Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-15
Efforts United With Aim of
Getting Better Results
Than Two Pleas.
GOAL OF $1,950,154
is DECLARED MINIMUM
Red Gross Share to Be 100000.
Total Sought Is $3ss,C30
Over 1880 Call.

The National Capital today stood al
perative calls for aid-the one in behalf
of the less fortunate in its own ranks
as represented by the Community Chest
and the other from the country where
the drought has laid its blight.
The consolidation of effort-a move
calculated obviously to bring about bet
ter results than two separate pleas Tor
assistance, was decided upon yesterday
afternoon in a meeting at the United
States Chamber of Commerce between
officials of the Chest and the Red Cross,
which will administer the national fund.
Formal announcement of the plan,
which had been under consideration for
some time, was made by Gen. Frank R.
Keefer, chairman of the District of CO.
lunhia Chapter of the Red Gross, and
John Poole, president of the Community
Chest.
S1,95O,I54 to Be Sought.
AS result, when the Community
Chest drive gets under way on January
&c to run until February 4, the people
of Washington will be asked for 81 $780,
154.40. OF this, all but 100000 will
go to the more than three score local
Chest. The 100000 will be incorpo-
rated as the Districts quota in the
100000 drought fund for which
President Hoover on Tuesday issued a
national appeal.
The Chest budget was approved by
the trustees yesterday. 1t is placed as
the minimum on which the organiza-
ton can operate.
With the inclusion of the Red Cross
fund, it boosts last years call S388,O0O,
or IS per cent.
Statement Is Issued.
A brief statement on the fund was
issued jointly by President Poole and
Gen. Keefer as follows:
I'VE believe that this amount is jusd-
fisd, in view of the situation both hers
at home and in the stricken areas, and
that Wsshingtonians will gladly give
the additional Is per cent necessary to
meet the emergency of drought and
unemployment at home and throughout
the country. Washington always has
rallied to such emergencies and we con-
fdently count on reaching this goal.
We also believe tina. all WashingtonianS
viii approve Of the combination Of
these two campaigns, which otherwise
would have interfered with each other. f"
According to the plan Of co-opera-
ton, the Red Cross relief will be in
cluded in the Community Chest cam
paign on the same basis as any member
organization. The only exception is
that in view of its urgent need, ii is
explained, the Red Cross is guaranteed
its 500. 600 quota. This Ped Cross will
be paid whatever part of this sum is
Immediately needed, upon request, aftsr
the campaign, and the remainder
within 30 days.
Thorn Offers Report.
Gifts received direct by the Red Gross
for this purpose will be credited toward
the total Red Cross drought relief bud
get Of 100000; but the Red Cross will
not solicit separate gifts, encoura ging
every one to make their subscriptions
through the Community Chest, and to
add TO what they otherwise would give
to the Chest, the extra amount for
drought relief The name of the Red Cross
will be printed on the Community Chest
pledge card, and gifts designated TO it
will be encouraged. If the campaign
goal is oversubscribed, the Community
Chest and the Red Cross will share the
oversubscription in proportion TO their
respective budgets. The Red Cross will
do everything within its power TO make
the campa gu success, and the Chest
will do 4 .mcst. through its 1900
volunteer campaign workers, TO raise
the campaign goal. II was emphasized.
In offering his budget report for APP
proval, Chairman Corcoran Thorn de-
clared the amounts granted the various
agencies had been agreed upon only
after the most careful consideration and
that the sum asked was the least pos
sIble upon which the Chest organiza-
tons could adequately perform the
tasks confronting them in 1881.
He said the bulk Of the increase over
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