Evening star., 1932-11-21

honor guests at today's report meeting
at the Willard. President Hoover is
honorary president of the Chest.
Other special guests at today'S meet
Sng were Mrs. Nicholas F. Brady, chair
man Of the executive board of the
National Girl Scouts Association. and
Mrs. Hoover'S representative on the Ma
tional Citizens Committee on the We'll
fare and Relief Mobilization of 1882, OF
which Newton D. Baker is chair
man; Mrs. Ogden Mills Mrs. Frederick
Brooke, social and philanthropic lead
er; Mrs. B. F. Cheatham, Girl Scout
commissioner here, and Mrs. Gerritt
7 Miller, former Girl Scout commits
sioner.
In a personal letter to every worker
in his unit, H. L. Rust, jr, chairman
of the Metropolitan group, which is con-
ducting the doorto-dooc canvass of the
city, had urged that every worker make
the utmost effort to obtain every pos
sible contribution before today's meeting.
He pointed out the Metropolitan Unit
is falling behind the Group Solicita-
ton Unit in the percentage of quota
obtained to date, although the money
total of the Metropolitan Unit is still
larger.
Wilson Urges Effort.
Exhortations to increase activity on
the part of the Group Solicitation Unit
also were made by Lloyd B. Wilson,
chairman of that group. He called
upon his workers. in conference to-
day, to hold their advantage and to
I'LL the quota of the unit in the allotted
time.
E C. Graham, president of the Chest,
made another plea for Washington to
m ho 11aadC n distressed
dorlorn, poverty-stricken citizens, say
ing:
In spite Of the present outlook for
the Chest drive, I cannot believe that
WashingtonianS will close their ears to
the pitiful plea of the suffering and
destitute men, women and children,
who are their neighbors. The need is
SO deflnite-so great-So perfectly OBJ
vious to every one who has the slightest
bit of consideration for his fellow man,
that feel sure that an aroused Wash
ington will come to the front in the
next three days, as it did in war time.
and help us reach our goal, which
every one knows is carefully figured to
the minimum amount on which the
63 Community Chest organizations can
operate efficiently during the next year"
Pastor Cites Great Need.
Never in the history of the city have
the citizens been faced with a situa-
tion so fraught. with suffering and dis
tress es they are today. the Rev. Rus
sell j. Clinchy. pastor of Mount Pleasant
Congregational Church, declared in a
talk over Station WJSV last night He
said the potential need for welfare and
relief work is greater now than ever
before. and there exists the menace of
starvation, bread riots and other dis
order II the people, who are able do
not come forward with the funds to
meet the relief needs of the city in the
coming year.
1T would be unthinkable," he de-
clared, 'if Washington failed to care
for its own suffering and need in the
present crisis.
Joseph p Tumulty, secretary to Presi-
dent Wilson, who has been active
throughout the Chest campaign. making
several speeches. will make another to-
morrow night as part of the program of
Joseph D. Radio Joe" kaufman, from
7:3o until g. o'clock over Station WMAL
Also on this program there will be
featured stars of the Fox Theater. the
fourth and last Of series of Com
nlunity Chest Party of the Air" con-
Quoted by Mr.. kaufman. who is chair
man of the Campaign Publicity Com
n1ittee.
viii Osborne to Play.
Following the Radio joe period, Mr..
kaufman will act as master of cere-
monies at a special Community Chest
program to be given by viii Osborne
and his nationally known orchestra,
from the same station. beginning at 8
O'Clock. Osborne has donated his serv-
Ices to the cause of the Chest.
Reports of section chiefs of the groups
soliciting workers in the District gov
ernment are discouraging, and a new
determination must be put in the CAM
paign among city employees if the Splen-
did record of last year is maintained,
District Auditor Daniel j. Donovan. dl-
vision chairman in the Chest drive,
wrote to District employees today.
''Only a few of the section chiefs,
he wrote apparently are obtaining
sufficient pledges to make good their
respective quotas. Last year the Dis
trict made splendid record in the
campaign and turned in pledges
amounting to S124,005 and redeemed
those pledges in cash by S123 ,220.
This year the quota for the District
government is S112,869. Reports turned
in by section chiefs show pledges re-
ceived from % per cent OF the en-
ployeS on the annual roll. The total
pledges received from this number in
dicateS clearly that II the same pace Is
maintained throughout the balance OF
the campaign. the District government
will fall far below reaching its quota.
Urges Greater Effort.
"If the campaign in the District Gov
eminent is to be a success, it can cnly
be accomplished by the whole-hearted,
energetic and sympathic work of the
section chiefs and keymen. Ii the work
of the section chiefs and keymen Is
handled merely in a routine manner, 1t
Is safe to say that the departmental
quotas will not be obtained. IT, on the
other hand the section chiefs and key
men will put their heart and soul in
their work, as they ought to in the
cause of humanity. it 10 reasonably GER
tain they will be able to obtain pledges
equal to the quotas. The divisional
chairman stands ready at any time to
respond to a request to assist section
chiefs and keymen in addressing groups
of employees, and, If desired, prominent
residents CT the city, who are giving
SPECIAL NOTICES.