The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-03
FUND CANVASS
Will Be fast
and THOROUGH
Army of Community Chest
Workers Is Ready for
Start Friday
PLANS ARE WELL LAID
Chairman Marmon DepIoreS
RumorS Without Basis
That Hurt Drive.

Speed and thoroughness are to
mark the eighth annual campaign
for the indianapolis Community
Fund which opens Friday, If plans
formulated by the campaign ex-
ecutive committee are carried out
along the lines indicated in final
instructions to all workers.
at is up to the public to help the
army of 5000 men and women to
do its job quickly and in a thor
ough manner" said Walter @. Mar
mon, general campaign chairman.
"The city-wide campaign opens
Friday and is scheduled to continue
for ten days." added Marmon.
From reports brought in by the
special gifts committees, at work
for the last week, everyone con-
nected closely with the campaign
is more than optimistic over the
determined spirit on the part of
Indianapolis citizens to make this
campaign complete success.
Moreover, the army of fund
workers is organized highly this
year, and we are out to set a record.
Cooperation of the public is what
we need to put this campaign over
within the ten-day- period, Nov.
Ala"
Interest Is High
Earl Beck, general chairman Of
the employees fellowship, organized
this year, and which is taking an
active part in the campaign, an
nounces "far greater interest in the
thirty-eight social service agencies
supported through the Community
Fund than ever has existed in In
dianapolis before"
Members of the employees fell
lowship will be disappointed keener
If the number of fund subscribers
among those employed in the city's
industrial establishments does not
exceed last years donors In the
same classification by at least so
per cent" Beck said.
One inquiry frequently being re-
ceived at fund headquarters relates
to where subscriptions should be
made. Chairman Marmon an
nounces that the answer 70 this
query is give where you work."
Few Calls at Homes
For the vast number of Indian
apolis women whose chief work is
housekeeping, this means that they
should make their subscriptions at
home when called on by some fund
worker, unless some member of the
family already has made the entire
family donation at his place of en-
ployment.
AS q general rule, says Marmon,
no calls will be made on housekeep-
ers whose husbands work in fac
tories and stores and who are en-
rolled as fund subscribers.
There will be no promiscuous
ringing of doorbells in the cam
paign," Marmon said. 1.-THE army
of fund workers has done its or
ganization work before the drive
and each worker has been furnished
with prospect cards"
Chairman Marmon also spiked the
rumor that workers receive a per-
centage of subscriptions they OBJ
tain.
RumOr Is Spiked
"This is vicious rumor that has
no foundation either in fact or
fancy" said Marmon. I'm this same
category falls the rumor that fund
workers who attend the daily report
luncheons are given free food. On
the contrary. each workers Is asked
to pay his own bill.
Another inquiry we have received
is why don't the wealthy give this
money! The answer is They do
give most of it. Last year the 2ll
largest givers contributed $347, 1903,
more than half the total.
1.-THE Community Fund never W.,
be as large and as helpful o. 1t
should be until every citizen JoSts
in giving in proportion to his means.
We want at least $4,000 givers this
year."