Evening star., 1932-11-15
3,gf9 IS RAISED
BYCHEST WORKERS
Total of So "BIaCk Days.
Erased Thus Far From
City'S Calendar.
CONTINUED From First Pagel

that WliCn engages yOu IiSAt INV
hken it to the call to colors OF 1917.
The people have got to take this thing
seriously. It is more serious than taxes.
No legislation can solve the problem
no form of dole is Christian or Amer
ican. 1 saw. for the benefit of the radio
audience. that these people here are
going out to the 100000 people in the
City of washington to ask their help
in these bitter times. Three hundred
thousand of you people IN the CITY OF
washington ought to be registered as
ready and responsive. We will pay 1t
voluntarily or we will pay 1t in taxes.
I should be embarrassed If l did not
give prcportionately larger this year
than last. If ever you had civic duty
It is in this very critical year, and YOU
must remember that you are all called
to meet a crisis that is comparable
to the call which sent 100000 men
to the defense of their Nation"
Frederic A. DeIano Speaks.
Frederic "A. Delano, first president of
the Chest, was an honor guest at the
meeting. In brief talk he said:
Everybody is interested in saving
the situation in Washington. Every
body elaonId go the limit in effort,
whether it is in means or in service in
meeting the situation. I don't have to
say any more"
AS the Chests battle for elimination
of pSverty and distress in Washington
during the hard Winter Of 1888 is being
waged on the basis of few cents day
from as many as can pay, SO are the
workers at the report meetings able to
see. In the terms of days on the cal
endar. Just how the campaign Is pro-
crossing.
THOSE days for which SO far no money
has been raised are regarded by the
workers as "black" days on Washing
tons calendar for 1888, and are being
erased as the money comes pouring into
the Chest.
Let there be no black days on that
calendar when the Chest campaign
ends" Elwood Street, director Of the
Chest, told workers at the VIII
lard Hotel campaign headquarters
this morning. They will stand as
a repnoach to all of washington; they
will be an admission Of failure not only
to the atr1y of 5000 workers who are
soliciting subscriptions, but also a fall
ure of WaShingtonia who are warm,
well fed and happy to recognize and
minister to the despair of those who
and shivering in the cold. There must
not be any black days on Washington's
welfare and relief calendar"
Mr.. Street told Of q gift announced
by Mrs. George F. Stringer, a Chest
worker, of $3.50, subscribed by the
Washington Hebrew Congregation Sum
day school. The fund was made up by
the Jewish children from pennies saved
during the year and put In what they
call their sacrifice fund" The chill
dren of the institution, ne said, are
taught TO be ever mindful Of the vel
fare of their neigiabors.
An appeal for the women of Wash
tngton to. support the Chest in its cam.
paign was made yesterday afternoeF
over wJSV OF the Columbis Broadcast
ing system by Mrs. Eleanor Patterson
editor Of the washington Herald.
Calling for the women TO remember
the little children who win be sent tc
cold and cherries beds with scant sup
pers this Winter ii the pEogrem OF the
Chest is not supported, Mrs. Patterson
said. in part.
atself dispense relief. It acts as q
clearing house for the SO agencies
under its wing. It budgets their needs
and diffuses the funds gathered into
their r., i've treasures. Then the
social workers can go to families which
are cold and hungry and buy FOOD
and coal for them; they can care for
mothers and little children and those
who are on the verge of despair"
Appeals to Women.
She asked that the women and
mothers of Washington who are vel
cared for regard these unfortunate'
as if they belonged to their own fam
lilies, or as if they came, ragged ano
appealing to their front doors, praying
for piece of bread.
"Our incomes have been cut, she said
but we cannot turn away from us those
who plead with us for a chance to hVt
only a chance to live"
Joseph P. Tumulty, secretary to Presl-
dent Woodrow Wilson, will speak or
the needs of the Chest organizations II
a radio address at 7:45 o'clock tft
evening on Station WJSV.
In another radio program tonight
that Of Joseph D. Radio Joe" Kaut'
man, Daniel Frohman, dean of Ameri'
can theatrical directors, Mr.. Noye'
and Gov Campbell, will speak on thu
Chests campaign from 7S0 until
o Clock Over ObdblOA w MAIL.
Address Many Groups.
Speakers from the Speakers Unit o
the Chest campaign organization ar
going about all week addressing group
of employees of business firms, luncheon
groups and other gatherings on tn
needs of the Chest and the Informa
tion Unit, under direction Of Mrs
Dwight Clark, is being maintained II
the Gridiron room of the Willard Hotel
All report meetings of the Chest cam
paign will be broadcast over Station
WJ9V SO Washington may know of tn
progress of the campaign by radio
Interspersed with the reports and talk
Of the leaders of the campaign, ther
is music and a running account Of tn
meeting Is given by "Radio Joe" Kauf
man, who is chairman of the Chest
Publicity Unit.
Contributions Yesterday.
Among the contributions Of $1O0 an
over received yesterday were the fol
lowing:
s35 600, Andrew w. Mellon; So, ,50(
DR.. William c. Rives; $1,000, Mrs. Flor
ence 8. Keep; s6,50o, Mr.. and Mr.
George Hewitt Myers, $4,25O, Frank +
Jelleff, Inc; $4,000 Lansburgh g. Bro
S3,0O0 Mrs. w. H. Brownson, Co
Stephen LII. Slocum. Mrs. Emile BeI
liner; S2,400, Nathaniel Horace Lut
trell; $4,000, Mr.. and Mrs. Newbol
Nuyes; $4,000. Mrs Beale r. Howard
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence F. Norment, sr
Byron s. Adams and William J. Eynor
81 800, Mr.. and Mrs. E. l. Kaufman
81 500, Capital Traction Co., Mrs.
" Riley, Mr.. and Mrs. Fleming New
bold, William Hahn 81 Co., Inc; M
and Mrs. Corcoran Thorn, Mrs. G.
Glover, Mrs. Frederick c. Hicks an
William r. Ham; sl,460, Mr.. and MIR
Charles Goldsmith; 81 400. Mrs. Maj
H. Myers; s1.250, Mr. and Mrs Wi
liam w. Everett; $1,000, Mr. and Mr.
Milton w. King and MFR and Mr.
Frank S. Bright, 81 600: Hugh Reill
Co., Mrs. Sarah Marwich, Mr.. an
Mrs. Marshall Langhorne. M. e. Hol
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