Evening star., 1924-11-22
FUND-SOL|C|T|NG
CURB IS SOUGHT
Commissioners Asked to Act
to Halt Unscrupulous
Collectors.

Believing there are organizations
and individuals in the District ap-
pealing to the public throughout the
year for charitable purposes whose
activities should have the scrutiny
of Government officials, the Endorse
ment Committee of Welfare Organi-
cations yesterday recommended to
Commissioner Rudolph that as a pub
lie safeguard. no street soliciting of
any kind whatever should be per-
mitted in the District of Columbia
The recommendation was in the
form of a letter sent by Charles j.
Columbus, secretary, at the direction
of the endorsement committee. Your
committee" said the letter, els of
opinion that the worthy charities that
will be named in it's report about to
be issued should have the undivided
support of the entire community. In
all instances these orga nizations have
met the full requirements of the
committee.
TT is our belief that there are
other organizations and individuals
who are appealing to the public
throughout the year whose activities
should have the scrutiny of Govern
ment officials. AS a further public
safeguard no street soliciting of any
kind whatsoever should be permitted
in the District of Columbia.
Must Bar All Groups.
Your committee has been ad-
vfsed by counsel that it would be
impossible to grant such an approval
to some organization and deny it to
others.
Refusing permission for all street
solicitation would be the means of
protecting the public against the un-
cnr in, ne
charity.
1.-The present holiday period Is a
particularly fruitful time for indulg-
ing in sharp practices in the name OF
charity. The public should be par
ticularly careful to know that the
individual to whom it gives money
or goods is the proper person to re-
ceive the same.
The list of approved charities will
be submitted to the Commissioners
within a week, the letter said, and
at is suggested that copies thereof
be supplied the Police Department for
enforcement"
The Endorsement committee met
Yesterday afternoon in the board
room and was in session for more
than two hours. The endorsement
committee is preparing the final re-
port for the new year OF the COM
mittee named by the Commissioners
to approve worthy charities in the
District. Copies of the list of ap-
proved charities may be obtained at
the offices of the following organiza-
tions: Board of Trade, Chamber OF
Commerce, Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association, Rotary Club, City
Club, Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations, Kiwanis Club, "omen's City
Club, Twentieth Century Club, Lions
Club, Cosmopolitan Club and Civitan
Club. The approved charities also
will be listed in the telephone direc-
tory under the heading of charitable
institutions and Organizations"
NJ A. Leese, former chairman Of
the committee, presided in the alb
sence of Chairman Frank r. Jelleff.
The membership of the Endorsement
committee follows:
Mr.. Jelleff, chairman; Mr.. Columbus,
secretary; Mr.. Leese, James T. Lloyd,
Edward Stafford, Ralph Lee, Mrs. Sea-
ton Schroeder. E. C. Graham, Miss
Mary O'Toole, Fred S. Lincoln,
Charles Darr, G. H. Winslow, J. C.
Wineman, Allan Davis, L. A. Simon.
Charles Clagett, Dr. William J. Kirby
Miss Mabel Boardman, Henry Franc,
Mrs. Albert Bushnell, Mrs. William E.
Chamberlain, c. J. Stockman, P. F.
Brandstedt, c. F. Donohoe, 1. L. Cold
helm, C. F. Hood and Mrs. Lyman B.
Swormstedt.