Evening star., 1949-07-01
UCSLays Plans
ToCo-ordinate
Welfare Work
81 Chest Agencies
Are Admitted to
Program for 1850

OIllCCU NOuAI4Iulllty oCl F1CCo w.
day was launched on a bold"
program in social welfare planning
in Washington.
The groundwork was laid yes
terday at a meeting of the groups
Board of Trustees in the YWCA,
Seventeenth and K streets NV.
Trustees elected officers and Exec
utive Committee members and
acted on admission recommends
tions of 81 Washington agencies
for 1850 Community Chest support.
The recommendations were de-
scribed as the product of so meet
ings and hundreds of hours of
consideration and analysis" by
UCS Budget, Admissions and Re-
view Committees, which have been
meeting since May l.
In approving Chest support for
the great majority of agencies.
but with certain conditions" in
the case of some agencies, and in
turning down several others. the
UCS made 1t plain that its objec-
tive for next year is an effective
and better co-ordinated welfare
program for Washington.
Child Agencies Affected.
The following actions were typi-
cal of that goal:
/. Admitted the Child Welfare
Society to Chest support until June
80, 1850, at which time support will
end. Trustees said the District
Health Department is the legally
authorized agency to provide clinic
services for children and therefore
the greater portion of the society's
program can be supported through
tax funds.
2. Approved Chest support for
Children's Protective Association
and Foster Day Care and Counsel
ing Association, but with stipula-
tions in both cases that they get
together with UCS's Family and
Child Welfare Section and discuss
the possibility of merger.
3. Approved Chest support for
the Episcopal Home for Children,
with condition that. during the
next year, it give consideration to
consolidating IT'S work with that of
st. Johns Orphanage, a non
Chest Episcopal home for children.
4. Turned down the Iona R.
Whipper Home for Chest support.
but voted it general membership in
UCS and left the way open for
possible future support, pending a
thorough study of services for un-
married Negro mothers.
Servicemen's Club Rejected.
S. Rejected the Soldiers, Sailors
and Marines Club application for
Chest aid. The UCS Admissions
Committee noted there is mo
question concerning the validity"
of the agency's services, but that
its recommendation was based
ION the manner of financing this
service" The committee pointed
out that the club. places proceeds
from benefits and other donations
into an endowment fund. rather
than to utilize these funds to meet
operating deficits"
6. Similarly rejectefthe WASH
ington Committee for Education
on Alcoholism, pending IAN op-
portunity for this agency to work
with UCS and other participating
agencies to the end that sound
plan for all health education
agencies can be explored"
Z. Approved Chest support for
the Washington Criminal Justice
Association, with condition that,
by next March /, a thorough
study be completed clarifying the
role of the association in Wash
ington.
8. Admitted the Washington
Home for Foundlings to Chest
support, with the stipulation it
explore with similar agencies
means for substantially reducing
the excessive cost of present serv-
ices to infants"
Trustees also voted that the
Special Diagnostic Fund and the
Dental Fund. described as pri-
marily formed for public relations
purposes, be discontinued next
year.
The following officers of UCS
were named:
Frank r. Jelleff, president;
Hugh K. Duf1ield, first vice presi-
dent; Mrs. T. o. Wedel, second
vice president; DR.. Garnet c. Will
kinson, third vice president;
Charles c. Glover III, secretary;
A. H. Lawson, treasurer.
Members elected to the Execu-
tive Committee are Mrs. Pearl B.
Klein, Robert w. Wilson, John w.
Thompson, jr.; the Rev. Thomas
B. Keehn. Frank Loveland, Miss
Cecil L. Jones, DR.. Winfred Over
holser, Mrs. Isabel Ward and
Duane M. Paul, all by virtue of
being chairmen of committees;
also Lee D. Butler, w. w. Everett,
jr.; Jane M. Hoey, Col. Campbell
c. johnson, William J. McManus,
Herman L. Neugass, Clifford H.
Newell, c. F. Preller, Martha
Strayer and Benjamin Striner.
Chest support recommendation
for the Potomac Area American
Youth Hostels brought consider
able debate. including objections
that its services are duplicating" I"
However. trustees voted IS to 10
for 1850 aid.
The trustees voted support for
the National Capital Area Council,
Boy Scouts, but turned down q
proposal of the council that. in tne
event the Chest campaign fails to
provide adequate funds, the coun-
Gil be permitted to stage a sup