Evening star., 1933-04-29

feet which will poster this country Ion
years to come"
An address by Senator William H
King of Utah, chairman Of the Sen
ate District Committee, in which he
gave assurance that Congress would dc
It's part toward local relief.
A report by the Campaign Commit
tee, of which Newbold Noyes Is chair
man, indicating that private charity
in washington has been forced to car
ry a greater proportion of the relief
burden than elsewhere IN the country
Director Gives Report.
A report by Elwood Street, director
of the Chest, showing the marked in
crease in all the services, financed by
Chest funds. in 1882, over the preced-
ing wear. while the unit cost was lowered.
A report by Joshua Evans, jr., chair
man of the Chests Budget Committee
lauding the work Of the committee
members and detailing their work.
The election of the SO candidates
for the Board of Trustees, represent
ing contributors to the Chest, who were
named by the Nominating Commlttee
The figure representing the cost OF
the Chest in 1882 was given by Will
liam J. Father, jr.. treasurer, IN MS
annual report.
This percentage was broken up into
cost for solicitation and for admins
tration. The raising Of the Chests
1882 funds cost SAG, ,7052 or 2.26 pei
cent of the total collected, while the
cost of administration throughout the
year. including auditing. totaled $685.
G9O. .78, Mr. Flather declared.
His report showed that S2,2O2 600
or a little more than 80 per cent OF
the total pledges for 1882, has been
paid into the Chest to date, while ST.
$4,000 was expended during that year
leaving an operating deficit OF s8o,53O
This, together with an accumulated
mately Se9, 900, brought the total def1-
cit at the end of 1882 to $4,000.
Pledges for $1,000 for past years
have been paid. however, since Janu-
ary, Mr.. Father declared, and this
added to the $4,000 contribution to-
ward liquidation of the deficit from
1888 funds, brings the deficit down te
Sl26, 900.
Introduced by President.
Mr. Hopkins was introduced by
President E. c. Graham Of the Chest
who presided, as one of the leading
social workers in the United States
and the country's most outstanding
authority on administration Of unem-
ployment relief.
The New Yorker deplored the recog-
nized necessity of affording relief be-
cause of its evil effect on the charac-
ters of those helped.
But we have to do it, he declared
Those now getting relief are our
friends and relatives, the incompetent
and sick went overheard year and a
half ago.
Il have faith, however, that President
Roosevelt will pull us through. He has
a great determination to see that the
100000 unemployed are put to work
as free men in free labor market. But
it will take long time and an enor-
nous amount of money must be spent
II believe, however, that we are
reaching the peak and the end is in
sight. As business picks up, however
those working short stagger hours will
be put on full time before the unem-
ployed are given work.
He said no private agency is capa-
BILE of meeting the relief problems
The large proportion of funds now
coming from the Federal Government
should be lessened, he added. and a
heavier burden put on State and mu-
nicipal governments.
No matter how we try, he contin-
ued, the situation cannot be adequate
ly met He said it is ridiculous to
talk about any such thing as adequate
relief since it does not exist.
Senator King told Chest workers
support your organization and I am
sure that Congress will do its part.
He attacked card-playing women and
golf-playing men who have not time to
work to relieve the suffering of their
fellows.
Senator King was introduced by
Frederic A. Delano, uncle of President
Roosevelt and chairman of the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission.
The report of the Campaign Com
mittee stated that private funds for
relief have thus far carried a heavier
proportion of the burden than is the
case in other cities. The report was
presented by j. Bernard Wyckoff, q
member of the Executive Committee
in place of Arthur HELEN, vice chair
man of the Campaign Committee.
Public Appropriations Grow.
I'm $780," it set out, public ap-
propriations for the United States as
a whole provided II per cent of re-
lief funds, but in washington only q
per cent. In 1882, public appropria-
tions for the rest of the country ha6
jumped to 80 per cent, but in Wash
ington only to 80 per cent. For Janu-
ary of this year public funds in other
communities averaged SO per cent ot
the total relief. while in Washington
the equivalent was 68 per cent.
Private philanthropy has done about
what it can be expected to here. We
must look to Congress. our city coun-
Gil, to make available our tax resources
to meet the rest of the need. Hap
PLY, the members Of the House and
Senate are showing themselves most
sympathetic to cur community's needs
We have hopes that, although at the
present rate the relief agencies Of the
Community Chest will have spent ali
of their money by the middle of the
Summer, adequate additional funds
may be secured from public sources to
make possible the continuance Of the
work of these agencies on a normal
basis instead of under the present un-
bearable burden"
The committees campaign turned
out considerably better than the -
erage for the United States, it was
said
There was enough evidence" Mr.
wyckoff read from the report, "oi
sacrificial giving to assure " that