Evening star., 1954-12-21
ReappraiisaI
Of Area Chest
Sefup Voted
Committee Of 40
TO Be Named for
Report in June

Nep0rr " June
The washington <area COM
munity Chest today was In the
early stages Of making q sweep
ing reappraisal Of It's operation.
The Board Of Directors Of the
Community Chest Federation,
which includes Chests In the
District, Prince Georges. Mont
gomery, Alexandria, Arlington
and Fairfax. voted yesterday to
set up Q committee to study the
entire federation,s organixational
structure.
A possibility Is the institution
Of one Chest on an area-wide
basis. Chest leaders said.
The re-eyaluation proceeding
was instituted on the request Of
the Montgomery County Chest,
which had earlier threatened to
quit the federation II it did not
get more money out Of the CAM
paign collections.
David scnll, president Of the
Montgomery County Chest, said
his group wants the re-exan1ina-
tion, but that there is no chance
o change might be made before
next falls campaign.
Points I'm Re-evaluation.
As approved by the directors.
meeting in the Statler Hotel, the
re-evaluation plan calls for:
A committee of 20 persons. ap-
pointed by the presidents Of each
Chest and the president Of the
federation.
A report by this committee no
later than June 80.
The spending Of $4,000, II
necessary. on the study. but no
more money to be laid out with
out authorization Of the Chest
Executive Committee.
Final action by the Board Of
Directors at q meeting two weeks
after the report is given 1t by
the Evaluatiop Committee.
Motgomery County Is sched-
uled to receive $179.570 out Of
this years campaign. Last year
the county got $179.833, accord
ing to Chest reports.
The only solution to the
Chests problem, Mr.. Scrll said.
Is raise more money. A new
organizational plan might do
that. he said. but the present
plan has not.
Agencies throughout the area
are getting only so per cent OF
the money they need. Mr.. Scull
said after the meeting.
Amendments to the motion
setting up the committee. which
was presented to the directors in
fully written form. attempted to
both speed up and slow down
the report Of the Exaluation
Committee.
Both moves were beaten down
by votes. and the motion was
approved essentially as pre-
sented. with changes in word
ing that win allow anore self
esteem on the part of the Chests
professional staff and more time
for the Board Of Directors to
consider the f1nal report.
Continual Problem.
The problem Of who Is TO-
get how much money has plagued
the Chest Federation since 1t was
set up. In earlier years the Vir-
ginia counties were at the fore
front Of the fight for more
funds.
The sort of problem the Eval-
uation Committee win have to
deal with Is illustrated by the
Boy Scouts.
Money is collected from all the
outlying areas, as well as the
District. The overall allocations
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