Evening star., 1939-02-07
Chest 10 Elect
Trustees
Tonight
6. H. A.-HospitoI
Issue to Be Taken
To Polls

AAAS AoodS Va AAlAA VI SOIIl-
munity Chest funds to hospitals dis
eliminating against the Group
Health Association will be taken to
the polls tonight when the Com
munity Chest holds its first COM
petitive election to posts on the
Board of Trustees.
The names of II nominees, put up
for election by petition of contribu-
tors, were added today to the slate
OF ITO nominees presented by the
Chest Nominating Committee.
In previous years, the ITO contrib
utors' representatives to the Board
OF Trustees have always been the
nominees put up by the Nominating
Committee, although the bylaws
also contain provision for nomina-
ton by petition. The desire to en-
large the Nominating Committees
slate never before has been ex-
pressed.
The IL additional nominees are
members of the Citizens Committee
for Medical Freedom, which was re-
sponsible for the "stickers" on Ches.
pIeQgeS last November.
The G. H. A. Issue.
Mrs. Nina P. Collier executive sec
retary of the committee and one of
the II nominees, said today she felt
her influence might be of value in
bringing forward the point of view
OF the committee, whose platform.
she added, is non discrimination by
hospitals toward members of the
Group Health Association or anv
other cooperation medical group.
In giving my name for use to be
possibly elected" she stated, Il did
so with the idea I might be able to
use my influence to make clear the
point OF view OF the committee and
be heard in advocating non- -discrim-
nation by hospitals and non-pay-
ment to agencies discriminating
against the Group Health Associa-
ton or other cooperative health
organizations"
In a statement issued in connec-
ton with the II names Herbert
l.. Wlllett, jr., Chest director, said:
The Community Chest has re-
celVed these nominations perfectly
IN accordance with the bylaws.
Equally in accordance with the BY
! laws the election will be conducted
IN such way aas to give absolutely
fair and impartial treatment to all
| nominees and give to every con-
trloutor present the chance to vote
freely for the ITO persons he pre-
! fers
Representative Vote Hoped.
My only hope is that we will
nave sufficient number of Chest
contributors present for a demo-
cratic vote, representative of the
Will OF all the members of the
Community Chest"
The Board of Trustees Is the
supreme authority of the Chest. 1t
determines policy, sets up the
budgets. elects Chest officers. in
Guiding the director; re-elects mem
Der agencies and elects new agencieo
TO the Chest each year and passe
on any specific policies or actions
of the Chest. The board meets fou
times year and may be called
any time.
To be eligible for election. nominee
to the board must be Chest cor
tributors. Each nominee must h
nominated by 10 people who mus
in accordance with the bylaws. ais"
! be contributors. The board consist
of 220 people, ITO elected by cor
trlbutors. an equal number az
pointed by the member agencies.
Those Seeking Posts.
During the last Chest campaig
number of stickers were ATTACHED
to Chest pledges at the behest of the
Citizens Committee. These pledges
were returned to the contributors.
1t was explained the stickers in
validated the gifts by stating that
the pledges were to become effective
when the Community Chest under
takes to make disqualification pay
ments through the disqualification
fund or otherwise only to hospitals
which the Community Chest and
the Group Health Association agree
are not discriminating against that
association or its members
The committee members who are
up for election tonight include Wal
ter v. Woelke, president of the Or
ganization; Mrs. Collier. Bernard D.
Calm, Boyd Fisher, Philip M. Click,
George C. Halverson, Kathryn Lewis
Val Lorwin, Nathan B. Margold,
Maud Miles and Branson Price.
The annual meeting will be held
at pm. in the Hall of Flags Of
United States Chamber of Com
merce.