goal. He
said a careful analysis made before
the campaign goal was set indicated
that there are at least 400 900 peo-
pie In Washington able to give in
varying amounts, but with real
generosity"
The $50 Advance Gifts Unit volun-
teers who have been working since
October were asked by Chairman
Richard H. Wilmer yesterday, at a
meeting in the Mayfiower Hotel, to
please 60 back for increases above
contributions already made" in or
der to bring the unit up from its
present standing of 95 per cent
achievement to 100 per cent.
The response of Mrs. Charles A.
Goldsmith. leader of one of the Ad-
vance Gifts sections, was typical OF
the willingness among this group:
I'VE can still do more. Please give
us new leads. new material. new spots
where Community War Fund givers
have not yet been reached"
List 100 Per Cent Divisions.
Government divisions recently re-
ported as reaching 100 per cent or
mere of their War Fund quotas are
listed below:
Cartographic Section, Public
Roads Administration, Federal
Works Agency, over 100: Steno-
graphic Section, Public Roads Ad-
ministration. Federal Works Agency,
over 100; Administrative Section,
Public Roads Administration Federal
Works Agency. over 100; Municipal
Courts. Executive Omces, District of
Columbia Government, 102. %; Divi-
sion lS, Mr.. Francis Barker, Once Of
Strategic Services, over 100; de-
partment chairman, Once of Stra-
tegic Services, over 100: Directors
Once. Once OF Strategic Services.
over 100.
Once Of Chief of Staff, War De-
partment. over 100; Deputy Chief
Of Stan. War Department, over 100:
G-1 Personnel Division, General
STAFF. War Department. over 100:
Ga Military Information Division.
General Stan, War Department.
over 100: Ga Military Intelligence
Service, General St&1n. War Depart
ment, over 100. ca Traininc nivi.