Evening star., 1943-07-08
Chest Trustees Study
Plans for Minimum
Work Week in Units
President JeIIeff Points
To Burden Focing New
War Fund Chuirmon

The Community Chest is studying
plans for minium work week IN
its various agencies to overcome
labor difficulties which were not
fully solved by recent salary in
creases granted approximately 55C
employees, it was announced yester-
day at a meeting of the Board OF
Trustees.
Frank R. Jelleff, newly-elected
president, briefly summarized the
organizatio activities in recent
weeks. He also called attention to
Coleman Jennings acceptance OF
the chalrmanship of the Community
War Fund campaign, scheduled this
fall and praised the new chairman.
we all recognize the great diff
hculties confronting a campaign
when the chairman had to withdraw
in late May, and realize that il
would take an exceptional quantity
of courage to pick up the many
strands of campaign organization
Yet Coleman Jennings has assumed
this burden with a smile and with
mis- usual energy and enthusiasm
Therefore, we have every reason tc
believe that the financial needs ol
the agencies of the Chest could not
be in better hands"
Succeeds Bruce Allen.
Mr.. Jennings succeeds Bruce r
Allen, who was obliged to resign
when transferred to Philadelphia.
The War fund this year will seel
$2,540,720 in subscriptions not only
to cover expenses of District chari'
table and social agencies. but alst
those of the USO and the severa
foreign nations relief organizations
Increases granted Community
Chest employees ranged from $50 tt
S315 a year Edwin N. Lewis assist
ant director told the board and ir
no case did any increase raise sal
aries above the minimum paid b.
the District and Federal Govern,
ments. The raises were necessary
he said, bacause workers fount
themselves unable to continue max
ing the financial sacrifices de-
manded by their continued employ
ment with the Chest.
I'VE found ourselves with salarie.
fixed at a rate which was cutting
down efficiency in the agencies, ane
in some cases, did not permit the
rendering of much service" he said
Letter to War Labor Board.
Mr.. Lewis said the Chests lettel
to the War Labor Board, which
granted the increases, pointed ou
that through the faithful work o.
these trained and experienced stat
members services are being rendered
annually to more than 800 children
in institutions nearly 400 children
in day nurseries 1873 aged people ir
homes, more than 1000 children
in foster homes, nearly 200 in con
valscent homes and that nearl,
$4,000 patients were visited in thei
homes by nurses, more than 6,78(
families are. receiving financial o.
service assistance ="
For similar reasons, Mr.. Lewi
said, another request was submitted
to the Internal Revenue Bureau
which has jurisdiction on salary in.
creases to executive. administrative,
and professional employees, for per
mission to grant increases to ~ ex.
ecutive employees. Twenty EIGHT in,
creases were granted, IL partia
raises were approved and eight wer,
disapproved. The bureau, however
granted the right to appeal and tn,
board yesterday approved resolu.
ton appealing the decision.
The minimum work-week study
is taking into consideration a va.
riety of conditions among the vari.
Gus agencies. Mr.. Lewis said. Boys
clubs, he pointed out. are open ir
the afternoons and evenings Will.
visiting nurses may be called at any
hour of the day or night.