Evening star., 1948-01-27
Chest Outlines
Welfare Plans
For Suburbs
Annual Meetings Held
In Arlington and Two
Maryland Counties

Welfare programs for 1948 In
Montgomery. Prince Georges ans
Arlington Counties were outlined
last night at annual meetings OF
Community Chest organizations in
the three areas.
The Montgomery County Com
munity Chest and Council moved a
step nearer complete unif1cation
with recommendation that the
Chest and the Council operate under
a single Board Of Directors and set
Of by-laws.
The Prince Georges organization
announced that its agency alloca-
tions would total $92, ,43S-approx-
imately $1,000 more than was re-
ceived from the Community Chest
Federation campaign.
In Arlington the Board of trustees
Of the County Chest announced
plans to spend $106,2 so in 1948.
OF that sum, the Greater Washing
ton Community Chest Federation
is to contribute $91,932.
Vote to Be Taken by May.
The Montgomery unification plan
was outlined by c. l.. Carr. He said
a committee Of three will be set up
to complete final unification plans
on which membership vote will be
taken by May /, 1948. No change in
officers Of the two groups Is con-
templated until that time.
Mrs. Natalie Lindholm, an official
Of the Greater New York fund,
spoke on how communities are at
fected by private welfare work.
Spokesman for member agencies
of the Montgomery Chest made their
annual reports at the meeting, which
was held at the All Saints Episcopal
Church on Chevy Chase Circle.
At its annual meeting in the
County Service Building at Hyatts-
vile, the Prince Georges chest
elected Edgar F. Czarra of Univer-
sity Park as president. .
Harvey T. Casbarian, chairman OF
the Budget Committee said reserve
funds will be used to augment those
received from the federation CAM
paign. The reserve was built up,
he said, through economies of oper-
alton and because unemployment
was not as great as anticipated.
The 1948 allocations are as fol-
lows: Catholic Charities. $40:
Social Service League, $19,500;
YMCA, $11,707; Boy Scouts, Ills;
Girl Scouts. s12,350; Campfire
Girls, 1884; Chest and Planning
Council headquarters, 1892, and re-
serve, $500. No funds were appro-
priated for recreation this year be-
cause the work, for which $3,400
was allocated last year, was taken
over by the YMCA.
officers, in addition to Mr.. Czarra,
are J. Francis Summers of Aquasco,
first vice president; Mrs. Perry o.
Wilkinson, Hyattsville, second vice
president; William G. Carroll, Col
tlege Park, secretary; William Bowie,
University Park, treasurer, and Ber-
nard Nees, chairman of the Plan
ming Council.
l.. Arlington Plans Announced
F Arlington's funds are to be dis
tributed as follows: =
Department of Public Welfare,
$15,750; Arlington Community Chest
administrative expenses), $9,277;
Arlington District Boy Scouts,
$9,500; Girl Scouts, $1,000; Chill
dren's Home Society of Virginia,
So, 800; Potomac Area Council,
Campfire Girls, $2,100; Catholic
Charities of Northern Virginia,
50 ,260; Arlington YMCA, $8,4o5; IN
structive Visiting Nurses Associa-
ton, $11,238; Community Council,
SO, TOO; Arlington Recreation Center,
$10,176.5o, and Veterans Memorial
YMCA, $5,415.
J. Harold Stehman was reelected
president of the Chest trustees.
Other officers chosen are Edmund
D. Campbell, vice president; George
F. Duborg, treasurer; Mrs. c. r.
Niklason, assistant treasurer, and
Mrs. Beatrice Smythe, secretary.
Frank Ball, jr., and James Frank
lin were selected as new members of
the Executive Committee.