Evening star., 1933-11-19
Campaign, Opening Tomor-
row, viii Bring First Re-
ports at Noon Meeting.
RADIO SPEAKER TELLS
OF GREAT NEED HERE
Hogan, Chairman of Drive. Voices
Optimism That 81 ,945,OOO
Will Be Raised.

Heralded by rallying cry today from
the city's pulpits, the 1888 Community
Chest drive for s1,s45, ,236 to meet
human needs in the Nations CAPITAL
will be opened officially tomorrow at a
mobilization Of the campaign army in
the Willard Hotel.
First returns in the city-wide canvass
by 5000 trained and organized volun-
teers will be received at an inaugural
report meeting and luncheon at 1915
pm. tomorrow in the large ball room
OF the Willard, on another floor OF
which campaign headquarters have been
established.
Actual solicitation has been under wav
1or most OF the past week and an en-
Couraglng hrst-day report is expected
Dy FRANK j. Hogan, campaign chairman.
so Agencies in Chest.
On the outcome of the intensive drive
depends the fate of a pathetic host of
Washlngton's needy during the coming
year-the aged and infirm, hungry and
ll-clothed children, the sick of body
ana the sick of mind Worthy wards of
90 welfare and relief agencies will bene-
mt from the mercy fund poured into the
Golfers of the Chest.
This will be Community Chest
Sunday" in the city's churches. with
clergy Of all faiths exhorting congreoa-
tlons to remember suffering humanity
during the forthcoming crusade of COM
passion
Protestant pastors will take the Com
munlty Chest as text or will refer
to the campaign in their sermons. and
number will introduce special speakers
provided by the Chest Speakers Bureau
Catnolc clergy will read a pastoral
letter from the Most Rev Michael j
Curley, Archbishop Of Baltimore cg-
toIllng the campaign and drying V -
hearted support
Home STAFF 100 Per Cent.
A preliminary survey last night re-
Vealed that the Florence Crittenden
Home Is the first organization to re-
port a 100 per cent contribution bv
employees The seven employed, led by
Miss Jean S. Cole, have pledged a tota
Oh Sl9l, or more than S27 per person
The headquarters staff of the Com.
munity Chest in the Investment Build
ing also has contributed 100 per cent
according to F. P. Rawlings, Office nan
ager and keyman. A large number
Chest agencies are expected to ioil
Che IOO per cent honor roll" at tonnor
rows report meeting.
DR.. Frederic w. Perkins, pastor OF
the Universalist National Church and
president OF the Council of Social Agen-
cles, pointed out in a radio address
last night over WRC that up To Ar
gust. 1882, 90 per cent of the money
spent in the District for all types Of
reilet came from private funds.
Discussing The Place of Privats
philanthropy in the Community wei
Lare Scheme' under auspices of the
washington Community Forum. DIR
Perkins said that the District was one
OF the last communities to provide for
PUBLIC relief, with the result that the
CheSt for several years was compelled
10 carry an extraordinary relief burden.
When the Government finally came TO
tne AID OF the unemployed here, he ex-
planned, the duty still devolved upcn
the Community Chest to provide for the
regular relief needs of the community.
Much Of the campaign fund of 81
94o 1000, DR.. Perkins said, is needed To
restore TO normal efficiency the services
70 the sick and aged the widow and the
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