Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-14
COUNCIL OF SOCIAL AGENCIES
WILL FORM ADVISORY GROUP
Business Mems Committee to Forward
Teamwork Planned Tag Days
Discussed at Meeting.

The Council Of Social Agencies, meet
ing at the Raleigh Hotel yesterday az
ternoon, decided to form an advisory
group OF business men and other inf1u-
entail citizens who contribute to the
councils budget.
Fred Croxton, associated with welfare
work in Columbus, Ohio. was visiting in
Washington recently and told members
of the council Of the success achieved in
his city through the creation Of an ad-
visory group of business men. 1t was
on his suggestion that the Washington
council acted yesterday.
Walter S. Ufford said the group
should be brought together. not alone
with the idea Of obtaining financial
backing, but to establish spirit of
team work between the trained social
workers who make up the council and
the big men Of the city who are inter-
ested in the councils work.
NJ. A. Leese and Charles j. Columbus
Of the Endorsement committee on wei
fare organizations explained to the
council how that committee complies
and distributes list of approved chart
ties to which the community may feel
safe in contributing. Many helpful sug-
gestions for improving the Endorsement
llSI ana 1dVinS IL ClTCuidLeu "Sic IhduC
to the two visitors by members OF the
council.
Mr. Leese declared opposition to the
selling of tags on the streets as a
means Of raising money for chari-
table institutions. 1t is not an up-to-
poses girls who sell the tags to I'M
necessary risk in asking strangers
to buy, the speaker asserted.
Mrs. Daniel Meade Lea of the Epis-
copal Home for Children asked Mr..
Leesc il he could suggest a better
in one day. as many institutions have
to do. The speaker Good-naturedly
replied he wished he knew a better
way. Mrs. Lea expressed the belief
later that one reason why tag sales
probably prove Objectionable to some
is the fact that nearly all institutions
hold them in the spring. when crowds
are on the streets.
Mr. Leese told members of the coun-
Gil he did not believe any one should
contribute to a charity unless the
solicitor could display credentials of
some kind.
One member Of the council inquired
mittee discontinued the practice of
publishing on it's list those organi-
cations which have been disapproved
as we'll as the approved ones.
Former District Commissioner
Mabel Boardman. who was in Office
when the Endorsement committee was
reorganized last year. told the coun-
ell that since the committee was ap-
pointed by the Commissioners the
corporation counsel feared the city
government might be held liable for
any damage resulting from the pub
lie disapproval of an organization.
| Another member of the council
called attention that without a dis
approval list the public would be led
on the approved list had been disap-
proved. 1t was pointed out that the
present approved list does not contain
all of the worthy charities and well
fare societies of the District.
Mr.. Leese explained that the COM
mittee. before publishing the list. sent
questionnaires to all known organi-
cations He said that If a worthy
organization did not get on the list
it was probably due to the fact that
the QUESTIONABLE was not received
and returned.
Mr.. Leese agreed that the Council
of Social Agencies could reach more
of the welfare societies of the city
han his committee and said he would
furnish the council with questionnaires
to be sent to all organiZationA not
now on the approved list.
The speaker said 1t was the desire
proved list all groups that are en-
titled to be there and then to give
the list the widest possible circula-
ton. Mr.. Leese said he has hope of
being able to have the list published
in the directory Of the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company.
Mrs. Whitman Cross announced that