Evening star., 1942-11-06
War Fund
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group total of 81 .285 900, Kirk Miller
reported.
Metropolitan Unit reported 975
eivers, $l7,84925 today. for total
of $3.50 givers. $43l ,67278. This is
54.57 per cent of the quota of
s7s1 900.
Lee D. Butler, chairman. reporting
for this unit introduced DR.. Dorothy
Boulding Ferebee of Howard Uni
versity and Freedmens Hospital,
vice chairman of the Metropolitan
Unit, who reported that her divi-
sion of colored workers had raised
100 per cent of quota.
Among the contributions to the
fund reported yesterday was that
from the British Embassy person.
mel in the sum of 81 ,582 01, as COM
pared to the $500 given last year
to the Community Chest. The re
port CAME through Mrs. Rena
Frank, captain of team 1,14l, Ca
thedral Heights, sponsored by the
National Council of Jewish Women,
Mrs. Sidney L. Hechinger, division
chairman OF area No. /. The money
was turned over by 1t. Col. H. B.
Blake-Tyler, first secretary of the
British Embassy.
Some Cities Over Quota.
Pointing to success of other cities
In their War Funds drives already,
Herbert L. Willett, jr, executive di-
rector of the campaign, gave the
following figures of overscubscrip-
tions: Indianapolis, 1852 per cent;
Milwaukee, Ill per cent; Peoria, H.,
117.3 per cent; Tacoma, Wash, 101
per cent; Louisville, KY, lib per
cent.
LET us 60 and do likewise" he
recommended.
Several details of solicitation sue
cess were presented by the three
leaders reporting for the three prin-
cipal units.
G. Howland Shaw, assistant Sec
retary of State for the Government
Unit, characterized the efforts of
several agencies in going over their
goals as an admirable disregard of
quota Among these, were the First
Division Public Schools, $2,258 as
compared with a quota of $1.97l;
National Park and Planning Com
mission, 1l3 per cent of goal Bu
reau of Internal Revenue, 10l per
cent of goal: Corporation Counsel's
office, District of Columbia, 125 per
cent. He also reported progress in
the War Production Board, which is
now II per cent of goal, and his
own State Department which has
reached 96 per cent.
For Group Solicitation, A. c. Neal
gave the largest single report of the
day, from Woodward & Lothrop
department store, a total of 1856
givers, total of 35,049.49 in sub
scriptions. This include the firm
gift of $4,000, as compared with the
firm gift of $4,000 last year to the
Community Chest. The report came
through Miss Daisy Reed, store
chairman, and Joseph P. Donlin.
Other reports by Mr.. Neal in
cluded: Chestnut Farms Chevy
Chase Dairy, 652 pledges, s7,99S, in
cluding the firm gift of $4,000, which
is double that of last year. Named
in this connection were Edgar N.
Brawner, president of the firm, and
Clark G. Diamond.
Other Firms Cited.
Young Mems Shop was named by
Mr.. Neal for turning in SO pledges
to.sling $4l6, with an average per
giver of $500. He also reported that
Mcmahon Chevrolet Co., of which
James F. Mcmahon is president, had
turned in subscriptions In which
every person had contributed four
times as much as last year.
E.K. Morris of Metropolitan Unit,
after giving several details, called
on 1o-year-oId Jane MCGUIRE of st.
Vincents' Home and School to give
the total figures.
Among Mr.. Morris reports were
these:
In area 2, in which Mrs. R. Wal
lace McClenahan is chairman, divi-
sion | to S, led by Mrs. Harrison G.
REYNOLDS had reached los per cent
OF quota.
lGdIH .ZCl, / iSoVoAA S"'o
naugh, chairman. reached l4O per
cent.
Team 1852, Mrs. Donald Daven-
port, chairman, reached ITO per
cent; team 1878. Mrs. James Simon
chairman, reached lot per cent;
team 1928, Miss Phyllis Snyder
chairman, reached ITO per cent; In
area 6, Mrs. J. p. Kennedy, chair
man of team 1872, reached 1907
per cent.
In Montgomery County, area 4
". Day Mullinix, area chairman
Four Corners division, was reported
70 have raised $72l.75, on = quots
Of 800.
Two student nurses from George
Town University Schpcl Of Nursing