Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25
CHEST DRIVE OPENS
TOMORROW WITH
Sl,95O,1A.4 40 GOAL
More Than $675,000 Already
Raised by Special Gifts
Committee.
TABLEAU WILL MARK
START OF CAMPAIGN
100000 of Fund to Be Given Red
Cross for Emergency Drought
Relief Work.

Accepting the challenge of unpre-
cedented unemployment and widespread
suffering caused by the drought, thou
sands of workers will seek aid of every
Washingtonian, beginning tomorrow, in
an effort to complete the raising Of
$l,950,154.40 for the Community
Chest
More than $675.o0O of this sum al
Eeaoy mas been obtained by the Spe-
cial Gifts Committee, headed by New
bold Noyes. The major portion of the
remainder, leaders announced. must be
contributed by the masses If Washing
tons unfortunate are to be cared for
properly during the next IL months.
Flashing glimpses of the work of the
numerous Chest agencies will be pre-
scented in a pageant procession culmin-
ating in tableau at the opening meet
ing of the campaign proper tomorrow
night at 8:15 O'Clock in Constitution
Hall
The event will depict in dramatic
fashion the protective spirit of the
Chest for caring for helpless children
Ia orphanages. homes and hospitals:
administering to the sick and injured:
providing food, sheltering and clothing
ped; maintaining comfortable homes
for the aged, and the Chests influence
in laying the foundation for good citi-
zenship in its character building
agencies.
100000 for Red Cross.
Each of the 30 agencies represented
in the Chest will hold the spotlight mo-
mentarily as the program progresses
Each will appear in characteristic pose
symbolizing some phase of its work with
Q general tableau finale.
Speakers will point to the exceptional
demands made on the organization this
year by the various charitable institu-
tons holding membership. They will
stress the acute conditions caused by
unemployment and cite the fact that
the District chapter of the Red Cross is
to receive 100000 frcm the Chest as
Washington's quota Of the Red Gross
siO,000,000 national campaign for
drought relief. .se s.sss
Music win be provided BY the Marine
Band, directed by Capt. Taylor Bran
son and Arthur S. Witcomb.
Among the organizations participant
ing viii be the American Legion, Boy
Scouts, Boys Club, Christ Child So
ciety, Georgetown University Hospital
Holy Family Day Nursery, Providence
Hospital, st. AIMS Infant Asylum, St
Joseph's Home and School. ST. Roses
Technical School, ST. Vincent's Homs
and School, Children's Hospital, CO.
lunnbia Hospital, Columbia Polytech-
mic Institute for the Blind Congress
of Parents and Teachers, Emergency
Hospital, Episcopal Home for Chill
dr2n, Florence Crittenton Home,
Friendship House. Carfleld Memorial
Hospital, George Washington University
H0Ef1tfol InhraNrr fOF
the Aged, Instructive Visiting Nurse
Society. Jewish Community Center, Jew
1sh Foster Home. Junanita K. Nye
Council House, Mother-Child Center,
National Homeopathic Hospital. Neigh
borhood House, Noel Community House.
Phyllis Wheatley Y W. G. A., Salvation
Army, Stoddard Baptist Old Folks Home,
Travellers Aid Society, Washington
Animal Rescue League, Washington
Welfare Association, Young Mems Chris
tan Association, and the Young
Women's Christian Association.
Community Chest Sunday" will be
celebrated IN Washington churches to-
day. Special programs have been pre-
pared Tor various churches of Protestant
denominations throughout the city
and in many instances the pastors will
preach special sermons on the work of
the Chest. Lay speakers will appear
in other pulpitS.
Rectors OF the Catholic Churches
will read a letter from Archbishop
Michael j. Curley of Baltimore, urging
all members TO support the Chest. Arch.
bishop Curley has made numerous radio
speeches and done other work in behalf
of the Chest in recent years. He has
been particularly active this year
A special appeal will be made by
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