Evening star., 1932-12-20
HEARING REVEALS
DESPERATE PLIGHT
OF CAPITAL NEEDY
District Officials and Social
Workers Plead for
$1,250,000 Fund.
MAKESHIFT METHODS
DECLARED INADEQUATE
Deficiency Appropriation, Backed
by Hoover, Declared
Imperative.

The desperate plight Of the poor and
needy in Washington was described
before the deficiency subcommittee Of
the House Appropriations Committee
today by a score of District officials
and social workers, who pleaded for
prompt passage of a deficiency appro-
priation of sl,250,00O for relief.
1t was pointed out the makeshift re-
lief now afforded will have been ex-
hausted after the first of the year, when
the need for the additional funds will
become imperative.
The legislation has been recon-
mended by the Budget Bureau and
President Hoover.
Sidney F. Taliaferro, chairman of
the Executive Committee on unemploy-
ment relief, placed before the COM
mittee l3 special cases Of distress and
destitution. illustrative of the char
acter of relief work and the desperate
need for public funds to supplement
private contributions He also fur
report of relief work since october.
ByrnS Favors Division.
Representative Byrns, chairman Of the
subcommittee. has stated his belief that
the s1,250,00O should be divided to
allow approximately half the sum to
be carried as a deficiency item. The
balance would be incorporated in the
regular District appropriation bill for
the fiscal year beginning July l next.
Among those who testified at the
hearing today were District Ccmmis
sioners Luther H. Reiche.derfer. Herbert
B. Crosby and John c. GotWals; Maj
Daniel J. Donovan. District auditor;
Newbold Noyes chairman of the Com
munity Chest, and other representatives
from that welfare organization, Mr..
Taliaferro. w. w. Millen. chairman of
the Public Welfare Board: George S.
Wilson, director of Public Welfare: DR..
John O'Grady, director of Catholic
Charities; Mrs William A. Roberts,
representing the Council Of Social
Agencies; DR.. Frederic w. Perkins, rep
resenting the Associated Charities of the
Universalist Church. and Mrs. Charles
Goldsmith. representing the Jewish
Charities; Evan H. Tucker. president
OF the Northeast Washington Citizens
Association; Walter S. Ufford, repre-
senting the special committee Of the
Monday Evening Club: John F. Cos
tello. Democratic National Committee
man: John B. Colpoys, chairman of the
District Democratic Committee and
representing the Central Labor Union;
Frederic A. Delano, representing the
Citizens Committee of the Council Of
Social Agencies; Miss Louise Mcguire,
assistant professor of social economy
at the National Catholic School Of
Social Science, representing the Wash
lngton Chapter of the American As
sociation of Social workers.
Gives Chest Figures.
Mr.. Noyes. speaking for the Citizens
Committee organized by the Council OF
Social Agencies, told the committee the
Community Chest campaign this year
resulted in pledges totaling sl,900,000.
Last year s2,4l9,C00 was pledged.
Discussing the relationship between
the Chest and the 63 agencies it sup
ports, Mr.. Noyes said the Chest Off
cials could not itemize the expenditures
by the various agencies. explaining such
information would have to come from
the agencies. Some members OF the
committee had indicated a desire to
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