Evening Star Newspaper, December 6, 1928, Page 3

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This is the fifth of a series of ar- ticles by a staff correspondent of The Star on the operation of the Com- munity Chest in important citics. The chest will be put in operation here this Winter. BY THOMAS R. HENRY, Staft Correspondent of The Star. ST. LOUIS, December 6.—Scattered over St. Louis in windows and door- ways are posters bearing the picture of heart. This was the symbol of the seventh community fund campaign, concluded last month, which produced $1.747,000 for 51 local charity and wel- fare organizations. The metropolitan area has a population slightly exceed- 1epresented a contribution of approxi- mately $1.75 per individual. There were actually 142,000 contributors. The 4,200 workers. The 51 organizations which will draw upon this common fund represent, for the most part, non-sectarian and Prot- estant activities since the Catholic and i | || charity. Women go around from door || asylums which don’t exist. | | captains, colonels and generals on the ~ | sary purpose, that it has a reputable Jewish charities still maintain fund-col- lecting agencies of their own, although they work in close co-operation with the -éxesutive committee of the fund and, it is expected, eventually will be included. 98 Per Cent Collectible. Most of the money is represented by | pledges. Experience of past campaigns nas shown that approximately 98 per cent of these are collectible. The rais- ing of the fund represents an intensive co-operative effort in which the evan- gel of humanity and the helping hand 15 spread to every household in the city and in which leading citizens take a prominent part. St. Louis is a city of small industries. It has no outstanding industrial interest concentrated within its borders, such as is represented by the automobile in- dustry in Detroit or the iron and steel industry in Cleveland. ~Consequently its fund does not benefit by enormous individual gifts from the reads of these industries, given partly for the sake of charity itself and partly from a sense of social duty to employes. The largest single gift this year was $15,000, con- trasted to the $100,000 donations made by Senator Couzens and the Ford family in Detroit or by Stephen Mather in Cleveland. There were several $10,000 donations. On the whole, the fund is collected from the rank and file of the people—the clerks in the banks and stores, the workers in the factories, and persons in moderate circumstances. Since the community fund campaigns started there has been an increase in the total raised every year. This in crease cannot be explaiped as resulting from a growth in population or greater prosperity, since these conditions have not obtained. It is due entirely, say community fund leaders, to a growing civic consciousness brought about by a constant educationl campaign. The inauguration of the community fund plan has brought about a notable improvement. The door-to-door cam- pal of individual groups, some of them without any legitimate excuse for existence, have declined almost to the vanishing point. Dances, beidge parties, raffles, etc., with an alleged charitable purpose are very few. An arbitrary tax as the price of continued patronage no longer is im| on neighborhood business men by forcing them to buy tickets to all sorts of affairs in which they have no_ interest. Instead, the individual pledges what he feels he can afford once a year and is free from pestering for 12 months. Many Worthwhile Charities. St. Louis, like all big cities, has and must have many worthwhile charities, dependent on the public for a consider- able part of their support. It also has, from time to time, complete frauds masquerading under the name of to door begging money for orphan Bums are picked up on the street corners, dressed in old uniforms with a few military in- signia, given signed commissions as Christian army of something or other, and proceed to panhandle on a 50-50 basis. The other 50 per cent, of course, goes to the commanding general—hard- 1y a worthy object of charity. Now, unfortunately, many people will not make the proper distinction be- tween “Col. Jones of the Army of Uni- versal Salvation” and a legitimate offi- cer of the Salvation Army. The house- holder gives, goes to bed feeling that he has done a worthy act for which St. Peter certainly has made the proper record to his credit—and Col. Jones Hotfoots it to the nearest bootlegger for sanctimonious fellowship. With the community campaigns, and the process of education which has ac- companied them, this condition no longer is possible in St. Louis. Every householder knows now that Col. Jones has no business ringing his doorbell and that instead of giving money his proper duty is to notify a policeman. In the past such utterly wasted charity has taken thousands of dollars annually from St. Louis. ‘The requirement of regular