The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-17
COMMUNITY CHEST
 FUR CHARITIES IS r INALLy REALIZED
Crawford Johnson Made Permanent Chairman at
 Meeting Of Directors

To eliminate unnecessary expense, save waste of time and handle mat ters of charity on a business basis, the community chest movement has materialized. Leading men and women of Birmingham have carried the movement through to formation and the officials have been chosen from their number
 Crawford Johnson was elected per manent chairman of the Community Chest at a meeting of the board of directors at the Chamber of Com merce at 2:30 o'clock Monday after noon. MT. Johnson succeeds w. V. NJ. Robertson, Jr., who has been acting as temporary chairman during the period of organization.
 E. H. Cabaniss, W. H. Hassinger and Pascal G. Shook were elected vice chairmen. Col. Tom o. Smith was elected treasurer.
 Board Of Directors.
 The board of directors elected by representatives from B organiza- tions, as well as representatives from the city at large, appointed by the board of revenue and the city com mission, is as follows:
 To serve three years. Donald Conner, Victor Hanson, W. M. Cosby. ]. W. Donnelly, Oscar Wells, s. c. King, carson Auahs' hoooi|
 son, Jr.
 To serve fo two years: R. A. Porter, F. L. Browa, Mrs. Angus Taylor, Judge S. D. Murphy, Colman Blach, W. V. M. Robertson, Jr, M' P. Warrington, J. Frank Rushton.
 To serve for one year; ". E' Mitchell, Mrs. W. H. stockham, Judge W. I. Grubb, John L. Raul, k; h. Wharton, Mrs c. H. Nabb, Mrs. Nor ris Newfield, Mrs. James McLester.
 The cancassing committee, which made a count of these votes ana oe. clared the election, was composed or W. J. Arams, Mrs. Thomas D. Parke' pr. Sterling J. Foster.
 To Canvass Needs.
 Crawford Johnson, the newly elected chairman, will immediately appoint a committee to canvass the charitable needs of Birmingham and ascertain the charities which are en- titled to share in this chest, and to audit the budget submitted by these charities. The list of organizations participating in the creation of the Community Chest Is not intended to be to the exclusion of any other charity or advisory organization, according to an announcement by the temporary chairman. These or ganizations have acted as nucleus WHICH lO DulIu lIS tllCSh eiiANt an opportunity will be given every other charity fulfilling public need to have it's budget considered.
 The organization of the Community Chest for Birmingham originated In the Community club under resolution adopted November 19, 1921. This resolution was submitted to the Interclub council, and the Interclub council, after receiving 1t favorably, requested the Community club to in- vestigate the Community Chest idea throughout America and return It's report to the Interclub council. William NJ Rogers and Lloyd B. Bowers after a very exhaustive in- vestigation, prepared a draft under which the temporary organization has been working since June 24, 1922. The organization work. which has been carried on since that time, has been pronounced to be most complete cording to observers of this work in Birmingham. the Community Chest bids fair to be leader among cities of the south.
 List Of Organizations.
 Community club. Civitan club, Ro- tary club, Kiwanis club, Exchange club, Optimist club, Business and Professional Women's clubs, Y. M c. A, Junior league. Y w. c. A., Associated Jewish charities, Boys club, Boy Scouts, American Red Cross Junior Chamber of Commerce. Chamber of Commerce, Council of Women's clubs, Council of Jewish Women, Salvation Army, Alabama Association for the Blind, Axis club, Mercy Home, Octavia White Home, Cosmopolitan club, American Busi- ness club, Northside Community House Big Sisters (Katherine Imp, Jefferson County Children's Aid so- ciety, Girl Scouts. Children's hospi- tai. Young Mems Hebrew association, Volunteers of America, Jefferson County Anti-Tuberculosis association.