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Executive Committee
To Vote Thursday on
1949 Compoign Goal
The Budget Committee Of the
Community Chest Federation has
recommended that the federation
seek goal of $4,5o9, ITO in the 1s49
Red Feather campaign this, fall.
The recommendation will be acted
on by the Federation Executive
Committee next Thursday.
At q press conference held yes
terday by Daniel w. Bell, fedora
ton president, and other fedora
ton and Chest officials, Frank A.
Birgfeld, Budget Committee chair
man, said he feels the figure is
very realistic"
The recommended amount com.
pares with last years goal of $3,-
SOC, 900. of which only about $685.
600 was achieved.
Hospital Fund Increased.
Mr.. Birgfeld explained the prin-
cipal increase lay in the recon-
mendation that $3.50, 900 Of the CAM
paign funds be made available to
IA Washington area hospitals next
year for treating INDECENT patients.
Also, the committee worked on
a formula Of an approximate 10
per cent increase in ALLEGATIONS to
the six Chests in the federation
above the 1948 level Of operations.
The failure of last years campaign,
together with increased costs of
operation because of high prices,
necessitated cutting many agency
budgets sharply last year.
The amounts sought next year,
Mr.. Birgfeld said, will provide for
no expansion of services but are
hoped to restore the Chests to
something approximating the 1947
level.
Some Of the Chests, he added,
will have depleted funds they had
saved up for a rainy day."
ALLEGATIONS by Area.
The recommended ALLEGATIONS for
the Chests are as follows:
Alexandria, $129,286; Arlington,
$122,922; Fairfax County, $780,
668; Montgomery County, $171 600;
Prince Georges County, SOL ,919,
and Washington United Community
Services, $2,314,425. The amounts
total $2,900,220.
The Budget Committee urged
that $1,080,000 be made available
for hospitals. Only $780, 900 of this
actually would come from campaign
funds. The other $3.50, 900 is the es-
timated amount which can be re-
covered by the Hospital Service
Agency from Chest patients who
can pay part of their expenses.
While the record breaking 81 $780,
600 is $303,000 less than hospital
officials had asked for, the officials
have said the amount would be sat-
isfactory and, if made available,
would eliminate the necessity of q
separate fund drive.
None Of the money will be paid
for treatment of tax-eligible indi-
gents who are able to receive care
from the District.
The committee recommended q
budget Of $130,053 for the Hospital
Service Agency.
Set Up Reserve Funds.
The following are the other funds
recommended for inclusion in the
1949 goal:
A contingency reserve of $4,000
to be under the control Of the fed
Grafton for ALLEGATIONS to member
chests for special needs.
A retirement fund reserve Of
about STE, 900 to be administered by
the federation Office for member
chests and the headquarters Office.
Social welfare agency staff and cler-
ical workers are not eligible for
benefits under the Social Security
Act, 1t was pointed out.
A federation headquarters ex-
pense budget of about $3O3, $50.
This includes $113,20O as the admin
istrative budget and $190,750 for
campaign expense.
Requests Totaled $500, 900.
An amount equal to third of
l per cent Of the goal, later to be
based on the amount raised in the
campaign, as annual dues to Com
munity Chests and Councils of
America, Inc, the national Office
which provides research, planning
and counsel on campaigning and
general administration. The item
is listed at $4,000.
The customary 7 per cent shrink
age reserve, about $315, 900, to take
care of any loss sustained in nom
collection of campaign pledges, ow-
ing to death, removal from the
community, economic difficulties
and other causes.
It was pointed out that the total
figure Of $4,509,170 was arrived at
by the Budget Committee as the
minimum amount required for next
year, after it received requested
ALLEGATIONS totaling IS. 300 600.