Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-09
Community Chest Accepts
Group as Member in
Drive for Money.
EXPENSE TO BE LOWERED
BY CONSOLIDATING PLEAS
E. C. Graham Heads Organization,
Which Is to Be Placed on Self
Supporting Basis.

Self-supporting basis through the organ
ization of the National Capital Civic
Fund, E. c. Graham, its president ex-
planned today in announcing the in
corporation of the new civic body and
its personnel.
Consolidation of at least 10 appeals
for funds with resultant elimination in
the cost of raising such funds, reduc-
ton of the aggregate amount to be
raised; and improvement in the methods
of conducting these projects were
among the benefits cited. The civic
fund has been accepted for membership
in the Community Chest and the funds
will be raised in the regular chest drive,
instead of individual campaigns.
In the National Capital Civic Fund
will be included the sums which in
past years it has been necessary TO raise
for guarantees or for deficits for such
July festival Community Christmas
festival, Midsummer festival, Com
munity Institute, Community Drama
Guild, Model Aircraft League, tennis
tournament, track activities, marathon
and Community Basket Ball League. to
which may be added from time TO time
other community projects of recrea-
tional or patriotic nature for which
there are no public funds available and
WHICH OInPTWlSe WOulu IldNt W NC
financed by appeals to the public.
Col. Grant Outlines Plan.
Lieut.. Col. u. S. Grant, Sd, custodian
of public buildings. and grounds, be-
lieveS that under the new organization
it will be possible to erect grandStands
and seats upon public grounds, to be
sold to defray expenses.
If an organization, properly incor-
hng &c NIrttH q
regularly elected board of trustees TO
handle the. funds and to be responsible
to the Community Chest, is placed III
charge of these community activities,
there is every reason to believe that
it will be made possible to erect stands
or seats upon public grounds to be sold
to defray expenses" Col. Grant said.
"Of course the legal status of the cor
poration as non-proflt organization,
responsible to the Chest, must be eS-
tablshed. My own view is that it then
would be in accordance with the law
to build such seats and stands"
Col Grant pointed out that funds
for guarantees and deficits for these
various community activities generally
are subscribed by small group of from
$50 to 300 people. all of whom are large
contributors to the Chest. The cost OF
raising a $4,000 guarantee, for instance,
he explained, is as great as The cost
of raising the entire revolving fund that
will be needed by the new group. There
probably will be some cost to the oper-
alton of the fund the first year, Col.
Grant said. but pointed out that the
inaugural committee of which he was
chairman, is preparing to turn over ap-
proximately $4,000. exclusive of the
charity ball fund. to the Chest, and as
this money came from civic activity, he
feels that it is appropriate that some of
it be applied. through the Chest, to
the furtherance of such activities.
Deficit Is Put at $4,000.
BY careful management, interchange
of equipment between various projects
and other economic methods, it is be-
lieved that the deficit for the first year
will not amount to more than $4,000.
No contributions will be necessary for
the guarantee funds which will be
necessary for advancing To these prof.
ectS before performance, because these
advances can be guaranteed by the
Community Chest and loans made, II
necessary, to the National Capital Civic
Fund, which will be repaid later when
the receipts from these activities come
in.
This will obviate the necessity for a
public appeal for from $25, 900 to $780,
600 which had been planned to estab-
lish a permanent guarantee fund and
this money saved to contributors. The
cost of raising the estimated annual
deficit of $4,000 will be eliminated by
its inclusion in the Community Chest
Joint campaign which. counting the
National Capital Give Fund as includ-
ing at least 10 activities heretofore
financed separately, will include at least
rs charitable, philanthropic, social and
community appeals combined in one.
Fund are: E. C. Graham, president;
William Montgomery, first vice presi-
dent; E. j. Murphy, second vice presi-
dent: Maj. Julius l. Peyser, treasurer,
and Mrs. Philip S. Smith, secretary. IN
corporators include: F. G. Addison, jr.;
Sibyl Baker, Henry M. Brawner, Charles
F.. Carusi, Mrs. Sydney A. Clonan, Ed
ward F.. Colladay, John T. Gushing,
Charles w. Darr, Frederic A. Delano,
Victor B. Deyber, John Joy Edison,
Joshua Evans, jr.: w. w. Everett,
Robert v. Fleming, c. j. Gockeler, Mrs.
Charles A. Goldsmith, c. c. Glover,
Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor, DR.. George
Havenner. Frank j. Hogan, Frank r.
Jelleff, John c. Rooms, John Oliver La
GORGE, Martin A. Leese, Arthur D.
Marks, L. P. McLachlen, Lowell Mellett
William Montgomery, E. j. Murphy,
Newbold Noyes, John Jay OConnor,
Judge Mary O'Toole. Claude owen, Maj
Julius I. Peyser, John Poole, S. j. Pres
colt, Cuno Rudolph, Mrs. Philip s..
Smith, w. w. Spaid, Maj. Gen. Anton
Stephan, Charles H Tompkins, w. j.
Weller, Ben T. Webster, George W.
White, DR.. Charles Stanley White.
Graham Lists Advantages.
ct believe that the plan of the Ma
tional Capital Civic Fund will appeal
to all thoughtful and philanthropic
Washingtonians," said President E. c.
Graham. elimination of these appeals
which have been irritating to contrib
utors, difficult for those who attempted
to raise the funds and fairly expensive
in individual cost; the improvement in
method which is likely to come from
centralized planning and direction of
these and other communal activities
which may develop; the assurance
which these responsible citizens, asso-
ciated in the Civic Fund, give that its
affairs will be well conducted with
true regard to the recreatlonal needs OF
all citizens: all seem great advantages.
am sure that all persons who in the
past have given to these projects will be
glad to add the amount for these sub
scriptions to their Community Chest
gifts so that the National Capital Civic
Fund will mean a real asset to the
Community Chest and a source of
strength in its federated appeal"
President Frederic A. Delano OF the
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