Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-22
BIG JUMP EXPECTED
IN WELFARE TOTAL
First Reports Of Subscriptions
Since Friday Are Made at
Luncheon Today
"QUAKER GIRLS" APPEAL

Nt'lGS M I GNL
Meeting at MONDAY luncheon in the
Bellevue. Stratford. Welfare Federation
camnn:gn leaders and workers showed
Hor" enthusiasm than over in their drive
for $1,000, 900 for tho coming year.
when all reports arc finally in TODAY.
h!C jump in the t0ta' Is expected
Reports n Subscriptions that have been
| collected since Friday were made at the
! !uNchoon.
Sine" Friday 'ho workers have been
making over effort 70 nut "across"
their plea for the charitable orzani-
zationS. even moro than when the cam.
paign first opened.
| Since Friday a hoUso.to house call
yas~ has boon opened, many Of the
city s Industrial leaders have been writ.
| ton down in the Fodcration's books as
subscribers, big industries have con.
/ trthutod their sharc-all to swell the
toto' of S1.320 900
Expect Big Report
| What tn" sum to he reported today
| Is no one has any idea. but that il IS
( larger than nny previously announced
! IS generally conceded by those in charge
| Of the campaign. The "thermomctcr"
| OF subscriptions az Broad and Chestnut
| streets is expected n make n high and
rand climb this afternoon.
There is little doubt the campaign
for 81 .0OO. 600 will 60 over the goal
sought when the Inst call is made for
money to aid Philadelphia $ poor. sick.
needy and homeless. SO with that
! thought in mind. II is predicted the
Subscriptions obtained by teams work
ing strenuously since Friday, will total
almost million dollars.
Expect Strengthening Lift
That will give the Federation
strcngthcning lift In the drive for funds
and put more heart in its efforts to
reach the goal SO that the last day may
BE- made the record one of the cam
pagn and bring in the unlucstioned an
Swer to the Welfare cry, "Onc Call.
One Heart. One An"wer.'
Girls in Quahcr Garb are making 4
picturesque appeal in the closing hours
OF th" campaign.
Dressed as "Lctit!a Penn in gray
costumes, with attractive poke bonncts.
whit" ace aprons and wearing long
tingprlcss mittcns, 200 young women
will BE- conspicuous campa!sners today
IN banks. hotels. railroad terminals, Of
fec buildings and other central city
points.
Each girl carries yardstick to which
she will point, inquirinG of passersby,
"IIavc You Measured Up?"
If "Lct.tia Penn" finds the yard
sticks. fGuratively applied as the
GOldon Rule, measures truc. sh" will
offer the pcdc'trian Federation pie &c
card 50 that no person will lack the
opportunity Of contributing personally
70 the Federation fund.
House to- house canrassers TOOK the
field for the Federation in Germantown
and Chestnut Hill yesterday. They will
visit other sections OF the C'ty today,
bringing the Fcdcrations S message into
each home they visit.
Team Workers in Race
4 new spirit Of "iyalry has man
Tested itSolf among the team workers
during the last few days, and each cap
tain is straining every "N0rt TO gain
rirst position. Last night William FL
kins tenn headed tho team list wCh
a subscription total ot SN4,34S. Charles
:. Wesley s, team was No. = and j. 5.
G.. Harvry's team was No. ;, with
contribution totals Of $500 and
S44.54G, respectively. Mrs Edward
Bcnsons tcam and that Of George
Wharton Pepper are running close
race for fourth place, While !. Nl!llamS
Roberts is close behind.
Prominent philaGclphians gave th"!r
views yes; erduy on the Federation : !
aims, as follows: !
w. W. .tttrrbvry -"Thn work Of
this Federation cXronls int, every sec.
tiCn Of the &ty and its cnvrons and in
cludes a large proportion Of welfare
agrrci", maintained for -" DoneNt OF
every race, color and creed. No more |
worthy naIl could be mad" upon tn"
generosity Of the pcopl" Of Philndcl-
lLIa.
Ella \. Gimbol Il indorse the
splendid campaign Of the Welfare Fed !
zion. Its aims are 80 worthy and |
the idea Of federated service Is 20 sound |
that an sure the One Gail. One |
Heart. One Answer appeal viii find |
GbIndau~ and sympathetic response
from our citizens.
Leonard II. KInnard--"!' "!'hcrc can bc
no question that thc Welfare Fed
cratiou's unI"rtHking is logical anil
timely. Til, responsive rally to its an-
tompiiShmcnt should hc guaranteed by
The appreciation, which cannot fail to
Lc impr -scd on tho l"oplc of PhiiN.
phia. that the splendid charitahIc in.ti-
tUrions II the city are but the peoples
] ",p.ng hand held out in sympathetic
rcthcrhood h. thc poor. the SILK, 10
the litrlr waits mad rrirplos, the IN.
Fortunate and H." needy.
j.. r Str'c~Lul% - sincerely be-
linle in tnv priurl?lc- e n" Welfare
AMI ! siu0r"'@ hope tlat
H." mcu trd women f pL .adclphia
Y, IL g.yn il their SurDolI.'
Norton J." Sholicuburg--"Thr proj-
-rt 10 Tolerate. rs far AS possible. tAa