The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-25
COMMUNITY
CHEST PLAN
EXPLAINED
ChristiansOn Tells Lion 5
Projects Advantages; Mem
bers Vote Solid Support

How Bismarck will be benefited by
the Community Chest plan was cX-
planned by Judge A. NJ. Christianson
to members of the Lions club at their
regular meeting this noon.
Judge Christensen explained the
benefits of the plan and told Of the
work of the various organizations
who are participating in the work
He told Of how Grand Forks had
adopted the plan enthusiasts tically and
urged every member of the club TO
join in the plan. Tomorrow the
judge will address the kiwanians and
on Wednesday talk to the Rotarians.
At the conclusion of his talk. the
members voted unanimously to back
the plan 100 per cent.
Ten members of the club were APP
!. pointed to take part in the drive to
: be held here FRIDAY and Saturday
They are Frank Snyder, Joe Spies
w. Il. Couch Thomas Cooper. G.. L.
Spear. Abe Tolchinsky Gerald Rich
holt, Joe Hutchinson, Jack Flick
Luther Monsoon, Herman Brocopp and
f. T.. Barneck.
Advantages claimed for the Chest
are:
1t requires submissions for super
vision of annual budgets of the
agency workers.
Saves work-onc campaign instead
Of many.
Saves money spent in multiplicity
j OF campaigns campaign eos; IN
stead of several.
Saves the time and energy oil good
= citizens who volunteer their services
in raising funds for the agencies.
Permits officers and employees OF
agencies to devote entire time &c
their duties, instead of giving IA part
of it to money-raising.
Retains supervision OF the funds
given to and spent by its agency
members.
Aims to eliminate the duplication
Of service among the agencies.
Equalizes the presentation Of the
appeals of all the causcs-no advan-
tage to anyone.
Means "A great convenience to the
giver-solicited once. instead of re-
pcatedly.
One accounting system, one audit
and one charity fund instead OF a
multiplicity.
Grand FORKS citizens are enthusi.
astic over the success of the plan in
their city. as is shown by the testi-
mony of DR.. r. +. Kane. president o!
the University of North Dakota.
DR.. Kane says:
FayOrs Plan
II am strongly in favor Of the com
munity chest.
'Somc of the advantages that
might be definite enough to enum-
scrate are: it enables the different
organizations concerned to operate
on a business basis and their respec-
tive officers to make their plans ac-
cordingly. 1t enables the donor to
make his calculations intelligcntly, to
give what he finds he can afforo
to give for the various purposes
covered by the community chest
Unless donor, under the old sys
tenn, gives Il total in the year beyond
what he feels that he can afford, i,
is practically out of the question fol
him to give to the different claim
ants in the right proportion.
at enables Il much larger number
Of the people Of the community tt
have 4 grasp of the work that mus
be done in the lines covered by tht
chest program than many persons II
the community would otherwise. Tn,
result Of this is community team
work: hence | am inclined to thinl
the chest does as much for the com
munty~ as it does for the organ
iZations that are to be provided for.
$50 far as | have observed, | hav.
noted no valid objection to the plan
in our community