Evening star., 1948-06-20
Agencies toPick
UCS Trusteesat
keetingIuesday
Assembly to Include
More Than Ninety
D. C. Organizations

&c. Organizations
The first meeting of the general
assembly of United Community
Services of Washington. the new
central welfare organization, is
scheduled for 4 pm. Tuesday in the
Commerce Department Auditorium.
1t was announced last night that
at the close OF business Friday, more
than 80 organizations had desig-
mated two delegates each to attend
the initial meeting Of the assembly.
The gathering will elect board of
trustees Tuesday to replace the
boards OF the Washington Com
munity Chest and the Council Of
Social Agencies.
Plans were laid for the meeting
by the interim committee set up
by joint action of the Chest and
Council to organize the UCS. VIII
liam j. McManus, vice president Of
the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Co., is chairman of the COM
ulllJee OIL Il volunteers.
Regarded as Milestone.
Mr.. McManus said the meeting
Tuesday will signify IAN important
milestone In the history of cooper
ative efforts in the field of handling
welfare problems in Washington"
The functions of the Washington
Chest and the Council gradually will
be assumed by UCS trustees and
their executive committee.
Delegates at the general assem-
bly, meeting will represent for the
first time in single organization
about 80 community organizations,
including business groups, women's
clubs, labor organizations, the Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations
and the Federation of Business
mems Associations, and other fed
Grated groups.
In addition, the general assem-
bly, represents public welfare agen-
cies, self-supported and Chest-sup-
ported ones, and the public at large.
subcommittee of the interim
committee now are reviewing ap-
plications of operating agencies for
support through the annual Red
Feather campaign of the Commun-
ity Chest Federation. Mr.. McManus
said these subcommittee will con-
tinue to work in preparation of
budgets for these agencies, until
the UCS trustees being elected
Tuesday can create their own COM
mittees to take over the functions.
Organizations Listed. :
Organizations which had named
delegates by Friday included the
following: -, a. :.
American Legion Welfare Department,
American Youth Hostels. Barney Neighbor.
Club Of Washlnston, Bureau OF Rehabiiita-
Of Washington, Child Welfare Society.
tective Association. Christ Child Society.
D. c. Society Tor the Prevention OF Blind
Episcopal Home for Children. Family
Home, Foster Day Care and counselins
ASSOCIATION. Friendship House, GeorsetoWn
House. Hebrew Home for Ine AGED Girl
Society. Jewish Community Center, Jewish
Social Service Agency Jqsniaa h1,s K:,,s K: rye
D. c.. Department Of Corrections, D; c;
Service. % B. c. Health Department, Metro
politan Police Department. Hillcrest, q
Children's Village; National Conference Of
fneursbIes. b. c. Federation Of Parents
and Teachers. Junior Board Of Commerce,
NsrS.s A,an saa1a 81 = raae Hems sso
Club.
Westminster and vis,nity Eederstion of
ssteps Gs9 Rd G cre Msde sSias
munity ORGANIZATION. Electric Utilities En-
Poyes Union 1nqd, Of wasninsn'
WORKERS Of America. Allied Print,ns Trades
Council, D. c. Dental Society. Federation
of Businessmen's Associations.
Legal Aid Bureau. Northwest Settlement
House. St. AIMS Infant Asylum. st. AIMS
School, ST. vincent's Home and School,
soIdiers Amo salor. S0sa and ns
Southwest Community House, Stoddard
Baptist Home. Travellers AID Society
ington Criminal Justice Assn. Social Wei
fare Department Washington Federation
of Churches. Washington Home for Found
lings, Washington Housing Association.
Washington Institute of Mental Hygiene,
Washingto Society for the Hard Of Hear
ing, washington Urban League. Washing
ton Welfare Association.
YMCA, 18th Street Branch YMcA. YWCA,
Phyllis Wheatley Branch YWCA. d. c. Pub.
Cross. D. c. Chapter: Lutheran Inner
Mission Society, D. C. tuberculosis As
sociation, D. C. Congress of Parents and
Teachers, Ladies OF Charity. Junior League
of WASHINGTON. Local Graduate Nurses
Assn, American Association Of Social
Workers.
Knights Of Columbus. Council Of Jewish
Social Workers, Washington Building and
Construction Trades Council. Washington
Central Labor Union, Association Of Gen.
eral Chairmen Railroad Brotherhoods.
Washington Division No. 80 Communica--
tions Workers of America, Federation OF
Citizens AssnS