Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-20
COUNTIES ASK j. S.
WORKERS AID FOR
OWN INSTITUTIONS
Automatic Designation OF
Chest Gifts Demanded
by Agencies.
NEIGHB0RING SECTIONS
REPORT NEED GREAT
Can Be Best Served When Funds
Are Given Directly to Welfare
Units, Is Claim.

REPRESENTATIVES, VI ICdiOy NAnA AAAAN'
and Virginia united today In demand
that money contributed to the million
dollar Government workers fund for re-
lief of the unemployed by residents OF
their communities be automatically oeS-
ipnated to go to those communities.
The Executive Committee yesterday
pointed out a section Of the plan 10
raise the fund provided that contrlo-
utors could designate the portion that
they desired paid to their local Commu-
nifty Chests and the same would De
transmitted by the divisional chairman.
Appearing at a meeting ATTENDED py
members Of the Executive Comm1t1ee
and divisional chairmen IN charge Oh
the movement at the Office OF the sec
retary of war, Representative Howard
smith of Virginia summed up the test-
Ynonv for Arlington County, Fairfax
County and Alexandria when he asked
that all subscriptions from RESIDENTS
there 90 to the counties Boards OF
public Welfare and the Associated Cnar-
tiles of Alexandria.
Speaks for Montgomery.
On behalf of Montgomery County.
Fred Lee asked that the money go 10
the Montgomery Social service League.
e p close. representing the Prince
Georges County Red Cross, asked that
that be made the diSbursing agency
there unless the donors should desig-
nate otherwise.
J. r, Robinson Of Riverdale said that
an organization was being formed Inere
to handle welfare problems, and 1t was
desired that their group should hanole
Riyerdale contributions. w. A. Jones,
representing the Mount Rainier WEI
fare Association, said that his organlza-
tion was attending to their local needs
and asked for the money from those
residents.
Opposition to the diversion Of the
funds in bulk to the counties was ex-
pressed by DR.. John OGrady, repre-
senting the Catholic Charities OF the
Baltimore Archdiocese.
He favored a plan under which the
siver would designate exactly the insti-
tuition to which he wished his money
to go.
Fayors Designation.
Elvood Street. director of the Wash
ington Community Chest, who ad-
dressed the meeting, favored this pr1n-
ciple of designation also
Thomas E. Campbell, president Of the
Civil Service Commission, chairman OF
the committee, said it would be up TO
the committee to decide what action
should be taken. The committee IN
structed the chairman to get in touch
with the representatives OF the various
ORGANIZATIONS and determine exactly the
status of each before principle was
decided upon.
In addition to the civic representa-
tives, Maryland was represented also by
Representative Lewis. Senator TydingS
sent a letter in which he asked that
the principle of earmarking all contri-
buttons from outsiders that they might
20 to their homes might be followed.
virginia Need Grave.
REPRESENTATIVE Smith declared there
was "a grave need IN nearby VIZ.
Qinia. Fred Lee, in voicing the request
that Montgomery County funds go to
the Social Service League, said that
this organization had functioned sue
cessfully for years. He pointed out
that unless the Montgomery County
residents working in Washington were
allowed to have their money go to their
county it would be necessary to i'm
pose necessary taxation and call for
extra gifts from those people not en-
ployed by the Government He said
that one OUT OF every JeIl pcISOIAS III
the county works in Washington.
Mr.. Close said that the Prince
Georges County Chapter of the Red
Gross was the only agency reaching
all through the county. He said in
the past Spring it had cared for 1,450
people.
Agencies Require Aid.
DR.. O'Grady raised the question as
to whether the people themselves would
be satisfied by having their contribu-
ton go to a single agency for distri-
button. He pointed out that there are
in Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties a number of institutions which
logically should receive funds in such
a call He termed the diversion to one
agency as economically unsound."
Among the Virginians who backed
the principle laid down by Represen-
tative Smith we're Harry A. Fellowes,
Louis C. Carl, Dan Holenga. e. j.
Skidmore and Mrs. Claude Swanson
SemoneS.
Representative Lewis said that he
hoped that the Capital City would be
fair in this distribution"
Director Street, who was the last
speake1. outlined the workings of the
Washington Community Chest.
NAVY TO ASSIST RELIEF.