budgets, passed upon by accountants, which is one of the essentials for membership in the community fund, makes certain that no money for charity and welfare purposes will be wasted in unco-ordi- nated effort, superfluous salaries or needless activity. The citizen knows that every one of the organizations rep- resented serves an honest and neces- board of directors and that it has noth- ing to hide. The time of directors of individual organizations has been set free for con- structive work. These officials no longer are forced to fritter away their energy in an effort to raise money enough to keep the orphan asylum open for another month. They know just how much is coming to them, keep their institutions within such limits, and can effect many necessary economies. A few years ago, when any family moved to St. Louis with a reputation for con- siderable wealth, the charity and wel- fare organizations fought over it like dogs over a bone. Mrs. X was im- mediately elected a member of the board of directors.of the Society for the Prevention of A. Mr. X was hon- ored with the presidency of the Asso- ciation for Teaching the Greek Alpha- | bet to Maltese Cats. Hardly would the | newcomers be installed in these posi- tions than Mrs. X would be visited by a delegation from the Society for the Promotion of B, telling her that she had been grossly imposed upon, since the Society for the Prevention of A was nothing but a bunch of bums and that she really should be filling her proper place in the community as a director of the Society for the Promation of B. Then a delegation would eall upon Mr. X, deploring that he had been lured into such a worthless activity as teach- ing the Greek Alphabet to Maltese Cats when the whole world was crying out loud for men of his position and intelli- gence to foster the teachings of Chin Newly Redecorated Print-“ Four Rooms, Kitchen and Bath in Modern Fireproof Building Moderate Rental THE MONTANA THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6. 10%8. | i AMERICAN RED CROSS | Official Relief Organization of the Government Please enroll the undersigned NAME t0vverneerneorseiaensiosss s so0mMIueseneSEne fooetssarsslin | | Address ........ Only 50c of each to National, balance to your chapter for its growing normal needs. All Major Disaster Contributions are spent therefor and deficiencies, if any, paid from diminishing Red Cross Reserve Funds. Hence need of Membership increase from 4,540,211 to 5,000,000. Deductible from income subject, Roll Call Headquarters, 1342 G Street. Telephone Metropolitan 1425. AdAresS c.eececsrrnissirssstaissasiicssrisssssssians DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CHAPTER® MEMBERSHIP ANNUAL DUES Annual 51 | \ | [ ! to Federal Tax. Contributing| Sustaining | Supporting | Additional 5 | | 310 $35 | Donations ‘ INON LAUDS TRP O NXT RESDENT Sees Results From Hoover! Tour—$200,000 Building | | | | | | | | | organization’s palm itched and heart bled for wealthy men and women with a reputation for willingness to dig into the pocketbook on 'its board of direc- tors. In fact, it could hardly survive without them. Stand on Their Merits. Now this is all a thing of the past. The organizations stand upon their merits. Under the Community Chest plan, they play fair with the public, and the public supports them much better than they ever were supported in the ast. ‘Theoretically there are two organiza- tions in St. Louis, as in most other cities where this plan is in effect. One is the Community Fund organization proper, governed by an executive com- mittee and with committees to arrange for the annual campaigns and for bud- geting. The other is the Community Council, composed of delegates from all the member organizations, whose duty it is to conduct researches, determine needs and attend to the practical so- ciological work. This council elects two-thirds of the members of the Community Fund executive committee. These two-thirds elect the other third, to represent the public at large. The Community Council covers con- siderably more territory than the Community Fund. It includes the ma- jority of the Catholic and Jewish or- ganizations who co-operate in the re- searches and in the division of re- sponsibility, but, by their own decision, do not participate in the fund at pres- ent. They do, however, have a vote in the election of the fund executive committee. Both organizations have the same director. The Community Council is the co- ordinating agency. It works for all the others in such matters as the investi- gation of child welfare-activities and needs, hospital needs, etc. It main- tains a Social Service Exchange, which gives three-minute service. When any new person or family applies to any of the agencies for aid, the agency asks the ial Service Exchange for the pas’ §ustory of the case. It is all care- full)" card-indexed and countless hours of unnecessary work in investigation and duplication