Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-11-05
Chest Workers
Expect Drive
To Better 1949
Larger Donations
Assure Success,
Chairman Says

FcOplS are giving ulOIc W WdSlls
ington's Community Chest this
year-enough more to assure that
the current drive will surpass last
years collection, Chairman Hugh
K. Duffield said last night.
| Mr.. Duffield said there is mo
doubt" that more than last years
$3,573,000 will be raised. He dis
counted comparative slowness in
the present campaign by pointing
out that a slower pace was
planned"
| The drives full goal is S4,260,-
900. It stands currently at $780,
900, or 81 per cent.
Mr.. Duffield said the next two
weeks should show just what the
chances are. The key to success.
he added, will lie mainly with
Washington 1900 larger business
firms and their employees. They
are covered by the Business I unit.
with the drives second biggest
quota.
Biggest encouragement in the
campaign to date has been an
II per cent increase in the size
of donations from this same big
business category, Mr.. Duffield
told The Star.
A number of Government offices
also have produced good results.
going over the top on quotas
which are 20 per cent higher than
last years, he pointed out. The
Government unit. with the big
gest quota. is leading the drive
at IS per cent.
But many more 20 per cent in
creases and many new givers, will
be required to put the drive over
the top, the chairman emphasized.
So far, less than 200 of the
1000 bigger f1rms-thoSe with IS
and more employes-have been
credited with complete reports,
Mr.. Duffield said. These are to
be listed in newspaper advertise
ments tomorrow as public recogni-
ton.
Look To Remaining Firms.
Campaign leaders are putting
great hope in the remaining firms.
They also are hoping for a good
performance from the smaller
hrms-some $4,000 of them-which
first got major attention in the
campaign last year and have yet
to be fully canvassed.
Mr.. Duff1eld said that despite
the october l income tax increase
: he has yet to hear any reports Of
refusals from residents who made
Chest donations last year.
F.. He said he would have liked to
see subscriptions pass so per cent
{; instead of merely the halfway
i ! mark by now.
None of us like to see the dras
it takes in this town to put the
drive over" the chairman com.
mented, pointing out that Cleve-
land already has finished raising
nearly Sc million and Richmond
also has gone over the top.
But there's no feeling on our
part that this campaign is going
to fall" he added. We're picking
up now faster than we did last
year at this stage. If the units
could maintain the present tempo.
it would seem we might come very
close to making the goal"
The week of Thanksgiving IS the
target date for the drive, nut Mr..
Duftleld conceded it may have to go
on longer than that Last years.
which sought a smaller goal Of
1891 900. didn't wind up until
after Christmas and even then was
$450,000 short.
Current Pace Slow.
The current drive has been slow
in comparison with the last be-
cause there was no effort this time
to get big business firms to cam
paign early. Last years drive
raised more than 50 million in the
first week, then slackened drasti-
cally.
! Actually, the drive this year just
about matches the pace of two
years ago, according to campaign
officials.
Mr.. Duffield has urged unit Lead
ers to seek complete reports from
all volunteers this week. The pace
OF the drive rests mainly with the
solicitors, since people generally
wait to be asked, he pointed out.
The next general report lunch
con, at 1915 pm. Tuesday in the
Hotel Washington, will be adj
dressed by the Most Rev. Patrick
A. O'Boyle. Archbishop Of WASH
| ington.
/ Meanwhile, a message urging
support for the drive has been
sent to members of the Washing
ton Building Congress by it's presi-
dent, William F. Nelson.
Should we citizens continue to
fail in raising sufficient funds our
selves" the message said in part,
there Is an eminent possibility
that the Federal Government will
take over control of our public
welfare activities"