Evening star., 1933-11-24
MRS. |CKES URGES
CHEST SUPPORT TO
FILL RELIEF GAPS
Tells Workers There Is No
Overlapping Between Local
and Federal Program.
SUBSCRIPTIONS REACH
$828,162 DURING DAY
Boys Club Artist Presents Hogan
With Sketch at Luncheon
Meeting.

While the Government is aiding the
unemployed its efforts do not enter the
field of the Community Chest, Mrs. Har-
old Ickes, wife of the Secretary OF the
Interior, told 600 Chest campaign So
licitors at today's report meeting in the
Willard Hotel.
Returns for the first five days of the
Today campaign showed a total Of
1928, 1852 subscribed, Chairman Frank
J. Hogan announced at the meeting.
Mrs. Ickes, introduced by Hogan as "a
fellow lawyer" and a member of the
Illinois Legislature, pointed out that
the Community Chest was here before
the Government began its program Of
emergency unemployment relief and
that the Chest, because of its indis-
pensable service to the needy, will be
here after the unemployment crisis
passes.
Stresses Responsibility.
Declaring that responsibility to the
needy rests with those engaged in per-
sonal. community and governmental
relief. Mrs. Ickes stressed that there
was no overlapping of activities. On
the part of the citizenry, she explained
there must be personal as well as COM
m1nity interest in the plight Of the
less fortunate citizens. Personal aid
community relief must go forward un-
abated. regardless of Federal activities
in the realm of unemployment relief,
the speaker stated.
"Of course your quota will be raised
Mrs. Ickes said. THE depression will
pass. emergency unemployment condi-
tions will pass, but the Community
Chest always will be with u.s."
A feature of today's luncheon was
the presentation to Chairman Hogan of
portrait of himself sketched by James
Triantanllos, member of the art class
Of the Boys Club. The presentation
speech was made by 14-year- Billy
Bray, another member of the club.
Unit Collections Reported.
Grand totals to date of the foa.
campaign units were announced as fol-
lows:
Metropolitan, s1os, ,6SS; Governmental.
S1ff,UO0r NIOup SOlClIdLlOL, Sl0l 30 10
and Special Gifts. s442,458.
Under the direction of Earl Nash,
chairman of the Campaign Radio Com
mittee, a group OF Community Chest
players presented a small skit illustra-
tive of the work of a Chest agency.
Among other guests today were: Mrs.
Daniel c. Roper, wife of the Secretary
of Commerce; Mrs. Owen j. Roberts,
wife of the Supreme Court Justice; Mrs.
Cloyd Heck Marvin, Mrs. Edward w.
Heidingsfeld. Mrs. Luke Wilson, Mrs.
c. c. Glover, jr.; Mrs. Henry A. Strong,
Mrs. Walter Tuckerman, w. w. MILAN,
E. c. Houghton and DR.. w. w. Wyman.
The army of solicitors was inspired
to greater efforts yesterday afternoon
by the appealing appearance of Earl,
the 4-year-old cripple of the Childrens
Country Home who cavorts pathetically
in this yearsS Community Chest movie.
Brought to the luncheon by Miss Flor
ence G. Abbott, director of the home,
and Miss Violet Bowman, supervisor
and introduced to the workers, The
tableau Of Earl with his thin arms
his wasted. paralyzed legs banging at
Mr. Hogan's side presented a striking
reason for the near-desperation of those
SAAaA SCA hllAl
Competition Denied.
Miss Grace Abbott, director of the
United States Children's Bureau, a
guest at yesterdays luncheon empha-
sized that private relief is not COM
peting with public relief
II am chiefly concerned with the
child welfare in the District of Co.
lumbia," she said. II do not see how
tt,iv,k hot bau fa;
the children in Washington. We have
assumed responsibility for certain serv-
ices. That responsibility we must carry
through. Whether you believe in ex-
pansion of public service or expansion
OF the private, We must see through
the program upon which we are now at
work.
I'VE are not competing as between
public and private charity. The plan
has been thought through and the
public agencies are cooperating with
the private. Their load should not be
regarded as a load. 1t is true that
these loads which seem heavy are not
loads to us because of what we expect
70 do. And these children for whom
we must provide are not offering us q
heavy burden to bear. We are accept
ing 1t because they are our children
IN Washington. And in our affection
for them, no matter what their need,
we say that this is a load we are glad
to carry, because they are our children
here in Washington"
U. S. Looks to Capital
Allen T. Burns, director of Com
munity Chest and Councils, Inc, New
York City, declared the whole country
looks TO Washington for leadership.
The constant question confronting him
in other Chest cities. he said, Is What
Is Washington going to do?"
1T will be distinct loss to the coun-
try's morale unless this Community
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