Evening star., 1932-11-02
CHEST AID URGED
BY Commissioners
Proclamation Calls Upon Citi-
zens to Face Double Duty
This Winter.

The District Commissioners, by Off
cial proclamation, today called upon
the citizens of the District to work 10y
ally and to give generously in the Com
munity Chest campaign, November IA
to %, inclusive
The proclamation reminds the citizen
that the need is not alone for the hum
CRY, the orphaned, the aged and the
sick, but for wholesome use OF leisure
time to sustain morale and prevent
those things which the devil finds for
idle hands to do"
1t reminds them, too, that many who
gave last year will be on the receiving
end this year and therefore those who
have jobs and are in a position to give
now have double duty to bear in the
Winter ahead. when the Nation and
the Capital face the greatest human
need, both in extent and in extremity
ever known"
All merchants who have sidewalk
flags and fiagpoles were asked to display
them during the Chest drive.
Need Called Greater Now.
At meeting yesterday Of the Spe-
cial Gifts Unit, Of which Clarence A.
ASpinwall is chairman, at the United
States Chamber Of Commerce, New
bold Noyes, campaign chairman. called
upon the group TO make the sub
scribers they solicit realize that this
year above all others. the need for
generous giving Is greater than ever
before.
We are facing no light situation,
and people in Washington with appre-
citation Of the obligation they owe. must
rnrOt vii 70 lto hnfn
he declared
The City of Washington cannot ex-
pect the poor people to carry the bur-
den OF the welfare and relief work
this year. The rich people must bear
their burden to the point where they
are actually making real sacrifices. All
Of us have lost but there is Job to
be done and 1t is more important now
than 1t was three years ago when the
Chest was started"
Gifts Unit Completed.
The special gifts unit virtually was
completely organized for the coming
| campaign and plans were made for the
flrSt campaign meeting to be held next
Wednesday night at the May1over Ho-
tel, when the quota Of this unit will be
announced and the instructions given
priSing the unit.
There will be family party OF men,
bers of the STATS of an Chest organiza-
| tionS Friday night at o'clock at the
United States Chamber of Commerce
Edwin c. Graham, president OF the
Chest, Mr.. Noyes, Strickland Gillian
and Elwood Street, director Of the
Chest, will be the speakers Cups will
be awarded the organization with the
largest percentage of its staff attend
Ing, and to the organization with the
largest group attending.
The speakers unit of the Chest cam
paign last night held "heckling" ses-
| sion at the Burlington Hotel, at which
| rs guests peppered the five men and
women on the program with every con-
| ceivable question and objection
The speech clinic. as it was called
was to give members Of the unit the
! training necessary to meet groups oi
| all kinds in the coming Chest cam
| paign.
j. F. Moulton of the Chesapeake &
! Potomac Telephone Co. was called upon
| to address a group of bank employees
! Maj. Campbell johnson an American
! Legion post, Miss Sibyl Baker, play
: ground director. a junior high schoo
group; Bernard Danzansky founder OF
| the Hebrew Home for the Aged, g
Jewish congregation, and Mrs. Charles
Goldsmith Woman'S club
The "hecklers" started tearing the
speeches to pieces as soon as each
speaker had completed his or her talk
the persons raising objections pretend
ing to be member of one of the or
ganizations addressed.
Another of the clinics will be held
Thursday evening.
Will Celebrate Birthday
One of the Chest organizations. the
Ne!ghborhOOd House. at 470 N street
southwest, will celebrate its thirty-firSt
anniversary Saturday from 10 am. until
10 pm. with members of the houses
board and friends of the settlement act
ing as hosts.
Luncheon will be served from II until
O'Clock and supper will be from .
until 7. There will be an all-day ex-
hibit Of the November program of the
kindergarten. a demonstration of the
day nursery a practical showing of the
| musical school, working exhibition of
the Saturday morning sewing school
and songs, dances and plays.