Evening star., 1935-11-06
INCREASE IN CHEST.
G|FTSASKEDASU.S.
ENDS DOLE DEC. |.
D. c. Relief Agencies, Fac
ing Crisis, Seek 20 Per
Cent Raise.
ALIENS STATEMENT
EXPLAINS NEED HERE
Work Projects Halted and 5000
Persons Go on Direct Relief
Temporarily.

Facing a crisis precipitated by Fed
eral plans to end the dole December
l while the new Federal Works
Progress Administration program lags,
District relief agencies pleaded today
for 20 per cent increase in Com
munity Chest contributions.
The Chest budget of sl,s77 900, pre-
viously announced, has been raised
20 per cent to new total Of $2,253,-
480 in move to take up the slack in
available relief funds.
A plea for public support was
sounded by Chest officials and Com
missioner George E. Allen In a state
ment released last night. Chest
leaders, anticipating the increased
need due to the announced ending of
Federal grants for relief. previously
had asked for increased Chest contri-
buttons.
As District relief administrator
Commissioner Allen carried forward
his announced plans to slash costs Of
relief by the District government,
ordered in the face of reduced Fed
eral grants for November. Harry L.
Hopkins, Federal relief administrator
had notified him the November grant
of s250,000 would be the final allot-
ment.
Work Projects Stopped.
At Aliens direction, his aides today
ordered the end of work projects,
financed out OF relief, for 5000 per-
sons who have been engaged in some
so District and Federal establish
ments. These will be put on the
dole temporarily beginning tomorrow
On November Is, all relief by the
District will come to halt. BY that
time all work projects other than
those under the banner of the w. P.
A., also will be halted. The District
then will set up a relief organization
distinctly its own, giving only direct
relief to those found in need.
This move will affect about 5000,
according to information previously
announced. Persons now on emer-
gency works projects or on direct re-
lief will be able to get back on District
relief lists only after new investi-
CATION. Many will be left to their
OWN resources and the grants to others
will be heavily slashed, Allen has in
dicated.
The plea for support Of the in
creased Community Chest budget was
sounded by Dr. William Mcclellan
campaign manager of the Chest drive,
Clarence Phelps Dodge, Chest presi-
dent, and Commissioner Allen, fol-
lowing a late afternoon conference.
Official Statement.
The statement said:
Commissioner Allen has been in
formed by F. E. r. A. that beginning
December 1 no Federal funds will bt
available for relief in tbe District
This means that the appropriation ir
the District budget of $l66,000
month. which is slightly less thar
one-third of the amount hitherto
available monthly, will be the sun
hereafter available through the Boart
of Public Welfare for the relief care
This sum is entirely insufficient tc
take care of the relief needs Of the
city.
I'm this emergency he has con-
suited with the officers Of the Com
munity Chest and is happy to state
that they feel that there is a mora
responsibility resting upon us all te
urge the people of Washington to con-
tribute not only the total budget re.
quirements of member agencies of the
Community Chest as already an
nounced at a sum of $l,877, 900, but
to add to this request minimum oi
20 per cent additional, with the under
standing that that additional amount
will be used entirely for relief through
the family welfare agencies which are
members Of the Chest.
1--WE, therefore. call upon the people
of Washington to respond even more
generously than would otherwise be
necessary to the appeal Of the cam
paign of the Chest. The basic needs
of the agencies must be provided for
but, in addition, 1t is our firm con-
viction that the people Of Washington
do not want suffering and want tc
exist in the city and will be willing to
subscribe the additional 20 per cent
or more to provide the necessary
relief"