Evening star., 1923-02-07

Sure enough that was just the
way it turned out.
A small committee was appointed
IN September TO handle this publicity
work, the newspapers of the city
We're called in to cooperate and
every force started rolling that could
help in the work. Through the press.
by posters, by cards on street cars
thing smacking of the sensation, Mr..
Harris went about his work At the
same time Mr.. Dohrmann began
working up the necessary business
end OF the work. Telling 100000
persons about something, convincing
them and then getting their free
offerings was Il big job, but they
are used to doing big jobs out there
Look how they built UP the city
after the great fire.
Great Mass Meeting Called.
great mass meeting of the coun-
Gil was called and the whole propo-
sition placed on the table for the
appeal was made for money at that
time. The best men in town. some
or whom had refused. to join in shoe
leather campaigns and drives. as
they call them there. eagerly well
coined this new sort of appeal, that
aimed 10 do what ought to be done
and get what ought to be given, do
II once, get the money once, and then
let up for a year.
Being appealed ITO just once. in
stead of 100 times year-and more
appealed with mighty appeal.
Went Over Big.
Well, it went over big. And it
only took ten days, as stated, just
ten days. and today San Francisco
sits pretty" by the Golden Gate, with
her organized charities all cared for
according to their own budgets. No
worry month by month how it is
going to care for its needy. its help
less, it's suffering. No longer does
IL San Francisco hospital doing free
work have to bother about funds
For on the 1st of every month the
Community Chest. Inc. sends each
organization a check for its monthly
needs
Council Continues Work.
And the Council of Social and Health
agencies continues as of old 1t must
continue, according to the two San
Francisco men here, fer the purpose
of regulating and increasing the effi-
cheney of the member agencies and
extending their activities.
What is the community chesto What
Will the community chest do?
Here is the way the San Francisco
community chest answered those
questions:
questions Are Answered.
THE community chest is a fund to
which the public contributes once a
year what 1T desires to give for char
ity, relief and welfare work.
The community chest fund will
be distributed among institutions and
agencies of the city to bring relief TO
the n .edy, comfort to the sick, en-
couragement to the despairing. aid to
dependent children and good infiu-
ences into the lives of growing boys
and girls.
The community chest will develop
throughout the entire community CO.
operation between the public and the
relief work of the city.
Not an Experiment..
""The community chest will develop
pertinent. 1t has been established
with success in nearly 100 American
cities, gaining in its achievements and
growing in the regard of the public
where it has been introduced. san
Francisco can benefit by the expert
ence of all other cities.
THE community chest, by one uni
fed civic effort eliminates the many
drives, tag days and other sporadic
campaigns. ending the waste of effort
and energy, and reducing the cost or
collecting funds.
",The community chest spreads the
burden-it multiplies the number of
contributors to welfare work from
TWO TO ten IlltleS. HAT d
public sympathy more widely aroused
to and concerned with community
problems Every one adds his might
to the widows mite.
Guards Charity.
1.-THE community chest guards char
ity by focusing attention on worthy
organizations, protects the public
from impositions and avoids waste of
the individuals philanthropy fund.
"The community chest unites char
ity and welfare work. It's appeal is
not merely to relieve a physical,
moral or financial distress, but, while
giving that relief, to put the indi-
vidual back on his feet physically
sound, morally encouraged or self
supporting, as the need may be. These
functions are performed by the vari-
Gus agencies correlated and coop
Grating in the community chest
"The community chest insures JUS
tice-like an alI-comprehensiye scale.
the community chest estimates the
worth of each agency, balances values
with budgets, gives each agency a
lust share and then weighs our obli-
cations fairly. 1t insures a square
deal for everybody. 1t makes sure
that worthy organizations will be
supported and that wasted effort will
be eliminated.
"The community chest will free the
governing bodies of the different re-
lief and welfare agencies from the
harassment of financial worry, and
leave" them more time to increase
their merciful efficiency"