Evening star., 1932-11-04
moves TO SPEAK
AT FAMILY PARTY
Community Chest Chairman
Will Address 0rganiza-
ton Workers.
yhold Moves. campaign chairman


Of the speakers at the family party"
of members of the working staffs of the
63 Chest organizations tonight at the
United States Chamber of Commerce.
The meeting has been called to knit
together more closely the staffs of the
member organizations and turn their
efforts in getting the Chest campaign
to its goal to the most strategic points.
Street to Speak.
Elwood Street, director of the Chest,
also will speak. Short talks will be
made by Strickland Gillian and E. C.
Graham, president of the Chest. The
meeting will begin at o'clock.
Every effort should be made to have
some one in the pulpit Of each church
in the city on November 13, carry the
message of the Chest to churchgoers
Compton told gathering of the
speakers unit of the chest drive last
night.
Mrs. Compton declared many OF the
ministers of the city are lamentably ig-
norant of the work of the Chest, and
added that when the ministers don
understand what We are doing. We must
ask for the privilege of explaining the
Community Chest activities ourselves
to their congregations. With the min
listers behind US We can make this cam
paign an historic milestone for Wash
lngton."
Submit to "Heckling."
Before Mrs. Compton'S talk, there
was speech clinic in which mem
bers of the unit addressed picked gath
erings and submitted to "heckling" aft
er their talks Louis B. Nichols. Y. NJ.
c. A. executive. gave sample of talk
to a young mems dormitOry: William
Cogger attorney. a talk to a Knights
of Columbus group: Mrs Lyman B
Swormstedt talk to citizens asso-
citation. and David S. Davidson, a talk
before a mixed church group.
The meeting. which was held at the
Burlington Hotel. was presided over by
Mrs. John Jay O'Connor, chairman OF
the unit
Employees of the Internal Revenue
Bureau assembled in a body yesterday
afternoon to hear a talk on the coming
Chest campaign by Linn c. Drake,
Boy Scout executive.
The meeting was presided over by
David Burnet. commissioner Of inter
nal revenue Mr.. Drake was introduced
u
the Chest campaign. in charge OF the
canvass of the bureau.
Addresses Advertising Club.
In a speech before the Washington
| Advertising Club yesterday. Mr.. Noyes
said the destitute millions of the Nation
must be given adequate material and
! moral help if they are to see clearly and
| meet accurately the present economic
and social problems facing the country
and those which will arise during the
coming decade
The decision they will make involves
grave consequences for all of us Nj.
| Moves declared, adding that I have
not doubt but that they will decide
correctly if given chance. but I have
grave misgivings what their decision
, will be should We fail in our duty of
helping them to a sane outlook on life. "
Stresses Local Conditions.
Speaking at luncheon meeting of
| the club in the Raleigh Hotel, Mr.
! Noyes urged members net only to con-
! tribute to the campaign fund, but to
| help emphasize the importance of the
Chests work
He stressed the seriousness Of the Sit
uation facing Washington this Winter
citing the recent report Of the Board of
Public Welfare, in which it was stated
that people in this city may starve un-
less adequate measures are taken. There
is no doubt. he declared the situation
will be worse than ever before, and it
is the duty Of every person with roof
over his head to shoulder his definite
obligation to his neighbor
Attention was called by the speaker
~ ~
and suffering One was that of a widow
and six children living in barren barn
on the outskirts of the city, stealing
food from nearby gardens. The Oldest
child was 9, Mr.. NoyeS said two girls
were deaf and dumb, one Of them being
almost blind, two children were imbe-
Giles and baby had infantile paralysis
Only One Change in Drive
Another case cited was that of a
| father who was found stealing from
garbage cans to feed his family of seven.
There will be but one change this year
! from the tried methods Of raising Chest
| funds Mr.. NoyeS explained. That is. he
said, the plan to ask for a certain num-
Der of cents each day, which was sug
gested by Mrs. Charles Goldsmith. 1t
| is thought this will remove the OnerOuS
quality from contribution. he said.
He urged employers to lay the facts of
| the great need before their employees,
but warned that there should be nc
coercion used 1t is hoped he declared
to exceed the quota of S2,400,000, which
equals the total of pledges last year.
Charles Goldsmith and Joseph D
| kaufman, guests at the meeting, pledged
their cooperation in the drive and in
dorsed Mr.. Noyes' remarks. President
| Howard Beery of the Advertising Club
also assured Mr.. Noyes that his organ
| ization will help in every way possible