The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-17

CHEST NOW
ORGANIZED
Directors Named, Budget
Committee Chosen, Bylaws
Adopted at Meeting

Directors were named, bylaws
adopted and members Of the budget
committee chosen when the Bismarck
Community Chest was formally or
ganized at a meeting held last eve
ming ut the Association Of Commerce
chambers.
Named as directors were Judge A..
NJ. Christianson, Father John Stag,
W. +. Jones, DR.. H. A. Brandes. H..
7. Jackson, c. A. Fisher, Frank Sny
der and AL Rosen A corresponding
number Of directors were named by
the various welfare organizations
which have decided to come in under
the "Chest" plan.
Organization delegates are: Saliva
tion Army, Obert A. Olson; Women's
Community Council. Mrs. c. W.
Schoregge; Boy Scouts, S. o. LeBar-
ron; Campfire Girls. Mrs. W. G..
Worner: Red Cross, Mrs. F. l.. Conk-
lin: Juvenile Band, s. S. Boise; Boys
Walfare Work. not yet selected. and
Humane Society, +. +. McCurdy.
Budget Committee Chosen
Chosen on the budget committee,
which will have charge of allotting
the amounts to be expended by each
|
Taylor, J.. K. Thompson, Judge w. l..
Nuesslc, Miss Henricka Beach. J. l..
Bell and c. II. Simpson.
talk by Judge A. NJ. Christianson,
who explained the benefits of the
plan and told how it had worked out
successfully in Grand Forks. He read
letters from prominent residents of
L.. IL tNr fn
the plan.
The bylaws of the Bismarck Com
munity Chest are modelled after those
adopted by Grand Forks, Judge
| Chiistianson said, hut pointed out
several changes made by the loca
comm ittce in charge of drawing them
| up.
A central registration bureau
where all charity cases could be reg
| istcred and a contingent community
tions, as in the case of some great
T, disaster, to be administered under
the direction of the budget com
| Major Points
Main points Of the bylaws, which
were approved practically rs drawn
l UP w Tic tOSul SOHNUuAStCSs suSAuuSt
provisions that:
Each agency to obtain membership
in the Community Chest shall, on thI
request Of the board Of directors
furnish q detailed statement of al
assets and liabilities; statement
showing all receipts and expendi
lures for the last fiscal year or an!
other period determined by th'
l IS tAA ~o
ceipts and expenditures for the com
ing fiscal year, and must submi
quarterly reports of its receipts AM
!, disbursements as we'll as a complet'
list of all contributions other tina
those received through the Commun
tity Chest.
i Agencies must also permit an audi
| Of their books and will not be per
, mitted to conduct any campaign TO
maintenance or capital account un
, less authorized by the board o
. directors and the budget committee
Registration Bureau Provided
II A central registration bureau shal
are to report all cases where aid i
i furnished so that there will be n
1 unnecessary duplication.
u
!. slider the applications Of agenc
} members and determine what amour
shall be allowed each and shall cor
r slider applications by non-mcmber OF
ganizations who desire to solic
funds for charitable purposes. Th
committee will have the power
9 allot sums from the contingent con
0 munity fund to these organization
q if it deems this wise.
Subscribers to the Commuhit
Chest shall have the right to desi,
: nate the beneficiary member
i, whom their subscription shall |
:. made payable, If they SO wish.
!. A contingent community fund wi
+; be established. from which mon'
will be furnished only to some a
: tivlty or for some purpose for whic
> it would, under general cstablishe
y custom, be proper to conduct a gel
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