Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-17
HOOVER ADDS VOICE
TO CHEST PLEA FOR
100000 RELIEF
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nifty Chest will seek, Is based on the
proposal that each Government-Fed-
eral and District-employe give three
days pay, starting with January Is and
completed in monthly 1nstallments In
February and March.
In this connection, however. Chair
man Campbell brought out in his letter
| today. that, while it is hoped to have
the fund raised by March Is, III any
| individual establishment finds 1t de-
sirable to provide for a 10-monthly-
payment basis in any individual cases,
that variation from the uniform plan
will be acceptable"
Under the procedure those employees
residing in nearby Virginia and Mary
land to whose agencies they may con-
tribute, are asked to donate through
the same channel as their fellow work.
erS, with the understanding that all
| gifts they desire to go to their own par
ticular community be so designated, that
proper diversion may be made.
All Pledges Due December IL.
| 1t is intended that all pledges shall
| be in hand by December IL, in order
that the matter will be disposed of be-
| fore the holiday season brings its always
! attendant rush.
| In all, 65 departments and independ-
ent establishments in the executive
! branch are included in the call for as
| siStance, but Chairman Campbell ex-
poets that it will be possible to bring
within its scope the judicial and legis-
| lative agencies also. He expects, too, to
enlist the support of numerous scattered
commissions and other groups that go
| to make up the Government establish
ment.
Everybody on the pay roll" the
chairman declares.
Organization Outlined.
! The set-up for raising the money is
operated as follows:
Each department and independent
establishment will constitute a "di-
visicn," whose head will appoint a
his particular Jurisdiction
In each bureau or branch of the d.
vision vice chairman will be chosen
and in each subdivision under the vice
chairman key men" will be named.
The solicitation then will be con-
Quoted in these smaller units, the effort
being to have the appeal as personal
as is possible.
Contributions to Be Listed.
A record will be made of each con-
tribution to avoid requests for addi-
tional funds from those who already
have given when the Community Chest
gets its campaign under way
The first progress report" from the
Government workers Is to be made by
December and additional reports
every second day thereafter.
The money collected will pass through
the divisional chairmen to the treasurer
of the Community Chest, or, in the case
of funds destined for the nearby COM
munities, to the agencies the subscrib-
erS designate.
Gifts are not to be limited to three
days pay where it is desired to give
more.
Chairmen Sought.
In outlining the set-up. Chairman
Campbell called for the appointment of
chairmen, vice chairmen and "key
men" who are lin hearty accord with
the effort that is being made and are
willing to give it their personal atten-
ton until success is assured"
Attention is directed also to the fact
that there are 10000 unemployed here
now as compared with $4,000 last wear.
and 5000 the year before.
1t Is emphasized, however, that as
far as possible work will be found or
provided to avoid the aspect of charity
and maintain citizen morale"
While the current movement has as
its background the additional demands
on citizens here that idleness has caused,
the pledge which the givers will sign
explains that the workers contribution
becomes "a part of funds raised for UNI
employment relief for the Winter of
1912 in the District of Columbia anG
for the other activities sponsored by
the Community Chest of Washington,
D. c., for the year 1882"
The situation was summed up in this
way in Chairman Campbells letter:
AT the call of the President, meet
ings have been held of officials repre-
Senting the individual departments and
independent establishments and the
government Of the District of Columbia
for the purpose of establishing COOP
Grafton with the District of Columbia
Unemployment Committee.
Job Stagger Plan Favored.
after a careful study of the matter.
the committee reached the unanimous
conclusion that it would not be feasible
to Stagger employment among employees
Of the Federal and District govern
ments, and that there should be hearty
and sympathetic cooperation in the
program for unemployment and de-
tendency relief"
THE minimum budget estimated for
unemployment and dependency relief
and for all the other activities spon-
sored by the District of Columbia Com
munity Chest totals $2,60l, 900 for 1882.
The amount accepted by the Presidents
Committee as fair proportion for the
Federal Government and the District
Of Columbia government is $1,000, 900,
which is 38 per cent of the total bud
get"
Need for relief is especially acute"
charitable agencies bearing the heaviest
burden under which they have ever
labored. Campbell pointed out in ex-
pressing his confidence In the willing
ness of those who are employed to help
the less fortunate.
The call was placed in the mail last