Evening star., 1933-11-23
New York Director Tells
Campaigners Nation Looks
to Capital for Leadership.
CHILDREN'S BUREAU
HEAD STRESSES NEED
Crippled Boy Is introduced as
Surprise Guest by Chair
man Hogan.

rolled up a total of s707,27S today as
Allen Burns, director of Community
Chests and Councils, Inc, of New York,
advised the campaigners that the whole
Nation is looking to Washington for
leadership in this years drive for pri-
vate relief funds.
"The District Of Columbia supplies
the leadership for the National Com
munity Chest movement" Mr.. Burns
told the workers at a luncheon in the
Willard Hotel. What the District of
Columbia does in these campaigns is
watched closely by other cities engaged
in raising funds for the needy. 1t
would be distinct loss TO the country's
morale if the National Capital did not
show the way in the present campaign"
Mr. Burns admonition came as 1t
was becoming apparent that contribu-
tions were tagging behind those of last
year.
Stresses Responsibility.
Miss Grace Abbott, director of the
United States Children's Bureau, also
stressed the responsibility that the
people of Washington have in the pres
fnf ssSs tba Sne declared it to be qa
might fail the children Of the Dis
trict of Columbia in this emergency"
are not 5has hh w ee nnb
lie relief furnished by the Government
for the unemployed
A touching incident of today's meet
ing of canvassers in the large ball room
of the Willard was the appearance at
the head table of 4-year -old crippled
boy from the Childrens Country Home,
one of the beneflciaries of the Chest
campaign. The smiling, blue-eyed
youngster, whose name was given only
as Earl" was considerably embarrassed
when Chairman Frank j. Hogan picked
him up in his arms and introduced him
as the lad with crutches whose agility
under handicaps was pathetically ILLUS
trated In the Community Chest campaign
motion picture now being shown.
Honor Guests Present.
Earl was accompanied by Miss Flor
ence G.. Abbott, director Of the home,
and Miss Violet Holmes, a supervior.
Guests of honor at todays' luncheon
included Mr.. and Mrs Eugene Meyer,
Mrs. Harry Benton, Mrs. Harvey w.
Wiley, Mrs. Frederic Huidekoper, Mrs.
c. A. Aspinwall, Mrs. Alan Rinehart,
John B. Colpays, William A. Van Duzer
and M. L. Sperry.
The report by units today follows:
Metropolitan, $92,781; group solicite-
tion, $ll2,395; governmental, SlOl ,439.
and special gifts, $400,663
With receipts tagging alarmingly be-
hind those of last year, Chest leaders
were making determined efforts today
to quicken the pace in the current cam
paign for sl,945 ,000-a goal that must
be achieved by next Wednesday.
A sudden drop in contributions yes
terday put the three-day total s5O,00o
below that raised during the first three
days OF the last drive, yardstick for the
present campaign.
The campaign would be even fur
ther behind, but for increased gifts
py number OF the larger contributors,
MIR. Hogan pointed out.
Do Not Realize Distress.
I am afraid" he said, that WASH
ngtonisns have not yet realized the
distress that exists here. I am afraid
that they do not recognize that this is
a joint campaign for needs supplied
by 60 organizations. I am afraid they
have not had brought home to them
the consequences that may accrue to
each and all of us if these needs are
not met.
Il am sure that If the picture is
properly painted, every man or woman
holding a job. with food and shelter
Tor self and family, or with an income
OF any kind, will be more than glad
to contribute to the Community Chest"
The total at the end of yesterdays
luncheon stood at s537,091.56, repre-
senting donations from 17,904 contribu-
tors. Additional pledges reported yes
terday totaled $145 ,091 .66-nearly $780,
600 less than receipts on the third
day last year.
Babcock Makes Appeal.
E. Claude Babcock. president of the
American Federation of Government
last night made an urgent
appeal to Federal employees to join in
the movement to help Washington,s
needy.
To-day you are probably quite out Of
touch with local things back home"
Babcock said in a radio talk over wRC.
Your real interests are here. Your
salary comes from work here, and as
the days and years pass you should be
taking an increasingly greater part in
things going on here.
If you are not doing so, you are
losing a part of the fun of life. Wash
lngton needs you, not only as a worker
and as a taxpayer, it needs you much
more as a human being within our
gates, who will form part Of the most
interesting of all Washington, the hu-
side, the friendly side.
1T may be good politics to claim
in Buffalo or Abilene. It