Evening star., 1932-11-18
1,O39,572 PLEDGED
TOGHEST AGENCIES
Government Unit Takes Lead
for Day With Total
of S69, ,895.63.
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bcribing to the Chest 100 per cent are
swo Chest organizations, the Washing
ton Home for Foundlings and st. Ann S
Infant Asylum, Southern Diaries, Guide
Bros. the Associated Retail Credit Bu-
Feau, the E. H. McKnew Co. and the
Washington Mechanics Savings Bank.
Chairman NoyeS reported the receipt
Of books for $50 worth of free taxi
rides for Chest workers from the City
Cab Co., In addition to its subscription
for the Chest.
Campbell Chief Speaker.
Gov. Campbell was the principal
speaker at todays meeting. He spoke
principally to the workers who are in
the Government unit, declaring:
I'VE all know that there are many
here who have homes elsewhere and
who are helping people there, but they
also have a responsibility here as
citizens of the Nation and as those who
are employees of the Nation. I cannot
get over the idea that we are simply
servants of the whole public and are
enjoying our monthly income through
the public. Everybody knows through
out the country that Washington has
been less hit than any other city. You
and know that Uncle Sam dispenses
$500, 900 every day of the year in Wash
ington. Every employe of the Govern
ment could give one dime each day and
care for our welfare and relief needs. ,"
Honor guetsS at today's meeting were
Mrs. John T. Neil, representing Catho-
lie groups in the Chest; Mrs. Archibald
Hopkins, representing the Protestant
groups in the Chest, and Mrs. Charles
A. Goldsmith, representing Jewish
groups. Also at the speakers table
we're Marcy Sperry, president of the
Washington Gas Light Co.; Harold Levy
Qf the Hecht Co., E. G. Yonker, presi-
dent of the Sanitary Grocery Co.; Cor
GoFan Thom, president of the American
Security & Trust Co., and Victor Deyber,
president of the Second National Bank.
Converted Two RefusaIs.
Chairman Noyes announced that his
visit as a metropolitan unit worker
under Chairman Rust yesterday con-
verted two hard-boiled persons out of
ten who had previously refused to give
to the Chest. He said that was not his
original plan, but that he expects to go
out as a member of Mr.. Rust's unit
later in the campaign and work on new
territory.
Need Larger Gifts.
"The great need Of the Chest" said
Newbold Noyes, campaign chairman to-
day, "is for more and larger gifts. The
number of gifts so far has not been
satisfactory, nor has the size Of the
average gift. The people of Washing
ton must be made to realize that the
Chest is their communal bank account
with which to meet the obligation which
this community owes to its more unfor-
tunate members.
~Tllis Is not merely an annual drive
for funds for welfare and relief work.
It Is a call to arms to meet the dire
necessity of these bitter times There
are people who need the helping hand
Of their neighborS as never before.
There is a great crisis upon us, and the
organizations which have been trained
for this sort of work when there was
need but not the calamitous necessity
of today are ready and willing to serve
washington to lift that look of despair
from the faces of the unfortunate and
make them grateful, happy neighbors.
3pgton unless Washington viii give
them the wherewithal Washington must
meet this call" t
I'm other times" E. C. Graham,
president of the Chest, told workers
today, sit was all very well to tell q
man who was hungry and ragged to
go TO work and earn money to buy food
and clothing. Today, though, the Chest
agencies report that men, women and
children beg for work as earnestly as
they beg for food, clothing and shelter.
Cannot Help Selves.
'%There is no work for these people"
be said. "They cannot help themselves
and stay within the law. The people
d the community must help them, or
they will be made to do so in the form
OF taxes. In the meantime, II Wash
tngton does not open its heart to the
pleas of these miserable people, there
win be starvation, disorder and even
deaths of little children to stand as
O peproach to the people who have been
emugly living their lives with no regard
10 the suffering there is all about
than"
At the same time, Mr.. Graham
gtressed the extremely low cost Of rails
ing and administering the funds
through the Community Chest. Where
ag in other years the cost Of raising
aznds for independent charitable or
aanizations often ran as high as half
or the funds raised, and averaged
Ground is per cent, the Community
Chest raises the funds and administers
them at cost of cents out of each
dollar the remaining amount going TO
the charitable work for which 1t was
Intended. No system has been devised,
Mr.. Graham declared, which would
more efficiently raise and administer
charity funds.
Stories of sacrifice on the part of
aavers to the Chest continue to come
into the campaign headquarters in the
Willard Hotel.
One worker today reported that a
couple who last year gave $1,000 to
The Chest, and whose income since that
GIFT has been reduced 80 per cent, this
year raised their contribution to $4,000,
sending along note that they raised
eEe4r subscription because it has been
Brought home to them that the need