Evening star., 1933-11-20
Chairman Hogan Announces
Receipts Exceed Those of
Opening Day Last Year.
SECRETARY ROPER GIVES
ENCOURAGING SPEECH
Farley Addresses Plea to Postal
Employees to Contribute
Literally.

Receipt Of Sl91795, or 90 per cent Of
the quota Of 81 ,945 900 sought in the
Today drive, was announced today at
the first report meeting Of Community
Chest campaign solicitors this afternoon
at the Willard Hotel
Secretary of Commerce Roper gave a
message of encouragement to the work
erS assembled in the large ball room Of
the hotel. He warned that there is
grave danger that the Federal Govern
ment in this national calamity may be
depended upon so much as to destroy
community initiative"
The outstanding characteristics Of
American progress" Secretary Roper
said, ARE the initiative of its individuals
and a cooperative community spirit Of
these individuals. To lose this would
be to lose one Of our greatest assets.
We should all encourage our people to
exercise responsibilities in this connec-
ton and to keep in mind constantly
guiding thought that in times Of stress
and hardship community action is the
only force that will preserve our funda-
mental social institutions"
LACccu SLdTt Oh Last Il cdT.
Chairman Frank ]. Hogan, who pre-
sided at the rally and luncheon, pointed
out that the first days receipts were
in excess of those Of last year The
returns by divisions follow: Group
Unit, S9,548; Metropolitan Unit, $685.
1913; Special Gifts Unit, $l2O,2O2.
Elwood Street, director of the Chest.
I o. nnI hot %I1a toI,vr .F 1,n
campaign will be Keep the big bad
wolf away from Washingtons door"
Today'S returns, he said, would keep
the wolf away for at least 35 days of
the forthcoming year That number
of wolves" were torn from a large
calendar erected in the ball room to
show the daily progress in the drive,
Chairman Hogan announced that
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt is expected
! to address the campaigners at their
| second luncheon tomorrow.
As the drive officially swung into
action, Postmaster General James A.
Farley called on the postal service
to respond literally to the appeal of
the Chest campaigners
Farley Urges Support.
In statement addressed to postal
| employees at Washington and in the far
| flung cities and hamlets of the Nation
Mr.. Farley urged whole hearted support
! OF the Community Chest campaign. The
Postmaster General told Campaign
| Chairman Frank j. Hogan the message
will be printed in the Daily Bulletin"
OF the Post Office Department and dis
| tributed throughout the country.
This is the season for the annual
drive of the Community Chest and other
welfare organizations for funds to sup
! port their work during the coming
! year." Mr.. Farley's statement read. 1T
is upon these organizations that the
/ country places its main dependence for
| the relief of the distress among its
people occasioned by unemployment and
other misfortunes resulting from the
depression.
Nothing can be palmer than that
1t is the duty Of those among us who
are employed. those of us who still have
/ incomes. to share what we have with our
fellow countrymen who from no fault of
their own are jobless and destitute. We
must make it our business to see that
until the day comes when they can earn
for themselves they and their families
have not only food and shelter and
clothing. but necessary medical and
hospital treatment, that they can care
Tor and educate their children, that
they have a decent chance to maintain
their place as self-respecting citizens.
Secure in Their Jobs.
In years past. postal workers have
done their part without stint in every
public enterprise for the relief of dis
treSS. At all times they have con-
tributed literally to aid the unfortunate
Today they are secure in their jobs and
sure Of living income, while millions
are unemployed and in need do not
hesitate to ask for a continuation Of
their whole hearted support of the
Community Chest and other welfare
agencies everywhere. Let us all give
generously to this cause of human
service"
From pulpits of all denominations
came stirring appeals yesterday in be-
half of the underprivileged beneficiaries
of go Community Chest agencies which
will share in the 1884 fund now being
raised
Protestant pastors preached special
sermons in connection with the drive,
or stepped aside temporarily to let
members of the Community Chest
speakers bureau describe the plight of
the city's unfortunates and the urgent
need for private funds to supplement
the Federal program of unemployment
relief. Catholic pastors read a letter
from Archbishop Michael J. Curley.
urging support of the Chest by service
as well as contribution, and authorizing
display of campaign posters in church
veStibules. Right Rev James E. Free
man, Episcopal Bishop of Washington,
voiced unstinted commentator of the
Chest and its methods of operation
Bishop Indorses Chest.
Speaking from the pulpit of St. Johns
Episcopal Church yesterday morning.
Bishop Freeman paid high tribute to
the Community Chest During his SER
mon he said:
IT wish to give unqualified indorse-
ment to the effort that is being made
through the Community Chest to main
tain the philanthropiC and character
building agencies, so in number, repre-
sentative of all communions throughou
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