Show S 'S J CUT DY CHEST ST S Nun Number Numbe ber of f Donors Also Inc Increased e sed Anderson Anderton T T Tells lIs C. C of C. C The cost of o ot raising money for tor relief 1 and d social welfare hat has be been n 1 reduced ed cl 1 from 30 to 40 per cent ceritto to about C per pcr cent through of af the Community Chest Hugo B B BAnderson Anderson nd 1 executive secretary tar oi of the 1 chest t told th tho members of at the thc chamber bamber o of commerce We Wednesday r Tho The cost has not only been reduced number of sl givers rs has lias lJ been en materially Increased under the he plan ho lie said sald Social work volk t today day is Js not the giving of alms aIm but jut the constructive c five tive and arid pr preventive or work wont reduces the nece necessity pf or giving hIng said said- Mr Anderson A few years ago the handling of ot social vork work was lS left to women omen T Today day tb the thc leading business ien of or cities dUes in the the- United sic States Stales es are e engaged on arc n boards with soda l workers raising and budgeting the annually distributed bylle bythe by bythe the lle Community Chest in lit welfare Work Since SInce the Ute poor laws pf Elizab Elizabeth Eliza Eliza Elizabeth b beth th the c care e of or of the indigent and infirm has b been a a. recognized d public pub pub- public pub pub- lic lie obligation arid and il d if It the public neglects the constructive and pr preventive pre pre- work done by private welfare welt wel wel- t fare fare agencies agencies Ies it m It-m must s b bear ir a a. burden bur buy den much greater through ugh taxation for public cart care of its needy Bustness Busl Bust hess ness l l. work therefore both find themselves s studying tho same sam problems problems' of or unemployment health insurance and oh old oM age pensions ant antin rid and andin in th the li cc search arch archi for because cause and cure o of social ills each ach recognizes th the aid which can an be rendered by bythe the other j I Finally business and social work have have been drawn together ether by th the growing So re recognition of or the this t nc aC o of intangible or or l values in business business' and nd c community i r life lif 1 E E. E 0 O. Howard president of of the chamber of of commerce commerce told the members that th they y should give ghe their whole hearted hole support to assist th tho chest in carrying out its problems Adam s S. S B was chairman of or of the the- meeting I |