The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18
CHEST SOLICITORS READY FUR FIELD
Birmingham Faces $450, ,000 Drive With Greatest
 Confidence
Committees are organized and wait

Committees are organized and wait ing for the signal which will send them into the field on December 5 in the biggest philanthropic campaign in Birmingham's history to raise a fund of $450,oo0 for the support of 30 charitable institutions and philan- thropies during 1924.
 The fund so raised is to be admin istered under the Community Chest, a cooperative plan for financing the existing needs of institutions doing general relief and welfare work. In- stead of 30 campaigns mado inde- perdently by the 30 beneficiary or ganizations so times a year, there vii. be in the future but a single campaign made once a year.
 Budgets of these 30 charities for several years past have been submit ted and subjected to careful scrutiny by committee, which has endeavored to determine as nearly as possible. with due allowances for unexpected contingencies, the exact amount which will be needed to finance Bir mingham's charities. The committee has reached the decision that $456.000 will be adequate and will appeal to Birmingham to give this sum in one lump during the week beginning De- cember 3. The money will then be apportioned among the participating organization upon the basis of their current needs and past expenditures and income.
 Welfare agencies and philanthropies which have united with the chest in- clude the following: Alabama Associa = tion for the Blind (white). Alabama Colored Association for the Blind, As- sociated Jewish Charities, Bethlehem House, Big Sisters (Katherine Inn). Birmingham Humane society, Boys club, Boy Scouts, Carrie Tuggle Or phans' Home, Children's Hospital, Col ored Y. w. c. A., Colored Children s and Orphans Home, Confederate Vet erans GU. D. O, Ensley Community House. Girl Scouts. Jefferson County Anti-Tuberculosis association, Jeffer- son County Children's Aid society Jefferson County Orphans Home. Ladies of Charity, Mercy Home Northside Community House, Neigh borhood House (southside), Octavia White Home, Red Cross, Salvation Army, Volunteers of America, '. M. c. A., Y. M. H. A, Y W. c. A.
 Direction of the campaign is being handled by representative group .o. Birmingham business men who are giving their time and serv- ice without compensation in the belief that the success of Bir- mingham's initial Community Chest campaign will insure a permanent business organization, which will handle far more efficiently and with less effort, the community's respon- sibility for it's unfortunatess Craw = ford Johnson is chairman of the per manent Community Chest organiza tion for the first year, having been elected to this office by a joint com mittee, composed of representatives of all civic clubs and philanthropic agencies. Carson Adams Is chairman of the campaign and will direct the army of field workers which will undertake the solication work. Other officers and directors of the move ment are Crawford Johnson, presi- dent P. G. hook, vice president; E. Il. II. Cabaniss, vice president; w. H, Hassinger. vice president T. O. Smith, treasurer; W. Carson Adams campaign director; Clarence Lloyd, executive secretary; Donald Conner Victor H. Hanson, w. M. Cosby, J. w. Donnelly. Mrs. Morris Newfield, Oscar Wells. R. E. Chadwick, W. Carson Adams, Robert Jemison, Jr., R. A. Porter. E. l.. Brown Mrs. Angus Taylor, Judge s. D. Murphy, Colman Blach, W. V. NJ. Robinson, Jr., Mrs. c. H. Nabb, M. F. Northington. J, Frank Rushton. w. E. Mitchell, Mrs. C. B. Spencer, Judge William L Grubb, John L. Kaul, R. H. Wharton, Mrs. Joseph McLester.
 Headquarters have been established on the mezzanine floor of the Jeffer- son County building, where more than twenty-five committees are meeting at regular periods, complet- ing preliminary preparations