Evening Star Newspaper, December 2, 1928, Page 6

LIBRARY MEETING /WILL BE HELD HERE 12,000 to 2,500 Persons Ex- ! pected to Attend Sessions iz in City Next Spring. i 'The annual conference of the Ameri- an Library Association will be held in ashington during the week of May A3, 1829, with an estimated attendance rom 2,000 to 2,500 persons. Head- uarters for meetings and exhibits will e maintained at the Washington $Auditorium. Miss Linda A. Eastman, librarian of "the Cleveland, Ohio, Public Library, is Mpresident of the association, which last imet in this city in 1914. As Washing- jton is rich in libraries and offers ad- \pantazes as the seat of Government, the [ttendance at the forthcoming confer- nce is expected to break former fyecords. . The association dates back to 1876, {Ahen a young man with initiative, pamed Melvil Dewey, took it upon him- olf to appoint a committee to call a ibrary conference and make arrange- ents for it. This conference, held at {#Philadelphla, was a great success. One hundred and three persons reg- tered as attendants, and the Ameri- an Library Association was brought nto being for the purpose, as the reso- ution read, “of promoting the library nterests of the country, and of in- liereasing reciprocity of intelligence and good will among librarians and all in- rested in library economy and biblio- hical studies.” The association ow has a membership of 10,526 per- ons. A generation ago only 10 per nt of the population had access to blic libraries, whereas in 1926, 60 er cent of the people of the land had ;‘Juch access. (> The American Library Association ecelved a gift of $4,000,000 in 1926 rom the Carnegie Corporation of New ork. A part of the gift is to be used o promote the extension and improve- ent of library service and in training ibrarians. | —_— JCOMMUNITY CHEST ! STABILIZES CHARITY WORK IN PHILADELPHIA |L___(Continued From First Page.) p— e CTOm TS Tase) xtremely proud—such as the Pennsyl- vania Hospital, which had care merge their identity with a federa- ion was certain, it was felt, to meet objections. Others con- ir fields as strictly local, }{ limited to definite sections of city. A survey revealed that in 1919 1,750,000 had been secured by all these rganizations from 30,000 persons. The “drives” had been scattered ghout the year. In some cases Te was & great deal of duplication. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, AMERICAN RED CROSS Please enroll the undersigned Deductible from income subject COMMITS SUICIDE N PARKED AUTO Donald E. Earl, 26, Patent Examiner and Law Stu- dent, Takes Poison. Donald E. Earl, 26 years old, 600 Twentieth street, associate patent ex- aminer and senior at the George Wash- ington University Law School, com- mitted suicide by taking poison while sitting at the wheel of his car parked on Eighth street between H and I streets southwest, yesterday at noon. Beside him on the seat of the car were found a note and a can of deadly poison. ‘The note read: “This has been running on for months. I can ward it off no longer. I have lost all sense of proportion, right or wrong. So many factors have entered that I can not begin to en- umerate them. Thinking, thinking, thinking—it has driven me wild.” ‘The writing was almost illegible. Earl was discovered slumped over the wheel of the car by two women passers- by. They telephoned police, but when the officers arrived Earl was dead. The body was taken to the District Morgue, where it was identified by Earl's room- mate, H. A. Watkins. According to Watkins, Earl was to have graduated from law school in June. He was a graduate of the University of Minnesota and his parents live in Min- neapolls, ‘Watkins told police Earl had recently expressed the fear that he was becoming deaf. He soon was to participate in a “moot court” case at school and feared he would be unable to hear the pro- ceedings, Watkins declared. Coroner NBIME everraieasrersoasrsacaensiiiestassrossssensssliorssarene: AdAreSS .ioceescrsnsrarecsiiecnasasssassanssrsenraaslioniiasanle Only 50c of each to National, balance to your chapter for its growing normal needs. All Major Disaster Contributions are spent therefor and deficien Reserve Funds. Hence need of Membership increase from 4,540, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP ANNUAL DUES Official Relief Organization of the Government Annual [Contributing| Sustaining | Supporting | Addittonal s $10 o 828 51 to Federal Tax. MENDEZ IS SAVED WHEN PLANE SINKS Colombian Flyer Rescued After Ricaurte Is Wrecked in Landing on Water. By the Assoclated Press. COLON, Panama Canal Zone, Decem- ber 1.