Evening star., 1935-10-01
ACCEPTS
TWO NEW GROUPS
Hospitals Admitting Bureau
and Housing Unit Ad.
mitted as Members.

The Central Admitting Bureau for
Hospitals and the Washington Com
mittee on Housing have been accepted
as institutional members of the Com
munity Chest by the Board of Trustees.
The Central Admitting Bureau for
Hospitals was organized about year
ago for the coordination of data and
to check on the eligibility of patients
for admission on a free or reduced
rate basis to the hospitals cooperating
with the Chest.
AS result of the bureaus work, the
Medical-Dental Service Bureau, Inc,
has been formed and a close cooper
alton has been established with the
Board Of Public Welfare. Its success
has led to the establishment of SIM
liar organizations in other cities.
During the first six months of this
year the bureau handled 1874 reg
iStrations for $4,000 men, women and
children. Beds in the nine Chest hos
pitals were used for 33,321 patients
days by 1921 persons, most of whom
paid part of the total cost. Payments
to clinics and dispenSaries were made
for 134,539 visits
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors Of the bu-
reau consists of Rev. Calvert E Buck
DR.. A. C. Christie, Clarence Phelps
Dodge, William J. Flather, jr.; Arthur
HELEN, DR.. William H. Hough. Dr.
Oscar B. Hunter, DR.. Henry C. Maca-
toe, DR.. Margaret NJ Nicholson, DR..
Sterling Suffln, DR.. G.. Albert Smith,
DR. PrentiSs Wilson, Bernard Wy
koff and DR.. Wallace NJ Yater.
The Washington Housing Commit
tee was recommended for membership
because of its social value to the
community The Washington Housing
Committee serves as the advisory COM
mittee to the P. w. A. Housing Com
mittee on its local projects The CON-
mittee also is consulted by the Federal
Housing Administration on its local
Better Housing Campaign and by
Government request is making several
studies, including the qualifications
of local applicants for a course in
proper management that is to be
given this Fall under sponsorship of
the National Association of Housing
Officials. 1t also will investigate the
possible types of management for
local low-rent projects.
The Washington Housing Commit
tee functions principally through sub
committees. Mr.. Dodge is chairman
Of the Executive Committee: Joseph
d. Kaufman, chairman of the Com
mittee on Relations with Welfare
Agencies: Maj. Campbell c. Johnson
chairman of the Racial Relations
Committee. and Mrs c. Carol Glover,
chairman of the Management Com
mittee.
Mrs Roosevelt Chairman.
There are 81 members of the Hous-
ing Committee. The officers are: Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, honorary chair
man; Mr.. Dodge, chairman; Canon
AnSon Phelps Stokes, vice chairman;
Bernard Wyckoff, treasurer, and Miss
Florence D. Stewart, secretary.
Herbert L. Willett, jr, director of
the Chest, reported the percentage
of pledges collected is 285 per cent
behind those of last year, although
the monetary returns have been
greater. He also called attention to
the repayment of all funds borrowed
for the launching of group hospitali-
cation here and pointed out the ad-
vantages of the recent law permitting
corporations to claim tax exemption
on funds given to the Community
Chest and similar groups.
DR.. William Mcclellan, campaign
chairman, said his organization is
rapidly nearing completion and that
campaign plans are being perfected
as fast as possible.
In addition to admitting the two
new organizations, the trustees also
voted into membership for 1885 all
organizations in the Chest last year,
with the exception of the Starmount
Aid Society,