Evening star., 1938-02-05
JENNINGS NAMED
PRESIDENT,
SUCCEEDING DODGE
Well-KnoWn PhiIanthropist
Chosen at New Boards
First Meeting.
ARTHUR HELEN WINS
POST AS CHIEF AIDE
W. c. Taylor, John Saul, J. D.
Kaufman and A. w. Hall Also
Selected for Offices.

SOAShAoA OClAlll1kct wCl~hllOWu
Washington philanthropist and VOL
unteer social worker, was elected presi-
dent of the Community Chest yester-
day at the first meeting of the new
Board of Trustees held in the United
States Chamber of Commerce Build
ing
Mr.. Jennings succeeds Clarence
Phelps Dodge. who yesterday COM
pleted his fourth year as president of
the Chest.
Elected with Mr.. Jennings were
Arthur HELEN, first vice president;
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Wayne Chatfield Taylor, second vice
president; John Saul, third vice presi-
dent; Joseph D. kaufman, fourth vice
president, and Alvin w. Hall, secre-
tary.
Mr.. Jennings has served in many
capacities with the Chest. His most
important Job was that Of campaign
director in 1886
New Committee Members.
DR.. Dorothy Boulding Ferebee was
elected a member of the Executive
Committee for one year to fill a
vacancy. Elected to serve two-year
terms on the committee were Mrs
Charles A. Goldsmith, Frank Lee and
Charles Carroll Morgan. Other men,
bers of the committee include the
officers elected yesterday, H. L. Rust,
Jr., treasurer. elected in December;
the campaign chairman, William j.
Flather. jr.: the publicity chairman.
Charles B. Dulcan; the chairman of
the Budget Committee. j. S. Gorrell,
and two "hold-over' members, Law
renee Choate and Mrs John A. Selby.
Six additional members will be ap-
pointed by the new president.
Before he installed his successor.
Mr.. Dodge welcomed the new mem
bers Of the Board Of Trustees and
called attention to the inability of
the Chest to divert funds from one
group of agencies in order to aid an
other group.
Deficit Reduced.
Community Chest funds" he said,
are given for and pledged to sick
people. children in foster homes and
institutions, helpless old people in in
stitutions. young people who must
have guidance, settlement work and
families and individuals in distress. 1t
is just as impossible for the Chest to
break faith with them and to divert to
relief funds given for these purposes
as it is to divert public funds from the
Health Department., public schools,
Police and Fire Departments to relief
needs"
In his treasury report, Mr.. Rust
stated that the Chest during the past
year was able to reduce the deficit
from $l69,0O0 to $lOl,O
Mr.. HELEN has served as general
counsel for the Chest and as its sec
retary. being identified with the move
ment continuously since the Chest was
organized. Mr.. Taylor served last
year as chairman OF the Government
Unit. Mr.. Saul. president of the B.
F. Saul Co. and former president of
the Board Of Trade, has been a mem
Der of the Executive Committee and
member of the Board of Trustees,
Others Have Been Active.
Mr.. Kaufman, president of D. ].
Kaufman, Inc. has been active in
every Chest campaign, serving with
the Special Assignments Unit, as chair
man of the Metropolitan Unit for two
years and as chairman of the Publicity
Unit for four years. Mr.. Hall, direc-
tor of the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing. has been identified with
boys work and has served as division
chairman in the Government Unit.
DR.. Ferebee is president of the Wash
lngton Welfare Association, which
operates Southeast Settlement House.
Mrs. Goldsmith has worked with the
Special Assignments and Metropolitan
Units. has been on the Executive Com
mittee, the Board of Trustees and has
been vice president of the Chest.
Mr.. Lee, vice president of the City
Bank and chairman of the Board of
Trustees Of the Central Labor Union,
has always taken an active interest in
Chest work. Mr.. Morgan has worked
continuously with the Special Assign
ments Unit and served as its chair
man in 1885,