Evening star., 1929-01-02
COMMUNITY CHEST
CAMPAIGN READY
Directors Mail Circulars In
forming Citizens of Methods
Adopted in Movement.

Thousands of WashingtonianS re-
ceived by mail today the first printed
"broadside" of the Community Chest
designed to pave the way for the initial
campaign, from January % to February
6, to raise the entire amount of money
needed to finance during this year the
81 social and charitable agencies feder-
ated in the chest.
Between now and the opening of the
annual campaign the directors of the
Community Chest will engage in a
systematic process of informing the
public through this illustrated state
ment concerning the aims and methods
of the chest, together with a complete
list of its member organizations.
Aim of Circular Outlined.
The "broadside" is in the form of a
paper folded to the size of an ordinary
letter, with the first page carrying the
letter head of the Community Chest
and the names of its officers, important
committees and a message over the
facsimile signature of Frederick A.
Delano, president of the Community
Chest. But when opened the sheet is
found to be about. the size of a news
paper page, with typical photographs
grouped across the inside fold, each
telling some characteristic story of a
different group of membership agencies.
On the inner broadside is printed
the list of the 81 member agencies in
whose behalf the appeal is issued, with
a brief description of each and gen.
eral statement, entitled, How the
Community Chest Works" The COM
plete list of the board of trustees of
the chest is printed on the back page
under short statement of the prin-
ciples of the Community Chest, en-
titled, "A Duty to Your CITY,"
Bears Official Emblem.
At the top of the letter page appears
the official emblem of the chest cam
paign, a circle inclosing the slogan,
For Washington's Sake" above and
center in the form of heart imprinted
with the appeal, "Give Once for ST."
The letter itself is addressed to the
prospective Contributor Member" in
the belief that Washingtonians generally
will gladly utilize this federation as the
channel of giving for the 1929 calendar
year.
Attention is called to the scope of the
Community Chest membership, includ-
ing the services of Catholic, Jewish,
Protestant and non-sectarian organiza-
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pie. Suggestion is made in directing
attention to the advantages of the
plan that the list of member agencies
may be used in planning subscriptions
for the current year. The letter f1nally
invites questions as to the work of the
chest or any of its agencies and sug-
gestions as to how the work may be
improved.
Suggestion as to Donations.
With respect to the question of how
much one should contribute under a
budget plan to the Community Chest,
the circular shows a chart giving the
proportionate amount in relation to in
come and the average for each of the
81 agencies.
The suggestion is made that persons
with incomes UP to $1,000 might con-
tribute one days pay, equivalent to
81, which would average z cents for
each agency. Under such a scale the
contributions would range from one-half
of per cent of income up to $1,000 up
to l " per cent for incomes of $1,000.
For incomes up to $500 the con-
tributions would be per cent, or $50,
which would amount to S263 for each