Evening star., 1933-11-23
SAD7,278 REPORTED
. IN G|F TSFOR CHEST.
New York Director Tells
Campaigners Nation Looks
to D. C. for Leadership.
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acts of good citizenship in the city
where one actually earns his living and
lives
You newcomers to Washington have
been invited into our offices to work.
We invite you into cur religious ana
fraternal organization work. There re-
mains a vast field of effort which you
will not desire to neglect. The social
life of Washington hencetorth Will De
YOUR life The home life OF Wasnln9-
ton will be your home life.
I'VE have many crippled, many help-
less. many orphans, many aged TOO
feeble to work. many sick. many nome
less These in other years have been
the charges of all of us, including
those you have displaced. These are
Washington's children the Nations
children. vino will now be looking to
YOU. Here. above all. We invite you TO
come in and take the pleasure OF pear
ing your part of the load.
Bishop James Hugh Ryan. rector OF
Catholic University and District Gem
missioner George E. Allen addressed the
canvassers at Yesterdays meeting II
was Commissioner Aliens first pubic
sppearsncc. His brief talk was pre-
dirtion that victory would crown the
efforts of the workers.
Aeronautic Group Repeats
In the award of banners yesterday
the National Advisory Committee LOT
Aeronautics again won the award for
the highest percentage OF quota Tor oe-
partments having less than so employees
contributing ll4.l4 per cent OF Its quota
the Federal Reserve Board, with 12.1a
per cent of its quota. for departments
having so to 100 employees; the Federal
Fn1erpencv Administration OF PUBIC
Works, with 1881 per cent OF quota loi
departments with 600 20 1000 employees,
and the Veterans Admins loIi VIZ.
9.l6 per cent Of quota 1or dcpar'iieii''
with more than 1900 personnel.
In the Metropolitan Unit the banners
were awardcd to DIVISION 2 of Area 3.
Mrs J. F Maury and julius B. Gay Gu
chairrncn. with 3153 per cent OF quota,
and Team of Division ?. Area 1 Miss
Bertha Marsh. captain, with s1-67 per
cent Of quota.
Mrs. c, C. Glove;'S team won the Spe-
cial Gifts Unit banner again with oi PEI
cent of its quota
The material consequences OF the
prcsent depression are only too tamlllar
have seen the shabby army OF the un-
cmploved We know of families which
arc living without adequate food. CLOTH
Ing and shelter We pity the unhappy
lov of the undernouriShed children OF
the poor.
Cites Loss of Morale.
"These things we know. but there are
other consequences Of the depression
less evident perhaps. but not less real
nor less tragic I refer to the loss OF
morale. the insidious disintegration OF
character. which too often accompanies
economic stress. In these days we sell
dom pick up the daily paper without
reading that some broken, discouraged
man has taken his life. Then we read
of other men driven in their despair to
rash deeds OF violence-murder, rob-
berry assault, kidnapping All these
things represent national loss far
more tragically significant than any
amount of mere material suffering. for
when a nation loses its courage, then
ii is indeed in sorry plight.
1T Is a common problem OF the CHAR
acter-building agencies of the City OF
Washington to struggle against this loss
Of morale. this spiritual diSintegration.
Above all. they are anxious to guard
the character of the young. for eX-
perience teaches that youth is the
crucial period in the moral life OF
man. Those who attain to maturity
with unblemished character are likely
to remain good citizens permanently.
while a demoralized childhood is almost
inevitably followed By diS5olute ma
turity
1t is. therefore. important for US
to realize the problems which our
character building agencies face today.
We must realize how large their work
looms in the life OF the typical Ameri-
can boy or girl"
Recreation CenterS Needed.
Bishop Ryan pointed out that the
average city child has seven or eight
hours of leisure daily and stressed the
Importance of providing recreational
facilities for that leisure time that
would lead to the building of morale
and morality in the growing child
The moral for us, socially minded
citizens of Washington. is clear, the
Bishop said If leisure time activities
play such an important part both IN
the up-building and destruction of char
acter. then it is our duty to see that the
children of this city are provided with
the sort of recreational activities which
aid, not impede. the formation of good
citizenship. 1t is our duty to support
the various agencies, public and private.
which seek to direct the child'S use OF
his leisure time into proper channels.
Specifically it is our duty to give our
moral support and financial aid to those
character building agencies which now
appeal to us through the present Com
munity Chest campaign"
Reports were made ny the soliciting
units as follows:
Grant, Sd, chairman. reported 1858
gifts for a total of S26707. bringing its
contributions to date to s6o.16o.37 from
5.461 contributors.
Group solicitation Unit Walter B.
for a total of s11.54e,34. bringing its
total to date to S77,864-17 from 1885
contributors
Metropolitan Unit, Joseph. D. Kauf-
man. chairman reported 1884 gifts for
a total OF 23.563.46, bringing its total
to date to S70,33702 from 1862 con-
tributors.
Special Gifts Unit, Corcoran Thorn.
chairman, reported 35 gifts, for total
of S83. .525. bringing its total to date to
S32873O for 526 contributors.
Gifts From Workers.
The employees of the following firms,
solicited by Group Solicitation Unit,
tave contributed 100 per cent:
Arcade Sunshine Laundry Co., Bank
of Commerce g. Savings East Washing
ton Savings Bank. ChildrenS Hospital.
H. G. Smithy Co.. Willard Hotel. Homer
Building employees, Thompson Bros,
Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co.. Ohm
stead Grill. Baltimore &, Ohio Railroad
Co. Instructive Visiting Nurse Society,
Community Chest. Y. M. c. A., Wash
ington Home for Foundlings, Palais
Royal the Texas Co. American Dairy
Supply Co.. .McLachlen Banking Corpo-
ration, G. M. P. Murphy d Co., Auch-
incloss. Parker G. Redpath and the