Evening star., 1937-11-09
Chest
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meetings will be held in the main ball.
room at the hotel.
In the ears of the army of yolun-
teers as they went out to sound theil
appeal in every home and business
establishment rang the exhortations
OF Chest leaders and distinguished
speakers, who addressed them at 8
great mass meeting last night in Con.
stitution Hall. In their minds they
carried pictures of colorful anc
stirring pageant which brought be-
fore the meeting in tableau form
examples of every type of activity
which depends upon the Community
Chest for its existence and success.
Strong Civic Force Modified.
There is power here sufficient tc
put this campaign over the top," Clar-
ence Phelps Dodge, president of the
Chest and chairman of the campaign
told the volunteers in opening last
nights meeting. Here is an army
representing the best in our civic life
ready to advance against poverty
disease and encouragement.
You who carry on the actual solicit
tation are the vanguard of this army,
and the measure of your effort will
be the measure of the success of this
campaign. 1t is your duty now tc
raise the funds which tomorrow will
be translated into hope, courage and
happiness for the sick, the unfortu-
nate, the crippled, the underprivi-
legged and the needy.
THE citizens of Washington are
waiting to receive you, and as you
do your part so will they do theirs"
The speaker of the evening, DR.
Douglas Southall Freeman, author
and Richmond newspaper editor, told
the volunteers that their campaign
lis launched at challenging time
in human affairs"
Washington, though one of the
brightest cities in the world, DR.. Free
man said, has its shadows, in its alleys
in its slums, in its orphanages anc
its intitutions.
There are no shadows as dark
however" he said, las those which
fall on the hearts of those who have
no concern with the well-being Of
their fellow men. There are some
people who never find the joy of re.
lieving the distress of others and who
never find the true meaning of Life
for themselves. The work which yol
are about to undertake must prove
to each of you privilege and a great
joy"
Fleming Cites Interdependence.
The lives of all members of tn,
modern community are so interrelated
the Chest volunteers were told b,
Robert v. Fleming, mass meeting
chairman, that none Of us can escap,
the effects of misfortune and povert,
and sickness in our community"
The Community Chest has mad
good during its 10 years of loca
existence, Rabbi Abram Simon toll,
the meeting, adding: 81 cannot Sc
how we managed to get along withou
it through so many bungling years.
The pageant program given las
night, Rabbi Simon said, though on
of the most emotionally stirring il
local history, "is not so stirring as tn
picture of these thousands of volun
teers in the fight against suffering
want and illness"
Bert Sarazen, in a dramatization o
the 1888 Chest campaign theme, tol,
of the selection Of the slogan, "Yol
ARE your brothers keeper" and of tn
man whose face appears on all of tn
campaign posters this year. An en-
! largement of the poster formed tn
entire background of the stage OF
which the pageant was held.
Following concert by the Unite,
| States Marine Band Orchestra, Capt
Taylor Branson leading, the program
opened with professional of 200 uni
formed nurses from the nine loca
hospitals belonging to the Chest. TIL
four subsequent sections of the page
ant were announced by Herbert 1
Willett, jr., director of the Chest.
Groups represented in the secon,
section included the Girl Scouts
Georgetown Boys Club, Holiday HOUSE
Jewish Community Center, Summe
Outings, Barney Neighborhood House
Friendship House, Georgetown Chill
dren's House, Juanita X. Nye Counci
House. Northwest Settlement HOUSE
Southeast House, Southwest Commu
nifty House, Phyllis Wheatley Y. w.
A., Y. w. c. A, Y.M c. A., Twelfth
Street Y.M. C. A., Boy Scouts an
Christ Child Society. Many were 4
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