The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-30

The secretary declared that he issuesS a general appeal in behalf of the Con- munity Chest in order that any one con- nected with the board and not yet hay ing contributed might realize what handsome thing it Would be to have hundred percent rolEof subscribers from the board, including active members, as- sociate members, salesmen and office employees. 1 T count it privilege" stated Sec retary Starke, ito speak word for the Community Chest. But it is not so much about it's great humanitarian work; there is another side that needs to be stressed.
 Advice Helps
 .It is true that the Community Chest in it's first year practically supported 33 charities, and those in charge Of these charities testify that they have been able to render more efficient serv- ice on account of being relieved of the necessity of soliciting funds and on ac- count of enjoying at the same time the helpful and business-like advice of those in charge of the Chest.
 Tt is likewise said that in the first year some 30,O00 subscribers raised fund of about $43S, S,OO0, of which 91 per cent was collected. And it Is stated that this fund was collected and ad- ministered at cost of less than cents on the dollar as against the old hap hazard plan where the cost was little more than 30 cents on the dollar. Quotes TennysOn
 'rBut I would sum up the whole charitable feature of this great civic enterprise in the superb words of Ten nyson:
 Love took up the harp of life and
 smote on all it's chords with might; Smote the chord of self that trembling
 passed in music out of sight. ! "It is distinctly of totally different phase of the Community Chest that l wish to speak of. l would drive home the fact that every man, woman and child of this great city stands Tn need of this Chest.
 Chest Symbolic
 The Community Chest is symbol. It is the concrete, tangible, visible ex- pression of community spirit. The spirit of city is of far greater con seuuence than its industrial greatness. Every loyal citizen of Birmingham can, and should, contribute to the upbuild- ing of this community spirit, whose sym bol is the Chest, and whose visible work in this instance is the relief of distress.
 ''We all, rich and poor alike, stand in need of this community spirit to which we can contribute and from which we can in turn receive the manifold bless ing of citizenship in Q city that rallies as one man under the banner of serv- ice to the unfortunate. Let Blrming- ham once see itself acting as unit 1n a noble enterprise of this sort, and we will then have a true demonstration Of ( the real greatness of this city and revelation of it's wonderful community spirit. Such a revelation would be an inspiration to the men and women or Birmingham and would furnish mag nificent object lesson for our younger people and would go far towards build ing worthy heritage to pass on to the next generation.
 Universal Appeal
 "As the symbol then of Birmingham's community spirit this Community Chest should make it's powerful appeal to ev- cry man, woman and child of our city to demonstrate to ourselves and to the world that the true greatness Of blr- mingham consists in it's ability to rally its whole citizenship under one noble purpose-a greatness far beyond that of mere commercial and industrial im- pOrtance.
 ''Let it not be said that any member of the Birmingham Real Estate board any real estate salesman, or any em- ploye of real estate house failed Bir- mingham in this strategic moment. The Community Chest and all that it sym bolizes must be put over in the way it deserves"