Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-29
Chest

Continued From First PaeeD
and needs of the community as well
asxthe activities of both public and
private agencies shall be constantly
and adequately explained to the
public.
Public Trustees From Sources.
To insure wider community par
ticipation in the new organizatlo
the board of trustees would be made
,Ip of equal representation from the
general public and from member
agencies. The trustees from the
public would be drawn from two
sources:
/. From the public-at-large, a
total number of trustees equal to
those appointed by the member
agencies, less.3 This figure is sub
ject to change but at present 1t
would total rs. These public men,
bers would be nominated by a rep
resentative committee of seven Dis
trict residents appointed by the
ORGANIZATIONS president. The public
members then would be elected at
the annual meeting of contributors
and other interested citizens.
2. From a delegate body of city,
wide ORGANIZATIONS, 30 trustees. Or
carnations entitled to send two
delegates each to this delegate body
were described as those with "a
general civic, welfare. religious or
professional nature that have es-
tablished departments or commit
tees carrying out activities OF a
health and welfare nature"
Is From Member Bodies.
OF these 30 trustees, UP to Is
would be delegates from major
member organizations in the dele
gate body. The Board of Trustees
would designate annually the or
CARNATIONS entitled to consistent
representation. on the board.
The remaining organizations in
the delegate BODY would be repre-
sented on a rotating basis, so that,
with the representatives from the
larger organizations, the number OF
trustees from the delegate body
would total 80.
The trustees from the private
nleEaber agencies, both Chest
financed ard non- Chest-flnanced,
would be drawn from their boards OF
directors with one non-professional
person designated by each agency
board. At present, this would total
SIS trustees from Chest agency boards
and 10 from nom Chest agencies.
Another Is trustees would be
drawn from the public health and
welfare agencies and would be desig-
mated by the agency board or its
administrative head.
Trustees specifically chosen as
professional workers would include
two from each division of planning
in the new organization, who would
be designated by their respective d.
visions, and two from the ADVISORY
Committee of the organizations re-
search department. At present this
would mean total of 16 profess
sional workers from these sources.
Executive Body Outlined.
The new organizations Executive
Committee would include a presl-
dent, three vice presidents, the sec
retarv. treasurer, chairmen Of stand :
ing committees and IS others, all
drawn from the Board OF Trustees.
The member agencies would have
q delesate body Of their own, COM
nosed of one lay member and one
staff worker from each agency
From this delegate body would be
drawn 80 per cent of the MEMBER
ship of the Planning Committee.
Members of the Planning Com
mittee would include 10 per cent
from the delegate body OF COM
munity organizations; 10 per cent
from the general public and 80 pei
cent from the delegate body Of
agency members, of whom hall
would be agency staff workers. In
other words, professional workers
would have a 40 per cent repre-
sentation on the Planning Com
mittee.
advisors" Planned.
Directors and professional score
taries of the various committees anc
divisions in the new organization
also would serve as advisors a
meetings of the Board of Trustees
Executive Committee, Budget Com
mittee and other groups.
Five Committees Planned.
The five standing committees int
which the work of the two organl
zations would be merged include:
Planning Committee-Responsibl
for seven divisions of welfare plan
ming, child welfare, community or
eanizstion and social promotion
corrections, family welfare, health
neirhborhood councils, and recrea
ton and group work.
Budget Conmittee-Reviewing
budgets of agencies now in the Com
munity Chest of Washington, rec
ommending ALLEGATIONS of funds t
each of the Chest supporte
agencies.
Public Relations-Keeping tn
public and all committees of tn
Chest-Council informed on welfsr
matters in the city, through medi
Of press, radio and a program c
year-round information work.
Central Services Committee
single committee to operate the So
eial Service Exchange and voluntee