Evening star., 1947-06-26
Herbert |. WiIIett, j., to End
II Years Service With Chest
Director 5 Resignation
Effective Mondoy;
Joint Group Numed

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Herbert Z. Winett, III, win leave
the Community Chest next Monday
after II years service with the or
ganization.
Mr.. Willett's resignation rs di-
rector OF the Chest was announced
last night by the Executive Com
mittee Of the Chest Board of Trus-
tees at the same time 1t disclosed
completion OF joint Chest-C -Coun-
ell Of Social Agencies committee to
work out new plan for the two
organizations.
Members of the joint committee,
appointed to make q thorough study
of what duties the Chest and coun-
Gil should perform and how they
should be set up in the future. are:
Representing the Chest-H. l..
Rust, jr.; Mrs. Milton w. King,
Coleman Jennings and Charles E.
Smoot, jr.
Had Resigned From federation.
Representing the council Col.
Campbell A. johnson, Capt. Rhoda
Milliken, j. G. Turner and the
Right Rev. Msgr. John j. Russell.
Mr.. Willett resigned as executive
director of the Community Chest
Federation in March, at the time
the federation board voted to sep
arate the headquarters work Of the
federation and the Washington
Chest.
He continued as acting head OF
the fund-raising federation, how
ever, pending the appointment OF
a new director. Edward j. Keyes,
who had been heading the Rich
mond (Va.) Chest, was appointed
earlier this month.
Calls for Study.
In asking that his resignation
become effective Monday, Mr.. VIII
lett pointed out that when Mr.. Keyes
becomes executive director of the
federation July "the composite
position that I have held will cease
to exist and there will be no clearly
defined position of Chest director
and no salary exists for that posi-
ton"
Mr.. Willett emphasized the need
for studying the Chests relation
ships with the federation and the
Council of Social Agencies and for
redefining the position of Chest di-
rector. He said he was sure these
decisions could be made most effec-
tive If the chart of organization
was drawn up without reference
to any specific individuals.
Sure Of Chests Value.
Zone cannot have completed over
Is years of work in period which
included a major depression and
world war without having the deep
est conviction Of the immense value
of the Chest-type plan OF COM
munity organization" Mr.. Willett
wrote the Chest Executive Commit
tee.
ut is because I have that con-
viction, know the progress that has
been made, and clearly see how
much there remains to be done, that
lecl tIldb yUu SIlOuiu pC CiAbhiciy
free to chart the Chest path and
select those with whom you will
continue to build"
Members of the Executive Com
mittee expressed their very deep
regret" at Mr.. Willett's resignation
and thanked him for the "unselfish
and wholehearted way he has given
of himself" during his years Of sery-
ice as Chest director.
"Civic Devotion" Cited.
Herbert Willett has accomplished
an extraordinary amount 81 diff1-
cult work for the city Of Washing
ton," Lee D. Butler, Chest presi-
dent, said. HE took the job dur
ing the most trying days of the de-
preston and when war came he
set an example for us all with his
driving energy, his complete deter
mination to do the best job pos
sible and his sacrifice of self to the
general welfare of our people.
''His resignation now is In the