Evening star., 1948-02-21
New
Chest Setup 70
Start Shortly
Trustees at Meeting
Unanimously Vote
For Merger Plan

combining the activities Of the
Community Chest and the Council
of Social Agencies In program
seeking broad community partici-
patton, is expected to start within
a few days"
Following similar action Monday
by the councils delegate body, the
Chest Board of Trustees yesterday
approved the plan by unanimous
vote of some so members attending
a meeting in the United States
Chamber of Commerce Building.
Lee D. Butler, Chest president,
said later he and Miss Jane Hoey,
acting president Of the council.
would act as soon as possible to
appoint the interim committee
which will set the work of organi-
zation in motion.
United Community Services will
combine the efforts Of Chest-sup-
ported, private, public financed
and community organizations and
the public at large in seeing that
the health and welfare needs of
Washington are met.
Ia in Intern Unit.
The Intern Committee, consisting
Of IA members, seven each appointed
by the Chest and council heads, will
act until the Executive Committee
is appointed and except as the new
Board of Trustees may otherwise
direct.
The new body will be the Wash
ington member of the Community
Chest Federation, the Embarrassing
organization for Chest-supported
agencies in Washington, Alexandria
and Fairfax, Arlington, Montgomery
and Prince Georges Counties.
Stephen L. Nelson, new budget
manager and assistant director of
the Chest, pointed out the fund
raising value of the Chest name for
the Washington agencies it supports
will be retained in the federation.
Mr.. Butler told the meeting that
every agency, every individual and
every community organization must
be entreated and urged to name the
best people they've got" to represent
them in the new body.
I'VE must give more attention to
the younger element that is coming
along" he declared.
Success Forecast.
Charles Effinger Smoot, discussing
the planning of the new organiza-
ton, said it was felt the important
thing was not the individual agen-
cies but the needs of the commu-
nifty. He said, if this objective is kept
in mind and the new program car
ried out in the spirit of give and
take" be believes it will work very
successfully"
The trustees also approved a
recommendation of the Executive
Committee that the council, the
Social Service Exchange and the
Volunteer Center be elected to
membership in the Chest this year.
This action had been held in abey-
ance when other agencies were acted
on for this year.
It was voted that the Budget Com
mittee be directed to allocate funds
to the three agencies for an addi-
tional two months, with adjustments
or extensions for not more than six
months resting with the Executive
Committee. The three agencies had
been allocated funds for the first
two months of this year in the 1948
budget and additional funds were
earmarked.
New S65,S13 Allotment.
Mr.. Butler reported an additional
S65,813 will be allocated to the
Washington Chest by the federation
from late receipts in the 1948 cam
paign. Adding $52,853 in agency
savings and $12,543 in budget reserve
savings, the 1948 Executive Com
mittee reserve totals about $l31 ,210,
he said. He reported the Executive
Committee has voted to retain 25
per cent of the amount for later
consideration and transfer the bal
ance to the Budget Committee for
distribution to the Chest agencies.
The trustees also approved group
of recommendations from the Execu-
tive Committee on permissible meth
DDS of supplementing agency funds
if necessary because of the cam
paign failure and subsequent cuts in
budget requests of the agencies.
Any fund-supplementing plan OF
an agency, it was decided, must be
reviewed by the Budget Committee,
which would make recommendations
through the Chest president to the