Evening star., 1915-01-16
Walter C. Clephane Thinks
Central Body Would Prove
More Economical.
LARGE PORTION OF MONEY
SAVED IN THE COLLECTION
Tells Federation of Women's Clubs
That Half Million Dollars Is Given
Annually Here.

A round half-million dollars annually
to local charities Is the contribution of
people Of the District Of Columbia, ac-
cording to the belief of Walter c. Gle
phane, secretary Of the charities in
dorsement committee. who spoke this
morning at the Public Library before
ems Clubs held in the interests of Dis
trict charities. Mrs. Ellis Logan pre-
sided.
THE money that is contributed to
the Associated Charities Is not all that
District people contribute to charity"
declared Mr.. Clephane. 'In private
charities citizens of the District con-
trtbuted theastonishing sum of $372, 1856
during the year 1914. This did not in
clude charity dispensed by church. 1t
Is safe to say that annually District
people contribute 100000 to local
charity.
Makes Favorable Comparison.
"washington is said to be apoor city,
continued the speaker. TT is. But
then one should realize that the city of
Cleveland only made up an annual
budget Of half a million dollars"
Mr.. Clephane advocated budget
made by some central body for this
city in the dispensing of charity. He
declared that large part of the money
spent in collecting it. and that he be-
lieved budget made by a central
body would save a large part of this
expense and thus allow the money
saved to be expended as charity, it's
true end.
Walter s. Ufford's Remarks.
Washington, this great. splendid city
of ours. needs only be told of tho local
need for the people to be aroused to
the reality in our midst and come to
our assistance" said Walter S. Ufford
of the Associated Charities. striking
the keynote of the mornings appeal
of the various speakers representing
different local charitable institutions
that were to follow. Mr.. Ufford. while
glad of the charitable aid which is 60
ing abroad to the nations at war. in
sisted that local needs should be cared
for as well.
THE after effects of this horrible.
horrible war" he declared, ARE going
to be stunted childhood, families swept
Off their feet, crippled men. widows,
coming generations to carry. 1t is
these things that are going to pull
down character. We shall not live to
see the end Of this horrible devasta-
tion.
1--WE do not begrudge a dollar that
goes abroad. But we must face the
reality here as well as try to visualize
it abroad. The problem of the con-
servation of character is the same
here. Our purpose is to build back
into the lives of those We strive to
help"
Mrs. Logan's Community Barrel.
A scheme to let the 1000 women of
the federation actively contribute to
local charity day by day was made
public this morning by Mrs. Logan.
Her idea is to have a barrel in each
market in the city wherein marketers
can place a pound or SO Of some COM
modify each marketing day. When the
housekeepers buy something for their
own home, Mrs. Logan would have
them buy a pound extra and place 1t in
the community barrel. This Is a new
plan, and one which Mrs. Logan hopes
will be eagerly accepted and used by
the women Of the federation.
Miss ]. P. S. Neigh of Neighborhood
House outlined the scope and activities
Of that Institution. Others who spoke
included Miss Lydia Burklin of Friend
ship House, Miss Dorothy Mueller Of
Noel House, Miss Wheeler of the Diet
Kitchen and Mrs. Harriet v. Monroe of
the Gospel Mission.