Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-05
president URGES
| SUPPORT OF CHEST
Asks Every District Citizen to
4 Give Evidence of Devotion
to Charity.

B. Continued From First Page)
ECommittee, who arranged the White
.House meeting, told the campaign army
To-day.
The group that is to be formed at the
white House, it is understood, is to act
Aas an advisory committee to Mr.
;Noyes' organization In cleaning up the
campaign.
Text of Presidents Speech.
The President spoke in full as follows
The Community Chests in our cities
Jhave demonstrated their value and i'm
Aportance for effective conduct in ad-
;miniStratoin of the multitude of chart
ities necessary within our great munich
qualities. They represent our greatest
advance in the administration of char
:sty. Their great purpose is the han
,Ciling with large vision of the obliga-
flons of whole city to its less for
itunate residents. They guarantee integ-
flty and efficient conduct of charitable
administration. They assure skill in
administration, freedom from prejudice;
they give support to charities of vital
necessity, yet of less emotional appeal;
they free the administrators of our
charitable institutions from anxiety and
dhe diversion OF their time from pri-
mary duties to the constant collection
of funds. They give assurance of con-
tinuity; they make for the relief of
the residents of community from con-
slant supplicatioTls and uncertainty
The Cor2.-..,1E,-t.i Chest stands for the
sense of charity of the city. And char
atty is the obligation of the strong to
the weak; it is the practice of a spirit
.ual impulse: it is the restraint of
$elfshneSs; it is the expression of the
confidence OF mankind. Works of char
81 arc the tests of spiritual Develop
ar.ent of men and women and COM
InunitieS. At this time when we at
tach to much importance to material
and economic success, we place great
emphasis on the idea of greater COM
fort, the possession of riches, and we
too often overlook the necessity for
stimulated spiritual development. The
community Chest has come to stand
dor this spiritual development of a COM
Snunity.
Speaks as District Citizen.
81 should like to speak as a citizen
of the District The Capital City of
the Nation should lead both in the evil
ldence of acceptance of it's obligations to
the less fortunate and in devotion to
spiritual development. I suggest that
the time has arrived in this appeal
when every citizen in the District
should give some evidence of his devo-
6ion to charitable purpose, no matter
how small and that those who have
already given should review their gifts
TO be sure they have been extended to
the utmost they can afford"
Figuring from the close of yesterdays
injecting, when the shortage was more
than s676,O00, Chest officials pointed out
that to care for the present shortage
means the raising of $12,532 an hour,
$208 a minute or $3.46 a second. For
the first time since the campaign
opened, the i-npossibility of this task
was admitted unless the unexpected
happens.
The President and Mrs. Hoover have
displayed a marked interest in the
Washington Community Chest. They
contributed by wire last year during
their absence from the city and Mr.
Hoover presented his gift in person this
year to Mr. Noyes.
The White House meeting was called
for the purpose of forming those
attending into an advisory commit
tee to the special gifts group in
order to clean up the campaign
after tomorrow night. While Chest
Joficials predicted a deficit of $780,
900 or more, the amount is more
.zthan likely far to exceed this sum I'M
less the two final reports of the cam
paign show amazing results.
One explanation of the crisis is the
fact that only 81 900 contributors have
been listed this year as compared to
the $1,000 who gave to the Chest last
gear. How to solicit these $4,000 con-
FributorS between now and tomorrow
Aevening is a matter of urgent inn
portance to the success of the CAM
Paign.
Capital Under Observation"
1--WE are under observation from all
parts Of the country for everything
from our morals to our money" Will
4iam Knowles Cooper, declared at yes
Eerday's meeting, land we are being
carefully observed right now in every
part of the United States to see If the
Nations Capital will set the right kind
of example for the rest of the country
Fby rallying to the support of this great
organization for the betterment of our
yellow men"
Community Chest officials are wait
ing anxiouSly for the final report be-