Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-26
The Third Community Chest.

Officially the Community Chest cam
paign in Washington begins tonight
with a rally at Constitution Hall at
which the workers for the Chest will
receive their final instructions before
they begin their solicitations for funds.
Tomorrow these workers will ask Wash
ington for contributions. With the
Special Gifts Committee making fly
ing start with between six hundred and
seven hundred thousand dollars of the
million which it is hoped will be raised
by this means, there will remain some
thing over a million dollars to be Sc
cured in the campaign.
There should be no question Of sue
cess. There should be no doubt on the
score of Washington's response to the
last dollar of the requirement of ST.
950,154. It is a large sum, especially
large in proportion to Washingtons
means. But it can be raised if every
body will realize the necessities. the
urgent need, the particular emergency
Of the present season.
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would be filled with a smaller sum than
the nearly two million dollars now re-
CURED But there are extraordinary
circumstances this year. First Of all
there is the addition of one hundred
thousand dollars to meet the Districts
quota of the Red Cross fund needed
In its national work of relieving dis
tress incident to the drought, unem-
ployment and business depression. Then
Washington's own immediate necessi-
ties for charity and institutional main
tenance are increased by the abnor-
NAL conditions that prevail throughout
the country and here at the Capital.
This large fund can be raised only
If more people give than gave year
ago, or if those who gave last year
increase their donations. 1t is hoped
that beth the numbers and the rate of
gifts will increase, that there will be
a larger response from the people of
Washington and on a larger scale.
To give twenty-five per cent more this
year than last, as is suggested, means
to many a considerable sacrifice. 1t
may in some cases be impossible. But
when the situation is faced squarely and
frankly, those who gave last year must
realize that they as sustaining members
Of this corporation Of charity are re-
quired to bear their share Of the added
expense Of maintenance.
It is to be borne in mind that more
than five per cent Of the amount asked
now in the name of the Community
Chest is Washington's quota unde: the
Red Cross call for ten million dollars
from the people Of the United States
for general relief work. If this call
were sounded alone it would be answer
ed without question and without delay.
It so happens that the Red Cross need
comedies with the annual Community
Chest requisition and the merger Of the
two appeals is to the advantage of the
Washingtonians, who are thus spared
repeated plea for funds Those who
wish can allocate part Of their gifts to
the Red Cross, or If they prefer they
can make single donation to cover
both necessities without division. This
one fact. however, is to be definitely
borne in mind, that 100000 of the
money raised by this present popular
subscription will assuredly go to the Red
Cross, whatever the total figure attained
in the Community Chest drive. So that
those who hope for complete meeting
of the Community Chest necessities
must make their donation larger ry at
least the amount they would wish in
other circumstances to give to the Red
Cross fund.
This is the third Community Chest.
It's predecessors have been amply filled.
This one must be-