Evening star., 1933-09-09
NEEDY CONFERENCE
TAKES Up NATIONAL
CHEST CAMPAIGNS
Army of Workers Face New
Problems With Old Un-
changed.
FUND REQUIREMENTS
ESSENTIALLY SAME
Maintenance Of Social Welfare
Agencies Held Necessary by
Speakers at Session.

The campaign strategy to be followed
by the great volunteer armies which
will take the field throughout the Ma
ton in the 1888 Community Chest Of
fensives against distress was discussed
at section meetings Of the Mobilization
for Human Needs Conference here to-
day.
Social welfare leaders stressed that
the workers this year must face new
problems in addition to al the old ones
which have bothered them in the past.
First, 1t was pointed out, is the fact
that State, municipal and Federal Gov
ernments have largely taken over the
unemployment relief situation. with the
costs met by taxation. Many will feel
that their duty. which they formerly
met by Chest contributions, now Is met
by paying their tax bills.
Charity Need Unchanged.
Stress must be laid, 1t was pointed
out, on the fact that the great body
CT distress and need for community
charity remains essentially unchanged.
This was brought out in discussions BY
Frederic w. Smith, president Of the
Newark welfare Federation, and John
B. Dawson, secretary of the New Haven
Community Chest. Both urged that
the real situation and the notifications,
II any, brought about by the various
Government activities be laid frankly
before the people and that they be told
that the maintenance Of the social vel
fare agencies Is an essential part Of the
whole recovery program.
Nov that Government funds can
be drawn upon to provide food for most
of the unemployed" said Miss Ruth
Hill Of the Family Welfare Association
Of America, many are forgetting that
it takes more than that to get people
back on their feet. They forget that
there are troubles which Q grocery
order cannot heal They forget that
children need guidance and character
training and that people In difnculties
need personal service such Is our well
fare organizations are equipped to give.
They forget that the misflfs the ex-
ceptions, the sick, the helpless aud
the ignorant have been a community
win continue to b. after recovery has
set in for the majority"
Needed Sums ~ Large.
Funds at least as great as those asked
last year will again be required in spite
Of the governmental relief. Arch Man
del, executive secretary Of the Com
rnunity Chest Of Dayton, Ohio, told the
conference.
Hospitals" he said. "are now on
their last legs from increasing free care
Chil6ren's agencies are forced to carry
greater financial burden because Of
the greater number of children In their
care Character building and leisure
time activities, because Of the shortened
working day and the large number Of
people still unemployed, have become
even more necessary than In prosperous
years"
Mrs. Roosevelt Makes Appeal.
Mrs. Franklin d. Roosevelt was the
chief speaker at a dinner meeting at
the Maydower last night.
I'VE cannot sacrifice our people to
temporary depression" she said. There
are many things which cannot be ne
elected and for which the Government
cannot pay. Hospitals must still be
supported. Settlement houses cannot
be abandoned. Day nurseries and many
educational and charitable institutions
must be kept running, or the organiza-
tions which have been built up over
many years will have to be sacrificed.N
IF community chests are not sue
cessful In raising the funds needed to
carry on the welfare activities Of the
communities they represent taxes will
have to go up. Those who understand
the necessity for the raising Of these
funds should impress on the people in
their communities the fact that 1t Is
far better to give more now. even
though giving Is difficult, than to start
paying for everything through taxes.
Once q tax Is established 1t Is not
always easy to remove, it, and In the
end it will be far easier to modify
voluntary giving when the need ceases
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