Evening star., 1932-10-27
CHEST PLEA BACKS
AGENCIES HELPING
YOUTH OF CAPITAL
Graham and Baker Appeal
for Character-B building
Work in Drive.
LEISURE TIME STRESSED
AS DEPRESSION THREAT
Constructive Projects for Boys and
Girls Termed Vitally Necessary
for Good Citizenship.

An appeal for support of the char
acter- building agencies of the Com
munity Chest in the coming Chest cam
paign was issued today by E. C.
Graham, president of the Chest, and
Newton D. Baker. chairman of the
Citizens Committee of the Welfare and
! Relief Mobilization of 1882.
Pointing to the character building
| agencies as mighty factors in the in
culcation of the principles Of decency
end good citizenship in the youth of
the country. Mr. Graham said
The youth of today is going out of
school with leisure that an economic
| crisis has forced upon him. The boy
wanted sign has been tucked away in
the mothballs of the depression. and
alleys. and more than ever in need of
the helping hand Of the character
| building agencies. Washington has its
problem along with the rest of the
country and the Community Chest in
tends to meet this problem through the
character building agencies which are
! its members.
Baker Adds Warning.
Mr.. Baker warned that withdrawal or
reduction Of constructive work for the
boys and girls at this time is accom-
| panied by great danger"
Few communities" he said. "have
reached the point where some of the
| population must be saved from starva-
| ton by denying children and adults
activities which keep them physically
and mentally fit 10 take jobs when
| there are jobs available"
Mr. Baker stated his committee has
statistics showing that 100000 young
! persons most Of them under 20. are
| wandering around the country seeking
| a foothold somewhere In 100 cities
there is reported 80 per cent increase
| in attendance in 1000 recreation
! centers.
There is danger to young girls. too,
! the Baker statement adds. declaring:
we are dealing today with the most
| acute mental suffering on the part OF
many young girls. Utter discourage
ment loss of self-confidence. desperate
| hopeleSsness about the future. fear,
| anxiety. and brooding unhappiness
which is breaking down health, loss Of
morale. feeling it's no use with a
! tendency to throw over standards and
! restraints-these are some of the psy-
| Geological effects of the present situ-
! alton which the Y. w. c. A. reports
! it is faced with daily
Rabbi Israel Speaks.
The social welfare organizations of
the country are faced with the task
OF keeping this country from chaos,
bread riots and the shadow of revolu-
| ton and bloodshed Rabbi Edward
| Israel of Baltimore told the Speakers
Unit of the Community Chest campaign
| organization at a meeting yesterday
afternoon at the Washington Hotel
! The meeting opened the precampaign
program of acouainting the people of
/ Washington with the necessity of the
Chest reaching its goal of S2,4l9,787,
set for this year.
| American democracy said Rabbi
! Israel, lis in the best shape any nation
has ever been when faced with an eco
nomic crisis. There is a social recon-
struction in order. The Community
Chest is not an agency to patch up
| fostering sores. 1t has a far wider
scope. 1t is the job of the Community
Chest throughout the Nation to stabilize
our social institutions. The relief it
can administer is the salvation of our
social institution. and unless the Com
munity Chest can succeed this Winter
there will be chaos and martial law in
the land
Morale Is Important.
He then cited the need for actual
relief of the hungry and destitute as
the first duty to be met by the Com
/ munity Chest Next in order he listed
the maintenance of health agencies
the support of the agencies that main
tain the morale of the people and made
special appeal for the character
building agencies.
Unless social service can maintain
misunderstanding agencies" he said
social reconstruction is doomed
There is the problem of great machines
turning out more and more goods while
men and women have no employment
We must accept the fact that in the
readjustment of our economic life there
will come the shorter working week
and the shorter working day. The
problem of utilization of leisure is a
vital one with which the character
building agencies must deal"
Newbold Noyes. campaign chairman
adjured the speakers unit to stress in
the coming Chest campaign the cases ol
hardship and suffering which may be
drawn from the experience of Chest
member organizations during the past
year.
Chest Needs No Defense.
"Your unit" he said. "is charged with
the duty of bringing home to Washing.
ton the actuality of meeting the need:
of welfare and relief during the coming
year A great deal depends on youl
efforts don't think you need feel thi.
year that the Chest needs defending
You can point to the Chests fine recorc
of achievement, of increased economy
upbuilding of facilities and service. anc
its elimination of duplication of effort.
THE need of the funds for the oper.
alton of the Chest facilities is greater
than ever before. Every one knows ir
the abstract that there is suffering to bt
alleviated. but approach from that poin
OF view does not seem to have the same
good effect that the citing of actua
cases of suffering that have been deal
with, and urge upon you to adopt thi!
form of address"
Mr.. Noyes also stressed the need fol
explanation of the new plan of daily
giving adopted by the Chest for thi
years campaign This plan, he ex
planned, is for subscribers to adopt, &C
cording to their means, a program o
giving on the basis of a certain amour
each day; cents a day amounting tt
S18 a year; 10 cents, $36; 27 cents, ap
proximately $l00, and so on. The pledg
cards are prepared for that sort givinI
this year.
Elwood Street, director of the Chest
spoke briefly on instructions to th'
. unit.
Mr.. John Jay o'Connor, chairman o
the unit, presided.
Will Hold Halloween Dance.
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