Evening star., 1949-02-24
Parker Succeeds
Bell as Chest
Federation Head
500 at Meeting Hear
New President Urge
Unity for Progress


president of the Washington Com.
munity Chest Federation last
night, as the organization OBJ.
served the 21st anniversary of it,
foundation in the Interior De-
partment auditorium.
1t was coming g-of-age cele-
bration, attended by nearly SOC
persons who have worked in Chest
campaigns since the first one ir
1929. They gathered to heal
speakers review those past cam
paigns, honor the men who led
them and rededicate the Chest tc
the service of the community and
the idea of federation.
Other officers elected were Ed
gar F. Cara, first vice president
Wilbur B. TubbS, second vice
president; Arthur ]. Phelan, thirc
vice president; Francis Palms, jr.
fourth vice president; Maurice D
Rosenberg, fifth vice president;
Frank R. Jelleff, sixth vice presi-
dent; John A. Reilly, treasurer
and Caesar L. Aiello, secretary.
The new president, who served
as the general chairman of the
1949 campaign, succeeds Daniel
w. Bell, finishing his second
term as president of the fedora
ton.
Up From Ranks.
Mr. Parker, director for admin
istration OF the World Bank, has
served in the ranks of the Chest
campaigns in every position from
solicitor to chairman. He headed
the drives for the District in 1910
and 194l, before being called to
active duty in the Marine Corps.
Accepting the office, he summed
up the central idea of the eve
ming: The Community Chest can
stand criticism, but unity of pur-
pose is a banner under which
the federation can go forward
Other speakers took note OF
criticism of the Chest. In his re-
port to the meeting, Mr.. Bell spoke
of a minority movement within
the organization to oust some %
member agencies on the ground
that they do not come within the
purpose for which the Chest was
founded.
The Chest has not gotten away
from it's original purpose" Mr.
Bell said. In the first campaign
there were 38 agencies providing
relief and service to the distressed
sick and helpless. Thirteen
recreational agencies and five mis-
cellaneous social welfare agencies.
Today in the federation there are
more of them. all in these same
categories; otherwise, 1T is the
same today as it was 81 years
ago"
Reports on AppOrtiOnment.
Reporting on the work of the
Chest within the last year, Mr..
Bell told the meeting how the con-
tributor's dollar was divided up:
80 cents for child care and family
welfare services, 1114 cents for
health services. 14l4 cents for
disqualification. 26l4 cents for rec
reaticn and international youth
education, l cent for various spe-
cialized services and 1914 cents
for central Chest services.
He said that, in addition to the
S3.160.288 raised in the 1948 cam
pajgn. the Federation and mem
Der agencies had added from re-
serves tSbring the total sum spent
in the year to $4,425,011.
Although the campaign this fall
failed to reach its goal by Is per
cent, the $3,435,554 raised repre-
sented the first gain over pre-
vious years campaign since 1914,
Mr.. Bell said.
1T would seem that we have
struck bottom and may be on the
way up he predicted.
The meeting also was addressed
by Mr.. Jelleff, president OF
United Community Services and
former Federation president. Mr.
Jelleff also pleaded for unity
within the Federation to work out
amicable solutions to problems
that make for division.
Cites Split on Housing.
"The question seems to be: Shall
we have two Community Chests
with an iron curtain between
them, or is there some way for
the good of the community that
we may all get together?" Among
the main bones of contention
within the Chest agencies is the
problem of public VS.. private hous-
ing, the speaker said. This has
been causing bitterness between
opposing factions for years, he de-
clared.
Mr.. Jelleff, along with Cole
man Jennings and Edwin e. Gra-
ham, received special recognition
during the meeting for their con-
tributions to the Chest in the
past. They were presented with
small silver chests with the name!
of former presidents and cam.
paign chairmen engraved or
them. Mr.. Graham, VINO is ou'
of town, was represented by hi!
brother.
Another speaker was Lyman S
Ford of New York, director o.
health and welfare planning o.
the Community Chests of America
Stresses Human Services.
Mr.. Ford pointed out that th'
idea of a federated Communit!
Chest can't be sold to the public
on the basis of efficiency alone
"We must not substitute cold
blooded statistical-formula type O
voluntary taxation for the urge
IN contribute vo111nta rilv m tn,