Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-11-11
Assigned S35O.OOO of Budget.

While I have not access to the Com
munlty Chest budget. it is my recol-
lection that some S35OO00 is this year
assigned TO the above organizations, an
amount equal to that appropriated by
Congress. l DO not disparage or under
value the work done by these organ!Za-
tons, or the indirect relief which they
undoubtedly provide, but l am con-
WINGED that if such organizations this
year were eliminated from the Com
munity Chest and the appeal were
made, as stated above. for food. cloth
ing. shelter and medical and hospital
attention, that the response TO the
Community Chest appeal in the District
would be far more willing and include
a much greater number"
F. S. Curtis, Chisf clerk and vice
chairman Of the Navy division Of the
campaign, made public the following
copy Of a memorandum prepared IN
reply to Mr.. Douglass communicate .,
by the Community Chest officials
Special attention is called TO the
matter of designation of gifts made by
Government personnel in the approach
ing campaign of the Community Chest
The agencies holding membership in
the Chest do various types of work.
Some deal with physical care in its
many phases. such as material relief,
health. care Of dependent children and
old people including unprecedented
numbers suffering from the results of
unemployment, with special emphasis
given to fighting the tragic increase of
delinquency and crime.
Can Designate Gifts.
Some people feel that physical re-
lief should absorb the full sum of gifts.
Others feel that sustaining morale is
even more important by providing OPP
portunities for useful employment of
enforced idle time. Both points Of
view are expressed by large nlinbers of
contributors to the Chest. Yet. neither
one has any right to try to dictate how
another persons gift is to be used
Hence designation! Every con-
tributor can express his own desire and
allow his neighbor to do the same. The
name OF the contributor will be re-
ported by the Chest to the one or more
agencies designated on each pledge card.
so that they will know their special
friends and supporters. Undesignated
gifts will be used where needed, at the
discretion of the Budget Committee
president Hoover has said: The bur-
Oen OH lue NelldTe ana Tcllel OTBdln-
7atiOns which have united in their eff
forts through the Community Chest is
the heaviest in their experience. This
is true in spite of the fact that Con-
gress, at my request, has appropriated
the sum of $350000 for relief of the
through the Board of Pub
lie Welfare. This fund, it is quite clear,
will not last through the Winter The
need is greater than the amount which
can be provided from public funds The
Community Chest is the united effort
of all races and creeds in common en-
deavor for the welfare of all All who
have Jobs and regard for the we'll be-
ing fellow man will give to the full eX-
tent of their ability, their heart and
their conscience, for the sake of their
fellow citizens who cannot adequately
help themselves
so it behoves every person to give
as much as he can-even a few cents
a day every day will prevent suffering
and preserve human life Give gen.
erously. designate your gifts to what
ever types of work you prefer, and give
the Chest and its agencies credit for
doing a job that is difficult in the ex-
IRENE, and doing it we'll"