Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-05
Asks Every District Citizen to
Give Evidence of Devotion
to Charity.
$603, 900 SUM REMAINS
TO BE COLLECTED IN DAY
Address at White House Broadcast
Over Two Stations This
Afternoon.

President Hoover, in a stirring appeal
IN behalf of the Washington Communi-
ty Chest, whose 1880 campaign is fac
ing serious crisis, declared today "the
time has come in this appeal when
every citizen in the District should give
some evidence of his devotion to char
liable purpose"
The Presidents address, the first ap-
peal ever made by a Chief Executive
of the Nation for Community Chest
during its campaign, was broadcast
through the city over Stations WMAI
and WRC, when he addressed a group
OF $50 leading citizens who met in the
east room of the White House at 2:15
o'clock to devise ways and means of
overcoming the emergency that exists
in the affairs of the local Chest.
Declaring that the Community Chest
idea represents our greatest advance
in the administration of charity. u
President Hoover, in urging citizens to
|. increase their gifts to the utmost they
can afford, said: 1.-THE Capital City CT
the Nation should lead both in the
evidence of acceptance of its obliga-
lions to the less fortunate and in de-
votion to spiritual development"
President Hoover told the delegation
which met at the White House that he
was speaking as citizen of the District
Guarantee of Integrity.
While the Community Chest stands
as guarantee of the integrity and eff
Gent conduct of charitable administra-
ton, he said, the Chest has come to
stand for the spiritual development of a
community.
Headed by Newbold Moves, chairman
OF the special gifts committee of the
Chest campaign, the delegation in
Guided not only the heads of number
OF the leading institutions affiliated
with the Chest, but also a representa-
lion OF some OF the largest contributors
to the 1880 campaign.
President Hoover, a stanch sup
porter and contributor to the Washing
ton Community Chest, readily agreed to
make g personal. appeal in its. behalf
When he was acquainted with the
serious situation that confronts the
campaign in raising $6o3,000 by to-
morrow night.
Balance, $6O3,OOO.
Little or no improvement was shown
In today's report Of $73,29745 in con-
tributions since yesterday. While these
aodltlonal gifts served to cut down the
remaining objective to 5000 900, the
amount was still too large, in the opin-
ion of most Chest officials, to be over
come by tomorrow night.
Today's contributions were received as
follows: Special Gifts committee, Sill
210; Group Solicitation Unit, So, 9O3,53:
Metropolitan Unit, $53,183.92. Included
In the Metropolitan figures is $3,408 re-
ported by Division 5, which embraces
the colored population.
I'VE will carry on, win or lose. until
tomorrow night" John Poole, general
chairman of the campaign, announced
at the end of the meeting.
There will be no MONDAY report to-
morrow, the campaign ending officially
at the O'Clock meeting in the May
flower Hotel.
Look for Old Givers.
Announcement that President Hoover
was to address an appeal to the citizens
of Washington in behalf of the Chest
served today to hearten the workers
who face the necessity of rounding up
some 10000 givers of last year who have
not as yet contributed to the 1880 cam
paign.
II believe you will go out tomorrow
to find that Washington is opening its
heart and its pocketbooks to you," Mr..
Moves, chairman of the Special Gifts
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