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a ------------ ET ar aa SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1948 Carry On Useful Work. By Colonel Frank Chappell, V.D. Since these lines may be scanned by those household stalwarts,--the family folk of our city, who take more than casual interest in its affairs,--perhaps a sort of personal question at the out- set is not out of place. "Did your eyes pop wide, 2 when you saw headlines of " the amount of the Commun- ity Chest objective for this year?" It. wouldn't be at all sur- prising if they did. It might also be that a slightly irrit- able thought arose finding expression in "What again? Why it's only a year since the last campaign for over $80,- 000 and now here is another appeal for $91,000. What's the big idea?" Well, at least that sort of individual reaction demon- strates individual thinking. Such thinking betrays inter- COL. R. 8. McLAUGHLIN Honorary Chairman est in the subject, but where thinking and interest go hand-in-hand; understanding should follow. In a communi- ty spirit thus aroused, benefit to the community should be hte logical result. Thus we discover that the Community Chest provided as an outcome of this cam- paign, takes care of the fi- mancial need for 1949 of no less than sixteen different organizations carrying on so- cial and welfare work with- in the borders of our city. By further examination we find that there is to be one appeal to cover the require- ments of all, instead of six- 8. R. ALGER Chairman teen different calls upon the public throughout the year. Earlier Methods Less than ten years ago, each organization would have set about raising funds independently. = Tag days and the visit of canvassers for subscriptions were then of frequent occurence during the yéar. Some folks start- ed rout giving liberally en- ough, but groaned 'as later appeals were brought to] A 'HE DAILY. TI Oshawa Very Well Known For Its Citizens' Community Chest Is A Voluntary People's Organization Operated to Make Sure That All Sixteen Organizations May Civic Pride The Executive Committee of the Community Recreation Association, which carries on its splendid work through its share of the money raised in the Community Chest Drive. Left to right: George Fletcher, Past President; George L. Roberts, President; Lloyd Smith, Chairman, Program Committee and Rev. H. F. Davidson, Secretary. 'A group of capable and willing workers in the St. John's A mbulance Society, one of the in the Community Chest. Left to right: Miss Peggy Jackson, Miss Lorna Galloway, Mrs, Jessie Pickup, Mrs. 0. MaGee and Miss Ray Lee, ' their attention. Many a citizen would say, "I'd glad- ly give a lump sum if I could get away from the drag of this repetition of demands by different causes, no mat- ter how good they are." Just the same, the citizens of Oshawa were liberal in their willingness to help as evidenced by the result of earlier efforts. Perhaps the first big job ef such nature within the recollection of this writer was in 1914-1915 when Oshawa raised $20,- 000 for a Patriotic Fund and over $20,000 for the Red Cross. When you remem- ber that Oshawa's popula- tion was then barely 8,000, it. would seem that the citi- zens of those days had every right to feel pleased with the result of their work. Keenest personal interest was shown by a multitude of small groups. Concerts, plays, rummage sales, mile o'coppers and tag days, each had their innings. Children as well as adults added their aid by such means to the efforts of hard working teams of canvassers. True, this occurred during the heat .and anxiety of war- time emergency, but its re- collection supplies whole- some evidence of real unity of purpose; that splendid community spirit so often manifested during Oshawa's formative years. Since those days, not only have we grown more than four times in population, but our sense of social respon- sibility has increased with the years. "As free citizens we know that governments, whether federal, provincial, or municipal can only offer certain formal legislation. But cold regulations can't provide the human touch so necessary to a vigorous com- munity... Happily, there still remains the opportunity for free people to voluntarily express their social con- sciousness through well re- cognized and\ worthy insti- tutions. Modern Methods With every care given to avoid overlapping of activ- The Community Recreation Association Centre, maintain. ed by the contributions made to the Community Chest, car- ries on a programme of yaried activities. Here are shown, upper left, a girls' cooking class in progress; upper right, the boys acquire great skill in woodworking and other manual arts; lower left, even the boys take a keen interest in the weaving department of handicrafts; lower right, the art classes help young pecple to develop their skills In varl- ous branches of art work. ities, we now have sixteen different organizations en- gaged in work of vital value to this community as a whole. Here they are: Canadian National Insti- tute for the Blind Canadian Legion Poppy Fund Children's Aid Society Boy Scouts Association Sea Cadets, Navy League Salvation Army Victorian Order of Nurses Women's Welfare League Girl Guides Association Canadian Army Cadets Y.W.C.A. Community Recreation] Association Canadian Red Cross So- ciety East Whitby Welfare Council St. John's Ambulance So- ciety : Christmas 'Cheer Fund | ---- ---- ------ I, MES-CGAZETTE organizations participating Now, not merely is each one of the foreging bodies doing work of importance, but for the most part their existence has become im- perative to the well balanced development of our city. (Continued On Page 15) re i Oshawa's Sea Cadets, [fi- nanced through the Com- munity Chest, shown while on a ship cruise from Toronto to Oshawa. Chief Petty Of- ficer Lee is shown, in white, facing the camera,