Evening star., 1947-08-21
'S3,900,000Go
Set for Chest in
.2-Week Drive
Compromise Figure.
Tops Current Years
Fund by $l82, 900

A goal of $4,000, 900 will be sought
this fall in two-week drive by the
Community Chest Federation.
The figure is some $4,000 more
than was raised last year.
1t was, agreed upon by a joint
conference of the campaign, Execu-
tive and Budget Committees of the
federation.
The money will be used to support
essential private health and welfare
services in Washington, Alexandria
and the four counties CT Arlington,
Fairfax, Montgomery and Prince
Georges.
Announcement OF the selected
goal was made by Daniel w. Bell,
federation president, yesterday.
Earlier it had been announced the
campaign would be conducted from
November IL to 26.
Mr.. Bell said he had complete
confidence that the campaign Or
ganization, headed by Edward H.
Foley, jr., would be successful in
raising tne amount.
Fair Share" Urged.
Every resident Of the area must
give his fair share to meet the needs
Of those community services during
the critical year ahead" declared
the federation president.
When raised, the money will be
allocated to the six member Chests
for operation of their member agen-
cies in 1948.
Federation Executive Committee
members, who voted on the goal,
based their decision in part on the
amount raised last year for current
operations-$3,718,0OO ,0OO-and the part
on the amount fixed by the Budget
Committee as the "irreducible mini
mum 81, 100000.
The Campaign Committee, it was
said, felt the goal should be fixed
at So, 10000 but the executive group
voted the compromise figure.
Mr.. Bell said that the goal repre-
sented about S per cent increase over
last year. He added that it will
keep the agencies operating and that
Tightening up of agency administra-
t1on in interests of economy has
been recommended by the Budget
Committee.
To Intensity Work.
Campaign Chairman Foley re-
viewed the status of the campaign
organization thus:
The business unit is being re-or.
ganized to do a more adequate jot
than ever before.
The Government unit, while fac.
ing greatly reduced numbers o1
prospective contributors, can carry
the same average pledge from the
smaller number of employees through
a more personal approach to each
one.t
The residential and suburban
units will try to reach everyone no.
reached in some other way.
With tight organization" he de,
fclsftd4 believe we can exceed las
years figure and get close to tina
| 81 ,1O0, 900 minimum
ms Fed3ra5ion Executive Com
mittee was made up 81, Armisteas
Boothe, Mrs. Albert Miller and AL
bert A. Smoot, representing Alex
andria; Stephen M. Smith, j. Hor
old Stehman and Clyde B. Stovell O
Arlington County: Lawrence Keiffer
David H. Scull and Malcolm E
Smith. OF Fairfax County; Arthur
j. Phelan, Clarke w. Slade and j
Harry WEIGH of Montgomery County
Caesar L. Aiello, George C. Cook ane
Mrs. Stephen Frank of Prince
Georges County, and Mr.. Bell, Frank
A. Birgfeld, Lee D. Butler, Mrs. An.
gus Dun, Edwin c.. Graham, Frank
r. Jelleff, Col. Campbell C.. johnson
Mrs. Milton w. King, Mrs. Harolo
Marsh and Ralph A. Van Orsdel OF
Washington. -
Budget Committee Delegates.
The Budget Committee, under
Chester Morrill,, which recommend
ed the "irreducible minimum" goal
was composed of the following dele
gates: From Alexandria, Pat H. But
Ter, jr.; Dale Noble and Kirk Wal
lace; Arlington, Donald G. Heyne,
Mrs. Olive E. Odom and Col. George
Stetekluh; Fairfax, Col. John M
Davies. R. Lee Kennedy and Rich
ard Stands; Montgomery, Mrs
Frank Garfield, J. Harry WEIGH and
Douglas N. West; Prince Georges
Mrs. William Bowie, William A.
Duvall and Lyman L. Long; Wash
ington, Mrs. Percy C, Elicit, Law
renee Gichner, j. S. Gorrell, Robert
Grimm, Henry w. Herzog, Mrs. B. M
McKelway, Chester Morrill,, Mrs
George w. Petticord, jr.;N John r
Pinkett and Winfield Weitzel.
The Campaign Committee, charged
with responsibility for raising the
goal In the coming drive, includes
the following volunteer members:
Mr.. Foley, chairman; William j
McMsnus, vice chairman; w. John
Kenney and William c. Foster, Gov
.ernment unit; Mrs. Angus Dun
residential unit; Edmund D. Camp
bell, Arlington; Comdr. Keith Mer.
rill, Fairfax; Mrs. P Landon Ban
field, Montgomery. and William M
Werber, Prince Georges.
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