Evening star., 1928-05-23
CIVIC LEADERS OK
COMMUNITY CHEST
Meeting at Twin Oaks Votes
Unqualified Endorsement of
District Project.
Unqualified Endorsement Of a WASH

Unqualified Endorsement Of WASH
ington Community Chest for the calen-
dar year 1929, resulting in the appoint
ment of a committee to bring 1t into
corporate being, was the outcome Of a
meeting nf more than so prominent
civic leaders yesterday afternoon at
Twin Oaks. the Woodley road estate
Of Charles j. Bell, chairman of the
board of the American Security g.
Trust Co
The resolution authorizing the COM
mittee to take necessary steps to or
ganize a community chest was named
after Pierce Williams of the National
Association Of Community Chests. New
York, had made favorable report on
local conditions for the chest project.
MIR. Williams has been making a. sur
vey Of the situation here for several
the meeting that Washington Is the
only city Of its size In the country
still doing It's charitable work on a
competitive basis.
Following Mr. williams encourag-
ing report, the meeting pledged itself
unanimously to the active support Of
organizing a chest for 1929 and adopted
another resolution creating COM
mittee to bring this about.
Committee Members Named.
The committee is to consist Of the
presidents Of the Washington Chamber
Of Commerce, Board of Trade, Mer-
chants &, Manufacturers Association,
District Of Columbia Bankers Associa-
ton, Washington City Club and Coun-
Gil Of Social Agencies and Charles j.
Bell. Frederick A. Delano and such
others as the committee may care to
add.
Those present at the meeting signed
individual pledge cards agreeing ito
stand behind this movement, to accept
service on such committees as we may
be appointed to, and to render service
in any way possible to make the COM
munity chest in Washington success. "
Mr.. Williams report was enthusiast
tically received by the community well
fare workers, who included Comnlis-
! sioner Proctor L. Dougherty and Com
missioner Sidney F. Taliaferro. The
speaker declared the community chest
idea Is the next logical step In the de-
velopment of the Districts charities.
Washington stands almost alone among
the large cities Of the country IN It's
failure to inaugurate community cnest
for its charitable needs, he pointed out.
in reminding that more than 800 cities
already have adopted the plan with
success.
Within 10 years Washington will have
a population of 1000, 900 people, Mr..
williams predicted When that mark
Is reached there will arise problems
which only unified action can solve,
he said.
He stressed the fact that commu-
nifty chest is not solely means OF saw
ing trouble to givers, as many persons
construe IL. but tends TO bring better
service to the community.
Mr.. williams assured the meetlng
that the success OF a community cneSt
is not dependent upon universal partlci-
patton and believed there are enough
social agencies willing to Join the move
nent row to Justify its launching. On
the other hand, he said. he thought II
entirely proper for the Catholic and
Jewish charities and the American REQ
Cross to act entirely independently OF
the community chest appeals. But TINS
would not mean. he stated. tnat the
community chest would not nave tne
cooperation OF those agencies.
Mr. Bell. who introduced the speaker.
said he was convinced that comnlu-
nitv chest would serve the best in
terests OF Washington and the commu.
nifty spirit of the city. A letter was reao
from Senator Couzens of Michigan ex-
pressing his hearty approval OF the
project. Senator Couzens pointed out
that it afforded a means for every one
in the community TO share the duty. an
opportunity which. he explained, mas
never been presented here before.
Citizens Present.
Among those present. in addition TO
the District Commissioners. were Rob-
ert v. Fleming, w. w. Spaid. Clarence
Aspinwall, Joshua Evans. jr.: Mr.. and
Mrs. James Parmelee, Ivan Weld. Mr..
and Mrs Merritt o. Chance. w. s.
Corhy. George H. Judd. DR., George NJ.
Kober. Charles c. Glover. jr.; Dwight
Clark, v. d. Deyber. Mrs. David Potter
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hewitt Myers,
Charles Henry Butler. Edward T. De-
vine, Arthur May. w. s. Pratt, jr.: Mrs
Philip Sidney Smith, Mrs. Fred Z.
Wright, w J. Flather, jr.: Donald
Woodward. A. c. Moses. Mrs. Whitman
Cross. Arthur HELEN. Corcoran Thorn,
Henry r. Blair. Mrs. Archibald Hop
kins, Morris Cafritz. Barry Mohun. VIII
liam r. Ham, Harry King. Mrs. Charles
Goldsmith. Mrs. Adolph Kahn. Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac Cans. Rev. Aoram Simon
NJ d. Rosenberg Simon Lyon, w. w,
Everett. Mr. and Mrs. John ]. O'Con-
nor. Charles Fl. Thompson. Harry X.
Boss. r. r. Weller, Edward c. Graham
q r. Saul Mrs ArchehOid HOPKINS and