Evening star., 1934-01-02
S8O,0DO,0(O HELD
RAISED BY CHESTS
Baker Reports to Roosevelt
Results of Human Needs
Mobilization.

Reporting to President Roosevelt on
the results of the 1888 mobilization for
human needs, Chairman Newton D.
Baker made it known today that a
fund of over $50 900 900 raised by Com
munity Chests and other co-ordinated
social work organizations will be used
in 1884 to cover the welfare needs of
the country not met by Federal, State
and local governments,
This report shows that American
communities are, for the mcst part,
Loyalty supporting their welfare activ;-
ties and doing their utmost to provide
for the human needs of the present
emergency" Mr. Baker wrote the
President IL the form of New Year
letter. He also paid tribute to the
President for his generous assistance
and wise leadership in the welfare ac-
tivities of the country. and to Mrs.
Roosevelt for her work as chairman
of the National Women'S Committee OF
the mobilization.
Baker Explains Report.
In his report Mr. Baker explained:
These 1876 Chests raised, between
the first of September and the end OF
December, S5O.299,875. The remaining
the 70 cities which make their appeal
in the Winter and Spring should in
crease this total to approximately
S64 100000. Reports from joint cam
paigns in non-Chest cities will further
swell this amount to over $50, 100000
You may be interested to know that
one-half of the Chest cities reached
86.5 per cent of their announced goals:
SIS reached or exceeded their goals and
IS reported more money for welfare
activities for 1884 than for 1888.
The mobilization chairman said the
results of the campaign showed that
more people gave than last year, but
there was, however, noticeable de-
crease in large gifts, rejecting the re-
duction in large incomes.
Geographically, the Community Chest
campaigns in the agricultural and graz
ing States West of the Mississippi were
more successful on the whole in reach
ing their scheduled goals than similar
campaigns in other sections
up in economic conditions in what is
popularity known as the farm belt,
Mr. Baker reported.
Fifty per cent of the Chests in the
farm belt raised their quotas. in con-
trast to Is per cent of the Chests in
other sections"
Seven new Chests reported. OF these
six went over the top" Englewood.
n. j.. with a population of 1900 and
Greenwich. Conn, with population Of
$1,000, raised $4,000 and Sl92 900, re-
spectively. The Chest in Rye. N. Y,
doubled both the amount of money and
number OF givers.
Greater Effectiveness Seen.
Central planning for social work and
combined drives for welfare funds con-
tinue to show greater effectiveness than
individual campaigns, Mr.. Baker said.
This is demonstrated by the fact that
in 1922 there were IS Chests in the
country as compared with 420 today.
Referring to the Presidents aid, the
chairman said: NO report on the well
fare campaigns in the country would
be complete without a tribute to you
for your generous assistance and wise
leadership in the welfare activities Of
this country The Federal relief and
civil works programs launched by the
Federal Government this year have
done much to preserve the morale of
the American people"
In like measure he paid tribute to
Mrs. Roosevelt, under whose leadership
he said, women in $50 cities were or
ganized to spread information concern
ing human needs in their communities.
Many communities feel that it was
due to this mobilized interest of women
that pledges for welfare work were as
generous as they were this Fall" he
added