Evening star., 1946-04-24
Prince Georges Chest
To Organize as Unit
In Election tuesday

The Community Chest of Prince
Georges County will formally Or
ganize as unit independent of the
Washington organization with the
election of officers and a board of
directors at 7:45 pm. Tuesday in
the County Service Building, Hy-
attsville.
Formation of the new setup has
been under direction of a temporary
committee of representatives from
the five Community Chest agencies
in the county, headed by Bert H.
Wise.
T. Howard Duckett, president of
the Prince Georges County Bank
g. Trust Co., has been nominated
for president by a committed head
ed by George C. Cook.
Other Nominees.
Other nominees of the committee
are:
Mr.. Cook of University Park
and Stuart Brown, Marlboro, vice
presidents; William G. Carroll, CAL
vert Hills, secretary, and William
Bowie, University Park, treasurer.
The board of directors will be
made up of representatives of the
member agencies, an equal number
to represent donors, and the heads
of all countrywide organizations.
Proposed members-at-large are
Mr.. Duckett, Mr.. Carroll. Mr.. Cook,
Mr.. Brown, Mr.. Bowie, H. T. Cas-
barian, Granville Guide, Raymond
Burke, Harry T. jenkins, Mrs Mary
James, Mrs. j. Enos Ray, Howard
Brown. Dr. J. NJ Warren and the
Rev. Russell Quackenbush.
Participating agency representa-
tives proposed are Miss Mildred
Alexander, w. A. Duvall and Bert
H. Wise of the Social Service
League, Miss Philemon Mccoy, j..
Francis Summers and M. E. Gulich
Of Catholic Charities, Carl Hide
brand, Samuel H. Harvey and A..
H. Smith of the Boy Scouts, Mrs.
Vance Thomas, Mrs. E. N. Cory and
Mrs. C. E. Nordeen of the Girl
Scouts, William K. Cooper, the Rev.
Russell Lengel and Joseph L. Aman
of the Young Mems Christian AS
sociation.
Represent Activities.
Representatives of county wide
activities proposed are School Supt
G. Gardner Shugart, Chairman w. A.
Carson of the county commissioners,
Chairman E. A. Merkle of the Ad-
visory Board to the County Com
missioners, Judge Charles C. Mar
bury of the Circuit Court, Judge
Alan Bowie of the Magistrates
Court, Police Chief Ralph Brown
DR.. Joyn Byers, county health Off
GER; Chairman Irwin l. Main of the
Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, Mrs
Dorothy Ogburn, executive secre.
tary, Welfare Board; Mrs. Ella Mae
Simmons, executive secretary, Rec
Gross; Mrs. Virginia Lanham, ex.
ecutive secretary, Veterans Service
Council; G. o. E. Rheinbold. presi.
dent, Volunteer Firemen's Associa.
ton; P. o. Wilkinson, president
Chamber of Commerce; C. G. Hart
ley, president, Independent Trade
Association; Harry L. Clark, presi-
dent, Rotary Club; r. M. Mansfield
president, Kiwanis Club; Mrs. Mil.
dred Anglin, president, Soroptimis1
Club; Mrs. H. B. Marshall, presi.
dent, Business and professional.
Women's Club; DR.. John T. Ma.
loney, president, Medical Society
Mrs. L. P. Ditman, president, Par.
ent-T Teacher Association; Durwooo
Highf1ll, master, Pomona Grange
Mrs. Catherine Moore, president
Ladies of Charity; States Attorney
Gwynn Bowie; Leroy Pumphrey
chairman. county delegation to the
Legislature; DR.. H. c. Byrd, presi.
dent, University of Maryland; Mrs
Frank Stephen, president, Hospita
Guild; Arthur R. Schor, president
B'nai Birth; Mrs w. G. Breen
president, Federation of Women!
Clubs, and T. r. Freeman, presi.
dent, American Legion Council.