The Washington times., 1925-05-27
.C|NCINNATIO. K,
ON CHEST"
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The plan of. organization also con-
trolls any tendency toward over
Capitalization and to control. by
power rather than by agreement.
and it is theses two dangers which al
ways must be guarded against III
work Of this kind.
! A striking accomplishment in Gin
leinnati has been the education OF
the public not only as to the work
ings OF the Community Chest but
as to the need for social service. A
continuous educational process IS
carried on. II gfver simply gives
his money and is not interested
in the manner Of its use or the re-
suits, not much has been accom-
plished in the way of making this
man assume his share OF commu-
nifty responsibility. And therefore
| special efforts are made to dissem-
mate accurate information as TO
| the kinds of service being given.
| the need for il, the problems which
confront the community and ways
for solving them.
| The average citizen of Cincinnati
| possesses a rather remarkable un-
derstanding OF what is being done
| to elevate standards of living in
| this city. This fact is proven be-
yond challenge by the high per
capita of Gifts. The figures can
mean nothing else. This educa-
| tional process and the possession of a
mutual job had done more to break
down racial. religious and political
prejudice than any other cause or
combination Of causes. 1t never
ceases to be a matter of wonder at
the meetings which are held prior to
campaigns and during them to see
| how Protestant, Catholic and Jew
| plunge into a teamwork job AMI
work side by side toward a common
| result.
The thing works!
| $500 Volunteer Workers.
| What used to seem like an idle
dream, a remote hope, is actually
being realized in this community.
In the recent campaign there were
| $500 volunteer workers of all faiths
and some with no faiths. There
was not a single discordant note in
/ this army OF citizens. There may
not. be many jobs on which they
could work in unanimity, but they
certainly worked harmoniously in
ehis one. and they always have.
The chief aim OF this permanent
III IL.
! is to provide the public with the
requisite weapons for fighting and
eliminating disease, want, suffering,
early death and social failure.
/ Every one knows many of the
causes OF these but not everybody
| knows how to fight them. This
must be a cooperative job. each
citizen furnishing his share OF
money and service. The Com
4 munity Chest in Cincinnati has
| brought about this support and co.
| operation. In one court eleven
| social agencies are assisting in the
solution of cases of desertion, non
support, delinquency, truancy, and
so on. 1t will surprise Washing
| tonians to know that one agency
! in cooperating with the courts, col
/ lects nearly 100000 a year from
men who have left their families.
I This money goes back to the de.
serted wives and mothers. In seven
years more than 81 100, 900 has been
so collected and distributed by the
agency in question, the court stand
ing by with all it's moral and legal
cooperation. There is close CO.
| operation between the private
agencies in the Chest and munici.
pal, county and State agencies sup
ported through taxation. The co.
operative effort in health work
has. strengthened the older agen.
cies and it has been the incentive
back Of the organization of many
new forms of work
In short, the Community Chest
has given Cincinnati what it never
has had beforer a. common voice
through which it may autf1orita.
lively express its needs and desires.
And il has wroIEht almost a
l'miracle in increasi the commun-