Evening star., 1941-02-14
Confidence in Future
Dominates Annual
Meeting Of Chest
J.CIifford FoIeer Named
General Chuirmun;
240 Trustees Elected q.
fChest Financial Report, Page C-5J

luGuIe, near TGelleu Dy lIlS llIHl sup
port and solid progress reported last
night at its annual meeting at the
United States Chamber of Com
merce auditorium.
This compendium OF WaShington's
communal conscience, its political
religion, its helping hands found
inspiration in the assurance of its
officers that. whatever happens to
other parts of the world, this democ-
racy's Capital will never forget
those who need medicine, shelter
cheer and chance in life.
Looking forward to the next cam
paign, Coleman Jennings, the preSi-
dent, announced the general chair
man for the drive to win the well
fare objectiveS of 1922. Clifford
Folger. Chairman of the Advance
Gifts Division in the last campaign,
Mr.. Folger long has been active in
Chest work.
Burton Cites Significance.
The guest speaker, Senator Burton
of Ohio, emphasized the significance
of community funds, aside from the
charities and welfare activities they
sponsor. He saw in the 500 cities
that have adopted them national
inspiration, a means of putting re-
ligiouS faith to practical work and
a foe of fifth columnists and sub
verSlve influences.
In his annual report Chest Di-
rector Herbert L. Willett, jr., saw
much for the city's organized well
fare to be grateful for in a critical
year.
He said 1910 probably was the
hardest year the Chest ever faced,
and yet it proved the most effective
in meeting the city's welfare prob
lens With "the temper of the whole
world changing" he pointed out, and
so much to divert the people from
the Chests annual plea, the answer
was 10000 more glvers than ever
before enrolled. Even more SurpriS-
ing was that 94.4 per cent of the
1910 pledges were collected-thiS in
city of many transients and a big
IuIl4ONel III pOpuIdIlOu.
The Community Chest" said Mr..
Willett, is more of a community
affair in Washington than anywhere
else"
At or Over 1910 Minima.
Because of the city'S response, he
added, the 1941 budget now being
expended shows that no Chest
agency is receiving less than during
the year past, and some have in
creased support. About $4,000 of
additional welfare service has been
made possible this year, he reported.
explaining some of the additional
aids to charitable and character
building agencies which have been
made possible.
Mr.. Willett said: "It is because
1910 proved such a test of the real
mettle. the underlying value, the
vital importance of the Chest and
the Chest agencies in the commun-
itv that it seems to me to be
prelude and an inspiring and signif1-
cant one for the decade which we
now enter"
Mr.. Jennings emphasized that the
216,000 contributors who put their
names on the Chest books last fall
broke all records. This means, he
said, that about one-third Of the
city are givers and two-thlrds are
directly touched by the Chest.
And there is no one in the whole
CITY" he added. who is not touched
in some way by the Community
Chest"
The contributors. agency stan
members and campaign leaders who
attended the meeting selected a
new board of 240 Chest trustees
12O representing givers and 130 dele
gates of member agencies.
1882 Deficit Eliminated.
Treasurer John A. Reilley said In
his annual report:
Many of you will recall the sltua-
ton in Washington in 1882, When
the Community Chest found 1t
necessary to spend for direct relief
more money than it took in by ap-
proximately 100000. After eight
years of consistent curtailment, 1
am happy to report that in 1910
we have been able to eliminate
entirely the last of this deficit
The total resources which were
made available for the Chest during
1910 we're 81 1868 ,435 26, he reported:
At the close of the program OF
reports and speeches, the audience
had practical demonstration OF the
value of the neighborhood educa-
tional, welfare and character de-
velopment agencies it supports.
group of children who received thelr
training at these agencies put on
a program of music, dancing ana
other entertainment.
Senator Burton, speaking on
community Values in Community
Chest" mentioned the big city
blindness. which prevents the
urban citizen from knowing his
neighbor's distress as would happen
in a small town, and he pointed
out that the Chest overcomes Ihls
deficiency.
THE community fund not only
s,lpports services that are OF COM
munitv value in themselves" the
Senator added, "but by combining
the support of those services through
q single organization, it saves eX-
panse and time, promotes tolerance
and understanding, establishes I'M
portant friendly relations between
EMPLOYERS and employees, encourages
an intelligent and fair Distribution
of charity funds and insists upon
business methods in their expendl-
ture."
Boy Acts as Nj. c.
Youthful Andrew Shreve, mem
ber of the Boys Club of Washing
ton was master of ceremonies for
the entertainment. The program
included Gertrude Green and Lor-
eta Crawford, Southeast House,
dances. Vernon Johnson, depart
ment for the blind, Family Service
Association, pianist; Mary Sullivan,
ST Roses Technical School, singer;
Sidney Shulman, Barney Neighbor-
hood House, pianist; Ruth Hickman,
Audrey Ball and Audrey Price,