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bership would remain in effect this

bership would remain in effect this
year.
Civic leadership working in close
contact with the agencies and the
needs they serve should result in
a more united front in obtaining
funds both for the agencies sup
ported by the Chest Federation and
those financed by public appropria-
ton, the planners feel.
Adequate public welfare appropri-
ations would save the private agen-
cies from demands which public
agencies are unable to fill because
of insufficient funds, it was pointed
out.
The councils delegate body will
meet Monday, and the Chests
Board of Trustees February 20. On
approval of the plan, an interim
committee of IA, including seven
members from the Chest and seven
from the council, will be appointed
to start the new organization.
1t is expected it would take at
least go days to carry out the set
ting up of the basic organization.
How soon the plan could be put in
operation would depend on how
quickly response can be received re-
garding agency, community organi-
cations and public at large MEM
bers to be named to the general
assembly and the Board of Trus-,
tees, 1t was said.
Transfer Awaits Setup.
The planners expect the Chest
and council would transfer their
functions to the new organization
as soon as suitable machinery was.
setup to take them over.
Edward j. Keyes, executive dfec-,
tor of the Community Chest Fed
Grafton, declared the success of the
federation's next campaign for
funds may be decided by the speed
with which the plan is put in effect.
Decisions .on what agencies are to
be included in the Chest must be
made in advance of fund campaign
planning to determine budget needs
and prepare campaign literature.
Mrs. Catherine H. Norton, execu-
tive secretary of the council, said
the council has felt a long-stand-
ing need for community participa-
ton in the social welfare field, so
it would not exist in an ivory
tower" from which 1t could see
community needs but could not
adequately fill them.
A committee including the follow
ing members drew up a tentative
draft for the reorganization plan:
For the Chest: Coleman Jennings,
Mrs. Milton King, H. L. Rust, jr.;
Charles Effiinger Smoot and Mr..
Butler, ex offlcio. For the Council:
Col. Campbell Johnson, Capt. Rhoda
J. Milliken, Msgr. John j. Russell,
J. C. Turner and DR.. Ernest S..
Griffth, ex of1cio.
Review Committees.
The committees that reviewed
suggestions from the agencies and
the community at large, including
the reports of the Citizens Chest
Study Committee, in connection
with the plan included:
Chest Committee: Mr.. Smoot,
Miss Gertrude Bowling, Mr. Butler,
Mrs. Francis x. Callahan. Miss
Mabel Cook, Ray Everett, DR.. Dor
othy Ferebee, Edward Flynn,
Charles Fyfe, John Ihlder. Frank
Jelleff, Mr.. Jennings, Mrs. King, Ed
ward Roseblum, Mr. Rust, Ralph
Van Orsdei, John F. Victory and
Mrs. Robert w. Wilson.
Council Committee. Edward G.
Kemp, chairman; Mrs. Albert At
wood, Mis- Bowling, Milo Christian
sen, Joseph H. B. Evans, DR.. Grit
fifth, Miss Hoey, Mrs. Mildred Kiln
ski, Mrs. C. D. Lowe, Sidney Maslen,
Miss Anne Mclean, Capt. Milliken,
Mrs. Radford Moses, Mrs. William
w. Parsons, Percy Weinberg, Msgr.
Russell and Nathaniel Wilson.