Evening star., 1949-11-24
Gifts in Spirit
0fThanksgiiving'
Urged byChest
Donations Increase
To $3,112,790,
78 Per Cent of Goal

A welcome "in the spirit OF
Thanksgiving" was asked today by
Red Feather Chairman Frank j.
Luchs for the volunteers who will
seek in the next few days to carry
the Community Chest drive to a
successful finish.
In a Thanksgiving Day message.
Mr.. Luchs thanked the 303,9O1
donors throughout the Metropol-
itan Area who. he said. have al
ready shared their resources with
their neighbors through the Com
Chest campaign
Yesterday the three quarter
mark was passed with subscrip-
tions rising to s3,112.79o, or 7S per
cent of the goal. The drive seeks
$3,991,719.
S878,927 to Be Raised.
The new total. Mr.. Luchs
pointed out, leaves only s878,927
to be raised "for the minimum
needs of 100 agencies. the Hospi-
talization Fund and the USO in
1850"
It am confident" the chair
man declared, that thousands
of additional subscribers will be
in the next few days.
We know the faithful workers will
see it through. May they be well
come in the spirit of Thanksgiv-
ing as they make their calls at
Offices and homes all over the
Washington area.
Everybody truly benefits when
everybody becomes self-giving
person at this heart-warming sea-
son of the year,
Another Thanksgiving message
was heard by soliciting leaders at
the fourth general report meet
ing yesterday in the Hotel Wash
ington.
Points To Tradition.
Rabbi Norman Gerstenfeld OF
the Washington Hebrew Congre-
CATION declared that mutual aid"
as signifled by the earliest Thanks
giving observance of the Pngrams.
'is the foundation of our strength
and the secret of our American
tradition"
Tragedy and tyranny newt
ably follow when free men fail
their moral duty. Liberty and
security come when free men rise
joyfully and Fundamentally to
do their moral duty Rabbi Ger
stenfeld said. He added:
THE Community Chest has a
great preventive job-to under
grid the mutual strength of our
citizenry SO that together we can
shield our community from the
many ills that follow from our
failure to do our duty to each
other"
SwelIed by $4,000 Gift.
A $25,000 gift from the COM
mittee that managed last Janu-
ary's inaugural celebration helped
to swell collections at yesterdays
meeting.
The gift. representing profits
from inaugural events. was made
at President Truman's suggestion.
Inaugural Chairman Melvin D.
Hildreth said about $4,000 more
also is earmarked for the Chest
but is being withheld pending
settlement of tax and other claims.
Washington's Business I Unit,
covering larger firms, made the
biggest unit report, nosing out the
Government unit - the drives
leader-by only $l51. Business I
reported $60,621 for a new per-
centage standing of 73 per cent.
while Government turned in $780,
470 for 80 per cent.
Other Area Units.
These were the additions and
new percentages of the other area
units:
Business II (small firms. $20,-
006 for So per cent: Residential.
$9,552 for 73 per cent; Alexandria.
$10,471 for Sc per cent; Fairfax.
$4,448 for 80 per cent; Arlington,
$7,573 for SO per cent; Prince
Georges. $10,765 for 48 per cent,
and Montgomery, $13,685 for Al
per cent. Washington's Advance
Gifts Unit reported it had achieved
10 per cent of its quota. Funds
collected by this group are credited
to other units.
Officials of a number of the Is
area hospitals that receive finan-
cial support through the Chests
disqualification Fund were guests
at the meeting. Hospital presi-
dents attending were Gilbert l..
Hall, of Arlington Hospital: James
H. Lemon, Children's; Samuel H.
Kaufman. Emergency, and the
Right Rev. Angus Dun, Bishop Of
Washington, Episcopal. DR.. Wal
ter Freeman, president of the Dis
trict Medical Society, also was a
guest.
Chairman Luchs pointed out
that the hospitals cannot be fully
reimbursed for the care they give
to needy persons. unless the cam
paign is "oversubscribed."
Mr.. Luchs announced two new
report dates-next Tuesday, for
all nine area divisions, and Thurs
day for the Washington units.
Both meetings will be at 1920
pm. in the Hotel Washington.
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