are saved. Sociology Applied. ‘The council stresses the application of sound sociology to the city’s human problems. Thus it upholds the inclusion of such agencies as the Y. M. C. A. and the Boy Scouts in the Community Fund. They are a good investment and their training in good citizenship saves the expenditure of many dollars in charity later on. Above all the council works for the exercise of sound judg- ment in charity so that conditions will be cured rather than aggravated. Thus giving a_ton of coal to a family the father of which refuses to work is a worthless palliative, It simply encour- ages the man in laziness. The préblem is to put him in a position where he can buy coal—or to make alher u?r;ng]emegts by whllgh the fal:- y Wi aced on a self-supporting bacis, 'This has been the reason for a great deal of educational work. Or- ganizations are frequently criticized by givers because they don't immediately relieve distress by what appears on the surface as the simplest method—pro- viding money or supplies. Actually this often is the worst thing that can be done, and the council has done yeo- man service in educating the public to this effect. Just now it is in the midst of a campaign to rid the streets of St. Louis of beggars. With the start of Winter the bums are drifting in, box car after box car of them—to the pavements and the steam heat. “Hey, mister, how about a dime for a cup of coffee?” is a frequent saluta- tion on busy corners when the police- man isn’t looking. Now, if any man really needs a cup of coffee in St. Louis he doesn’t have to beg for it. There is a Soclety for the Relief of Homeless Men, which will deal with his case in an intelligent fashion—see that he gets some kind of a job or reutrns to his home, if he has one. The council is endeavoring to educate the public to refer the bums of this society and to out in such charity not only is wasted— because it very likely is spent for booze —butsit encourages begging. “Don’t give a penny to beggars, no matter how pitiful a story they put up,” the council is preaching to the general public. Police report that the campaign is already showing good results. It is considered the only way to rid the city of the perpetually hungry hobo. Neither the council nor the fund es- cape entirely without criticism. There is one self-appointed head of a religious begi society—organized by himself and of which he is the only known bona-fide member—who published bit- ter diatribes against the fund. Its di- rectar, he insists, gets an enormous sal- ary, while he, himself—holy man that he is—expends every cent he takes in for the relief of the lowly. He orates vociferously on the street corners. “T'll guarantee,” the publicity repre- sentative of the Community Council who has made a study of such condi- tions told The Star representative, “to go_to some other city—any city where 2001 16th St. N.W. Exceptionally attractive apartments of three out- side rooms, reception hall, bath and large kitchen. Reasonable Rentals Mistol latest scientific discovery stops cold quick o 1 i Do this: atthefirgt sign of a | cold. Put some Mistol up your nose—or gargle a little—and you'll get immediate relief. Mistol acts on inflamed membranes. | Reduces swelling. Soothes irritation. Clearsupany stuffiness. Thesafe way toknock outcolds. Doctors use it. Ask 1726 M St. N.W. your druggist for ‘ADE BY THE MAKERS OF NUJO! script to red-headed cockatoos. Every‘ give them nothing. Every dime passed | the police are not too strict—dress up in a_uniform, buy a tambourine, give myself a nicely gotten up commission as major of something or other, start giving some hot sermons on the street corners, brand the local Council of Social Agencies as an agent of the devil, and collect far more money than 1 ever expect to earn honestly.” Legitimate Groups Suffer. It is the Salvation Army and simi- larly organized worthy and legitimate groups who suffer from such dishonest aping of their methods. Although this seems to be.an outstanding example, the methods of almost every other wel- fare or charity organization are aped by clever swindlers with a pet object for public charity—themselves. The great extent of the work done by the Community Fund last year is shown in the following summary: 284,890 days’ care given to 2,428 homeless chil- dren; 1,239 children cared for in insti- tutions, 2,318 babies born in Community Fund hospitals, 1,631 boys ond girls guided by Big Sisters and Brothers, 1,- 441 children given dental care, 18,804 days’ care given in day nurseries to 419 children whose mothers worked, 9,581 Boy and Girl Scouts taught good citi~ zenship, 228,243 bottles of milk dis- tributed to small babies, 21,037 families helped to help themselves, 18,420 days’ service given to old folks, 2,660 home- less men aided mf way that took them off the streets, 104,652 bedside visits made by visiting nurses to 13,912 per- sons, 12,160 persons referred to jobs, 