—Lieut. Benjamin Mendez was rescued by a United States Govern- ment launch when his plane sank as he brought it down on the surface of the bay here at 4:55 p.m. The Colombian aviator had flown from Bluefields, Nicaragua, today. Mendez had circled over the bay before attempting a landing. Just as the plane struck the surface of the J. Ramsay Nevitt issued a certificate of suicide. HEAT HITS LEGISLATION. licitor followed solicitor from door door. There was hardly a week in he year, unless it was the middle of Summer, when some organization not out asking for funds. Yet out of ,000,000 individuals these 126 organi- itions—and_they included the largest d most efficient in the_ city—could mly find a) ximately 30,000 who ld contribute to charity. The organizations benefiting include 7 hospitals, 27 dispensaries, 60 health ters, 21 hospital social service de- artments, 6 public health nursing ncies, 5 conv;lu:e“%t hl:z\es. a home child-placing organi- children's institutions, 16 day pfi'r:?u" and protective ity homes, 13 settle- 8 boys’ ‘lng Birls’ “c,lubl, : co Y ‘oung Women’: ‘hristian _ Associations, 23 camps and ummer day outing . gor men, 8 boarding homes for women, homes for the aged, 1 home and fworkshop for the blind and 15 educa- organizgations. Of course, all the money for all these nizations is not contributed by the blic. If this was the case it would necessary to raise more than $11,- 000. Some of them are almost self- - large W= But all must rely for part of support on public " subscriptions. therwise they face large deficits which n be met only by radical curtailment pt service where it is badly needed. Since the community chest plan has been in operation here another curious has happened—the total earnings f the organizations have increased ore than $1,000,000. This is largely result of better bookkeeping. Be- fore when they ran into the red they a.sk:«}'lhe publi;: grt;‘hg amount. got it, so mucl e good. If hey didn’t fe! it, the sum was added the deficit for the next year and on in an ever-growing vicious circle. when they voluntarily agreed bmit their budgets to a central organ- tion and to forego their private ap- for charity they found themselves jorced into more effective accounting. ‘The Welfare Federation goes over the ks of the member organization for year in considering the amount It compares this amount with t Tequested by the other organiza- ‘tions and comes to a conclusion on the mol service rendered and earning E ity. Many difficulties have been | ed out during these past eight years that today there is excellent team- iwork among the different organizations. I: The welfare organization has sought tently to impress on Philadel- |phians the thought that the individual 'welfare organization is seldom a self- ntained unit. When a person or {Jamily in distress comes under the care ©Of one organization it may mean that /@8 many as 20 other groups are called |into service before the case finally is ‘fllafiled of. Thus the hospital, the {Bocial agency, the orphanage, the out- patient clinic, the Summer camp and {many other agencies must co-operate. {Thus the most efficient charity consists in giving to the whole interlocking or- ganization rather than to one member. * The mechanics of the Philadelphia rganization are fairly simple. The city divided into 14 sections, each of \Which is placed under a prominent citi- . Each section chairman appoints own division chairmen and under ‘These workers solicit per- nally. A record is kept of what each rson has given the year before and worker urges that he at least du- licate that amount. In addition to is there is group solicitation in the nufacturing plants and stores. ®le@ges are accepted. The experience f the yast eight years has led to a duction of only 2 per cent from these {ypledges as_uncollectable. The Phila- Iphian who does not honor his pledge very rare. A check is kept not only .on new residents of the city but also on who have moved away, but who till consider the Quaker City as home d maintain a local interest. Thus ‘every year several pledge cards are re- rned from China and money is re- ived from every State in the Union. Brings Out Too Much Tempera- ment, Longworth