The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-22
The Future of the Drive.

the drive method
plan raising by campaign publicity
solicitation reached its development during the
sustained by official appropriations but considered
the found the drive
the best method the funds the shortest
time, through direct appeal to large numbers of people
the offered from
Pulpits available the heaters full
public meetings for other accepted the appeal the
columns of free reading and the children
sance directly helping the by backing up those
agencies sustaining morale and giving comforts
soldiers.
emergency passed appears
become established OF national institutions Churches
charities and hanthropc aims of kind have adopted this
method of raising abandoning the
venon and the modern idea raising
funds
Conducting drives has become specialized business though
who them Professional promoters
the Details outline the methods be followed the list
OF prospective and supervise the solicitation by
workers They work commission basis generally
per o. mount
might there existence
elsewhere lists OF and citizens who be
depended contribute worthy object properly
preached The INSCRIPTIONS who Aoated
charities which have been called them by the
title sucker" lists They constituted the stock trade
And these good folks who share willingly their worlds
hardly suckers Rather faith
the personal equation and the honesty Of those who solicit them
Invariably they have passing acquaintance with those who appeal
pocket satisfying they
with worthy objects They perceive the professional
The public contributed willingly dollars without
questioning how where the There n
reaction tendency inquire
need imperative detailed idea how the
to be expended
1t may be taken for granted that comprehensive and wead
overlook possible and thus schools
have be included the list OF prospective contributors
What constitutes legitimate appeal to an adult however might
easily be changed in the mind OF child The teachers
voice carries with authority the pupil what might be intended
for merely request becomes command For that there
be solid the practice OF soliciting funds
classroom.
The obliged
Recently the Chicago theatrical voted that the
could not be used appeal for contendng,
% that patrons to be amused and that compel them
listen o financial pesdings unfair
Thus it appears by their ZEAL those
alternating potential OF that might properly reached
drives commemorate and the Willingness OF the public
them perhaps juhe the method IT, in
the they will have nobody blame but
should the public by Withholding
OId-fashiOned and less spectacular customs.
This the red tape, but kind
1t blessed give than receive. costly
The problem high giving how to meet it.
the white collar emblem high salaries Now is
overall.
You can't shopping early you still do
early shopping
year. somehow they seem
longest the children.
"
What is going replace the popular January pame of
climbing on the water wagon?
Noah had a peaceful family 2,4s B. c. than that
which departed on the ark yesterday.
The corrected enumeration of the police Washington
should read, 45Sp42S residents, citizens
This the of year when family knows father wears
gloves and slippers but few recall his
They used the road wealth paved with whisky
but would be hard convince the bootegg there's
the our D. c. drivers bear
mind is also the of safety traffic law will slow
them
Stripped Of the camouhage appears that Mr.
Dempsey demands the day. year. no
time and s2soooo salary.
Mr. Bueous department has been roundy criticised but the
early indications that will be heavily
Claus than everb before
Gov Gardner of Missouri sends President 2spound
ham and with SIo somebody
could supply the running -..-..