Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29

cry OOuliy = SOIlllllullliy NiSSe
organization has the distinction
of having gone over its quota for
the last four years.
When formed the county had
seven member agencies - it now
has II. Prior to that time the
Social Service League and the
Girl Scouts participated in the
Washington Chest drive.
Among the first Chest agencies
under the county chest were;
the Social Service League, the
Health Fund, the Camp Fire
Girls, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts
Mental Hygiene Clinic and the
Public Health Lay Council.
The Boys Club of Silver Spring
is the youngest member agency
having been admitted during the
past year. The YWCA which
sponsors cultural, educational
and recreational programs Tor
young adults and teen ayers in
Y centers at Bethesda, Norbeck,
Silver Spring and Kensington;
the YMCA in Bethesda and Silver
Spring and the Montgomery
County Jewish Community Cen
ter have become part of the
Chest family in recent years.
Judge Stedman Prescott, of the
Montgomery County Circuit
Court the first campaign chair
man under whose leadership $73,-
524 was raised with 6,789 pledges.
Judge Prescott has served the
Chest in many capacities since
that time. Last spring he was
honored at the annual meeting
for his outstanding leadership
and service to the Chest.
Richard Green, Rockville bank
err, was The first president.
Others who helped organize
and work for the Chest in its
early years include Mrs. Alice
Hostetler, Miss Mary Lucas,
Judge Alfred d. Noyes, Fred
Lutes, Silver Spring banker, and
Miss Lavinia Engle of Forest
Glen.
The Christmas Bureau with the
Christmas store adjacent to
Chest headquarters at 81 Per-
shing Drive, Silver Spring, helps
hundreds of needy families
throughout the county.
The Volunteer Referra
Bureau, another Planning Coun
Gil project, helps organizations
and agencies with everything
from clerical work to transport
ing clinical patients and visiting
hospitalized children, all on a
volunteer basis.
The Welfare Section is behind
the movement to improve the
entire public welfare program OF
the State. During the last State
legislature session, the welfare
committee appeared to make ar
appeal for certain adjustments If
the law.
One of the latest accomplish
ments of the Chest is the publ
cation of a directory Of resource:
listing health, welfare, recrea
tion and group work agencies
public and private, whose serv
ices are offered to Montgomer.
County.
This is the first known book
let of its kind ever distributed
in the county for information
sought by the public. The 45
page booklet was compiled by ;
committee of volunteers ant
made possible through a gran
by the Montgomery Section o
the National Council of Jewisl
Women.
Another recent accomplish
ment is the setting up of offic
space for charitable agencies il
a building next to the Ches
headquarters in Silver Sprini
for non-members as well a
Chest agencies while room i
available.
It was the Montgomer
Chests resolution during tn
past year that brought about tn
40member evaluation committe
of the federation which has mad
many recommendations to in
prove distribution Of funds. I'll
County Chest initiated this unde
past president David Scull to oil
tain a fairer share of fund
raised.
The 1865 drive totaled $152,00(
against a $14i,000 quota wit
new gifts increasing on tn
average of 1000 a year. But IN
histories of the member agencie
included in this Centennial cd
ton all tell the same story G
budget cuts and curtailed act
vities.
The County Chest is a Ches
Of the people. Its 81 member
on the Board of Trustees haV
the final say on every dolla
spent, policies, management an
administration of affairs. TIL
paid staff merely carries OF
these measures.
Anyone having a legitimat