Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-14
RELIEF DEMANDS
INCREASE IN D. c.
Rate Is Considerably Higher
Here Than in New York
and Boston.

Washington's expenditures for relief
work in November, 1880, increased SIS
per cent from the preceding month, q
rate considerably higher than that OF
New York, Boston and other larger
cities, according to an analysis made
by the Russell Sage Foundation OF New
York. Since then, Community Chest
officials said today, expenditures have
increased Just as much If not higher
washington is listed as having given
relief in November to the amount OF
S24,233 to 942 families, showing an in
crease of 212 per cent over October
1880, in the number of families aided
A comparison of the figures of No
vember. 1929, and November, 1880
shows an increase of 4 per cent the
sum of s23222 being expended for re-
lief in the former period and $24,23a
for the latter.
New York City reported an increase
of 14.3 per cent in the number of fam
lilies aided, and 80 per cent in the
amount of relief given in the month
of November, 1890, over October, 1880
Cleveland, with nearly twice the pop
Ulation of Washington, had relief in
cfease of only 90 per cent in Novem-
Der, 1880, over the preceding month
and its per cent of families aided, 25.6
per cent, was but slightly higher than
Washington.
Marked Rise in Country.
Thus Washington ranks with Cleve-
land, Buffalo, Rochester, Baltimore and
other large industrial cities in its urgent
need for relief.
Conditions throughout the country
showed a continued marked rise.
with the increase in unemployment,
finf1G have
sprung up in number Of cities to as
sumo a share of the relief burden" the
foundation report asserts. Abundant
evidence of the increasing burden OF
unemployment is furnished by cities in
every geographical area.
Direct relief of $4,920,082 was given
to 209,016 families by 343 agencies re-
porting from 70 cities AS compared
with october, these figures represent
increases of 279 per cent in total fam
Hiss aided and of 1919 per cent in total
work were included the total figures
would reveal much larger gains between
October and November
Demands Double Over 1929.
Despite the fact that relief agencies
in general had already begun to feel
the effect of unemployment year ago,
the November, 1890, level was more
than twice as high as November, 1929
With only normal seasonal gains in
the ensuing Winter months, materially
high levels are to be expected"
Joseph D. kaufman, chairman of the
speakers bureau of the Community
Chest, has been invited by Rabbi Abram
Simon to outline the Community Chest
campaign at the regular meeting of the
Washington Hebrew Congregation at
the Eighth Street Temple Friday night.
Mr.. kaufman will speak in conjunction
with the regular religious services at
the temple.
Because Of the Jewish organizations
which are supported by funds supplied
by the Community Chest, the success
of the Chest is a matter of the utmost
interest to every Jew IN Washington.
The Jewish race, like every other in
America, has been affected by the I'M
employment crisis, and its members are
exceedingly anxious that Washington,
through the Chest, shall make adequate
provision to care for this situation here.
I'VE expect to have speakers before
every Jewish congregation In Washing
ton during the time between now and
the end of the campaign" Mr.. Kauf-
man said, land to see that every per-
son of the Jewish race In Washington
is acquainted with the increased needs
of the Chest this year, which are most
ly due to unemployment"