Evening star., 1948-05-23

Mr.. wilson. CheSt ana the
Council of Social Agencies, an
nounced appointment of Mr.. Will
son and % others to serve with him
yesterday. An additional member
will be named later.
The Executive Committee of the
Washington Chest already has
given the new Budget Committee
authority to distribute the funds
and the former Chest budget COM
mittee has been dissolved, Mr.. Nc
Manus said.
The interim comittee chairman
said budgeting of Chest funds for
Washington agencies is the first
official function of either the Chest
or the Council to come under UCS
direction.
"The new committee will serve
jointly as the UCS and the Wash
ington Chest budget committee un-
til the Chest transfers all Of its
functions to the UCS board of trus-
tees" he announced.
$50 to Get Membership.
More than $50 agencies and COM
munity organizations will be given
general membership in the UCS en-
titling them to representation on
the general assembly" but not nec-
essarily to Chest support.
The assembly will elect a smaller
board of trustees. General men,
bership in UCS may include public
tax-supported agencies, Chest-sup-
ported agencies and self-financed
groups in the District, and CITY,
wide community organizations such
as civic. fratenal, professional. busi.
ness, labor and citizens groups
Other assemblymen will come from
the public at large.
Mr.. McManus emphasized that
the Chest Federation would con.
tinue to serve Red Feather agen-
cies of the entire Washington Met.
ropolitan area in conducting it!
annual campaign. The UCS vii
replace in the Federation the Wash.
ington Community Chest.
Other Chests Listed.
Other Chests in the Federation
are those of Alexandria and Arling.
ton, Fairfax. Montgomery ane
Prince Georges Counties.
Mr. Wilson, executive assistant
to the president of PEPCO, an.
rounced he is calling the first meet
ing of the new Budget Committee
for pm. Wednesday ito begir
at once its detailed study of Wash.
ington agency budgets in prepara-
ton for the Chest Federation's fall
campaign for 1949 funds"
He said the budget committee
would not determine which agencie!
should get Chest funds in 1949, bu
would review the itemfzed budget.
for each applying agency for the
purpose of determining the best ust
of the budgetary amounts.
Whether any Washington agency
applying for Chest funds is to ge
them will be decided by the new
UCS board of trustees, probably ir
July, he explained.
Mr.. Wilson told the interim com.
mittee in accepting his appointment
that he was confident the "broac
representation of every section o.
community life provided Throughout
the United Community Service.
plan will assure the people Of Wash.
ington full voice in planning anc
co-ordinating the programs we sup
port through contributions ane
taxes"
Members Of Committee.
Members of the committee ir
addition to Mr.. Wilson include:
Joseph Ball. secretary of tht
employees benefit committee of the
Chesapeake e. Potomac Telephone
Co. and president of the Washing.
ton Society for the Hard of Hear.
ing; Col. David S. Barry, U. S. M
c.. retired. trustee of the Bureau o1
Rehabilitation; Mrs. Henry T. Bod.
man, member of the board of thu
Home for Incurables and member o
the former Chest Budget Commit.
tee; Everett J. Boothby, vice presi'
dent and general manager of the
Washington Gas Light Co.
Col. Henry P. Erwin. investment
counselor, director of Riggs Ma.
tional Bank, vice president of Bar.
ney Neighborhood House and chair.
man of the Finance Committee fol
the Boy Scouts of Washington
w. w. Everett. jr., assistant vics
president of Woodward & LothroI
and past area chairman of indus.
trial solicitation in the Community
Chest Federation campaign; E. w
Fay, retired educator, formerly with
the War Production Board anc
treasurer of the Instructive Visit.
ing Nurse Society: Mrs. Karl Fen.
ming. vice president of the YWCA.
John Calvin, administrative Off.
Ger of the Federal Bureau oi
Prisons: Frederick R. Gibbs, attor.
ney and member of the former
Chest Budget Committee; Mrs
Henry Gichner, chairman of the
Public Relations Advisory Commit.
tee of the Community Chest Fed
Grafton: DR.. Euphemia Haynes
chairman of the mathematics divi-
sion of Miners Teachers College
Eugene r. Hubbard. secretary.
treasurer of Milk Drivers and Dairy
Employees Local 246 (AFL) ano
member of the former Chest Budget
Committee: Mark Lansburgh, vice
president and secretary of Lans-
burgh's store and chairman ol
the District Land. Redevelopmen,
Agency.
Other Committee Members.
DR.. Howard Long, associate super.
intendent of public schools here anc
chairman of the board of the
Twelfth Street YMCA; Duane M
Paul, Washington manager for Farm
Bureau Mutual Auto 6Z Fire Insur.
ance Co., and member Of the boarc