Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-05
ASK 10000 DONORS
T0BACK CHARITIES
Statement in Explanation of
Need for $55, 900 Sought
by Organization.

Efforts of a special committee which
is cooperating with Milton E. Allies.
chairman of the joint finance commit
tee of the Associated Charities and
the Citizens Relief Association, and
Howard S. Reside, treasurer, in rails
ing the $4,000 needed by the or
ganization were explained today, in a
statement by William j. Flather, jr,
chairman.
This special committee was organ
lied three years ago with three mem
bers-Newbold Noyes, Charles C.
Glover, jr., and Coleman Jennings.
Mr.. Noyes was chairman for the first
two years. This year the committee
was enlarged by adding to 1t six other
members of the board Of managers Of
the Associated Charities These are
Dwight Clark. Franklin II. Elise, Ar
thur HELEN. L. Lee Jones. James NJ.
Johnston. jr.; r. II. Wilmer. and Mr..
Flather as chairman.
I'VE want to do two things during
this Easter campaign: First, tell the
people of Washington what the work
of these Associated Charities means,
and, secondly, to persuade 10000 Of
them to back it up with their gifts"
the statement says. 1--WE Of the COM
mittee are not in this work for fun.
1t is a serious business.
I'VE have been drafted to under
take it, We did not seek the job,
but the job was laid on us by the
board of managers, of which we are
only a part. If we fail. somebody
but many persons. For if we don't
get the sum necessary to carry along
this work families that are looking
to us for help are either going to be
broken apart or else they will be
turned loose upon the community to
make their own appeal.
washington expects somebody to
see that folks who are in genuine
trouble are helped out of it. The
particular job of the Associated
Charities is to maintain. the morale
of families threatened to the break
ing point by lack of resources, when
sickness, unemployment or other mis-
fortune occurs. Now let every one
of us who has had a good job this
past winter and a fair degree of good
health and happy family surround
ings just remember the other fellow
who has not been SO fortunate.
Principle of Action.
'In its work of holding families to-
gether the first principle Of action
with the Associated Charities is to
help these families to help themselves.
It's a ladder. not a crutch, that we
give them. There are some people
we can't help. But even these are
given the Denent or the doubt until
it is proved by actual trial that we
are getting nowhere. that the money
being spent either in service or relief
is being wasted. But the folks that
will respond, to the extent of their
ability, to the efforts made in their
behalf. these are the ones really help
able.
Charity work today. like every
thing that is worth while, has to be
reduced to system and efficiency, else
it does more harm than good. The
social worker of today is one who has
chosen her profession for life work
and has prepared herself for the call
ing. She is d student of economics.
psychology and social institutions.
She is doing a delicate piece of work
in trying to get people out Of trouble.
She deserves the sympathy and sup
port of every right-minded citizen in
terested in seeing the neglected be-
friended and the poor gotten out of
their poverty.
Contributions may be left at my
office. 1877 18th street northwest, or
sent direct to the treasurer, Howard
S. Reside. 923 H street northwest"