Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-21
new TRUSTEES
| NAMED BY CHEST
President and Other Officers
Submit Reports on Years
Activities.

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of the chest. presided and presented his
annual report covering the activities of
1929
The trustees. reported by Clarence A.
AspinWall. secretary, are in two groups,
those elected by the $3.50 individual
contributors to the chest TO represent
them on the board, and those selected
by the organizations affiliated with the
chest. In the latter group each organl-
cation designated one board member
and one staff worker.
Elwood Street, director of the chest,
announced that the possibility that UNI
expected demands would be made OF
tn chest growing out of the unemploy-
lnent situation would cause the officers
to make a careful follow-up of the last
campaign by letter and personal call in
order that contact might be had with
all 1929 contributors who did not con-
tribute this year. He also predicted an
increased budget next year.
Report of President.
President Delano. in his report,
stressed the alienation of suffering that
had taken place during the past year as
the result of the efforts of organizations
affiliated with the chest. He declared
that almost everything that the cnesC
hoped to accomplish in its first year nao
been accomplished, with the exception
Of the complete success of the 1880
campaign. Even here, he stated, IN
spite of an unemployment that was
much greater than had been anticipated,
and in spite of the fluctuations OF the
stock market and other industrial crises,
the chest had received pledges from
6B.51O individual givers, or 3,5lO more
than were received in 1929, amounting
to 81 SOC, 900 or 100000 more than was
received In the first campaign. ms, ne
said. was a remarkable record unoer the
circumstances, although 1t couio nave
been better.
Mr.. Delano stated that already "a per
cent of the amount pledged in 1929 had
been collected and that collections stu
in sight made it highly probable that
the collections would reach 50 per cent,
which is considered exceptionally good.
He also pointed out that the cost OF
collection and distribution OF the FUNDS
had been kept, as promised, at approx
mately per cent, ana that nao tne
services rendered member agencies by
various departments of the chest been
considered at a fair value, the cost
would have been under the estimated
figure of per cent.
The president paid tribute to the late
Charles j. Bell and his successor on the
budget committee, Corcoran Thom, Lor
the excellent work performed by tne
committee under their leadership. ne
Also told of the expansion of social work
made possible through the Chest. He
smoke of the increased number OF or
carnations in the Chest, pointing out
THAT each one represents the elimination
of an appeal for funds to the cltlzenS
of the District. He also had praise tor
other workers for the Chest and spoke
of the splendid cooperation OF the
Il ~ cf0
that no other one appeal has ever re-
ceived the same amount of publicity
given the Chest.
Praises Administration:
Auditor Councillor gave detailed flg-
ures as regards receipts and expendl-
lures by the Chest. He stated that "the
business of the Chest had been efici-
emily and economically administered"
and praised the director and his staff
for their work during the past year.
Mr.. Street said that careful and per-
sistent collection of funds pledged last
year and not yet paid would be carried
out, because 1t is unfair to those VINO
paid in full to permit others to pledge
and fail to pay. He also pledged every
possible Office economy with a view to
holding Chest expenses below per cent
for the coming year.
THOROUGH and efficient preparation
for the 1881 campaign will be made. Mr.
Street said, because the growth OF
washington, the wiping out OF cash re-
serves and the lack of the 5000 re-
ceived from the inaugural committee
and charity ball, as well as other gifts,
viii make it necessary to raise at least
$3.50 900 more next year to remain where
we are today. He said that the special
advisory committee to the special gifts
committee, which was organized at the
White House, would be continued.
Careful cooperation with all member
organizations will be part of the Chest
program, he said. and surveys will be
conducted in order to determine the
needs of every phase of social work in
the city.
Represent Givers.
Trustees were elected as follows:
To represent the contributors-Clar-
ence A. Aspinwall Mai. Henry o. At
wood, Frank A. Birgfeld, Mrs. Mont
gomery Blair, Mrs. Frances Boyce, Mrs
Frederick II. Brooke, D. j. Callahan, j.
d, Campbell, Merritt o. Chance, Dwight
Clark, Judge James A. Cobb, John Col
poys, w. S. Corby Mrs. Whitman Cross,
mrs. James F. Curtis, Mrs. John t.
Cushing, Frederic A. Delano, James B.
Evans, w. w. Everett, Robert v. Flem-
ing, j.. Louis Felbman, Morris GewirZ,
Dr.. Gilbert Grosvenor, C. C. Glover. jr.;
e. G. Graham, William A. Haley, Will
liam F. Ham, Col West A. Hamilton
John Hays Hammond, John H. Hanna,
DR.. George @. Havenner, Arthur HELEN.
Mrs. Amanda " Hillyer,, Joseph H.
Hines, Frank j. Hogan, Mrs. Archibald
Hopkins.
Joseph D. kaufman, Coleman Jen-
nings, William NJ. Leath, E. w. Libbey,
Simon Lyon, Arthur D. Marks Kelly
Miller, William Montgomery, Barry Mo-
bun, Radford Moses, George Hewitt
Myers, Newbold Noyes. DR.. Charles p.
NELL, Mrs. John Jay OConnor, James
Parmelee, Cleveland Perkins, John
Poole, F. E. Rogers, Cuno H. Rudolph, H.
4. Rust, jr.; B. F. Saul, c. Melvin
Sharpe, John F. Sherry, Gen. Anton
Stephan, Rev Arson Phelps Stokes, Mrs
Sidney F. Taliaferro, Corcoran Thorn,
Merle Thorpe. Charles H. Tompkins, Ed
ward G. Yonker, George Wilson.
Representing Organizations.
Appointed by organizations:
American Legion-Maj. Gen. Amos
"A. Fries and Mary A. Hickey.
Associated Charities-Helen Nicolay
and Walter S. Ufford.
Association for the Prevention of Tu-
bcrculosis-Mrs. Joseph Sanders and
Wallace Hatch.
Boys Club-Charles M. Fyfe and
! Frank r. Jelleff.
Boy Scouts-Arthur j. May and Linn
4 9. Drake.