Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-20
Most of Advisers for New Or
ganization Also Chosen
by President.
NEW YORKER is EXPECTED
TO COME HERE SATURDAY
Director of Jobless Relief to Be
Guest Of Hoover at Camp
Over Week End.

President Hoover today selected Fred
G. Croxton OF Columbus, Ohio, as as
sistant director of the unemployment
relief organization headed by Walter
S. Clifford, president of the American
Telephone g. Telegraph Co.
Croxton has been in charge of the
Presidents Emergency Employment
Committees work for several months.
This committee is to be absorbed by
the new organization.
At the same time, 1t was learned that
most of the members of the Advisory
Committee, which will serve as MI
Gifford's stan. already have been
selected and that an early announce
ment would be made at the White
: House concerning the groups personnel.
Mr.. Clifford was named By the Presi-
dent yesterday to command new
national organization to mobilize ana
direct unemployment relief next Winter
with the support of the whole force OF
the administration"
Expected Here Saturday.
The new relief chief today accepted
an invitation from Mr.. Hoover 10 speno
a week end at the Rapidan camp ana
90 over the entire unemployment situ-
alton. He viii give his full time to the
new undertaking and is expected here
Saturday.
II was said at the White House that
Mr. clifford would coordinate, originate
and direct unemployment relief Tor the
entire country. The President REGARDS
his work as an executive function. The
advisory group to be appointed snoruy
will not be administrative. but viii con-
s&~aaf - odyfc0Fy Nznarity as
Mr.. Hoover is understood to feel that
the director should be given free hand.
Mr.. Clifford. his immediate assistants
and the Advisory Committee will serve
without pay.
Headed Defense Council.
Mr.. clifford, one-time director Of the
United States Council of National De-
fense. is to marshal the efforts OF ma
tional. state and local agencies 70 the
end of meeting distress next Winter.
Il am asking you to DO this, Mr..
Hoover wrote to Mr. Clifford, because
az my long acquaintance With work
YOU have done In similar fields and ~
i my desire that you should Use your
own judgment as to the type OF crgani-
cation you set up and its methods OF
work
First Step in Program.
The White House said the appoint
Ynent Of Mr. Clifford was the first step
in President Hoover's rlaa to meet
the challenge Of growing unemploy-
Fnent Mr GiEcrd's prestige and In
nuence ss an outstanding business man,
coupled with the assurance that a
comprehensive plan has been evolved
for non Federal relief, Is counted upon
10 bring about the active cooperation,
financial and otherwise. OF the nor
InaliY large employers of labor and 9TH
er sources Of funds
Headquarters for the new organiza-
fion win be established here and the
Presidents Emergency Committee for
Employment merged with IL. Col.
Arthur Woods. who was chairman
Of this committee, has returned, the
President said, Ito his other RESPONSE
bilities1 after volunteering his services
with the understanding that ne would
retire this Autumn Croxton has been in
charge Of the emergency committee
work since April, when Col. Wood went
10 Europe.
Almost simultaneously with the
Presidents announcement OF Mr. Gif-
f0TdS appointment the Emergency
Committee made public statement
that the American Association Of
Public welfare Officials has accepted
the invitation of the Presidents Emer-
zency Committee for Employment to
assist IN developing programs through
State welfare departments for the Or
gsnizstion and administration OF re-
sources throughout their States, par
ticularly IN the less populous COM
nunities, for the purpose Of relieving
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