Evening star., 1920-05-12
RECORD OF PERSONS
MISSING IN 1878

Sixty-eight thousand girls disap-
peared in the United States during
1919. according TO Virgil v. Johnson.
secretary OF the National Travellers
Ice for the Travelling Public" before
the members Of the Southern SociO-
logical Congress at the ninth general
session OF the convention At the NA-
tional Museum today.
were compiled by the bureau of
missing persons Of the New York city
police department and demonstrate
the gigantic task the Travellers Aid
Society has to cope with"
He gave a brief resume Of the work
accomplished in the past three years
, and detailed the methods used by the
| society. laying particular stress on
! the necessity of unihcation Of meth-
DDS by all interested. Mr.. johnson
was introduced by A. p Shalet Of tho
local branch of the Travellers Aid
Society.
Talks Of Value Of Metien Pictures.
The session opened with prayer by
Rev. John Weidley. and after sing
ing by the Hampton Male Quartet
Bishop Theodore D. Brattan. presi-
dent of the congress. introduced Will
liam Horton Foster, vice president Of
reau. who spoke on The Place Of the
Motion Picture in Social Service
The motion picture is 4 most pow
erful agent. social force" he said.
1T is not toy; 1t is not catch
penny device: it must be used with
YOU would use any other tremendous
agency"
Mr.. Foster pointed out the value
the motion picture had proven during
the war and said that its usefulness
for educational. recreational and prop
Q q n Ne
timated.
an appeal for all Americans to get
together. Twenty years ago the cry
was: How are we to reach the
masses?' Today we cry: What are the
masses going to do with us?'" he said.
Substance sf Resolutions.
The following resolutions submitted
| resolutions were adopted today: That
a national department Of education
! and health be established by the gov-
! ernment with a cabinet ofiScer at its
head. and that all present divisions,
bureaus and agencies in the govern
ment dealing with education and
health be unified and co-ordinated in
such q federal department Of educa-
| tion and health.
That the greatest possible construc-
tive legislation be enacted at once.
That in order to create social in
telligence among the citizens Of the
country it be urged that more at
tention to the study Of social prob
lens be given in theological schools,
universities. colleges, high schools.
public schools, churches. Sunday
schools and all other educational in
stitutions.
Would Stabilize Power Of Dollar.
The congress also went on record
as recommending the Congress of
the United States to consider favora.
Bile proposals to stabilize the pur.
chasing power of the dollar, to the
end that the many serious evils OF a
rapidly rising level of prices, as well
as the evil Of rapidly falling prices
in the future, be avoided to the ex-
tent they are due to the fiuctuatinR
value OF the dollar.
Resolutions advocating the vote
for the citizens Of the District OF
Columbia and higher paw for min.
listers Of the gospel were submitted
to the committee on resolutions
The speakers this afternoon are:
Or. Edward T. Devine. associate ed
ftor. Survey Magazine. and Dr. Worth
N. Tippy Of the Federal Council Of
Churches.