Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-26
CHEST WILL START
CAMPAIGN TONIGHT
FOR S1,95O,ODO FUND
Rally of $500 Workers to Sc
Addressed by Pershing
and Others.
PAGEANT ON PROGRAM;
CHURCHES MAKE APPEAL
Red Cross to Share in Total to Ex-
tent of 100000 for Relief
in Drought Area.

Final instructions will be given the
1000 workers at a rally opening the
Community Chest drive to complete a
fund of $1,950,00O tonight at ,s:15
o'clock in Constitution Hall.
The meeting will signalize the be-
ginning of the campaign for the metro
polltan, group solicitation, governmental
and school units. The Special Gifts
Committee, the other outstanding group.
began its work week ago under the
direction of Newbold Noyes, chairman.
Tonight's program will include a con-
cert by the Marine Band, pageant
under the direction of Mrs. Marie
Moore Forrest and a series of short
talks. The speakers will include Gen.
John j. PerShing, chairman of the gov
ernmental unit; Judge John Barton
Payne, chairman Of the American Red
Cross; Right Rev. John M. Mcnamara,
auxiliary bishop of the Catholic Diocese
OF Baltimore; Rev. James z. Freeman.
protestant Episcopal Bishop of Wash
lngton; DR.. James r. Sizoo, pastor of
the New York Avenue Presbyterian
church; Rabbi j. T. Loeb of the Tenn
pie Chew Sholom, tand DR. Kelly Miller
OF Howard University.
Pageant to Be Given.
Entitled The Heart of Washington. -
the pageant will comprise a march of
uniformed Chest organization workers,
mass tableau and several songs. Nu-
merous rehearsals have been held and
special lighting effects arranged.
Edward +. Colladay, campaign chair
man, VIII give the solicitors last
minute information essential to the
success of the drive.
Original exhibits explaining the &C
tivtties OF the various charitable insti-
tutionS aftiliated with the Chest went
on display today in 80 store windows
throughout the business district. As
the Red Cross is to receive 100000
from the Chest, display depicting
that organizations work in the drought
area has been placed in the Garfinckel
Building, at Fourteenth and G streets.
Special Gifts SweIIed.
Seventy-six additional pledges TODAY
increased the fund of the Special Gifts
Committee to $732.546.24.
Today'S contributions, announced at
a luncheon in the Willard Hotel, totaled
$59, 340.12. Numerous increased dona-
tons were reported. Optimism was
widespread as the solicitors looked for
ward to reaching their goal of $1,000
900 soon.
The high point of today's meeting
came when Mrs. Sidney F. Taliaferro,
a team captain, announced Mrs. Regi-
maid Hutdekoper had obtained gifts TO-
falling $12,370 from persons who gave
only $1,000 last year. Mrs. Taliaferro's
sic, 795.
The largest individual contribution
OF today was $l2,500 from the Chesa-
peake & Potomac Telephone Co. This
was among IL pledges for $20,365.12
reported by E. j. Murphy, chairman
OF the corporations team.
Numerous sermons were devoted to
the Chest and the Red Cross as Com
munity Chest Sunday" was observed in
various churches yesterday A letter
from Archbishop Michael j. Curley of
Baltimore, urging support for the
movement, was read in the Catholic
churches. 1t follows:
Backs Appeal Third Time.
For the third time I am asking our
Catholic people in Washington to come
to the support of the Community Chest
with all of the zeal and sacrifice of
which they are capable. The present
is critical year-never was there so
much suffering abroad in the land.
This situation presents a serious chal-
iCI5C W IAlC WCdlIIly CoDCCldllyg DuI dlSO
to those in comfortable circumstances
How can the Catholic who has a SUI
of the things of life
stand by unconcerned while thousands
Of poor families are suffering from
serious want? I am sure that the spirit
Of Christian love that grows so nat
urally from our faith will shine out
with a new luster in these trying times.
We must give, even when giving means
sacrifice.
Through the Community Chest we
have entered into an arrangement with
the other social and charitable organi-
cations of Washington to make joint
appeal for funds. We have agreed to do
our part to make that appeal success.
In this arrangement we are on trial be-
lore our fellow citizens In aiding the
Chest we are really aiding our nine
Catholic charitable institutions and Or
CARNATIONS. Failure on our part to
support the Chest and to respond gen.
erorlsly to It's appeal will mean suffering
Ind privation for our own poor, our sick,
our dependent and neglected children.
I'VE are participating in the Com
nnnity Chest of Washington because
we feel that it is the most effective
method of supporting our Catholic char
ties The Chest does not interfere with
,ur autonomy; it does not dictate our =
policies. We still carry on our own
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