Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-29
Days Receipts Reported at
Solicitors Luncheon Amount
to $134,192.
METROPOLITAN GROUP
TOPS UNITS FOR DAY
Director Street Terms Giving
"Share-ity" in Plea in
Radio Address.

Maintaining their ratio of increase
over last year, Community Chest work.
ers today raised their funds in the cam
paign to date to $1,116,7577O.
Leaders announced at a luncheon Of
solicitors at the Willard Hotel that to-
days aggregate sum was approximately
$234,000 more than had been reported
at the same stage of last years drive.
The days total was $134, 192.48 re-
ceived from 10TH pledges. The grand
total Of gifts so far amounted to 29,2S3.
The largest group report of the day
was made by the Metropolitan Unit,
with pledges totaling $5S,o33,s5.
The Governmental Unit ran close
second for the day, with $57,221.51.
Third place was taken by the Group
Solicitation Unit, with $10,721.12.
The Special Gifts Committee turned
in 5000, while the Schools Unit an
nounced receipts of $1,147.
Termed "Share-ity."
Thousands of Washingtonians de-
pending upon charitable institutions
for aid due to unemployment "are VIC
Tins Of economic causes beyond their
control" Elwood Street, Chest director.
declared in an appeal for funds last
night over radio station WMAII.
Modern society is 30 organized" Mr..
Street said, that economic depression
throws millions out Of work who have
no recourse when their resources are
exhausted but to apply to our charities
for aid. In helping them, we who stiI
have jobs, are not merely giving oui
OF our surplus, but sharing what We
have with those who have not. Such
giving is not charity, but 'share-ity.'
so also, the people throughout ow
country who are being aided and musa
be aided by the Red Cross drought re-
LEI fund are the victims of elements ID
nature beyond their prediction or COM
troll. Washington, through the Com.
munity Chest, has assumed the obliga.
ton Of supplying 500, 900 for the need
OF these drought sufferers. Again. what
we who have food and shelter and cloth.
Ing and the necessities, with perhapg
some Of the luxuries Of life, give Is mo-
charity, but 'share-ity'"
Mr.. Street insisted modern social
work made it clear that no person ID
need Is entirely responsible for his con.
oluon. All OF us are products Of
hered1ty and environment, of good luck
and OF bad luck. We are what we are
because OF what our ancestors were
and OF the experiences we have had ir
the courses of our lives.
Our Brothers' Keepers.
Good influences tend to produce
reasonably successful human beings ane
bad influences, unsuccessful persons. II
we allow people to grow up in poverty
dlSease and ignorance we have our
selves as q community to blame. We
are our brothers keepers. What we
give to Community Chest organizations
for their help is not charity, but
This principle runs through the
whole range of Community Chest. We
are happy to share our well being with
the folks who have come to the end of
LIES pathway and are cared for in the
homes for the aged. We share cheer
fully with the victims of sickness and
accident in our hospitals
Even more gladly we share with this
girls and boys and young folks in our
character building institutions, such as
the Y. w. G. A., the Y. M C. A., the
social settlements and similar organi-
cations, both for the sake of a happy
present and a wholesome future for
them and for our community, of which
they are part. Such giving, I say,
Is not charity, but 'share-ity.'
Now more than ever then do we
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