Evening star., 1942-07-01
Chest Laying Plans
For First Appeal for
Community War Fund
Gratifying Progress
Reported in Organizing
Campaign for l943

The Community Chest is assunn-
Ing most of the responsibility In
getting the first community war
fund appeal into action, Herbert
l.. Willett, ir., director of the Chest.
told members OF the Executive Com
mittee at a meeting yesterday in
the United States Chamber Of Com
merce
Directors also voted to membership
81 local and nearby agencies that
were also members last year.
IN order to avoid duplication OF
effort and expense" Mr.. Willett
said. the headquarters staff of ths
Washington Chest, augmented by
members approved as necessary by
the Campaign Committee, has had
assigned to it the tasks of planning
and implementing the community
war fund drive for 1943.'
Identities Retained.
In the drive the Washington Chest
will be considered a single organiZa-
ton, Mr.. Willett explained, although
Chest member agencies will continue
to retain their separate identities in
the conduct of welfare services per-
formed for the community.
Among responsibilities to be
assumed by the Chest staff are
drawing up an itemized war fund
expense budget, collection of pledges,
handling and disbursing funds, con-
Quoting publicity and facilitating
the work of volunteers.
Mr. Willett added that assurances
undoubtedly will be asked of each
organization joining the war fund
that 1t will make no other appeal
for money in Washington during
1943.
Reporting progress in the organi-
cation of war fund leadership per-
sonnel, Edwin NJ Lewis, assistant
Chest director, said that with Com
missioner John Russell Young as
honorary chairman and Edwin G.
Graham as general chairman. graft
flying progress has been made in the
last few weeks in perfecting the war
fund organization.
120 on General Committee.
The general committee appointed
by Commissioner Young now has
about 100 members and is still in
the process Of formation No figure
has yet been announced for the
drive.
The directors also voted continue
ance of the pitalization fund and
the dental fund. Frank R. Bergfeld,
first vice president of the Chest,
presided in the absence of Coleman
Jennings, president
Elected to institutional member
ship were the following agencies:
Barney Neighborhood House, Boy
Scouts of Washington. Montgomery
and Prince Geoges Counties: Boys
Club Of Washington, Bureau of Re.
Mobilization, Catholic Charities,
Catholic Charities of Prince Georges
County, Child Welfare Society, Chill
dren's Country Home, Children's
Protective Association, Christ Child
Fresh Air Farm for Convalescent
Children. Christ Child Settlement
House, Council of Social Agencies Of
the District and vicinity.
Department of Social Welfare of
the Washington Federation Of
Churches, Episcopal Home for Chill
dren, Family Service Associations
summer Outing Committee and De-
partment for the Blind, Florence
Crittenton Home, Friendship House,
Georgetown Children's House, Girl
Scouts of the District and Mont
TNl,pf,y irI of
lington County, Girl Scouts Of
Prince Georges County, Hebrew
Home for the Aged.
Instructive Visiting Nurse Society.
Instructive Visiting Nurse Associa-
ton of Arlington County. Jewish
Community Center. Jewish Foster
Home, Jewish Social Service Agency,
Juanita Kaufman Nye Council
House, Legal Aid Bureau, North
west Settlement House, Phyllis
Wheatley YWCA.
st. Annals Home, st. AIMS Infant
Asylum, st. Joseph's Home and
School, st. Roses Technical School,
st. Vincents Home and School, Sal
vation Army, Social Hygiene Society,
Social Service Exchange, Social
Service League of Montgomery
County, Social Service League Of
Prince Georges County, Southeast
House, Southwest Community HOUSE,
Stoddard Baptist Home
Travellers Aid Society. Twelfth
Street Branch of the YMCA. WASH
ington Animal Rescue League.
Washington Criminal .T1,stjce A.ao.
citation. Washington Heart Associa-
ton, Washington Home for Found
lings, Washington Housing Associa-
tion. Washington Institute OF
Mental Hygiene, Washington So
ciety for the Hard Of Hearing, Wash.
ington Urban League, Welfare De-
partment OF the American Legion,
Young Mems Christian Association.
Young Women's Christian Associa-