Evening star., 1936-11-06
ROOSEVELT TO AID
CHEST CAMPAIGN
Address Tonight to Be Part
of Nationwide Appeal
to Support Drives.

going support to the Community |
Chest campaigns about to be launched
across the country. The radio hook |
up is arranged by the Mobilization for |
Human Needs.
The preliminary organization Of the |
campaign here gained momentum,
and Coleman Jennings, chairman Of
the Washington drive, was to be guest |
Of honor at today's noontime meeting
of the Special Assignments Unit in
the Willard Hotel. Richard B. Hyn-
son, vice chairman Of the unit, an
nounced that several special events
are on the program as he called for
a large turnout of both captains and
team workers.
President Roosevelt's radio address
from the White House will be a part
of program originating from huge
Midwest rally at Cleveland, Ohio, and
will be carried locally over Stations
WRC and WJSV between 10 and
10:30.
Drive in $50 Cities.
The President will support the cam
paigns of approximately $50 cities, in
cluding Washington, which are raising
money for the support of their private
welfare agencies. The campaign here
is scheduled for formal opening next
Thursday. Reports from So cities
which already have held their cam
paigns show total gains of IA per cent
over contributions of last year.
ha t,o
sponded to by Gerard Swope, chairman
of the 1886 Mobilization of Human
Needs, speaking from Cleveland. In
this program the Philadelphia SYM
phony Orchestra will play, under lead
ership of the famous conductor, Leo
pold Stokowski. Dudley Blossom,
president of the Cleveland Community
Fund, will preside.
The first meeting of the Special As
signments Unit at the Willard was
marked by an eloquent plea to the
workers by Joseph P. Tumulty, chair
man of the unit. Taking as his gen.
eral theme II Might Have Been YOU"
he urged the workers to bring before
their prospects the real needs of suf-
fering humanity in Washington and
to impress upon them the vital neces-
sity for meeting those needs.
Federal Provision Lacking.
Calling attention to the rapidity to
which events change at the present
time, Tumulty pointed out that people
who were reasonably wealthy few
years ago are now in the ranks of those
needing help. He impressed upon his
hearers the fact that the services rem
dered by the Chest agencies are those
for which the Government makes no
provision.
Reports made yesterday amounted to
only $21,815 from 81 contributors.
This amount added to the s48,554 from
81 contributors announced yesterday
brings the total to $7O,369 from 81
| contributors.
Harold N. Marsh reported seven con-
tributions amounting to $3.50; Philip
| o. Coffin reported three gifts amount
ing to $2,100; Wilson Compton an
nounced five gifts amounting to 81 200;
F. Moran McConihe reported four con-
| tributions amounting to $4,000; Fred
erick Bradley reported four gifts
amounting to $l,78O; Mrs. Sidney F.
Taliaferro, who is highest, announced
four gifts amounting to s5,885. In two
days she has a total Of % pledges
amounting to S31,597.
Among those whose contributions
were reported yesterday were:
Anonymous, $500; Mrs. Willard H.
Bronson, $4,000; Mr.. and Mrs Luke
I. Wilson, $4,000; anonymous, 81 300;
anonymous, 81 300; anonymous, 81 100;
Peoples Life Insurance Co., 81 1000; Mr..
and Mrs. Corcoran Thorn, 81 900; Mrs. |
James c. Dunn, $500; anonymous, $3.50;
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry H. Semmes, $3.50;
Mr.. and Mrs. William M. Hannay, s625;
Mr.. and Mrs. William S. Farr, $500;
Mr.. and Mrs William Hurd Hill, $500; |
John Saul, $3.50; Mr.. and Mrs. David |
E. Finley, $3.50: Dennis A. Upson,
$40; Mr.. and Mrs Walter Eben Burn
side, $500; Mrs. Stella II. Stapleton,
s4O0; Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh A. Thrift,
$4O0; Mrs. Lawrence Groner, $500, and
anonymous, $500.
Junior Group Over Top.
Meanwhile, assurance that the Jun
ior Board of Commerce division will |
go over the top 100 per cent or bet
ter in this years campaign was given |
by Morton H. Wilmer, division chair
man. The regular meeting of the |
Junior Board at the Lee House yes
terday was turned into a Community
Chest instruction meeting with 14O
members present.
Introduced by Albert E. Conradis, |
president of the Junior Board, Herbert |
l.. Wlllett, Jr., director of the Commu- |
nifty Chest, assured those present that |
every dollar of the Chests 81 1868, 900 |
goal this year is necessary to supply |
the minimum needs of the 65 agencies
affiliated with the Community Chest.
Wlllett continued, Some of the !
sick and injured people who need
help, some of the orphans and half |
orphans who need homes, some Of the |
families ineligible for Government re-
lief who need a little help, will not |
get the support they deserve from the |
Community Chest unless this goal is
reached.
And just one thing further" Will
lett said, you can be assured that not |
one dollar of the money raised by the
Community Chest will go to duplicate
any relief or welfare service rendered |
by either Federal or District govern
mentS."
The Junior Board Of Commerce
each year takes over a division ter
ritory in the Metropolitan Unit and
mans this division with 100 of its
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