Declares. Even though a new ventilating system has been installed in the House to regulate the purity and temperature of afr in the chamber, Speaker Longworth still has doubts about mixing Washing- ton’s Summer weather and legislation. Yesterday, he gave his reason thusly: “The heat brings out too much tem- perament. As a result, Summer lons are not-‘conducive to good legislatipn.” B ‘'ber organizations, Some of the fore- most Business and professional men in the city are active in the campaigns. Prominent bankers constitute a ma- jority of the budget committee and they go over the estimates submitted at the start of each campaign with all the care that they would expend on a business loan. The result of this is that every organization is forced to keep clean books and cannot hope to get more than the requirements of its service call for. Each group must live within its budget, and if the Welfare Federation fails to secure the full mm: ‘t’mn the member organizations are cut down accordingly. 3 Thruu{‘l;out the year checks are mailed each organization by the Welfare Federation monthly, figured on a quarterly basis. This gives the member organization a better chance to keep its books straight, since it knows exactly how much deficit it can incur during the month over and above its income from other sources. ‘When the community chest plan was started in Philadelphia there was some criticism on the ground that it might be a device of citizens who had been contributing lib- erally to certain organizations in the past to throw off this burden onto general community. ~This has been found to be without foundation. The wealthier citizens, according to Sher- man 8. Kingsley, executive secretary of the Welfare Federation, are contrib- uting more than before, and the one result has been to obtain additional contributions from persons who gave uothing in the past. Like every great city, Philadelphia has many poor and helpless. The ex- tent of the work is stupendous. Hos- pitals which are members of the federa- tion, for instance, dealt with more than 100,000 emergency cases last year. The care of more than 20,000 children. Assistance was given to nearly 8,000 needy families. A total of 261,211 nights’ lodgings were provided for home- less persons. The thirty settlement and character bullding activities had en- rollment during the year of 136,000 and 129,083 day's outing were provided for 28,000 persons. Result This Year. Encouraged by the success of the community chest plan last year the budgets were not pared so carefully this year, with the result that the sub- scriptions fell a trifle from the amount asked. This probably will necessitate a pro rata cut from the amounts asked for different organizations. Once a drive is ended it is not revived.. The directors feel that one of the great benefits of such a plan is to enable contributors to feel that they can make their charitable contributions in one lump and not be concerned ahout them for the rest of the year. They then can devote their attention to their private charities. The federation is primarily an organ- ization for collecting funds. But in passing upon its membership it is able to prevent much duplication of endeavor and to curb such agencies as are con- tinually arising which under the guise of charity either are downright frauds or which are so inefficlent that money given to them is largely wasted in over- head. No agency is admitted unless it is run on a business basis and can' show that it serves a real need in the community. Thet,l total nmountt {;qu‘l;;d xr t{:e operating expenses of the federation it- Seple( lmsyenr was only 4.99 per cent of the amount collected. This is in con- trast to from 50 to 60 per cent which many of the separate organizations were paying in overhead and in percentages to the collectors. Added to its other functions the fed- eration directs specific surveys of the needs of the city, such as hospitaliza- tion. In this way the need for new agencles is shown and duplication is prevented. —s. ‘Water-Spider is an inurest'i{\’i little |v The district chairmen and team rkers are not necessarily connected th any of the member organizations, it work directly under the Welfare ration itself. Many of them interest in some of the ey animal which spins a sac of on a water plant, which it uses as a sort of within view of the town for 12 minutes | | Donatfons