Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-11-15

Let us first think or the enemy
hunger. We would hate to feel that
there is q soul alive whose sympa-
thies are not aroused by the mere
Idea that there are in the world to-
day starving men, women and chill
dren. Surely with this knowledge
they will give-and give until it hurts.
If it is possible that such hard
person exists, devoid of even one
drop of the milk of human kindness,
let me quote to that person a proverb,
"a hungry man is an angry man"
There is no telling what an angry
man will do, and that leaves no loop
hole, whereby the one who has some
thing shall not give to the one who
has nothing, even if when giving he is
only thinking Of his own protection
and the protection of his community.
Next we have the enemy disease
And again is brought to mind words
Of wisdom, "a disease known is half
cured" For those less fortunate
than ourselves there are, no doubt,
many cases where suffering, cpl
denies and deaths might have been
avoided if at the beginning they had
had the wherewithal to combat this
dread enemy. The list of hospitals
beneflting from donations from the
Community Chest serve as we give.
Crime is a public enemy. affecting
the very citizenship Of the country
at large. Such great organizations
rs the Boy and Girl Scouts Of Amer
lea, the Salvation Army and the
many clubs for both girls and boys
Are helping to give to the youth
brought up in the city chance for
amusement and exercise, which are
and corruption.
Despair-the very thought Of it is
facking. If there is the slightest
chance that something can be done
TO help a neighbor climb up from the
depths, who could refuse? And to
that person who might, If he or she
exists, let us give here one more quo
tation, Despair. gives courage to 9
coward" Courage in this case vii
not be heroism, as we think of it or
the field of battle; it is a forced
courage which may lead the despair.
ing to actions with dire results.
The campaign is now in full swing
with able leaders such as Mr.. Clarence
Phelps Dodge, president Of the cam
paign; Mr.. H. L. Rust, jr., treasurer;
Mr.. Herbert L. Willett, jr., campaign
director; Mr.. A. Boyd Kinds, assistant
director; Mr.. Richard w. Hynson, anc
Mrs. Charles A. Goldsmith, vice chair
men Special Assignments Unit; Maj
Gen. Merritte w. Ireland, chairman
Governmental Unit; Mr.. Justine Mil.
Ter, and MFR. Ernest G. Draper, vict
chairmen of the Governmental Unit
Mr.. Marcy l.. Sperry, chairman of thu
Group Solicitation Unit; assisted b!
= Mr.. John l.. vandegrift and Mr.. Rich
ard Phelps Miller, vice chairmen; MIR
Karl w. Corby, chairman metropolitan
Unit, with Mr. Chauncey G. Parker
IT,, vice chairman, and MIR. George H
Pennell, jr., chairman; Mrs. Elwoot
Street, chairman Speakers Unit; MIR
C. Chester Caywood, chairman Meet
ings Unit; Mr.. James A. Councillor
Controller Audit Unit; Mr.. Joseph d
Kaufman, chairman Publicity Unit
Mr.. William w. Wheeler, Chairman
Civic Interest Unit. and Miss Rhods
Lewton Jennings, secretary of tn,
Complaint and Appeal Unit. :
Among others giving their supper
TO the, drive are Mrs. Sidney F. Italia
ferro, Mrs. Cazenove Lee, Mrs. William
Floyd Crosby, Mrs. James p. Leake
Mrs. Frederick Altemus. Mrs. j. Har'