Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-11-20 | Page 13 | Mercy Chest Appeal Soars Past Halfway

MERCY CHEST APPEAL SOARS PAST HALFWAY Subscriptions Reach as Goal Draws Near Community Chest volunteer campaign campaign campaign cam cam- workers Wednesday passed the halfway halway mark by a goodly margin margin margin mar mar- gin as they progressed steadily toward the eleventh annual chest appeal goal of with re reported reported reported re- re ported contributions of ot for forthe forthe forthe the last 24 U hours Subscriptions made since the last report meeting Tuesday noon brought Drought the gran grani total contributed by Salt Lake City firms and Individuals Individuals Indi Indi- and town out concerns with branches here to the mark Campaign leaders were hopeful Wednesday that the usual last minute influx of contributions will vill swell the totals to the campaign quota before Thursday night Chest executives and appeal hea heads and workers based their expectations lions for a successful conclusion of ot the 1935 campaign on the fact that more than 90 00 per cent of the subscriptions subscriptions subscriptions sub sub- thus thug far Car made are at least 11 per cent above the he gifts of the same subscribers last ast year They also pointed out that more contributors tors among and other groups are arc being reported in the subscriptions received Depends on Workers It is only a matter of oC reaching prospective subscribers and getting their contributions reported to headquarters headquarters headquarters head head- quarters said Campaign ChaIrman Chairman Chairman Chair Chair- E. E A. A man West There is no question as to the ultimate success of the appeal It depends entirely upon the workers The people of Salt Sail Lake City are more favorable to the chest and its supported welfare wel fare tare agencies than ever before but they must be contacted before contributions contributions contributions con con- arc are made As an example of the readiness and willingness of the people t to support the Community Chest campaign campaign campaign cam cam- leaders cited the increased contributions of the public schools this year Reports filed by the tho school group of ot the public division showed that school executives executives executives tives teachers and students had subscribed an increase of more than 11 per cent over J lust last t year and nd in excess of the schools schools' quota of ot Go Over Top The schools in oversubscribing their quota were the second group to go over tb the top during the current current current cur cur- rent campaign The first was the cafes afes group of ot the commercial division division divi divi- sion zion headed by Mrs R. R Kletting as M chairman The third to exceed its quota was the group led by Simon Frank as chairman It included women's and mens men's wearing apparel stores They exceeded their quota by 76 Vest West high school students brought their school contributions to the Tuesday report meeting in a huge chest Students there exceeded their quota of a penny a pupiL Student representatives of the Judge Memorial school St St. Mary of Wasatch the-Wasatch and Rowland Hall made individual reports for tor their institutions All exceeded their quotas The industrial division still sUll led major campaign units with total subscriptions procured to date of The public service division division division divi divi- sion came second with the women's section of the business division third with the themen's themen's mens men's section of the business division division divi divi- sion slon fourth with the public division fifth with and the commercial division sixth with