Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-29
GIFTS OF S58,617
PLEDGED AS CHEST
CAMPAIGN STARTS
General Solicitation for
$1,343,348 Opened by
1000 Workers.
FINAL INSTRUCTIONS
RECEIVED AT BANQUET
Second Largest Affair Ever Held
at the Mayfower Attended
by 1852 Persons.

With more than third of the ST.
343, ,348 93 needed for the Forthcoming
year already in hand, 1000 workers
for the Washington Community Chest
this morning launched the general So
licitation campaign to complete the
fund This intensive drive will end
February 6.
The total raised early today was
$538,6l7, reported by the special gifts
committee, Robert v. Fleming, chair
man.
In what proved to be the second
largest banquet ever held in the Hotel
Mayfiower, 1852 persons, including
chest officers, divisional leaders, team
captains and workers, gathered last
night for final instructions on how
to proceed in the actual soliciting of
funds, and were encouraged to go
forth to put over successfully Wash
ington's greatest welfare campaign"
Work Goes Forward.
So, with For Washington's Sake"
as their slogan, the workers went for
ward today determined that little chill
dren in need of medical attention,
those whose infirmities of age have
rendered them poverty stricken and
others who have met with some of life's
misfortunes, will be given proper care.
This Is only possible, the workers re-
aliZe, with all 81 member agencies
No 1ftiAn wi
ETY. of welfare ork-functioning prop
erly. And, to function properly. they
must have funds as named in the
quotas apportioned by the chest budget
committee,
The unparalleled cooperation of the
citizens OF Washington to make the
campaign success was to be seen at
the dinner last night, where all creeds
gave expression to the worthineSs of the
cause as represented in the campaign,
at the same time emphasizing business
like methods represented in the cam
paign.
Senator Couzens of Michigan, one of
the principal speakers, declared Civ
ing scientifically is the proper way to
give" and said it, is the duty of the
workers in the campaign to arouse the
consciousness of the citizens" toward
ers' judges, but our brothers keepers. -
Says Washington Is Leader.
Allen T. Burns executive director of
the Association of Community Chests
and Councils, New York City. said the
Nation is used to looking to Washing
ton for leadership and predicted that
the success of the Community Chest in
Washington will govern largely the sue
cess to be met by other Community
Chests throughout the country THE
chest promotes better community, a
better unity of humanity and a greater
solidarity" he said.
Frederic A. Delano, president of the
Washington Community Chest, in a
brief address. declared that today is a
time of Standardization, but that there
is no Standardization in human nature
Because of this, he said it becomes the
duty of the more fortunate to help the
less fortunate.
Bishop John Mcnamara, Auxiliary
Bishop of Baltimore, declared the cause
of the chest is one that calls for the
''noblest efforts"
Coming in some time after the speak
ing started, having been delayed be-
cause of attending a meeting of his own
group at the Phyllis Wheatley Branch
of the Y. W. c. A., DIR. Kelly Miller,
chairman of the committee on colored
coordination, was received enthusiast
tlcally by the group. In an address, he
placed people in three general classes
those who are able to give more than
they receive, those who are able to pro-
ceed without aid but give no aid, and
those who have to receive more than
they give. He then stressed the point
that it is the duty of those able to give
to the unfortunate to promote the gen.
eral welfare of the community.
Real Salesmanship Urged.
Elwood Street, director of the chest,
who has had wide experience with
community chests in other cities, de-
clared 1t was the largest Community
Chest meeting he had ever seen. In
giving final instructions to the workers
he urged them to use real salesman
ship"
Other speakers were C. Melvin
Sharpe, chairman of the publicity unit,
who told what his organization is
doing to keep the public informed as
to the objects and purposes OF the
chest: John Poole, chairman of the
campaign, who presided at the meet
ing. and w. w. Spaid, chairman of
the metropolitan unit. who introduced
his regional chairmen, who, in turn,
presented their team captains. Invoca-
ton was delivered by Rabbi Louis J.
Schwefel of the Sixth Street Syna-
gogue, and benediction by Rev. Joseph
r. Sizoo, pastor of the New York Ave-
nue. Presbyterian Church. Music was
furnished by the United States Ma
rine Band.
DR.. Mordecai Johnson, president of
L.
er at the meeting of the colored group
in the Phyllis Wheatley Y. w. c. A.,
urged the group to aid in every way