Evening star., 1931-06-21
TWO BODIES Join
S. RELIEF Drive
Public Welfare Officials and
Family Welfare Asso-
citation in Move.

paign against unemployment hardshlps
next Winter, the Presidents emergency
Committee for Employment mustered
two more national welfare associations
into the program today.
The American Association OF Public
Welfare officials and the Family We'll
fare Association of America, the latter
with contacts in 400 cities. will join with
the Association of Community Chests
and Councils in raising funds and
otherwise moving to avert distress, 1t
was announced. 1t was disclosed last
were to take part, under administration
auspices, in a $50, 900, 900 campaign in
the Fall, during which $40 cities would
carry on simultaneous drives to raise
funds for their local relief purposes.
The associations which have now been
linked with the efforts Of the Commu-
nifty Chests will promote the organiza-
ton of local social and economic re-
sources and adoption of standards OF
administration of relief. Both the pub
lie welfare officials and the Family Re-
lief Association will devote their efforts
particularly to the small communities of
less than $4,000 population where the
Community Chests do not function.
Plan of Relief Work.
In carrying out relief work in this
place of the American Red Cross, which
originally was slated to participate in
the campaign with the Community
Chests. The Red Cross. however,
found that it would be contrary to its
policy to take part in any campaign
other than occasioned by some natural
disaster.
Fred c. Croxton acting chairman of
the Presidents Emergency Committee,
in hts announcement today emphasized
the fact that unemployment needs would
be met through locally provided funds,
locally administered. even though the
general program will be on a national
scale. He also stressed the fact that
although a business upturn may be in
progress. there will be hangover OF
unemployment next Winter.
He said in part; The Presidents
Emergency Committee for Employment
realizes whatever the trend of business
during the balance of the year, the de-
mand for relief will be unusually heavy
next Fall and Winter. It is evident
that there has been no emergency since
the war which has demanded the
thoughtful help of public spirited Or
ganizations more than that of the
present unemployment situation and
the problems which are growing out
Of it."
Ofdcially announcing that the As
sociation Of Community Chests agreed
to participation in the campaign, Mr.
Croxton made public a letter to j.
Herbert Sase, president OF the aSsocia-
ton, outlining four tasks:
81. Getting information as to the
present status of relief needs and funds
to meet the same in cities of $4,000 and
over This information should cover
both public and private charitable funds
''2. Using all possible resources OF
AAk6 nf .fwo
ton and of the local community, to
secure maximum results in the way OF
needed relief. both from charitable
campaigns and public appropriations
in those cities which have community
chests.
for these same purposes in non-chest
cities of $4,000 and over, wherever
practicable, and also in smaller cities
where unusually acute needs become
evident to the Presidents Emergency
Committee for Employment.
=. Developing, through national
channels, widespread understanding OF
the necessity for using all available To-
cal resources, public and private, for
sbsolutely essential relief"
LEGAL Organization Plans.
The American Association of Public
Welfare OfficialS, which includes in its
fare of1cielS, will give its attention to
promoting the organization of local
social and economic resources and to
the best methods of administration Of
relief, especially in the less populous
localities.
Discussing the work of the regional
representatives with regard to relief,
Mr.. CroXton pointed out that through
them the Presidents committee will
continue to work closely with State and
local employment and relief committees
and State departments Of public well
fare
"If it develops that with local re-
sources organized, there are less favored
localities which will require outside aid,
Mr.. Croxton said, "a way must be found
to relieve human distress in such COM
munities and this will no doubt require
assistance from more fortunate locali-
ties. The extent of these areas and the
size of the problem can be more. ac-
cilrately determined If organization of
local resources goes forward rapidly"
In a letter addressed to Linton B.
Swift, executive secretary, the Family
Welfare Association, Mr.. Croxton
stated:
THE demands upon relief funds in
many communities have been so heavy
that greatly increased efforts will be
necessary to discover and develop addi-
Honal local resources. If communities
are to administer their relief activities
to the best advantage 1t is essential
that they have, as a basis for such work,
the practical experience gained by
many communities during the past
year.
- Undertaking of Work.
Regarding your association as one
OF our principal channels of co-opera-
ton in the social work field, and rec
ognizing its special fitness for gathering
Information on unemployment and re-
lief, and advising with reference to the
greatly appreciate your undertaking
Certain work as soon as possible"
The work to be carried by the 0SSo-
citation includes the promotion of rea-
sonable standards of administration Of
relief, particularly in the less populous
communities, the furnishing of current
Information concerning changing con-
ditions, and the preparation of guild
ance reports on especially difficult re-
lief problems.
In addition to these projects. several
studies are under way to provide local
relief administering agencies with sug-
geStions based on sound procedures for
handling various phases of the problem.
At the request of the Presidents Com
Y1iittee, the research department of the
ESlfSsell Sage Foundation is preparing
an. analysis of successful methods of
carrying out made work" programs in
connection with relief.