The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-10-17
A PAINLESS TOUCH

DENSACOLA is going to put her charity house
meeting held last week of representative and
from practically all civic charitable groups the city
effect organization that proposes
call its Cooperative Charities The explained at that
meeting community work far possible
WITHOUT INFRINGING UPON THE RIGHTS OF CONST1
TUENT ORGANIZATIONS.
The cooperative idea in charity is 1t is being adopt
many cities Cleveland the birthplace of the plan, it
known the Community Chest. Cincinnati Council
of Social Agencies Detroit the Community Fund BY other
name it accomplishes the good results.
In the first place good proposition. That is
why Chambers of Commerce Rotary and Kwanis clubs back
Business recognize the fact that charity has become bust
should be busnesse way phian-
ropc organizations for because they know they get
and for their when raised and handled by
business methods Every and child who has su
cred the endless drives of every city for because
drive They all for because everyone is getting their
moneys Detroit and Cleveland figures compiled
period of several that the cost of raising and
administering the fund has exceeded Of the total
raised.
Here and there opposition by those who wish
charitable the individual groups merged"
Their protest is without leg stand They simply do not
cooperative plan anything
from the individual organizations which compose except the
work of raising and administering the MONEY Each organiza
on has its the general council committee which
puts into effect the decisions of the council The executive
mee usually empowered employ executive secretary
whose business direct campaigns stop all leaks in the fl
nanca barrel and keep touch with the work of the
groups to advise and recommend necessary And they are
usually grateful for the experienced advice Their special
charitable work on just the it always hasunder
home rule.
only people who object are those make
% their avocaton They enjoy the role of ang But charity
has taken another The person whom charity
puts head he tries to build instead of tear down. he
works to make men not paupers.
The business and look at from the angle of the
accounting They know that large raised
each They know that each drive costs almost much
the big drive They know that there is considerable dupca
ton Of expenditure in the administration of that They
know that there must be duplication of aid where there check
The loss of effort the the excessive overhead make them
more or less sceptica.
Then consider the people who the business Of charity
for business Nobody likes to ask for These
that their work essential to the city, But
there many folks who look at it in that They
another touchso much into the bung
hole And their cynical attitude reflected in their reception of
the soicitormuch that discomfort It should
be put higher plane than begging.
Contrary the contention raised by
the drive method than by the old hit and miss system There
will be who prefer make their contributions to specific
funds But the number small and smaller each In
n1uny against under the old system. In Cleve
than capita On that basis estimate what the budget
would be for Pensacola.
finally why the people generally for it? First and
foremost drive appeals Then fellow figure how
afford charity this Consider
Comes appeal You want to give But think
be other drives land knows how I'd better hold
bit this Perhaps the drives don't fast and furi
they did last year and haven't much
Perhaps and you have exceed what
permits orreuse good Everyone has
Of budget which they must respect Make it possible
charity down definite item in the budget and nine
the will 0e larger and the touch will have
been made practically painless.