Evening star., 1939-05-05
Suburban Agencies
Meeting Community
Chest Standards
Representatives Apply
Pluns Outlined at
Sessions Here

the task OF making their 0rgani-
zations conform to the standards
set forth by Washington Community
Chest omcials at meeting here
yesterday.
Some so representatives Of the
suburban agencies attended yester-
days session, held at the Willard
Hotel.
The group discussed problems
connected with the admission to the
Washington Community Chest of
the suburban organizations. Pres
ent plans call for admission upon
individual application by the groups
and it was deemed wise to hold q
general meeting to discuss member
ship qualifications.
Ohlcials of the Chest explained
how suburban agency applications
will be passed upon, what standards
an agency must meet in order to
qualify. for membership and the
benefits and privileges accruing to
Chest members.
Questions Are Answered.
Herbert L. Willett, director of the
Chest, led this discussion during
the morning meeting. The after
noon session was devoted to an
swering questions asked by the ex-
ecutives Of the suburban agencies.
Those who participated in the
meeting were:
From Alexandria-Mrs. Phillip
Buck, Camp Fire Girls; Flora
Krause Carey, Alexandria Com
munity Clinic; Harry p. Child,
Alexandria Boys Club; Warren H.
Fulton, Salvation Army; Mary B.
Stephenson, Alexandria Social Serv-
ice League; Adelaide c. Barker,
Alexandria Social Service League;
Virginia A. Bladen, Girls Club;
Mrs. r. M. Graham, Social Service
League; Mrs. N. B. Morrison, PIT.
A.; Mrs. L. E. Tull and Mrs. s.
Laupheimer, Social Service League.
From Arlington County-Dr. Ralph
Beachley, Health and Welfare; Mar
garet G. Birge. Arlington Camp Fire
Girls; Mrs. Joseph c. Boss, presi-
dent Of I. v. N. A.; Mrs. Charles
r. Fenwick, Arlington Girl Scouts;
Ida May Flickinger, Arlington
County Council Girl Scouts; Mrs.
E. w. Gaumnitz, Arlington County
Girl Scouts; Mrs. Elizabeth B.
Magruder, I. v. N. A.; Mrs. H. A.
Mathiesen, Arlington Girl Scout
Council; Mrs. Hugh McGrath,
Arlington Council of Girl Scouts;
H. j. McGrath, Board of Public
Welfare; Leslie C. McNemar, Social
Hygiene Board; James p. Moody,
Arlington County Board of Public
Welfare: Mary K. Miner CMrs. E.
F., Arlington Girl Scout Council,
and James H. Simmonds, Boy
Scouts, Arlington County, Va.
From Fairfax County,. w.
Brookfleld, Fairfax c. c. Associa-
ton; Beverly M. Coleman, Fairfax
County Community Chest; DR.. E.
M. Holmes, ST., Fairfax County
Health Unit v. D. Control, and w.
Travis Wilson. Rehabilitation Fund,
Community Chest (Welfare Depart
menD.
Montgomery Representatives.
From Montgomery County: Ruth
A. Bolton, Social Service League of
Montgomery County; v. L. Ellicott,
Montgomery County Mental Hy-
giene Committee; Raymond B.
Leavitt, Social Service League; Mrs.
Paul G. Ledig, Montgomery County
Camp Fire Girls; H. w. Newell,
M. D., Montgomery County Mental
Hygiene Society; Mrs. B. Beyton
Whelan, Montgomery County Men
tai Hygiene Society; Sadie Wisner,
Montgomery County Mental Hy-
giene Society, and Mrs. George w.
Young, chairman, Mental Hygiene
Society of Montgomery County and
Social Service League of Mont
gomery County, and Laverna Eagle,
Montgomery Mental Hygiene.
From Prince Georges County:
Caesar L. Aiello, Prince Georges
County Social Service League; Mil
dred E. Alexander, Maryland c. A.
S., Prince Georges County; Mrs.
William J. Breen, Alpha Committee
Club; Mrs. Ira D. Clarke, Girl