Evening star., 1949-11-16
Session Tomorrow
To Discuss Ways 10
Speed Chest Drive


a Frank j. Luchs, general chair
man Of the 1850 Community Chest
drive, today called for q meeting
of the campaigns 30-member
executive committee Immediately
after tomorrow's third General
Report luncheon. which will be
held at 1920 pm. in the Wash
ington Hotel.
Purpose Of the special meeting
will be to analyze campaign pro-
gress to date and determine ways
and means to speed the campaign
to a successful conclusion, he said.
Concerned over the showdown Of
campaign reports this week, Mr..
Luchs said he called the meeting
to determine what steps might be
undertaken to resume momen-
tum."
Meanwhile, some 10000 volun-
teer workers in the Red Feather
drive were at work today in an all
out effort to boost their totals to
q maximum by tomorrow's lunch
con. which will be the last general
report luncheon before the final
one next Wednesday, when the
campaign closes.
Editors Invited.
Tomorrow's program will be
planned around recognition Of CO.
operation extended by newspapers
and radio and television stations.
Leaders have invited the manag-
ing and city editors of each daily
newspaper. as well as the general
manager and program director of
radio and television stations to
attend.
The luncheon will be preceded
by the third of series of parades
staged to highlight the campaign.
The procession will form at 1880
am. on the west side of Twelfth
street and Constitution avenue
NV, and will proceed down
Pennsylvania avenue before dis
banding at the hotel: The march
ers will be headed by the Metro
politan Police Band and the
Marine Drum and Bugle Corps.
Yesterday. the campaigns total
stood at $2.534,501. or about 81
per cent of the drives $3,991,719
quota. The figures were an
nounced at report luncheons of
Business + and Residential Units,
held in the Hotel Washington.
Business I at 65 Per Cent.
The Business I unit, which in
cludes large business firms, re-
ported 5,842 additional gifts of
$42.577, bringing the total to
1865. .18o, or 65 per cent of the
units $1.467,2s1.
Top speaker at the units lunch
con was John A. Reilly. president
Of the Second National Bank and
formerly president Of the WASH
ington Board Of Trade. He also
has been engaged in Chest activi-
ties for the last Is years.
Mr.. Reilly outlined three argu-
mental problems which confront
workers: ~ 80 {
/. Most OF these agencies should
be supported by the Government
and not by private charity. His
answer-"A subsidy is money paid
by the Government; the Govern
ment raises its money by taxing
the people; therefore. the pay
ment of subsidies is the founda-
ton of the welfare state, which
is the foundation of socialism, the
twin brother of communism.
2. Some of the agencies of the
Chest are not charitable and,
therefore. not entitled to partici-
pate. His reply-"There has been
some criticism of few agencies
supported by the Chest. Some Of
the criticism may have been JUS
titled. We know, however. that
these controversial agencies re-
ceive about l per cent of the
total fund. Can any reasonable
businessman say that the work
of SO per cent of the agencies
should suffer because a few may
be in disfavor with some Of the
contributors"
8. The hospitals are not entitled
to help from the Chest. Mr.. Reil-
ly's answer-"A hospital cannot
operate in the black like any other
going business because of charity
extended by it. A normal enter
prise may decline an Improbable
piece of business. It can refuse
to sell to those who don't pay.
But a hospital cannot refuse medi-
cal help to emergency patients
until their financial responsibility
can be established"
The Residential Unit yesterday
reported a total of 1901 new gifts
amounting to $32.247. It now has
So per cent of it's 1881 $50 quota.
Chairman Mrs. T. 0. Wedel told
workers: Were still aiming at 100
per cent by next Monday. Let's
get our Community Chesting done |
before our turkey stuffing."
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