Evening star., 1933-09-09
|CHEST CAMPAIGNS.
|0F NATION PLANNED.
Social Needs Conference Told
Workers Over Nation
Face New Problems.
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than it will be to remove taxes which
have once been imposed"
An appeal for "a new deal in private
giving" was sounded at the same meet
ing by Mortimer Fleishhacker. San
Francisco banker. Quoting trade sta
tics to show business has improved, Mr.
Fleishhacker said:
The Government Is assuming its
full share of the responsibility for
relief due to unemployment. It Is
asking us to see that orphans. old peo-
pies homes, hospitals, clinics, recre-
ational activities and health agencies
be adequately financed. There is not
social or welfare agency in America
by the past and present economic con-
ditions. There are no agencies which
have not had to meet the problem of
increased need. There are few that
have not had to meet the increased
demand with decreased revenue and
personnel
The Government has left to US as
private givers by far the most inter-
esting task in their field Of social
work-the task Of rebuilding. We are
witnessing participation in social work
by the National Government OF which
We never dreamed. But in no other
year has the success Of Community
Chests and other co-ordinated public
works endeavors been more significant
than in the present one
Appeals for Charity.
Declaring charity marks the differ
ence between Christian and pagan civil
izations. Judge Morgan J. O'Brien of
New York City appealed against for
getting the demands of private charity.
We must appeal to the millions who
have work and the means of livelihood
to become partners of the poor In every
community he said Industrial recov-
cry will still make it necessary to con-
tinue our welfare agencies.
When We read of the marvellous
material growth Of the Oriental empires
We are forcibly struck with the giant
strides they made but in their material
splendor an dintellectual progress we
look in vain for the existence OF a sin
gle charitable institution. This was due
to the policy which regarded the in
dividual as nothing and the state as
everything.
Christianity changed this view
point. The character and history of
nations today will be decided not BY
their geographic conformation. but by
their ideals. In America We cannot
stand idly by and see our hospitals clos
ing We must never forget that the
dominating influence Of charity was the
foundation of our Christian civilization
and the distinguishing feature between
It and all other civilizations the world
has known"
Work Of Woman Described.
The story OF 5000 women banded to.
gether to see that the welfare needs Of
their community were adequately met
was described Yesterday afternoon by
Mrs. Guy W. Mallon. member of the
| Women's Crusade Of Cincinnati. This
plan will be followed in nearly 400
! American communities this Fall at the
suggestion Of the National Women S
Committee Of Mobilization, of which
! Mrs. Roosevelt is chairman.
The purpose Of the crusade Is to give
! women an understanding Of welfare
conditions in their communities. II
! seeks to interest women in social work
/ and to guide them in stimulating public
! opinion towards generous meeting OF
, welfare needs.
! The proper procedure in the COM
| ing Community Chest campaigns viii
! be complete frankness with the public
! the conference was told by James B
| Dawson, secretary of the New Haven
! Community Chest. The method Of
making money by ingenious stunts and
thrills in the campaigns. he said, will
not work this year. He also said that
, slogans would be of little value this
year Most of the familiar old argu.
ments, such as community spirit, pres
! ervation of the social order, etc. will
! be Of little value. but the public will
still respond to intelligently presented
, pictures Of human needs.
| 1t must be emphasized. he said, that
! the Community Chest work is an inte-
! gral part Of the national recovery pro-
| gram.