The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-08-20
PRESIDENT NAMES
MISS ABBOTT FOR
CHILDREN'SBUR
immigration Authority
Urged as New Chief
By Miss Lathrop.

Presidet Harding sent to the Sem
ate yesterday the nomination OF
Miss Grace Abbott, of Grande Island,
Nebraska, to succeed Miss Julia
Lathrop. 70 Chicago. as chief of the
Children's Bureau of the Depart
ment of Labor.
The resignation OF Miss Lathrop
was accepted August 1s by Secretary
James ]. Davis in a letter in which
he expressed his keen regret that
she was leaving the bureau, and his
appreciation OF her conscientious
and devoted service"
ITO you" he said. ''is due the
great credit OF building up. the
Children's Bureau. and what a won
derful work you have accomplished!
I am today recommending to the
President the appointment of Miss
Grace Abbott, of Grande Island.
Nebr.. who has been living for
q long time in Chicago. and is thor
oughly familiar with this kind OF
work. However, II does not seem
that anyone can really fill the place
that you are leaving. and / want
to express again my appreciation Of
what you have accomplished In
building up the children's Bureau
and my regret in accepting your
resignation"
Indorses Her Successor.
Miss Lathrop was appointed by
President Taft as chief of the Chill
dren's Bureau upon its creation nine
years ago. She has wished to resign
ever since last October. remaining
at he request first of Secretary OF
Labor William B. Wilson and then
Secretary Davis. She expressed yes
terday her deep sense of gratitude
for the confidence and support she
has had from the President and
Secretary of Labor Of each success
sive administration, and warmly in
dorsed iss Abbott. whose appoint
ment as her successor, she had Be-
commended to Secretary Davis.
The appointment will be an In
spiration." she said, ito all those
who believe in the merit system.
The President and the Secretary OF
Labor have given another proof Of
their fine attitude toward the SCI
entifc branches of the govern
ment."
Has served rs Director.
Miss Abbott is a daughter OF MT.
and Mrs. o. A. Abbott. Of Grande
Island, Nebr., and a sister Of Miss
Edith Abbott. who is a professor
in the graduate school Of social
service in the University of Chicago.
Miss Abbott has served for nearly
three years in the Children's Bureau
as director Of tie child labor divi-
sion. and as the secretary OF the
child welfare standards conferences
of 1873. During the war she served
as an advisor to the chairman OF
the War Labor Policies Board.
She is a graduate Of the Univer-
sity Of Nebraska and the Univer-
sity Of Chicago. and has served as
director of the Immigrants Protec-
tive League of Chicago, executive
secretary of the Immigrants Com
mission Of Massachusetts,, and was
appointed by Governor Lowden as
executive secretary Of the 1mmi-
grants Commission of Illinois She
has an international reputation as
an authority on immigration, and
her book. The Immigrant and tine
Community" published in 1917, is
one of the best studies Of the ror-
eign- born in the United States.
Miss Lathrop has made no plans
for the immediate future. save that
upon leaving Washington she will
go to her home at Rockford. ILL.,
for a long vacation and rest.