The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-09
REALIZATION OF
 COMMUNITY CHEST |DEADRAWING NEAR
Federation of Welfare ActiW- ties and Agencies Is Recom- mended in Report-Drives
 to Be Eliminated

NNNN+A16NACAA NA O to eliminate countless drives in Bir- mingham appeared nearer yesterday with the announcement of an exhaus- tive report from special committee of the Community club which has already received the indorsement of the Inter-Club council.
 The Inter-Club council at a meet ing called for the purpose sever1l days ago voted to accept the report of the Community club committee with thanks and recommended tha: three members each from the Ro- tary, Kiwanis. Civitan. Optimist. Ex- change and Community clubs be ap- pointed to formulate immediate steps for the establishment of the chest.
 In order that each member of the civic organizations may have chance to study the report, 200 copies of it have been printed and will be distributed at the meetings th.s week in order that intelligent action may be taken when the matter comes up before the individual clubs.
 Social Service Alliance
 Both q federation of contributors AO NuC W NNiAdAo dCNlNlNluo OA AhD NoAh munity and of welfore agencies themselves is recommended in the report. Social Service Alliance" Is suggested as the name of the union of contributors which would include representatives from the civic clubs, charitable agencies and ex-officic members from the board of revenue and city commission.
 The whole organization would be based on the one campaign Idea. which would preferably be conducted fin November. All drives" which oc- cur at any and all times and fall most heavily on a few willing givers, would be eliminated.
 Welfare Agencies
 Organization of the welfara agencies would naturally follow the federation of contributors 1t Is pointed out. In order that charitable institutions might share in the chest it would be provided that they submit to the budget committee a statement of receipts and expendi- lures for the previous 12 months.
 Advantages Outlined
 Advantages of the community chest outlined by the committee. which was composed of Lloyd Bowers. Paul Hughes and William Rogers. are:
 (a) Economy In the Collection of Pledges and Funds--It seems to be generally recognized that the cost of collection In isolated campaigns Is approximately 15 per cent, though the exact figures are very difficult to obtain. Under centralized scheme. experience of the various cities shows that the cost of coliec- ton varies from abow 1 to 6 per al md hat half of 1 per cent plus interest on the funds collected. This covers coat of collection and distribution to agencies. Rochester, N. r, in 1913 showed i.eS per cent; in 1slA 5.4S. in. 1920. 5.52. "
 (b) Economy of Time on the Part of Workers-The plan, of course. is founded on tho one campaign idea, which eliminates the continued and repeated calls upon willing workers at any and all times of the year
 Co Economy of Time of Contrib utors--Contributors are not con stantly interrupted by solicitors and are not put in the attitude of be- ing annoyed by the mere interrup- ton, an attitude decidedly unfavor- able to the solicitors cause.
 (d) Wider Distribution of the Bur den and More Systematic Solicita- tion-One campaign can be and is more carefully planned and organ ized. and instead of repeated calls on the few. one call Is mace on the many.
 (e) Supervision of Expenditures Under the present unsystematic method the community has no means of supervising the expenditures of money which has been contributed Few charities or agencies operate under the budget system, and tho tendency Is to limit the money spent only by the amount that can be se- cured.
 CD The Elimination of Unworthy Appeals-The community soon learns