The Washington times., 1916-10-17
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1T0F|X HOSPITAL SITE.
Walter S. Ufford Tells Monday
Evening Club People Must
! Get Together.
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zion He pointed out that the poor
est paid persons in Washington con-
tribute $bOG0OO a year in such In
surance and never have gotten back
more than 100000 in one year.
DR.. Tom Williams urged cam
paisn of education against ply slcians
sertihcates OF Illness. He said these
fake certificates" are the bane OF
the Sherman workmen's insurance
laws. and that no way has yet been
found there of suppressing decep-
lions.
T. Asks Census of Blind.
I Or. w. B. Patterson, who 10 a di-
irsctor of the Maryland Institute for
the Blind, pointed to the need of TAX
ing a census of the blind in the Dis
trict.
x Miss Tonks, representing the
Washington Branch of the Associa-
tion of Collegiate Alumnae. offered
the laid of that organisation in
launching a movement for Govern
ment aid in building homes for the
poor. She said every other civilized
nation now took some part in the
housing problem of the poor except
Judge j. Wilmer Latimer, OF the
Juvenile Court. suggested law which
would be more effective in compelling
the support of children by unmarried
parents: He said the District has a
law which compelled the father 10 sup-
port such children, but that in only
2 small proportion of cases could the
father be found, and in a still smaller
proportion could convictions be OBJ
tanned. He advocated a law compelling
the mother to support her children
when able.
Urges Aid for Child.
Stricter enforcement of the Ichild
labor law and some means of studying
the child I'm danger OF becoming de-
hnquent and of providing for the child
reclaimed from delinquency also were
recommended by Judge Latimer.
Louis Gutenberg. chairman Of the
clubs committee on illegitimaoy. out
lined plan for a group of leaders
from various child agencies to study
'tllegitimacy in the District He said
tDistrict were illegitimate. and per
cent OF the total were colored.
= Miss Aline Solomons reported on the
Neuccess in obtaining al appropriation
9for a new municipal lodging house for
the District
'B1George 8. Wilson. president OF the
Club, gave review of the social prog
1,ress in the District since the Monday
Evening Club was formed in 1896
ei1l List of Achievements.
He pointed to a remarkable list of
achievements in that period, in obtain
Ing many of which the club had an ac-
tive part. Some of the items he cited
] were:
2 Juvenile Court created.
: Board of Childrens Guardians en-
: larged and strengthened.
Z Fairgrounds established.
!. School social centers started.
Z School attendance laws passed. More
. needed.
School nurses and school medical in
4 spectors provided, and this year a SUI
pervising medical inspector to give his
z whole time for the work.
Hospital for tuberculosis.
y Legal registration of tubercular cases.
= Segregating tubercular children in the
. yehools.
a Charities Endorsement committee
y formed.
= Change in liquor laws and their ad-
ADMINISTRATION.
Law prohibiting commercialized vice.
Several good housing laws.
In High Positions.
mot the least worthy Of note" Mr..
Wilson concluded, lis the fact that men
OF social vision, who have been inter-
ested in the work Of this club and 9TH
or agencies. now occupy high admins
trative and judicial positions.
Mr.. Wilson dwelt especially upon the
advance in medical inspection OF the
schools. saying that the way was now
open for constructive work instead OF
the tcalth police work Of prevention OF
contagious diseases.
""Herhaps we may even hope for the
day when every school child will be
Eysn a physical examination" said Mr.
Wilson. and from that time on mark.
ed upon his physical condition as well
a. upon his mental progress"
Resolution Adopted.
Resolutions submitted BY John Dolph
were adopted calling upon the Commits.
= sioners and Superintendent of Police tc
keep the streets of the city free from
begging, Commentator was expressed
) Of the work already done.
The principal address OF the evening
was made by William II. Davenport
q secretary OF the Maryland State Con,
ference of Charities and Corrections
who told of the work now being don,
y by the Maryland conference in estab
Fishing social agencies in counties ad
Z. joining the District.
Mr.. Davenport also invited the mem
= bers to attend the first joint conference,
OF District, Maryland. and Delaware so
oial workers, to be held in Baltimor,
November H. Is, and 16.
= How to Treat Beggars.
: s'If approached by a street beggal
the thing to do Is to refer him to tn,
Board of Charities or Associated
Charities" said Commissioner Brown
low, who has supervision of the Pc
lice Department, today.
WIS difficult for an average citi
xenfto distinguish between a deserv
Ing and an undeserving case. TIL,
business of these two bodies is I,
sional beggar may as well under
stand that Washington is not tn
city in which to locate"