Evening star., 1943-12-18
Pledges 10 War Fund
Reach $4,474,B5,
Jennings Announces

Pledges to the Community War
Fund have reached a total Of $4,-
474 ,285.68. 1t was announced by
Coleman Jennings. campaign chair
man, at a board of directors meet
ing yesterday In the Hamilton Ma
tional Bank.
This represents 1921 per cent of
the goal of $4,800,0O0 set by fund
officials before the campaign was
launched in the fall, Mr.. Jennings
stated. The pledges indicate a total
of 1886, ,437 donors participated.
A 1914 budget for appropriation to
agencies benefiting under the war
fund was passed in the amount of
$3,7Ol ,S70. Appropriations repre-
sented 95 per cent of the approved
budgets of all local agencies. 1t was
provided that the allotments to the
National War Fund, whose appro-
priation of $1,000,0OO represents
1855 per cent of its approved budget,
and the contingency fund repre-
senting Sc per cent, be increased
to 95 per cent of their approved
budgets before any additional ap-
preparations are made to local
agencies.
Appropriations Listed.
Appropriations for 1914 include
National War Fund, $1,0O0,000
American War Community Services,
5000; Arlington Chest, s54,39O;
Fairfax Chest, $24 900; Montgomery
Chest, $99,940; Washington Chest
s2,042 500; Army and Navy Commit
tee Of the Jewish Community Gen.
ter, $12,160; Phyllis Wheatley
YWCA, $l1, 100; Rebecca Rhoad.
Servicemen's Club, s2,500; Travellers
Aid Society, $9,780; Twelfth Street
YMCA, $3.50; YMCA, $16,960, anc
YWCA, Sc, 6,480.
Others include: Bundles fol
America, Inc, s4,560; Defense Com
mission Of the Churches, s6,48O;
Junior Army Navy Guild Organ
ization, $500; Recreation Services
Inc, sl33 900; Soldiers, Sailors and
Marines Club, $37,52O; United Ma
tions War Relief Agencies, $1,000;
Blood and Plasma Bank of Chill
dren's Hospital, $1,000; Boys Club
OF the Metropolitan Police, $69, $50
D. c. Society for the Prevention Of
Blindness, s4,5O0; Rehabilitation
Department, DAV, $4,000; Shoe anc
Rubber Fund, D. C. Congress Of
Parents and Teachers. $500; Shoe
and Rubber Fund, Federation OF
Parent-Teacher Associations. 81 500
and Contingency Fund, s126. .780.
A request from the Disabled
American Veterans, Inc, of the Dis
trict that they no longer be con-
sidered a participating agency OF
the War Fund was accepted by the
board. Herbert L. Willett, jr., execu-
tive director, said that $4,000, the
amount of the organizations budget
would revert to the contingency
fund.
Agencies to Get Checks Soon.
Checks for the first three months
OF the 1914 budget will be sent to
local agencies before the end of the
year, under action taken by the
board. The National War Fund will
receive so per cent of the amount
allotted to it for 1914 by that date.
An advisory committee was ap-
pointed to determine whether re-
quests to use names of member
agencies in connection with bene-
hts are consistent with regulations
of the fund against solicitation
Committee members are: Edgar
Morris, DR.. George E. McCann, Mrs
Paul v. McNutt, Robert w. Bliss
Mrs. Dean Atcheson and Abbot P
Mills.
In recognition of the work done
by the officers of the Community
War Fund since its organization in
June, 1912, the board passed a
resolution expressing the hope that
the officers will be willing to serve
for the duration Of the war" The
following officers were included:
Edwin C. Graham, general chair
man: Wilmer J. Waller, Lanier P.
McLachlen and Lloyd B. Wilson
vice chairmen: Corcoran Thorn
treasurer; Frederick P. H. Siddons,
assistant treasurer: William j.
Flather, jr, chairman, committee on
admissions and budgets; Roger J
Whiteford, counsel. and Herbert L,
Willett tr executive directOr