Evening star., 1930-12-14
C|TY'S DESTITUTE
SAVED BY CHEST
1880 Emergency Foreseen by
ExeCutiVes-Larger Sum
Needed Next Year.

John Poole, president Of the Com
muntty Chest, in q statement issued
yesterday declared that Washington
has been spared this Autumn and
Winter from the frenZied appeals for
relief and other emergency devices to
aid the destitute unemployed, such as
have marked many American cities,
because Washingt gtonians last February
prepared to meet the need adequately
when they gave 81 sos 900 to the Com
murity Chest for the work of its mem-
Ter organizations for this year.
There has been no need at any
time this year, and will not be during
the remaining days of the year. for any
person who has legitimate claim upon
the sympathies and generosity OF
waShingtonianS, to go without food,
fuel, clothing, shelter, medical or hos
pital care, or other aid adapted to his
need" said Mr.. Poole. There has not
been and will not be any need for any
one to beg for aid on the streets OF the
National Capital. Community Chest
examinations have cared adequately
for those who came to them for aid.
United planning. united appealing ana
united distribution of funds have en-
abled Washington, through the Com
nnunity Chest and the $4,000 givers to
the Community Chest, to care for the
lively, sympathetically, adequately and
economically"
1880 Emergency Foreseen-
"PeopIe have asked me why the Com
munity Chest has made no emergency
appeal for funds to care for the unem-
pioyed. The answer Is that that ap-
peal was made last February Wnen the
Community Chest conducted its cam
paiQn for the needs of rs organizations
serving people of all races and creeds
in all kinds of need for the full year
I'm the first place, the Community
Chest knew that the unemployment
situation was creating an exceedingly
severe relief problem when it held its
campaign last February. The Execu-
tive Committee, therefore, added to the
amount subscribed in the campaign;
namely, $1,605,000, the further sum Of
from the oversubScript.on in the cam
paign of the previous year. The Ex-
eclItive Committee felt that every pos
sible cent should be made available to
meet the emergency need which was
bound to exist under the conditions OF
unemployment, which were then known
and predicted.
"In the second place, the Budget
Committee of the Community Chest so
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supplies of money were given to the or
ganizations dealing especially with re-
lief, such as the Associated Charities,
Catholic Charities, the United Hebrew
Relief Society and the Salvation Army.
Larger Sum Necessary.
similarly adequate care for all cit
azens of Washington, who are in real
need, Is planned by the Community
Chest for it's member organizations In
the year 1881. The campaign, which
viii be held January 26 to February 4,
will include adequate budgets for re-
lief organizations, and whatever funds
may be necessary to maintain the other
member organizations on a reasonable
plane Of efficiency, so that the care of
the sick, the promotion of character
and the care Of the orphans may not
suffer because of the urgent need of
the unemployed 1t Is expected that
the campaign goal will be in the neigh
borhood of 81 $50 900, or about s25o, 900
more than was subscribed for the year
1880.
The reason for this increase is that
present activities must be maintained
and relief measures must be extended