Evening star., 1947-08-21
$3,900,000G Goal
SET for Chest in
2.-Week Drive

Compromise Figure
Tops Current Years
Fund by $182, 900
A goal of So, ,s0e, 900 will be soueht
this fall in a two-week drive by the
Community Chest Federation.
The figure is some 1892 900 NOR.
than was raised last year.
1t was agreed upon by a join
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, Alexandra
and the four counties of. 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 rs.
Mr.. Bell said he had complete
confidence that the campaign Or
ganization, headed by Edward H
Foley, jr., would be successful in
raising the 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 1913.
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 8,0O0-and the part
on the amount fixed by the Budget
Committee as the "irreducible mini.
mum'-s4, 100000.
The Campaign Committee, it was
said, felt the goal should be fixec
at So, TOO, 900 but the executive grcuI
voted the compromise figure.
Mr.. Bell said that the goal repre-
sented about per cent increase ovel
last year. He added that it will
keep the agencies operating and thai
Tightening up of agency administra
ton in interests of economy has
been recommended by the Bulge
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 more adequate jot
than ever before.
The Government unit. while fac.
ing greatly reduced numbers o.
prospective contributors, can carr,
the same average pledge from tht
smaller number of employes through
more personal approach to each
one.
The residential and suburban
units will try to reach everyone no
reached in some other way.
With tight organization he de-
clared, Il believe we can exceed las
years figure and get close to tina
$4100,O00 minimum"
The Federation Executive Com
mittee was made up of Armisteat
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; Arthu
]. Phelan. Clarke w. Slade and j
Harry WEIGH of Montgomery County
Caesar L. Aiello, George C. Cook an,
Mrs. Stephen Frank of Primo
Georges County, and Mr.. Bell, Franl
A. Birgfeld. Lee D. Butler, Mrs. An
gus Dun, Edwin C. Graham, Franz
r. Jelleff, Col. Campbell C. Johnson
Mrs. Milton w. King, Mrs. Harol,
Marsh and Ralph A. Van Orsdel o
Washington.
Budget Committee Delegates.
The Budget Committee, unde
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. Georg
Stetekluh; Fairfax, Col. John M
Davies. r. Lee Kennedy and Rich
ard Stands: Montgomery, Mrs
Frank Garfield, j.. Harry Welch an,
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, Rober
Grimm, Henry w. Herzog, Mrs. B. M
McKelway, Chester Morrill,, Mrs
George w. Petticord, jr.: John r
Pinkett and Winfield Weitzel.
The Campaign Committee, charge,
with responsibility for raising tn
goal in the coming drive, include
the following volunteer members:
Mr.. Foley. chairman; William J
McManus, vice chairman; W., Johl
Kenney and William c. Foster, Gov
ernment unit: Mrs. Angus Dur
residential unit; Edmund D. Camp
bell, Arlington; Comdr. Keith Mer
rill, Fairfax; Mrs. P. Landon Ban
field, Montgomery. and William N
Werber. Prince Georges.
200 RFC Employees Move