Evening star., 1945-04-08
Two Plans Offered
To End Alexandria, S
War Fund Problem

Two plans under which the Alex
andria Community Chest would re-
ceive donations from Alexandrians
who are employed in Government
Offices in the District and solicited
by Washington Community War
Fund workers are being studied by
War Fund committee.
The proposals were drafted at a
recent meeting of representatives
Of the two groups to discuss the
difficulties under which the Alex
andria Chest drives are conducted
These difficulties were cited by
Alexandria Chest officials as the
cause of their failure to meet their
quotas by thousands of dollars in
past years.
Although representatives of the
Washington group suggested Alex
andria rejoin the Washington Com
munity War Fund, from which it
withdrew in 1941, Alexandria COM
mittee members pointed out that
they were acting under resolution
passed by the Alexandria Chest in
structing them merely to find some
solution to campaign difficulties.
They said they we're not authorized
to discuss rejoining the Washington
group.
Early Reply Promised.
The two plans will be presented
to the Washington Community War
Fund Board of Directors and a
reply has been promised within two
weeks.
One proposal would permit Alex
andria residents solicited in Gov
ernment Offices here to designate
their contributions for Alexandria.
Their money would be turned over
to the Alexandria Community
Chest, which would pay the WASH
ington Office a fixed amount per
card for collection expenses.
Under an alternative plan, Alex
andrians employed by the Gov
ernment here, who contribute to
the Alexandria Chest. would be told
that they would not be solicited
again by Washington workers. Their
donations would be credited to their
particular Office in its effort to OBJ
tain 100 per cent record.
1t was suggested that a special
receipt be given to each such con-
trlbutor in addition to his personal
receipt. This special slip then
would be turned in TO the canvassel
from his office as proof that the
AleXandrian has contributed to a
Community War Fund and should
not be requested to make an addi-
tional donation to the Washington
fund.
Half Work in Washington.
1t has been estimated that one
half of Alexandria adult popula
ton is employed in Washington
The fact that these persons feel
obligated to make contributions in
their offices has resulted in Alex
andria's failure to meet its Wal
Fund quota or to raise sufficient
funds to support its local agencies
according to Alexandria Chest Of
ficials.
The national Offices of such agen.
cies as the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts
and Salvation Army have pointed
out that the Alexandria quota fol
the support of their work is wholly
inadequate, and for this reason as
we'll as for the need to support the
city's welfare and health agencies
every effort is being made to fine
some solution whereby the money
donated by residents of the city
can 60 to its chest.
Alexandria Community CheSt
was represented at the meeting by
Luther H. Dudley. chest president
Albert Smoot, vice president; j
Paul Tribes. treasurer and cam.
paign director in 1914; Mrs. Will.
liam Zimmerman. III, executive
secretary; D. C. Book, 1914 presi.
dent; Francis H. Fannon, 1943 cam.
paign chairman; Joseph Leverenz
staff member of Red Cross Eastern
Area headquarters, and Mrs. Car
Spaatz, wife of Gen. Spaatz and ar
active chest worker.
Washington was represented by
the Community War Fund presi.
dent, Frank r. Jelleff; the execu.
tive director, Herbert L. Willett
jr.; James Shipp, C. G. Sheffield
Frank Lawrence, Frank Birgfeld
William J. Flather, jr,, and Waite
P. Elliott.