Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-27
Civic Leaders
Ask Charter for
United Fund
Is Sign Certificate
OF Incorporation fol-
SingIe-Drive Plan

Twenty-Five top Washington
businessmen and civic leaders
today fled a certificate of in
corporation for a new one
package charitable campaign
organization to be known as the
United Givers Fund Of the Ma
tional Capital Area.
The United Givers Fund, ac-
cording to plans. will hold its
first campaign for funds next
fall, to be distributed to agen-
cles admitted to participate for
1857.
The corporation filed its paper
in the Office of the superintend-
ent Of corporations of the Dis
trict. E. K. Morris. one of the
signers. filed the document. The
corporation members will meet
shortly to adopt bylaws and set
UP a board of directors. includ-
ing many other area leaders.
For Single Campaign
The United Givers' Fund, ac-
cording to the certificate, is
formed ITO raise funds by means
of a united campaign in the
greater Washington area for
the financing. in whole or in
part. of organizations conducted
for charitable, health, welfare,
recreation and allied purposes;
ITO reduce the duplication Of
effort and expense caused by
separate campaigns:
ITO provide plans, facilities,
manpower and community lead
ership for such unified fund
raising campaigns"
The incorporators are:
Mr.. Morris, president Of the
Federal Storage Co.; Herbert
c. Blunck, general manager of
the Statler Hotel: Samuel H.
Kaufman. president of The
Evening Star Newspaper Co.:
Everett j. Boothby. president Of
the Washington Gas Light Co.:
Philip M. Talbot. senior vice
president of Woodward g.
Lothrop.A
Bankers Included
Also Morris Cafritz. president
of the Cafritz Co.: Frank r.
JellefT, president of Frank r.
Jellef, Inc; r. Roy Dunn. pres
ident of the Potomac Electric
Power Co.; Daniel w. Bell, pres
ident Of the American Security
& Trust Co.; John 3. Duncan,
District recorder of deeds.
Also Glenn E. Watts. director
Of District 2. CIO-CWA; John S.
Hayes, president of the WASH
ington Post Broadcast Division:
Philin L. Graham. publisher of
the Washington Post and Times
Herald: Robert v. Fleming,
chairman of the board of the
Riggs National Bank; Edward r.
Carr, president of Edward r.
Carr. Inc.
Also Bruce Baird, president
Of the National Savings g.
Trust Co.: Coleman Jennings.
retired. five-time president of
the original Community Chest of
Washington; H. H. Vogel, vice
president and general manager
Of the Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Co.: John A. Reilly.
president of the Second National
Bank: Samuel Spencer. nresi-
dent of the Board of Commits
Sioners.
ID. C. Tops Goal
Also William H. Press. execu-
tive vice president of the Wash
ington Board of Trade: Aaron
Goldman. president of the G. B
Macke Corp; Caesar Aiello, part
nerl of Flannery, Craighill &
Aiello; Edgar Balshaw, division
general manager of Safeway
Food Stores, Inc. and Ralph l.
Goldsmith. president of Lans-
burgh's.
Meanwhile, the District EN-.
ployes. who have been having
a one-fund drive of their own
reported they topped their $780,
600 quota in cash or pledges b,
a total Of $4,000.
This. Commissioner Spence,
said, "augers very we'll for a one.
fund drive throughout the city.
He called the drive "a grea
success, especially since the rec,
ord Of the District in the pas
has not been very good in con,
nection with Community Ches
or Red Cross drives"
He said the District had ex,
ceeded its total quota by as pei
cent, that most city agencies ex.
ceeded their quotas and that 81
per cent of District employe.
had contributed in cash o.
pledges.