Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-28
SAYS CHEST NEEDS
ALL 1881 PLEDGES
Street Reports Organizations
Have Used More Than Third
of Annual Funds.

Every cent of the 1881 pledges to the
Community Chest will have to be col
lected to meet adequately the demands
of the various organizations repre-
sented, Elwood Street, director, said
today.
According to figures submitted at the
monthly meeting of the Chests Board
of Trustees yesterday, Mr.. Street said.
organizations connected with the Chest
have used an average of 1858 per cent
of their annual budgets up to April 80.
or more than cne-third of their annual
! funds in one-third of their fiscal year.
| During this same period some OF the
organizations have been compelled to
use more than half Of their quota, he
said
1.-THE extra burden on some Of the
organizations" Mr.. Street said, was
due to the unemployment situation"
Accepts Chairmanship.
John Poole, president of the Chest
announced the acceptance Of Gen. B.
F. Cheatham, U. s. A, retired, former
head of the QuartermaSter Corps, as
chairman of the Committee on Purchas-
ing Methods. r: D. Freer, buyer Tor
| the Western Electric Co., Is vice chair
man. William Knowles Cooper, former
/ secretary of the Y. M. G. A., was named
| chairman on the Committee on Church
/ Cooperation, and Miss Mary Thorn
vas appointed cta rnan CT the CONF
anG-See" Committee. which will ar
range trips to the various CHEST organl-
cations h interested groups.
John w. Ginder. Col. D. G. Howard,
John r. Hawkins. William Knowles
Cooper and Gen. Cheatham were unan-
imously elected to fill vacancies on the
board, of trustees.
President Poole also announced the
personnel of the new subcommittee OF
the Budget Committee, Of which Joshua
Evans, jr.. Is chairman. The subcom-
mittees consist of the following:
Character Building-Arthur May,
chairman; Mrs Thomas z. Brown, D. N.
Burnham, Mrs. Henry H. F1ather, Nor
ris Gewirz, John r. Hawkins. Reed F.
Martin, DR.. Charles P. Nell. Mrs.
Joseph N. Stoddard and Hugh Thrift.
Dependency-Arthur Moses, chair
man: Dwight Clark, Clarence P.
Dodge, william Father. jr.; John r.
Hanna, Mrs. Charles Goldsmith, Wayne
Kendrick. Allen Pope, Arthur Sundlun
and Maj. Ennalls Wsggaman.
s Hssths oouno,, Lyon Mrs ' Whitman
Cross, Mrs Joshua Evans, Robert v.
Fleming. E. C. Graham, Mrs. Joseph H.
Hines, DR.. D. c. Howard, Mrs. Joseph
N. Sanders, Henry w. Sohon and Lloyd
B. Wilson.
Publicity Chairman Reports
In his report for the Publicity Com
mittee Ernest s. Johnston, chairman,
announced appointment of an Executive
Committee to pass on matters affecting
the activities Of the department.
The new committee consists OF Nor
NAL Kali head Of the Kal Advertising
Service: James Rctto, director Of adj
vertising for the Hecht Co.; Robert
Dougan. publicity director for the Capt.
tai Traction Co.; Edwin F. Hill, director
Of publicity for the Chesapeake & Po-
executive assistant to the president,
Washington R2fway g. Light Co.. How
ard w. Berry. advertising manager for
Lansburgh & Bros. and president of the
Washington Advertising Club; Garnet
Lee, Washington manager for Barron
G. Collier. Inc; Gait Burns, circulation
manager, The Evening Star; John Shoe
maker. washington manager, General
Outdoor Advertising Co, and Frank
Service.
Reports were made by Robert v.
Fleming. treasurer: J. Bernard Wye
kof, chairman Of the Once Manage
ment COMMITTEE; JoEeph D. Kaufman,
chairman of the Speakers Bureau; Mr..
Fleming, chairman of the Finance Com
mittee, and Mr.. Street.
A. G. Landrus, Office manager Of the
Chest, who, with Herbert L. Willett, jr.,
assistant director, went to Rochester,
N. Y, to study campaign methods dur
ing that citys recent drive, reported on
information obtained there and Mr..
Street reported on recent meeting In
New York, at which the unemployment
situation was discussed.