Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-17
HOOVER IS NAMED
CHEST PRESIDENT
Gets Honorary Post, as John
Poole Is Reelected Active
Head of Group.

Election of President Herbert Hoover
as honorary president of the Com
munity Chest and reelection of John
Poole as president featured the meet
ing Of the Board of Trustees of the
Chest yesterday at the United States
! Chamber of Commerce Building.
The Presidents acceptance of the
honorary title was obtained earlier in
the day by Edward F. Colladay, cam
paien chairman for the Chest in the
recent successful drive, which had been
given much encouragement by Mr..
Hoover.
| Others Named.
The nominations of President Hoover
and Mr.. Poole were submitted by Frank
r. Jelleff, chairman of the Nominating
Committee. At the same time the fol-
lowing nominations also were made
from the committee and approved:
Vice presidents, Mrs. Charles A.
Goldsmith, DR.. Kelly Miller, Newbold
Moves, Mrs. John Jay O'Connor, Gen.
John j. Pershing, Corcoran Thorn and
DR.. Charles P. Neill; secretary, Arthur
HELEN; treasurer, Robert V. Fleming;
assistant treasurer, I. j. Roberts; MEM
bers of the Board of Trustees to fill
vacancies, Lloyd r. Wilson, president
of the Chesapeake g. Potomac Tele-
phone Co., and Rev. A. N. Stockdale;
pastor of the First Congregational
Church.
Poole Expresses Thanks.
Mr.. Poole expressed appreciation for
the honor and stated that he hoped to
be able to give more time to the Chest
this year. He thanked the trustees LOT
confidence in his administration.
]. B. Wyckoff, new member OF the
| board of trustees and a member OF Lne
Committee on ONCE Management, re-
ported that his committee had found
| the new offices of the Chest Mighty sat
isfactory in every respect. He recon-,
mended that starting time be changeo
from 8:45 to O'Clock, with Saturday
william j. Plunkert of the Chest staff
reported the results of preliminary
survey Of nearby Virginia and Maryland
on the possibilities of extending the
service of the Chest to these sections.
He reported there are $4,000 people in
this territory, several thousand OF whom
are potential givers to the Chest.
DR.. Paul EWerhardt, director OF the
Child Guidance Clinic, one of the newer
Chest organizations, gave an outline OF
the work Of his agency.
Director Elwood Street submitted
list of IA principles to be followed by
the Chest this year. They we're re-
ferred to the Executive Committee for
later report to the trustees.
Would Extend Area.
One of these so-called IA points"
provides for the inclusion of the metro
politan area of Washington in the
extension of the service of member
organizations where necessary and to
extend the solicitation for Community
Chest gifts to the same area.
A study of methods of securing en-
dowments and of the needs which
! should be handled by the endowment
was another of the recommendations.
Some of the other points" made pro-
visions for competent business manage
ment to make possible the collection
of every penny on pledges and economic
handling of funds, continuous interpre
tative publicity, improved accounting
methods, improvement in quality of
service, better use Of service reports,
improved budgetary procedure and pur-
chasing methods and improved cam
paign procedure and community unity
in the conduct Of the Chests affairs
with regard to the need OF all people.
Central Offices of member organizations
for economy and convenience also were
recommended.