Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-02-08 | Page 9 | Chest Chief Asks Budget Reductions

Chest Chief Asks Budget Reductions Says Affiliated Organizations Must Cut Requests for Funds Nineteen organisation which participate par-ticipate annually In disbursement of funds collected by the Salt Lake community com-munity chest will have to revise their budget downward before any funds are allotted, It was announced Wednesday Wed-nesday by Hugo B. Anderson, executive execu-tive secretary of th chest organization. organiza-tion. The groups hav asked for a total of $148.B33.M, Mr. Anderson said, as compared to a request of $162,708.10 in 1832 The Family Service society hesds the list, with an application for $22,328. - Other affiliate members of the chest have asked for the following smounts: American Red Cross, $8120; Boy Scouts of Amsrlca, $11,740; Csth olic Woman's league. $1300; Children'! Service society, $8063: Girl Scout council, $4344; Jewish Relief society $2000; Legal Aid society, $1333; Neighborhood Neigh-borhood house, $8283; reading room for blind, $4S; Salvation Army, $13, 873; Salt Lake Visiting Nurses' asso elation, $7300; Sarah Daft Horn $2838: St. Ann's orphsnsge. $12,440; St Mark's Hospital Charity association $2144: Travelers' Aid society, $6460 Continued aa Pale Fourteen) CHEST ASKS REDUCTIONS (Continued from Past Nina) Utsh Association for the Blind, $2372: Y. W. C. A , 414.463. and the Social Service exchange, 41810. Mr, Anderson said that each request re-quest will have to be cut down because be-cause 410,000 will be set aside for emergency funds and 10 per cent of the entire funds' will be placed in reserve for the uncollectable amounts, or for persons who sign pledges and then are unable to pay the pledged amount - He further said thst $30,000 of the money collected in the fall campaign will be given to the Joint city and county relief committee. The cost 61 operating the chest office will be 4vW3, he said. He pointed out that S3 per cent of the Incomes of the various agencies and organisations affiliated with the chest come directly from the chest, and that the remaining 43 per cent comes from outside sources. The total amount collected In the last campaign was approximately 4170,000,