Evening star., 1942-10-25
Mrs. Goldsmith Has Big Job
In War Fund Drive Here
Has Been q Leader
In Civic Causes
For so Years
BY JESSIE FAINT EVANS.

For more than half century Mrs.
Charles A. Goldsmith has been one
OF Washington's mC1t untiring and
inspiring leaders in charitable and
civic causes.
This past week, after a luncheon
meeting of the Special Gifts Com
mittee of the Community War Fund
Campaign this veteran member was
carrying 1856 solicitation and pledge
cards in its behalf. This meant she
had undertaken the responsibility
for that many personal interviews
and appeals. Far from being dis
mayed at the prospect she was not
only confident of success but en-
thuSiastic over the challenge it in
volved.
DO you expect to get full returns
on Them she was asked. With the
confidence of one who intimately
knows Washington and its people
her reply was: "A few may give
nothing. Some will be obliged to
curtail last years pledge. The ma
jority must be persuaded to double
or even quadruple their last years
subscription, so that the average
will come up to the expected total"
This years Community War
Fund is different from any other
year" she continued "All of us
who once worked for % causes are
now centering upon one in this
drive. 1t is genuine case OF "all
for one and one for all" We must
not fail and we cannot il we indi-
vidually put enough energy, un-
selfish effort and teamwork into this
campaign"
Active in All Worthy Causes.
This public-spirited, native born
citizen of the District. who has
spent her entire life here. has un-
varyingly lent the weight of her
tremendous influence to almost
every worthy cause sponsored in this,
community. regardless Of race, color,
creed or sect. Her name is synony-
nous with constructive effort for
the alleviation of human suffering.
To the hundreds who have fol-
lowed her unselflsh leadership, this
dynamic great-grandmother, who
doesn't look the part by a full 25
years or more, is affectionately
known as Aunt Minnie" Tall,
erect, with sparkling brown eyes
framed under naturally brown hair
just beginning to show a slight
tinge of gray, Mrs. Goldsmith i'm
presses you as being tireless, phys
ically resilient personality.
She has never been i'll day in her
life, not even from common cold
When she was 68 she successfully
passed strict physical examination
for life insurance, and was so i'm
pressed with the value of the check
up she has been having one every
year since. She accomplishes Just
as much as she did years and years
ago." she believes, but she makes
point of regularity in getting up
and in going to bed, and refuses to
overcrowd her day to the point
where she has the feeling of being
in frantic rush"
She Is not permitting her present
Community War Fund efforts to in
terfere in any way with her regular
weekly stint of making II garments
for the Red Cross on the sewing ma
chine in her apartment at the West
chester.
Began Service Years Ago.
She recalled that she began her
public service as a schoolgirl here,
when she successfully engineered a
benefit for the survivors of the
Johnstown flood. An able organizer
and executive, she has shouldered
the motivation Of many philan-
thropic activities in this city. Yet
she has the reputation Of being just
as willing and hard working pri-
vate in the ranks as she is an ener-
getic and resourceful leader.
THE most any of us can give in
effort and money seems pitifully
inadequate in comparison with the
sacrifices of the men in the armed