Evening star., 1932-03-06
CAPITAL Mobiles
FOR lob CAMPAIGN
Today Is "Work Creation
Sunday" in Many Lo-
cal Churches.

The Nations Capital is marshaling
forces against unemployment.
Throughout the city there is a de-
ternined campaign to create part-time
jobs, as well as to find permanent en-
ployment for as many unemployed men
and women as possible, Col. E. G. Bliss,
chairman Of the Work Creation Com
mittee of the D. C. Employment Com
nittee, said yesterday.
Meanwhile, the monthly report OF
Mrs. w. A. Roberts, executive secretary
of the Council Of Social Agencies, in
dicated that applications for aid from
the council had fallen off during the
last Of February. The daily average OF
applications during the first two weeks,
she said, was 80 people; during the lat
ter half the average dropped to II.
OF the 1,760 persons who applied for
aid at the councils bureau during the
month unemployment accounted for
52l, the report said.
Work Creation Sunday.
Ministers of all denominations have
set aside today as Work Creation Sum-
day" and will preach upon the subject
at their services, as well as distributing
literature informing the layman how he
can help. Jewish congregations started
the movement at services Friday night.
The forces of the American Legion
here, too, have been aligned with those
of the Work Creation Committee. The
Legion is conducting a Nationwide
campaign for tobs for ex-service men.
I'VE found an organization already
perfected and ready to function"
Comdr. Fred G. Frazier said yesterday,
"and we decided that we could do more
by cooperating with that organization
than by setting up separate organiza-
ton Of our own. The Legion Executive
Committee unanimously voted to join
the committee.
"Of, course, we are primarily seeking
Jobs for eX-Service men, but I hope
that we are sufficiently loyal Washing
tonians to aid brother Washingtonians
in any way possible, whether they are
service men or not. Members of the
Legion pride themselves on their citi
zenship. They were loyal supporters of
the Community Chest in the recent
campaign. They will be equally loyal
supporters of this movement to put
every possible unemployed Washing
tonian to work"
SPEAKERS hcQucSbcu
1--WE are receiving splendid co-opera-
ton from all sources" Col. Bliss said
yesterday Citizens associations and
other civic bodies are calling up our
Offices, listing with oscar Leonard, our
secretary, requests for speakers. These
are being supplied through the CO.
operation of the Community Chest
Speakers Bureau, which has available
-
formed on this subject.
Newspapers Of the city have been
especially liberal toward this movement,
giving us the finest kind Of co-opera-
ton and we have had many courtesies
from the street car companies and
other public utilities in a position to
give publicity to this movement. I am
greatly pleased at the wonderful spirit
shown by the churches and church
leaders of Washington. Catholic. Prot
estant and Jewish church leaders are
cooperating with our committee, and
are doing splendid work"
In the literature being distributed in
the churches, and which will 20 to
other organizations, emphasis is laid on
the fact that many of the Jobs that
should be done now, such as painting a
house, overhauling the plumbing, re-
pairing roofs, papering and general re-
pairs, overhauling automobiles, gas ap-
pliances and similar work, can be done
much cheaper now than at any time in
years. and should be done by the reg
ular people engaged in such work. Suf-
fclent jobs of this kind, it is pointed
out, will result in the contractors who
handle such work engaging more men,
with resultant decrease in unemploy-
ment. Other small jobs, not of suf-
nclent Importance to call in a regular
nrm, can be done by an UNEMPLOYED
man, the literature points out.
=, Letters sent to the citizens associa-
tons call attention to the "man-a-
piock" plan, successfully worked out in
Rochester, Buffalo and other cfNes,
whereby the residents Of each block
assume responsibility for one mans
appoints a general manager, who, in
turn, appoints block managers. The
pIocK manager appoints a crew to work
WIN MIN and they canvass the people
In the block, seeking subscriptions of
SO much week for which the residents
get certain amount of work. The
work varies seaSonally and may consist
OF cutting grass, cleaning up yards,
digging gardens, etc.
E. G. Graham, chairman OF the En-
ployment Committee, points out that
the money is spent here in Washing
ton and helps to restore prosperity
here, with resultant good for all,
Woman, 1O4, Applied.
Almost every type of person was
represented by the applicants for relief
at the Council of Social Agencies DIR
Ing the month, according to Miss Bertha
Howard, in charge Of the Application
Bureau. They ranged from unemploved
men with families to one woman whose
age was given as 1o4 years. and who
was taken in charge by the Associated
Cnarltles; young men who had lost
tner Jobs, and even one woman whose
husband had deserted her.
More than 500 yellow tickets were
turned IN by applicants for aid. They
came from the books of Conmrnitv
Chest subscribers who had referred the
applicants to proper agency rather than
give them money. It represents a large
increase over use Of tickets in previous
months. 1oO'0
ElWood Street, director of the Chest
announced that his organization and
the Council Of Social Agencies have
arranged with the Metropolitan Police
department. SO that its members, in an
stieIg gency, may advance funds up to
% 10 worthy persons, and be rein-
ourSeo the following day when the
proper agency is designated to take
over care OF the person aided.
All these factors, Mr.. Street said
snow that there IS no necessity for anv
person 70 beg on the streets of Wash