454.681 persons attended clubs and classes at character-building agencies, 31,170 persons used supervised rooming facilitfes, 7,651 attended Summer camps, 1,922 blind persons helped to normal living. Before the Community Fund was es- tablished the average cost of individual campaigns was 15 per cent. Some ran as high as 40 per cent of the total raised. The cost of Community Fund campaigns, together with costs of co- ordination, administration, collections and auditing, is only 7.7 per cent. The dollar is divided as follows: Relief and family service, 28 per cent; care of the sick, 23 per cent; old peo- ples’ homes, 2 per cent; babies, 4 per cent; settlement houses, 2.5 per cent; handicapped children, 5.8 per cent; children, 9 per cent; character building, 16 per cent; administration, 3.1 per cent, and campaigns, 4.6 per cent. The total fund, classified according to size of gifts,, is approximately as fol- lows: $1,000 and over, 35 per cent; $500 to $999, 10 per cent; $250 to $499, 9 per cent; $100 to $249, 13 per cent; $25 to $99, 11 per cent; under $25, 22 per cent. e s DIAMOND SQUAD NIPS PLANS OF SMUGGLERS New Customs Bureau Division Plays Leading Role in Uncov- ering Gem Plots. By the Associated Press. Smuggled jewels valued at approxi- mately $200,000 have been seized by the special diamond squad of the Cus- toms Bureau which was created less than a year ago. The squad has played a leading role, Treasury officials explain, in the recent uncovering of a huge diamond smug- gling plot in which the jewels were brought on steamships to New York. Members of the squad have been scat- tered in far-off countries, mainly in Europe, and have informed customs agents in this country of persons smug- gling the diamonds. In addition to con- | fiscating the diamonds the Government assesses fines equaling the value of the stones. In Northern France whole families visit cinema houses on a special day of the week, occupying reserved seats. FOR SALE An ideal home for a Doctor DOWNTOWN Near 18th & Eye Sts. Price $18,000 EASY TERMS Robert W. Savage 717 Union Trust Bldg. Main 6799 WILLARD ! 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BUENOS AIRES, December 6 (#).— Rear Admiral Enrique Moreno, one of the most noted chiefs of the Argentine navy, died yesterday. Fund Gift Announced. Coupled with adoption of a_resolu- tion expressing the gratification of Latin-American_ representatives in Washington at President-elect Hoover's trip to Central and South America was | an ennouncement yesterday at the monthly meeting of the governing board of the Pan-American Union that the Carncgie Corporation of New York has appropriated $200,000 towards con- struction of an office building for the use of the Union. Secretary of State Kellogg, chairman of the governing board, declared that the new structure, which will be located on the triangular plot to the rear of the Pan-American Union Building, will cost $1,000,000. The plot, bounded by C strect, Eighteenth street and Virginia avenue, is now occupied by tempo- rary war-time buildings housing some of the War Department activities. Mr. Kel- logg pointed out that the $200,000 ap- | arnagie Corporation, which will en- cbie the Pan-American Unlon to fur- mposers of the Tepublics of the Amet |ican continent have appcared. | | The board's resolution concérhiny | ther the work of pan-American c0-0p- | prosident-cl ; cration, was adopted by the governing ! his itincrary offe i | | | propriation will enable the Pan-Ameri- | can Union to construct a section of the structure. Congressional authorization for the erection of the new office building has | hgon secured and preliminary plans have | #en drawn, but no date has been sct for beginning construction. Officialc explained that the new building will en- able space now occupied by offices in the main building to be released for more comprehensive exhibits by the member governments of the Pan-Amer- ican Union. A resolution expressing the apprecia- tion of the board for the gift of the Democrtic Dance Mayflower Hotel Monday, Dec. 17th Auspices . 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A gift of Adolph Lewisonn of New “ork to the .Pan-American Union to | further the rendition of Latin Ameri- | mon int can music in a series of concerts ar- ranged under the auspices of the union was announced to the board. This gift, officials explained today. will enable the Pan-American Union ¢ fur- ther enlarge its activities in " making the music of the countries of Latin America known to the people of the | United States. Up to the pre B 1o: | tunity for the cstablishment of F'fm contacts be : for a careful s er-America! 1 a more ct and reciprocal apprecia- tion of national cultures. The pleasur> |of the members was expressed at the in- | itiative of the Presidentelect and th" hest wishes of the board for the happ: termination of his mission w tended. 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