Evening star., 1932-10-19
CHEST CAMPAIGNS
CO OVER THE TOP
IN THREE CITIES
Lincoln, Nebr., and Seattle,
WASH, Exceed Quotas
in Their Drives.
RESULTS ENCOURAGING
TO WASHINGTON MEN
E. C. Graham Points to Fact Other
Communities Are Harder
Hit by Slump.

The first three cities reporting in
Nationwide Community Chest cam
paignS have gone over the top" ac-
cording to reports received here yester-
day by E. c. Graham. president Of the
Washington Community Chest.
The reports showed Honolulu, with a
goal of S500000. raised that amount;
Lincoln. Nebr., seeking s158.200, raised
sl62,OOO and Seattle, Wash, with a
goal of S676,33l raised s677,0OO.
There is food for thought in these
figures" Mr. Graham said. Certainly
every one of these cities has been
harder hit by the depression than has
Washington. If they can reach thell
goals, and, even in two instances, ex-
ceed them. there is no reason why
Washington's Community Chest cannot
be a success this year. I believe these
cities realized. as Washington must, that
this is not job that ought to be done
but one that has to be done"
Chairman Encouraged.
J. Herbert Case. chairman of the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
and president of the Association OF
Community Chests and Councils, who
sent the report to Mr.. Graham. aisc
expressed himself as greatly encour'
aged by the results Of these three cam
paigns x.,,
wear of the depression, when resources
are low. are unusually encouraging,
Mr.. Case said. They show fighting
determination on the part Of the Amer
ican public to rally to the aid OF their
less fortunate neighbors. even If the
effort requires sacrifice. This determi-
nation cannot help but be decisive
factor in Fastening the return OF bet
ter times"
23,SS5 Cared for by Army"
A total of 23,885 homeless and
transient men were cared for by the
Salvation Army here during the first
nine months of 1882, according to a
report made public yesterday by Maj
James Asher, commanding the D1strlc'
division of the organization. or this
total 1896 we're boys Of 81 years and
under
During September the emergency
lodge for men took care of 1928 and
of these 457 were under 81. The Sep
tember charges consumed 9,018 meals
and were given 146 garments, 132 pairs
of shoes and 1921 nights OF lodging
the report showed. For the nine-month
period the Salvation Army distributed
S4,GOI Meals, tZ,ASO lllS5iiGo AONo
2,248 garments of various kinds and
2d75 pairs of shoes
In addition to meals and lodging sup
piled in September steady employment
was found for 81 men, minor medlcal
aid furnished to 638, and were sent to
hospitals, while % more were treated
at clinics.
Youth Problem Grows.
More and more of these men and
boys are travelling by train, both freight
and passenger" Adjt. Gilbert S. Decker,
in charge of welfare and relief work for
the Army, said yesterday. They feel
that the trains are a better mode OF
travelling than hitch-hiking because, II
they don't get hurt or caught, they are
getting some place, and that seems to
be the aim Of most of them, to get
some place
The percentage of youngsters on the
road continues large, and is furnishing
a continually growing problem for all
organizations who have to aid t.-~se
youngsters.
1T is almost impossible to estimate
the number of these men who will reach
Washington this Winter, but the cold
weather has steadily increased the num-
ber applying for help"