Evening star., 1942-12-08
Mrs. Roosevelt Speak,
Al War Fund Report
Luncheon Today
$3e4. .402 Sought to
Reuch Cool in Drive
For 4,14l 900

Fresh impetus was given the lag
ging Community War Fund today
at a meeting Of the Campaign Com
mittee and another report luncheon
at the Willard Hotel, where Mrs.
Roosevelt was to be the principal
speaker.
Floyd D. Akers. campaign chair
man, resurveyed the results to date
at meeting with the Campaign
Committee at headquarters, 1101 M
street NV, and laid plans for
concentration Of soliciting efforts
wherever the response seems to be
tagging.
Nearly 1000 members of the cam
paign volunteer forces had indi-
Gated they would attend the lunch
con to make reports and hear Mrs.
Roosevelt, according to advance in
dications.
Interest Continues.
"The continuing interest of our
campaign forces" said Mr.. Akers,
"is a heartening indication that
their single, undertaking aim is a
victory for Washington's Community
War Fund"
He pointed out that the war fund
now has more givers than ever be-
fore responded in a single CAM
paign-325 ,86l, and more money
than has ever before been pledged
s3,746,598.
But it is not enough" he de-
clared. I'VE stand now at 90.48 per
cent of our $4,14l 900 goal We have
1894, ,402, or 9.52 per cent still to 60.
That is our challenge"
Group Unit leaders said no effort
is being spared to remind all busi-
ness firms and their employees, where
solicitation is not complete. that
they still have an opportunity to
contribute to the War Fund. The
leaders are Paul D. Sleeper, Dan
Holland, Harvey j. Cheston and
Ben s. Foster.
Every division of the Government
Unit has intensified the drive for
bigger gifts and better coverage,
according to Oscar l.. Chapman,
Government Unit chairman. In the
Navy Yard alone prediction was
made by DR.. c. Eder Reed that gifts
will be sufficient to the Navy Yards
e176,184 quota by several hundred
dollars. The Navy Yard has con-
Quoted its War Fund solicitation
independently of the Navy Depart
ment, where quota achievement has
reached 154.06 per cent.
Gifts Received In Mail.
Mail contributions from givers
who were missed" are being re-
ceived daily at War Fund head
quarters and continue to act as a
spur to solicitors working in the
Metropolitan Unit. The Metropoh-
tan Unit, like the Government Unit,
is pressing hard for 100 per cent
quota achievement.
Divisions in the Government Unit
which have recently reached 100 per
cent of quota for the War Fund are:
In the Navy Yard, commandant's
Office, l70.54 Bellevue, Shop 80,
164.26: telephone exchange, 15464;
inspection Office. 149 926; headquar-
ters, P. r. N. c., 1920: Arlington
Radio Station, 1929; Shop II, as
sembly and fuze, 14257; Shop 13,
miscellaneous, 136.46; Bellevue, Shop
81, 1884; power plant, 1890; ac-
counting department, 129.43; Shop
"a, ships, 1864; Shop 81, torpedo
tube, 1884; Shop 3, proof, 122.51;
Labor Board, 122 80; personnel di-
vision, 121 04; Shop Is (49), central
tool, 1873; War Bond Office, 117.49:
Public Works Office, 1907; design
snd drafting, 1896; Apprentice
School, 1885; ships Office, 1872;
planning IVb, 10705; metallurgi-
cal and testing, 1o6.75; Shop %,
sheet metal, 10623; MAS, Anacostia,
1858; hull division, ships, 1854;
progress IVb, 10428; General Ord
nance School, l0409; Shop 50, elec-
trio PW, 10246; Shop A, naval ord
nance laboratory, 101.73; disbursing
ONCE, 101 08
Accounting Office, office of the
treasurer, Treasury, 10191; Special
Service Division, sos, War Depart
ment, 1876; Bureau of Public Re-
lations, War Department, 100:
headquarters, Military District of
Washington, War Department.
103o3; administrative division. Of
fee Of Civilian Defense, 1923:
War Relocation Authority, 10145,
and Takoma Park and subbranches,
Public Library, l09.35.