Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-29
limited Giivers
Sets Record
81 Million Goal
l40 Area Agencies
In Fund Include
Eight New Groups

The United Givers Fund this
year will be 81 million, q new
high. to meet the needs of 140
agencies in the Washington area.
The goal. set by UGF directors
yesterday. was trimmed down
5000, 900 from q figure suggested
by the Admissions and Alloca-
tons Committee.
Eight new agencies are in
cluded In the Joint appeal
planned for fall. but six more
were turned down.
The 1857 goal tops by $400. 900
last years total take. and will
make available more money
than all participating agencies
have ever raised separately and
support more services for more
people than ever before" Chan
ming S. Walker, general cam
paign chairman. said.
Among the area agencies are
six Red Cross chapters. lit
Community Chest units. and II
branches Of National Health and
Welfare organizations.
New Agencies
New agencies are: Mental
Health Association Of Northern
Virginia: Alexandria Chapter OF
the Virginia Association for
Mental Health; Prince Georges
County Association for Retarded
Children; National Social Wei
fare Assembly; Ionia p. Whippel
Home; Junior Police and Citizens
Corps; Visiting Nurse Associa-
ton Of Prince Georges County:
and the Fairfax County Falls
Church extension program OF
the Metropolitan YMCA.
Agencies which applied but
were rejected are: Sister Kenny
Foundation; Blinded Veterans
Association, Council on Social
Work Education: American
Hearing Society; Common Coun.
Gil for American Unity; and
Planned Parenthood League Of
Montgomery County.
UGF directors declared rejec-
ton lin no way reflects on their
worthinesS."
In denying the American
Hearing Society. the UGF direc-
tors pointed out that the Wash
ington Hearing Society already
participates.
Lacked General Acceptability"
The Montgomery County
Community Chest approved the
application Of the Planned Par
enthood League. but the UGF
directors turned it down because
the organization failed to meet
the requirement Of general ac-
lceptability in the community"
Declaring that rejection "in-
wolves no criticism of the
agency'S work or its manage
ment," the directors added that
the "Inter-Chest Admissions
COMMITTEE declined to recon-
mend the agency for inclusion
and formal action of separate
Chests indicated disagreement.
The Montgomery group is Sc,
to meet at 8 pm. today to dis.
cuss the situation.
John T. Barnett, chairman OF
the UGF Admissions Committee
said open invitations remain ex.
tended to all potential sharinr
agencies. He said all agencie.
participating last year reappliet
and were accepted.
Approves Special Group
His committee, in a report I,
the directors, stated that /
highly approves Of the appoint
ment Of a special committe,
whose function will be to stud,
and recommend for next yea
and the years thereafter tn,
rules to guide UGF as it shall
relate itself to participating
agencies.
1T Is recognized that the poll
cies under which the Admission
and ALLEGATIONS Committee ha
Operated for the first two Unitet
Givers Fund Campaigns nov
need review. The experiences O
lthe committee) indicated tina
some changes are needed"
The committee also said 1t Il
aware Of the fact that on al
extremely conservative basis tn,
minimum needs Of all the agen
cies combined would come :,