Image Theses and Dissertations A Generation Behind: The Efforts of the Central Council for Social Services and the Community Chest during the 1920s in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania In 1919 the War Chest, which centralized funding for a variety of domestic and international aid organizations, was reorganized as the Central Council for Social Services and Community Chest in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. These organizations attempted to unite social work within the city but were controlled by executive boards that opposed centralized control over the numerous private philanthropic organizations. Dr. William Estes, of St. View Item