Evening star., 1932-09-01

would not, however, Street pointed out,
return the Chest to the field Of nor
NAL relief needs.
In the first place reductions in in
come of employed persons will result in
heavily increased demands on hospital
members of the Chest for free hospital
ization and fewer pay patients. Already,
he said, the hospitals free wards are
crowded while only few of the pay
rooms are taken. The same is true Of
the nursing organization, which today
Is receiving more calls for service.
Asked II heavy increases in demands
would lead the Chest to consider the
establishment Of any emergency activi-
ties such as public soup kitchens, Mr..
Street was emphatic in announcing his
determination to adhere to former pr1n-
ciples Of relief.
There is no better way to give re-
lief to needy persons" he said, than
to aid them in their own homes, and
that is what we'll continue to do. Soup
kitchens and such public measures are
a menace to public charity and pubic
relief work"
Mr. Graham said that up to yesterday
the Community Chest had received
81 ,886, ,4S7. so. or 1904 per cent of the
S2,417,700 pledged in the last cam
paign. This, he pointed out, compared
favorably with the 1876 per cent collec-
tions which had been made at this
time last year, when 81 ,445, ,l03.35 OF the
pledged 81 ,963, 800 had been paid.
In addition to the 100000 which the
Chest has borrowed this Summer, Mr..
Street estimated another $4,000 would
have to be borrowed in order to COM
plete the years work. In addition to
that, he said. the Chests total deficit
will be increased by another $135,000,
because that sum was borrowed last
year to meet the Chest budget. This
loan was paid back out OF this years IN
come, however, in order to save interest,
but the paying back represents that
much demand upon the current years
funds, he explained.
More Relief Needed.
While the actual amount OF the
Community Chests budget for 1888 can
be only an estimate at this time, Mr..
Street said that report Of survey
of the five family welfare agencies for
the first six months of this year in
dicate that the increase in needed re-
lief will be much greater than last
year. The Associated Charities, for
instance, cared for 3,739 families in
the WIlOle OF 1891, WIluc IIlc lCpO1 '
shows that for the first six months OF
this year it already has cared for 4,8S1
families. The Catholic Charities
throughout last year cared for 1928
families and during the first half OF
this year it provided for 1,l5S. In 1881
the Salvation Army cared for 3l4 fam
lilies and in the first half of the cur
rent year it cared for 491 families.
Likewise the United Hebrew Relief
Society total family list last year was
264 and by the end of June this year
1t already had cared for 288. Figures
on American Legion aid, the fifth Of
the family welfare organizations in
the Chest, were not available for last
year for purposes Of comparison.
Another illustrative set OF figures on
which Mr. Street bases his estimates
are those pertaining to new cases. In
1881 the Associated Charities received
1856 and for the six months of 1882
it received 2,446 new families to care
for. The Catholic Charities last year
reported $50 new cases and for half
of this year 439. The Salvation Army
in 1891 received 208 new cases and
for only half of this year 1t received
302. The United Hebrew Relief Society
which last year reported 10z new cases,