cowassasleossssenia cies, if any, paid from diminishing Red Cross 211 to 5,000,000, Roll Call Headquarters, 1342 G Street. Telephone Metropolitan 4425. water 1t turned somewhat on its nose and sank. Mendez, who had learned to fly at Long Island aviation flelds while making his way by such humble occupations as carrying gasoline to full-fledged pilots, left New York Novembe: 23 for'a flight to his home in Bogota, Colombia. Although his plane, the Ricaurte, the gift of his countrymen and the Bogota newspaper, Mundo El Dia, was almost completely submerged, a line was made fast to it and it was towed to the shore. ‘The aviator had not come down at exactly the spot in the bay indicated as best by a pilot plane which went out to meet him. American aviators at- tached to France Field here said that Mendez brought his ship down in too steep a dive. . Russian Towns Feel Quake, MOSCOW, December 1 (#).—A slight earthquake was felt today at Tiflis and Borjom. The center of the disturbance was about 60 miles from Tifli Bristol, Conn,, High School Athletic association has presented a tennis court ;o the municipality. The court cost | Follow Bradley Road to this new estate section TO reach Kentsdale Park, Washing- ton’s newest and most exclusive estate development, drive out Connecti- cut Avenue to Chevy Chase Circle, turn- ing left at Bradley lane. Follow Brad- ley Road to the property. Or drive out Wisconsin Avenue to Bradley Road. PROTECTED BY TEN RESTRICTIONS Eentsdale Pack is assured of complete protection from _enci noyances by 10 rigid deed. T oachments or . restrietions in the f W. H. West Company Fotinded 1894 . EXCLUSIVE SALES REPRESENTATIVES “ « 1519 K Street N.W. Main 9900 thirty-one children’s agencies contrib- |, to| Uted, in one way or another, to the orders filled. them| At Al the Hahn “Stocking Shops” diving bell. From this it obtains bub- bles of air, one at a time. Thus the spider is enabled to remain below the surface & considerable time, . ... Sheer Chiffons and service-weight silks with lisle garter top 5,000 pairs in a Special Sale. There won't be a better one this Xmas!, Silk hose that are pure silk, perfect, full: fash- joned and warranted for service. Suré to be a rush for ’em tomorrow! Mail and phone Special Sale Men’s Novelty Gift Hose 65¢ '3 prs, $1.50 Dozens of smart designs to choose from. Stripes, checks, mixtures, plain colors. Silks and novelty Winter lisles. “He” will welcome 7th & K 3212 14th Women's Shop, 1207 F Men's Hose Only—I14th at G D.”C, DECEMBER 2, 1928=PART T."- e ® B rigt >! "\@\\%\\\\‘ \ vl Sales of SLIPPERS! 2,500 prs. new and unusual Women’s Slippers 98¢ Styles entirely different from the stereotyped show- ings of holiday slippers. Very new vari-colored suede slippers with pompon, colored kid trim, soft padded soles. Checkered satine slippers in red and white, black and white, blue and white. Specially priced, 98c. Our Annual Xmas Sale of extra fine kid slippers for men Once again we offer cémmanding values in our celebrated $2.95 slippers for men., quality brown kid slippers, with hand-turn soles. Kid lined operas and Everettes. Romeos with elastic sides. Exceptionally fine Also “Best Ever” kid moccasin slippers with padded soles and “Pullman” slippers in folding leather case. Our Holiday Service Xmas savings checks cashed.' 30- day charge‘accounts. Gift footwear and hosiery in special Xmas wrapping, with fancy tape and gift card. phone orders receive careful attention. Mail- and 1,800 Prs. New Winter Dress & Street Shoes One of those events which experienced shop- pers have learned to look for, at Hahn’s, this time of year. Bigger than ever before! Offering a stirring array of smart styles, for every sort of waar. Specially purchased for this occasion and offered much below value. Brown and black suedes Blue and Burgundy suedes Brown Alligator Calf Black & brown Lizard C atf Tan and black calf New oxfords New sports oxfords New strap effects Buckle effects High and low heels In a Sale sure to produce ‘over- whelming response—at our 7th St. and “Arcade” stores. At our “Women’s Shop™ 1207—F—St. A most important Sale . of Genuine Alligators Brown & Black Lizards A most phenomenal offering of genuine reptile shoes, so much in demand. New Sandal and Oxford models—in several most attractive styles. worth! At a mere fraction of their F St. Shop Only 7th & K 3212 14th “Women’s Shop,” 1207 F. “Man’s Shop,” 14th at G