Evening star., 1937-11-14
Chest
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colored residents who are not con-
tacted by the Governmental or Group
Solicitation Units at their places of
business, also was striving to better
its Fridays report of 8.9 per cent. A
quota Of $4,000 has been assigned
this unit.
All the units were active yesterday.
In the Governmental Unit, key men
In all branches of the District and
Federal governments were busy be-
fore the week end close of business,
spurred by the example Of teams In
the unit which already have reported
100 per cent or more Of their quotas
Key men In the Group Solicitation
Unit also were seeking yesterday
morning before commercial business
houses closed to swell the list of 100
per cent organizations.
Broadcast From Plane.
- Chest officials will conduct a CAM
paign broadcast from Pennsylvania
Central Airlines transport plane fly
ing over Washington Wednesday
night. The broadcast will be handled
by remote control over Station WMAL
by the National Broadcasting Co. and
plans are being made to have
speaker Of national importance for
the event The airline will place a
twin-engined transport airplane at
the disposal of the Chest Wednes-
day afternoon and the necessary
radio equipment will be installed at
that time. Earl A. Nash of the Pub
licity Unit will act as master of cere-
monies.
Analyzing the Chest from the view
point OF q business man, Charles B.
Dulcan. ST., vice president and gen.
eral manager of The Hecht Co. and
vice chairman of the Chest Publicity
Unit, described it as "the finest, most
efficient method ever devised by hu-
man mind" for raising welfare funds,
in radio broadcast from Station
WMAL last night. Mr.. Dulcan was
introduced by Clarence Phelps Dodge,
president of the Chest.
"A flood mandates vast segment
Of our country" Mr.. Dulcan said.
I'VE are asked for relief funds, and
We give NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. it
Is an emergency-a great calamity.
We are startled and shocked out of
our easy-going complacency by the
cnormity Of the catastrophe; we are
touched by the suffering. We open
our hearts and our pocketbooks. It
u visible, that's why.
4 Cites Recent Example,
s"And then, many of us drop back
into state of lethargy. We pat our
selves on the back because we arose
to great occasion, unmindful of the
ever existent need right in our own
back yard.
1T Is not merely a matter of In
difference; it is principally a lack of
understanding. We, upon whom Dame
fortune has smiled benignly, secure
1r the comfort Of our own daily lives,
naturally are inclined to feel that
cpnditions are exaggerated when we
4ad of the growing need of social
Welfare, but are they? Let me il
lhstrate, briefly.
ga little lad, hungry to the point
Vhere nothing mattered, searched
Winly for food; there were two
grapes In the whole house. He ate
them and hanged himself. This is
the truth. 1t happened Thursday of
this week. You may have read it
ID the newspapers.
Those who are close to this work
Gknow only too well how acute the
situation remains, in spite of the great
relief work done through the SO
different agencies associated with the
Chest.
F"Shall we, because Of public apathy,
take food out Of the mouths of little
children?" he asked. do we dare
p4rmit the terrors of winter to creep
up on the inadequately clothed of
chr community? Can we enjoy the
Wimth Of our own firesides with the
tesrtain knowledge that there are
thoee around us to whom a loaf of
hfeAd Is . luxury? Can we, with
children of our own, bear to think
q tousled, curly-headed little ones,
sebbtng with hunger. huddled to-
either with other members Of the
ftn4ily, on beds of scanty rags, with
nb nre-no heat?
s"6uch suffering will be prevalent
II the bleak months ahead unless
ybu do your part.
5"Hou are your brother's keeper"
sekrong indorsement Of the Chest
eXmpaign and of Chest methods Of
fi4ancing social work In Washington
'Wns expressed by Mrs. c. A. Hough-
t4nI regent of Continental Danes
Ceaptsr, Daughters of the American