The Washington times., 1933-11-22
DECLARES DUTY
CLEAR FOR
CITIZENS
Chairman Hogan Says More
Speed Needed If Drive Is
To Attain Its Goal

Swinging into the third day
of their drive to raise money for
the Districts poor and distressed,
more than 600 Community Chest
workers assembled today in the
Willard Hotel.
Officials in charge of the cam
paign estimated tn a t approxi-
mately $175,000 will pour into
the Golfers of the Chest today.
In the first two days of their
drive, the workers reached 20 per
cent of their goal of $1,945, 900.
Bishop Ryan Appeals
Rt. Rev. John H. Ryan, rector
of Catholic University and titular
bishop of Modra, was the prin-
cipal speaker at today's gather
ing. He made a stirring appeal
to the citizens of Washington to
give freely to hte Community
Chest, in order that the agencies
benefitting by the campaign may
be enabled to carry on their
work of building up character of
the city's youth. He said:
There are other cOnse-
quences of the depression less
evident perhaps than the
material, but not less real nor
less tragic / refer to loss of
morale, the insidiOuS disinte-
grafton of character, which too
often accompanies economic
distress.
"It is the common purpose
of the character building
agencies of the city of Wash
ingtOn to struggle against this
loss of morale, for experience
teaches that youth is the
crucial period in the moral
life of man.
SEES DUTY CLEARLY
"The problem of youths
leisure time is a serious prob.
lem in any case, but partic.
ularly so at the present time.
The moral for us as socially
minded citizens of Washington
is clear.
1T is our duty to help these
agencies now appealing to us
through the Community Chest"
The horar guests today in.
cluded Mrs. Willis Van Devanter.
Mrs. Harlan Fiske Stone, Mrs.
Charles Evans Hughes, Mrs.
Pierce Butler, all wives of Justices
OF the Supreme Court.
Hogan Urges Speed
Chairman Frank j. Hogan, who
presided at today's gathering,
pointed out that while receipts
for the first three days of the
campaign are we'll over half a
million dollars, pledges must
come in with greater speed if
the Community Chest workers are
to reach thier goal.
Hogan said:
eve are averaging about 10
per cent Of our goal each day.
Since there are only nine re-
port days during the drive, this
would bring us down to- only
80 per cent of our quota.
"We can hardly expect every
report day to bring in as much
money as our opening days.
People of Washington do not
seem to realize that we are
asking, at one time, for gifts
for go different welfare agen.
cieS."
Drive Ends Nov. 20
The Community Chest CAM
paign will end November 90.
Hogan today asked that local
citizens who desire to help will
please get in touch with the cam
paign headquarters in the Willard
Hotel.
In an effort to speed up con.
tributions to the Chest among
employees of the Department Of
Agriculture, meeting are being
held today and tomorrow in each
of So eseparate divisions and Sec
tionS.
At each meeting, to be at
tended by all workers of the par.
ticular section affected, the i'm
mediate head of the section is
giving a talk on the aims of the
charity drive. Scenes of the
gatherings are halls, conference
rooms, or any available space in
which large group of people
can be placed.