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Ortover 16, 1941 |

Dear Faculty Members and Enployees of the University of Kansas:

In my letter last year announcing the first annual Lawrence Community
Chest drive I made this statement to our University group: "There will
always be an America and an England. Home and neighbor are the warp and
the woof of American virility and democratic hospitality. We recognize
the needs of our neighbors and we unfailingly respond to these needs founded
upon helpful service." :

Upon opening the rotogravure section of the Kansas City Star as of
October 5, 1941, I was struck at the sight of a fatigued and care-worn
nurse holding in her arms a tiny newly born infant, with this caption:
"Many a youngster‘s start in life depends upon the charity campaign."
The worn faee of that nurse depicted unselfish service. I am sure that
you saw this and were deeply impressed with that graphic picture. This
appealing situation is easily applied to Lawrence.

The lawrence Community Chest campaign drive will be from October 21
to 24, inclusive. I am enclosing a pamphlet which gives the names of
the organizations participating in the Community Chest, together with
the Community Chest budget. The net Chest budget is :7,863.44, and the
Community Activities budget including the United Service Organizations
quota of $2,400 plus the Lawrence activities of $1,900, makes the grand
total of $12,163.44. The K.U. Y.M.C.A. is included in this Community
Chest budget. May we stress the fact that there will be no other cam-
paign for University Y.M.C.A. funds. This is the only time this year
that donations will be asked for this organization.

Doub" «ss you have been reading of the Kensas City, Missouri, and
wie Kans... vlty, Kansas, community chest campaigns and you have heard
radio and screon stars a11 over the nation speaking in behalf of these
very worthy organizations which we as a community are endeavoring to
sustain. Thers will be no pressure exerted here in Lawrence on anybody
by anyonee In fact. we desire you to give only as your conscience and
your pocketbook dictatee CThanocllor if lott has approved the Community
Chest drive hers on the Hill. As a University community we ought to
stick together in filling the University quota. Mey we make our con-
tributions as a University family rather than to subscribe to down-town
solicitors.

Thanking you for your thoughtful consideration, and in the namo of
those less fortunate than we, we are

Sincerely yours,

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