Evening star., 1932-01-08
S7,5O HOOVER GIFT
LAUNCHES DRIVE
Chest Special Committee
Dinner Told Presidents Aid
Is $4,000 Total.

Committee of the Community Chest
prepared for the coming campaign last
night at dinner in the Mayf1ower
Hotel.
Clarence Aspinwall, unit chairman
and POSTMASTER drew applause when
he announced Mr.. Hoover had presented
his check to Newbold Moves, vice chair
man. Mr.. Aspinwall explained the
$500 donation was in addition to q
contribution of $2,50O made to the Dis
trict Committee on Employment by the
Chief Executive. He pointed out the
Presidents subscription actually totaled
$4,000 since the Chest and Employ
ment Committee drives have been con-
solidated.
Questioned by the chairman, Mr..
Noyes reported the Presidents contri-
button represented an increase of 27S
per cent over what he gave last year.
Drive on Sound Basis.
DR.. George z. Vincent, president
emeritus of the Rockefeller Foundation.
predicted the drive would be successful.
because it is being conducted on a sound
basis. His address was studded by
he was given a rising vote of thanks.
Mr. Aspinwall revealed encouraging
messages had been received from
Speaker Garner and Vice President
Curtis. He also disclosed Chief Justice
Hughes had increased his annual dona-
ton by so per cent.
Dr. Vincent declared he recently par
ticipated in similar movements in New
York, Philadelphia and other cities. He
said the situation has grown so acute
that response by the public exceeded all
expectations in those cities. He fore
cast the local drive would be equally
successful
Goal to Be Passed.
The speaker said the Chest would
SurpaSS its goal because of an ideal
that takes the people by storm, coupled
with definite, practical plan.
What ideal is better" he asked,
than the plan that no man, woman or
child shall go hungry?"
Coleman Jennings, president of the
Associated Charities and team cap
tain, urged the workers to redouble
their efforts this year because of the
present unemployment emergency. He
pointed out the budget of the Associ-
ated Charities was $189,000 in 1881, as
compared with $3.50, 900 in 1880.
Mr.. Jennings in telling of the work
of his organization cited the case of o
man who has wife and four children.
He said the man was employed IA years
at decent salary. The company for
which he worked reduced his pay be-
cause Of the depression. Mr.. Jennings
said the man then became a drunkard.
AS consequence he lost his position.
After his debts swelled he appealed to
the Associated Charities. He was pro-
vided with work, and has resumed his
role as normal, respectable citizen.
Task Twice as Difficult.
Edward F. Colladay, campaign chair.
man, said the task faced by the Chest
this year is twice as difficult as 1t was
year ago. He said many heavy con-
tributors have died, while others have
lost their fortunes. The only solution,
he added, is for the solicitors to display
even greater ability.
The chairman said many malicious
stories circulated against the Chest
must be spiked. AS an example, he said
some one reported a worker at the
Navy Yard was dismissed and that his
friends "chipped in" $40 for his relief.
The friends hesitated to tender the
money to the jobless man, asked the
Chest to deliver it, and that inquiry
was made later as to why he received
only So.
I'VE can't laugh these things off"
Mr. Colladay warned. I'VE must kill
them off"
Elwood Street, Chest director outlined
the work required Of the solicitors.
The invocation was offered by Rev.
Albert J. Mccartney, pastor of the
Church of the Covenant, while Mgr.
Eugene Connolly Of st. Peters Roman
Catholic Church offered the benedic-
ton. Edwin L. Rogers, baritone, sang
He was accompanied by Miss Esther
Spears.
Among those present were Miss Hettie
P. Anderson, Maj. and Mrs. James
Asher, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence A. Aspin-
wall, Paul L. Benjamin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry S. Benton, F. A. Birgfeld, Henry
P. Blair, Y. E. Booker, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick M. Bradley, Mrs Joseph II.
Bradley, Miss Lydia Burklin, Mrs. Lee
D. Butler, Gov. and Mrs. Thomas e.
Campbell, MIR. and Mrs. Wilbur j. Carr,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter F. Chappell, Gen.
and Mrs. B. F. Cheatham, Mr. and Mrs.
Dwight Clark Mr. and Mrs. E. r.
Colladay, Mrs. Levi Cooke, Mr.. and
Mrs. Whitman Cross, ]. E. Dayton,
l.. w. De Cast, Linn c. Drake, Mr. and
Mrs. c. Phelps Dodge, Charles Drayton.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. RoZier Dulany, jr.;
Mckee Dunn, Mrs. Lila p. Du Val,
Morris Edwards, Mr.. and Mrs Boris L.
Eisenberg, Joshua Evans, jr.; w. r.
Willoughby, w. W. Everett, H. M.
Robert Fleming, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
B. Fry, Sister Mary Gabriel, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. c. Glover, jr.; M. Leroy Goff,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Goldsmith,
Frank D. Gwathmey Miss Mary A.
Hickey, Mr.. and Mrs. william H Hill,
Mrs. Joseph H. Hines Reginald S.
Huidekoper, Mrs. Archibald Hopkins,
WoodSon P. Houghton, Mr. and Mrs.
R. w. Hynson, G. C. Allies, Miss Bertha
R. Israel, Mr. and Mrs. Coleman
Jennings, Mrs. Hennen Jennings, Mrs.
NeWlands Johnston, Mrs. James Elwood
Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. David J. kaufman,
Joseph D. kaufman, Mrs. r. M.
Kaufman, Miss Anna j. Ready, Wayne
Kendrick, Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Leonard,
Lady Willmott Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles P. Light Mrs. Jacob Leander
Loose, Demarest Lloyd, Sidney B. Lust,
Simon Lyon, Mrs. c. Wade Martin,
Charles G. Mathews, Rev and Mrs.
Albert j. Mccartney, William Mont
gomery, c. G. Morgan, Maj. and Mrs.
Sidney Morgan, Thomas P. Morgan,
Miss Beatrice Mullin, George Hewitt
Myers, Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. S. Neigh,
Fleming Newbold. John Newbold, Mr..
and Mrs. Isaac B. Nordlinger Mr. and
Mrs. Newbold Noyes, Nelson B. O'Neal,
Mrs. Edwin B. Parker. Mr.. and Mrs.
James Craig Peacock, Frederic w.
Perkins, Miss Sallie H. Phillips, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Poole, Mr.. and Mrs. W. A.
Powell, Luther H. Reichelderfer, Mr..
and Mrs. w A. Roberts, Miss Mary B.
Robertson, T. Baker Robinson, MIR. and
Mrs. w. D. Rosenberg H. L. Rust, jr.;
Miss Anne Saba, John Saul, Francis
M. Savage, M. and Mrs. Leonard 3.
Schloss, J. Allison Scott, MFR. and Mrs.
T. S. Settle, Mr.. and Mrs. A. K. Shipe.
Dr. and Mrs. Abram Simon, George