Evening star., 1924-04-18
$17,152 is NEEDED
TO COMPLETE FUND
4,543 Persons Have Responded to
Easter Appeal Sponsored by
Associated Charities.

With but two days remaining to
Easter morning the Associated Char
titles and Citizens Relief Association
find themselves with scarcely three
fourths of their budget requirements
of s55, 900, and with less than one
half Of the number of contributors,
whom they are seeking as partners in
their family welfare work. Since their
Easter campaign opened eight days
ago, on Thursday, April 10, the num-
Der of contributions received up to
noon today has been 1,1o6. This brings
the total from 3.437 contributions
the number received during the first
six months of these societies present
fiscal year-up to the present number
Of 4.543. This latter number includes
140 responses received within the pas t
twenty-four hours. Contributions to
date now total S37.s4S. This leaves a
balance yet to be raised of S1T,152, or
a little more than one-fourth of their
required budget.
The number received from the various
sponsored letters from the % different
professional and business groups totaled
today 234, who have contribute ST.
54S.50. These group responses range
from one contribution up to rs. -Four
groups are represented with 1 sub
scription each, five with 2 subscrip-
tions. three with 3 each, one with 4,
one with 5. one with and two with
Z. The druggists and bankers each
have 9 contributions to their credit
during the campaign, the dentists 81,
the physicians 2S, the real estate men
40 and the lawyers rs. The real es-
tate men passed the physicians this
tion representing IA subscriptions
turned in by the sponsor of the group,
Harry X. Boss. The figures given do
not include Individual subscriptions
bers of, these business and profession
al occupations before the campaign
started. These also will be added and
duly credited when the results are
finally tabulated.
First Letter Campaign.
so far as known this is the first
attempt to interest these different
letter sponsored by leading repre-
sentatives. AS specifically stated in
the letters which these sponsors have
sent out to their respective groups
one of the purpo SeS has been to save
the time of busy men by avoiding
asking them to serve upon teams and
also the time which might otherwise
have been consumed in personal in
terviewS Whether the final results
of this method of appeal will meet
it remains to be demonstrated. Ger
tainly a goodly number of new work =
ing partners have been enlisted in
the support Of the community wide
efforts of these family welfare agen-
cies to meet the responsibilities which
they are trying to cope with daily.
Tt should be remembered that the
two organizations are city-wide, non
sectarian. dealing with applicants ir-
respective of race or creed. The
Citizens Relief Association, which is
solely a relief fund, is directed by a
board of managers appointed by the
Commissioners of the District This
fund is disbursed without cost to the
association by the visitors of the
Associated Charities. 1t is the Asso-
ciated Charities, through its organiza-
tion, which stands responsible for the
personal service work Of family re-
Mobilization and the mending of
broken homes The funds of both
organizations are raised by a finance
committee representing them jointly,
of which Milton e. Allies is chairman
and Ord Preston, 1922 11th street
northwest, is treasurer.
Special Campaign Committee.
The Associated Charities has a spe-
cial Easter campaign committee
which co-operates with Mr.. Allies and
Mr.. Preston annually at this time of
year. Each organisation has it's own
separate treasurer, John Joy Edison
being treasurer of the Associated
Charities and William J. F1ather
treasurer. of the Citizens Relief AS
sociation., One may send contribu-
tions to each treasurer at the Social
Service House, 1922 11th street north
west, or through the joint finance
comm ittee, of which Mr. Preston IS
treasurer, to be distributed between
the two organizations according to
their respective needs.