Evening star., 1933-11-30
CHEST WORKERS
| EXTEND CAMPAIGN
Refuse to Give Up Until All
Hungry Mouths in City Are
Assured of Food.
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same Is true with respect to the
growth Of delinquency and criminal
activities which to an enormous extent
welfare agencies embrace within the
Community Chest do aid in prevent
Ing,
orphaned and underprivileged chill
dren, and Of the poverty stricken aged
in the town In which one lives, is The
concern OF every one living here.
THE maintenance Of hospitals in
Washington is important to the more
than 10000 Government employees who
work and live here. The city's hos
pitfalls cannot be maintained without
the aid of contributed funds. Main
tanning them insures every one in and
out Of the Government service a place
where modern scientific treatment in
proper surroundings and under the
best conditions can be had in the time
Of dire need. And that need may
come to any Of us at c1J time.
Points to { oIigation.
"A Government appointment carries
with it no guarantee against such
need. On the contrary, the possession
of such an appointment with the
regularity of the salary attached there
to does impose a very real obligation
to contribute some small part OF those
earnings to the care OF Less fortunate
human beings and to the mainte-
nance, for our own protection, of the
institutions to which I have referred.
Today's health is no guarantee
against tomorrow's accident or illness.
On the contrary, it constitutes rea-
son for our contributing, if not to the
present needs, then at least to that
insurance against the always threat
ened dangers Of which I have spoken.
I'VE are not asking any large amount
from any one officer or employe. We
are not asking that any one in Govern
ment service impose upon himself or
herself anything that will result in real
personal deprivation. Fifty cents a
week from each man and woman in
the Government service to whom that
sum would be a trifie would provide the
money necessary to take care of those
for whom We must make provision.
am convinced that the hesitation to
pledge such an amount by those to
whom. repeat. half dollar week
would be trif1lng sum, results from
the psychological effect of signing a
pledge for sum so apparently substan-
tial as s26 year. But when that sum
is tranlated into its real meaning of
so cents a wcclI and it is remembered
that payments can be made monthly,
the apparent dlflCulty In meeting such
a pledge should disappear before the
actual ease in doing SO. Even less, a
dollar a month from an appreciable
majority of Government employees would
be tremendous help.
The Department of State has res
ponded by subscribing over 100 per cent
Of its quota. l have had the great
pleasure of sending to that depart
ments entire personnel, through Assist
ant Secretary OF State Wilbur j. Carr,
our thanks and congratulations"
Likened to Foot Race.
Mr.. NoyeS compared the present
campaign to a foot race in which the
runner. almost winded in sight OF the
nnlsh line, makes a final squirt with the
help OF his second breath" and sue
ceedS In crossing the tape a winner.
Il see determination in your hearts
to continue this race until the goal is
achieved" the Chest president declared
You've run a splendid race and you are
now entering on the last lap. Bear
down. make supreme effort and YOU
will go Cser the line!"
Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Epis-
copal Bishop of Washington. also made
an inspiring appeal to the workers
prior to pronouncing the benediction.
Invocation was offered by Bishop Edwin
Holt Hughes of the Methodist Episcopal
Church.
After an informal box supper the
campaigners were entertained by the
George Washington University and the
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co.
Glee Clubs. The Marine Band gave a
preliminary concert.
Homer Banners Awarded.
Honor banners were awarded as fol-
lows:
Special Gifts Unit, to Alfred H. Law
son, for obtaining 1896 per cent of his
quota.
Group Solicitation Unit, to William
Montgomery of Area w.
Metropolitan Unit, to Mrs. Harry
Roller, chairmap Of honor division No.
3. and to j. c. Freelan, captain OF
honor team No. 6.
Reports were made by various COM
mittee chairmen, including James P.
Schick of the Meetings Committee;
Leonard W. DeGast. Information Com
mittee; William w. Wheeler. vice chair
man of Speakers Unit. and Lawrence
E. Rubel Publicity Unit.
Returns by units last night follow:
Governmental-s340,6 ,646, or As per
cent Of its quota.
Group Solicitation-s257,137, or 8e.2
per cent of quota.
Metropolitan-s197,4 ,493, or 1872 per
cent of quota.
Special gifts-s5s2,35 or 81 per cent
of quota.
Maj. Campbell johnson, representing
the colored division, reported pledges
amounting to rs per cent of his quota.
This division solicited colored residents
not contributing through other units.
Chairman Hogan announced gift OF
$4,000 by Mrs. Eleanor Patterson,
chairman of the Women's Crusade.
The following governmental divisions
have subscribed 100 per cent or more
of their quotas.
National Advisory Committee for
Aeronautics. ]. F. Victory; American
Battle Monuments Comm ssion, James
E. Mangum; Court of Appeals Of the
District of Columbia, Henry w. Hodges;
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals,
Joseph G. Gauges; Federal Reserve
Board, ]. G. NOEL; National Capital
Park and Planning Commission,
Thomas s. Settle; Federal Emergency
Administration of Public Works, 0. A.
Keen; Department of State, Wilbur J:
Carr; Office Of Federal Co-ordinator OF
TRANSPORTATION, John L. Rogers.
These divisions have subscribed be-
tween rs and 100 per cent:
United States Civil Service Commits
sion. lsmar Baruch.. Federal Home
Loan Bank oBard, R. Rexburn Burk-
lin: Inland Waterways Corporation.
Guy BARLEY; Pan-American Union:
William v. Griffin: Supreme Court OF
the District of Columbia. Frank E.
Cunningham; National Training School
for Rows Col Claude d Jones and the