Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-18
JANUARY Il IS SET
AS CHEST SUNDAY
All Pastors in City Asked to
Call Congregations At.
tention to Drive.

Pastors Of every congregation In
Washington will be asked to observe
Sunday, January n. as Community
Chest Sunday" 1t was announced to-
day. The various ministers have been
asked by those connected with the chest
to cali the attention of their congrega
tions to the importance of making the
extensive welfare movement as repre-
sented in the chest a success
Letters asking this cooperation have
been sent to the Protestant pastors by
DR.. William L. Darby. executive secre-
tary, the Washington Federation of
Churches. Or. Kelly Miller, chairman
of the committee on colored co-ordina-
ton, has issued letter to all the COL
ored pastors of the city The Most Rev.
Michael j. Curley, Archbishop of Bal
timore, has given an unqualified in
dorsefnent to the Community Chest plan
in public utterances over the radio and
will ask the Catholic priests of this city
TO observe Community Chest Sunday"
in some particular
Plans Are Outlined.
Plans for the Community Chest cam
paign, which starts January %, were
outlined at meeting of team captains
and members of the Mid-City division
of the Metropolitan Unit at the City
chairman of this division, outlined
methods of solicitation and the mem
bers present made optimistic predictions
regarding the raising of their portion
of the sl,34S, 348.95 needed to complete
the budget
At a meeting of the special gifts
committee, held at the willard today
John Poole, general campaign chairman,
made an appeal for extra effort on
the part of every worker in this unit,
declaring that upon the success of this
section depends the success of the cam
paign, as 1t is responsible for about
81 per cent OF the contributions re-
CURED
Questions asked at meeting Tuesday
night were answered in letter today
from Elwood Street, director of the
Community Chest.
Overhead, Mr.. Street explained
amounts to about per cent of the
total contributions as compared to is
or 20 per cent which the separate con-
tributiens costs each organization when
collected as individuals.
Basis Is Explained.
Answering the question Upon what
bases are contributions to each mem
her organization based2" Mr.. Street
explained that these are based upon de-
tail and careful budgets studied thor
cughly by the budget committee, of
which Charles j. Bell is chairman. No
item OF expenditure Is authorized unless
it seems wen justified by past experi-
enees of the organization and the needs
of the community.
Regarding guarantees against other
drives, Mr.. Street explained that the
bylaws of the Community Chest guar
artee that no agency of the chest may
appeal to any contributor TO the chest
for funds for current expenses Appeals
for Building funds or endowment may
be made only with the approval Of the
board OF trustees Of the chest.
Vice Chairnaen Announced.
Nine vice chairmen Of the Community
Chest speakers unit" to aid in the work
Of communicating with various local
organizations with view to furnishing
speakers to inform them In detail re-
gafdiig the chest and It's work, were
announced at a previous. meeting by
william @. Sullivan, unit chairman.
They are Joseph A. Btrkhart, Harlan
Weed, william Montgomery, Elwoed p.
Mofey, Dr.. w, L., Darby, Joseph D.
Kaufman, J. B. Shapiro, Eugene CAL
lery and Mrs. Karl Fenf1ing. Mrs. Fen
ming win serve as chairman Of the wofm-
ems section of the speakers unit.
The Community Chest campaign for
funds was heartily and enthusiastical-
ly'' Endorsed by the State Council Of the
knights of Columbus meeting with the
Grand Knights of the various lodges at
the Mayfl0Wer Hotel last night
The Grand knights reported that a
large number of members of the or
gafli2ation had already accepted service
as subscription solicitors, team captains
and speakers in the campaign.
various citizens associations and
other organizations also have Endorsed
the chest and its plans for welfare
indorse 1t, with suitable resolutions. are
the Eurleith Citizens Association and
the American University Park Citizens
Association.