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January 19, 1926
The Daily Worker
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
What is this article about?
Satirical critique of the New Orleans Community Chest budget, noting high administrative costs including $25,000 for collectors and $120,000 for emergency funds and headquarters, with allocations to American Legion ($7,982.50) and Boy Scouts ($20,699.35), implying waste in charity efforts.
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"Community Chest"
Heavy on Chest and
Weak on Community
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 17.-
The budget of the community chest organized for sweet charity's sake has been placed at $1,177,001.14. However, out of this sum, twenty-five thousand dollars will be expended for remuneration to the drones for collection and necessary expenses, $120,000 for "emergency funds and maintenance of headquarters." The American legion is down for $7,982.50, and the boy scouts, composed of the sons of well to do parents, receive $20,699.35 for the maintenance of headquarters, and salaries of so-called scout masters. Well, as the late lamented P. T. Barnum said "there is one born every minute."
In this city the clock is running fast and going rapidly.
Heavy on Chest and
Weak on Community
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 17.-
The budget of the community chest organized for sweet charity's sake has been placed at $1,177,001.14. However, out of this sum, twenty-five thousand dollars will be expended for remuneration to the drones for collection and necessary expenses, $120,000 for "emergency funds and maintenance of headquarters." The American legion is down for $7,982.50, and the boy scouts, composed of the sons of well to do parents, receive $20,699.35 for the maintenance of headquarters, and salaries of so-called scout masters. Well, as the late lamented P. T. Barnum said "there is one born every minute."
In this city the clock is running fast and going rapidly.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Deception Fraud
What themes does it cover?
Deception
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Community Chest
Budget
Charity Waste
Administrative Costs
American Legion
Boy Scouts
New Orleans
What entities or persons were involved?
P. T. Barnum
Where did it happen?
New Orleans
Story Details
Key Persons
P. T. Barnum
Location
New Orleans
Event Date
Jan. 17
Story Details
The Community Chest budget totals $1,177,001.14, but $25,000 goes to collectors' remuneration and $120,000 to emergency funds and headquarters maintenance; American Legion gets $7,982.50 and Boy Scouts $20,699.35 for headquarters and scout masters' salaries, critiqued as wasteful with a Barnum quote on gullibility.