Evening star., 1937-10-09
W.P. A. DISCOUNT
/. ON FOOD TO CUT
COST Of LUNCHES
Citizens Emergency Com.
mlttee Told rs Per Cent to
| Be Saved on Pupils.
AGENCY REQUIRES CASH
ON HAND BEFORE ACTING
81 900 Advanced for Benefit
Fights-Total Only About One
Fifth of Immediate Goal.

Food for the hot lunches to be
served to the nearly 5000 underfed
school children in Washington will be
purchased through the Works Prog
ress Administration under Govern
ment contract to save an approximate
25 per cent in cost.
Although many local merchants
have volunteered food advances on a
months credit. Mrs. John Boyle, jr.,
chairman of the Citizens Emergency
Committee, told group of about 100
business men and women at the Har-
rington Hotel yesterday it would be
necessary and cheaper to handle the
project through the w. P. A. to get
the advantage of the lower cost and
certified food called for under Gov
ernment contract.
Mrs. Boyle also declared that
w. P. A. officials would not under
write the project, including their con-
tribution of the labor costs of about
SIPS, 1000, unless the local sponsors had
cash available in the bank. Credit,
she explained, would not suffice.
Benefit Fight Cash Advanced.
In almost immediate response to
the chairman's plea for cash, fight
promoters Joe Turner and Goldie
Ahearn advanced the committee 81 900
to be repaid when funds become avail
able from the various planned bene-
fits late this month. Mrs. James NJ.
Doran, committee treasurer, estimated
the receipts thus far from various
other donations at about $1,000.
Since the committee will be able to
start the lunch project as soon as
$4,000 is available. the amount lef.
to be raised is $4,000. The total
amount that must come from the
community to operate the lunches for
the year has been put at $4,000.
A suggestion was made at the meet
ing that a group of associations tax
the committees note for several thou
SAND dollars to enable the develop
ment OF immediate cash resources al
bank and hence immediate COM
mencement Of the lunch service. No
~NS~N"'SAOAA " eao oiAClCO IlOWeNPT.
Mrs. Boyle announced the commit
tee anticipated almost $4,000 from
the series of vanishing teas" started
several days ago.
Would Clear Drive for Chest.
I'VE want to get our drive over with
this month" she added. so as not to
interfere in any way with the Com
munity Chest. We must look upon
ourselves as supplement to the Chest
activities"
Sylvan King, vice chairman of the
committee, urged support of the benc-
Mt boxing matches October l8 at
Griffith Stadium and stressed tho
point that 100 cents on the dollar"
| Will go to the children.
Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley, president o.
the Women's City Club. said she was
trying to collect voluntary contribu-
lions IN her organization but expressed
surprise that the project was so costly
She said the original cost in 1888 WA,
only $4,000
Mrs. Boyle replied that there We're
more children to be cared for now
and that actually the cost of the
lunch per pupil is lower TODAY than in
1888. She added that the work vouIG
give employment to more than 200
heads of families who would have To
fall back on already inadequate chari-
Ties II the work we're not made avail
able
Double Good Accomplished.
! Thus We are really ACCOMPLISHING
a oouole object" she explained.
The chairman also announced the
opening of the silent guest" cam
paigr Monday when milk bottles vii,
De placed in every restaurant and
store possible asking people to take
hungry child to lunch today. 1t
only costs cents
Boy Scouts are being asked to seu
programs at the Inter-America,
morse show later this month on wbich
the committee will receive a ner-
centage, she said.
Mrs. Boyle also declared she will
seek introduction of a bill in Con-
ereSs this session to provide perma-
nentiy Tor the underfed children
L don't think We will be called
upon to do this work again next
year." Sne said.