Evening star., 1943-06-26
Welfare Chest
Is Organized
In Montgomery
Group Viii Seek
Greater Share of
D. c. .Areu War Fund

The Montgomery County Com
munity Chest was organized last
night at meeting of 125 repre-.
sentative county residents in the
Liquor Control Board room in Silver
Spring. Randolph c., Bishop of
Bethesda was named temporary
chairman.
Objett of the new organization
Is to- obtain more equitable allot-
ment of funds for a larger number
of county agencies from the Com
munity War Fund of the Metropoli-
tan Area.
1t was pointed out at the meeting
that county residents last year paid
approximately $250,000 into this
fund and received in return, through
the Social Service League and the
Boy and Girl Scout organizations,
less than $4,000.
Incorporation Approved.
With the approval of the Board
of County Commissioners steering
committee composed of Lacy Shaw
board president; Mrs. Walter E. Per-
ry. Mr.. Bishop, DR.. Edwin Broome.
William N. Morell, Mrs. Ralph Wells,
Miss Lavinia Engle. Miss Vivian
Simpson and Mrs. B. Peyton Wha-
len, had drawn up a plan of action
which Mrs. Perry presented to the
assembly.
The plan consisted of articles of
incorporation and bylaws, which
were approved, and the selection of
a temporary board of trustees COM
posed of 125 county residents, who
will serve until the first annual
meeting in January. First act of
this new board of trustees was to
sign the certificate of incorporation
which will be filed Immediately with
the State of Maryland.
These trustees will report back to
community agencies asking that
budgets be submitted to the Com
munity Chest for each of the past
two years and for the coming year.
Meeting Slated July %.
Mr.. Bishop named Mr.. Shaw
chairman Of committee to carry
on iegotiations with the Community
War Fund of the Metropolitan Area,
and Fred Lutes chairman of
Budget Committee. A meeting will
be held July %, to elect permanent
officers and to receive reports from
the agencies that may wish to par
ticipate.
The following resolution presented
by Miss Simpson was adopted unani-
mously by the assembly: Whereas,
the rapid growth of Montgomery
County has multiplied the social,
health and welfare problems of the
community, and whereas, the exist
ing private agencies are inadequately
financed and whereas, the present
system of multiple appeals to the
community for funds constitutes an
unnecessary expenditure of time and
effort and places an undue burden
on the citizens of the community.
And whereas, the present system
results in a denial of many of the
social, health and recreation facili-
ties which are available to other
communities in the Metropolitan
Area to which residents of Mont
gomery County make contributions,
And whereas this condition can
best be remedied by local citizens fa-
miliar with neighborhood and local
community problems, and whereas
the present system does not distrib-
ute the responsibility of contribu-
ton in uniform and equitable
manner,
"And whereas the adequate fnan-
cial support for these needs and local
autonomy in expenditure can best
be met by mutual acceptance of re-
sponsible and cooperative effort on
the part of citizens of Montgomery
County, therefore. be it Resolved,
That this. committee indorses
the principle of a Community Chest
for Montgomery County and urges
the establishment and maintenance
of such an organization. ="