Evening star., 1922-06-18
$1,000 IS NEEDED
FOR D. c. CHILD AID
Juvenile Protective Workers
Plan for Extra Activity Dur
ing Summer Months.

Today and all this week members
and volunteer workers of the Juve-
nile Protective Association will be
soliciting funds in the District in or
der that the work among the childrer
of the city-the heaviest part of
which falls during the summer
months when the schools are not in
session-may be carried on uninter.
ruptedly and not curtailed for lack OF
support. The amount sought is $4,000.
The association, with permanent
headquarters at 203 | street north
west and temporary campaign head
quarters in the Willard Hotel. is Il
city-wide non -sectarian organization
with the sole object to protect chill.
dren and prevent delinquency. IL is
supported entirely by voluntary con.
tributions.
Work started in 1917.
The association was organized in
1917 by a group of prominent people
interested in welfare work and in
upholding citizenship. healed by
Judge J. Wilmer Latimer, who be-
came its first president. 1t has estab,
lished friendly relations with all Il
the existing welfare organization.
ard is welcomed as a necessary lina
in the chain of social agencies
w lln the Dismissal OF the ScipOi
children will come freedom-freedom
from the watchful eye of teachers
and attendance officers, from the
daily routine of study and recita.
tions: in fact. freedom from all re.
straint and from directed activity.
But" the association maintains
too much freedom is bad for boys
and girls of school age, and too otter
parents from one cause or another
find themselves unable to cope with
conditions that arise and IL becomes
necessary to invoke the aid Of out
siders. Perhaps there may be but one
parent and that one must be away all
day at work. or perhaps a child may
have some physical or mental defect
which the parents fail to detect, and,
Furthermore. perhaps there is need
Of school adjustment"
Association's Big Aim.
The Juvenile Protective Associa'
tion has ferreted out these facts ana
is specializing in the prevention oi
delinquency. Its goal is "a big brother
or a big sister for every child that
needs one" II asserts that 10 PEI
cent of the children brought into
court might be made into good crl'
Zens and that crime costs more pei
capita than education. 1T is prepared
to demonstrate that it costs less ~
give d child big brother or hia
days in a reform school
a satisfactory system has been de-
veloped through which other agencies
refer or transfer cases to the Juvt'
nile Protection Association. and II. in
turn. may have occasion to refer o'
transfer its cases to another orgdnl-
cation.
All cases where the juvenile asso-
citation can be of assistance are re-
ported from the Juvenile Court. the
social working agencies. schools
churches. business firms. private in
dividuals and parents themselves.
Partial Summary of Work.
\ partial summary of the work ot
the association from september 80
1921. to May /. 1922, follows:
Two hundred and twenty eight cases
are white and eighty-seven colored
In sixty-one cases physical and
mental examinations have been Sc
cured and physical treatment ar
ranged for In fifty-three cases school
adjustment has been made, and in
sixty-three cases better recreation
has been provided.
During the past seven months the
association had ninety-seven volun-
teers, eightv-siX white and eleven
colored. forty-seven of which acted
as big sisters and brothers.
A home library has been established
in the northeast section: a story
telling group has been arranged for;
a girls club has been established and
plans are now under way to open the
school playground in that particular
section.