The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-08
FUND STILL is
SHORT OF COAL
Total S230,000 Less Than
the Required Sum


s.l,lrr ON hundreds OF people
s.ch dsy 90 get pledges for the
Al charitable and welfare orrant
..,,a.s In the Community FUND,
total pledgrs up to Friday noon
unxs seso. 600 short Of the re-
sulrsd total Of SssS.ooo.
.1lsnt give up. because II we
A not stick ON this Job until We
90 ,he money there win be
s.,uIne suffering Ia Seattle this
r,ntrr.- pleaded u. I. skinner.
:, the workers. Friday noon. lie
..,hiue.l tiiat the total Of S1es..
An, which must be raised h a rc-
,s,esien Of % pee cent from the
- orure asked tor BY the 81
.r.nries when they put Ian their
budgets months ago.
..rhnx you So" he said. that
-. ha,N cut their estimates 70 tho
.,solute minimum. There arc going
- he hungry Children and dcspond.
"a, men and women In Seattle II
.o,ra cltix~ns DO not stay on this
..llciting Job until We SIT the
money.
other speakers depiored the ncces-
Adv ~ volunteer solicitors having 70
- gu, after the money pr, NJ. A.
Mathews who spolNe. said that no
s.,r.rrspeetinx citizen could Ehrug
his shouiaers and SAY that the poor
~.ere somebody eise's lookout 'oue
thing this campaign will Do win he
~ smoke cut the roai citizens from
those who just eat sleep and draw
their pay here" he said. What peo.
ule give and who gives \ accurately
eompled IN form for your solicitors
"a stuay. Tte Subscribers hstdSc or
rscelpt or the window stickcr ought
~ h. a ,est q citizenship and good.
ness A man who gives 70 per cen
At What he ought 70 give and then
,.ses that a. a shield against any
a.txs charitable donations tn a
.laeksr. = gutter and = piker. Don't
h. ashamed 70 ask man Tor a sub
Hrfufion Tor 81 NHAfAtANHa Nte~Ns
tons II he says be won't give 10
ere particular agency make him give
~ the other 80, because he cnn
N-r.x<nafe where his money n 20 so
,snaer the Community Fund plan"
Hundreds ef subscriptions arr
being turned in by the women
wcrs,inx under the direction Of
:. n. Asia In the booths placed
oa downtown corners. iD the
hanks and other strategic points
IA the business district The
Subscriptions Of those who gave
lat year ard are again making
subscriptions at the booths and
thru Che solicitors are beinE
ehceks-i against previous sub
-rripsis n~ bscasfse Z those In
charge Of the campaign feel
thst M 1891 subscriber should
give iess this year because there
are q larger number OF agen-
e,<s being taken care 81 this timo
and this drive !. for funds for n
prsod Of IL months. while the
one IN 1891 financed the organh
xafion cssly 10 months.
People In the booths find that day
iaoorer. In many cases are giving
one days pay while clerks and those
on a salary basis pledge from l 70 2
pr cent Of their annual salary. A
warsearner walked to the booth at
Second and Union Friday aud said;
Last winter when | was without
work and my family was In sore
struts the Social Welfare league. one
Of the organizations In the Fund.
heiped as out. They got mo job
and since then got better one.
and Ne are getting along until our
debts are about paid Here's looking
At you.- lie laid three 81 bills on
the counter.
Chairman Otto Kegci renewed his
appeal Friday for people 10 mali or
bring their subscriptions to head
quarters. 3gez White building up
and down the coast they are watch.
Ing 70 see n Seattle Ia going to fan
DOWN on this fund. Accurate busl-
rsss surveys show that there in much
more money here today. wages are
better. work II more plentiful than a
year ago and there should be little
trouble II the public would only re-
spond and not wait for solicitors TO
raise this money. II IL unthinkable
that Seattle citizens are going TO en-
ny their Christmas knowing that
they have not done something to
varts financing the needs o. these
u organizations. They arc not CIV
ing anything 10 the fund, but they
are giving 10 81 agencies. Remem.
Der that whom you give SO you are
only giving 20 cents a year TO each
Of the worthy organizations In the
fund
Several speakers at the noon
day meeting urged that list Of
those who subscribed Last year
and who have not subscribed
this year be- printed nj the con
esusion Of this drive and fur
nished representatives Of the 81
agencies 70 that they could be
solicited by a. many Of the or.
CARNATIONS as wish to send rep
resentatiyes In an effort 10 bring
Their receipts up 10 what they
have rot IA have