Evening star., 1923-04-02
CH|LDREN'S BOARD
MAY RESIGN TODAY
Decision Planned by Six
Members Who Have Been
Holding Posts.
RUDOLPH PRAISES WORK
Commissioner Denies City Heads
Are Dissatisfied With Ac-
tlons of Guardians.

The members Of the board of chill
dren's guardians probably will reach
a hral decision at a meeting this aft
ernoon to submit their designations
to the Commissioners. 1t was learned
from reliable source today.
Ihree members, Chairman W. w
MILAN. Norton NJ. Little and Judge
George c. Aukam, sent letters OF
resignation to Commissioner Rudolph
more than a week ago, but the re-
naming six members have been de-
batting further whether they should
do the same.
a few days ago the Commissioners
conferred with several of the woman
members, following which 1t was
learned that the members were de-
laying action because they wanted
to be assured that the city heads
were not asking them to resign be-
cause of dissatisfaction with the
methods pursued by the present
board In caring for the wards.
Praises Board Members.
Commissioner Rudolph. as chair
man of the board of Commissioners
has addressed a letter to Mrs. Thomas
II. Carter, vice president Of the board
in which he indorses the policies OF
the present board and compliments
the members on the high degree OF
devotion they have shown to their
work.
MIR. Rudolph states in the letter that
the commissioners, in asking the
board to resign, do not wish to imply
any dissatisfaction with the members
The outstanding principle upon
which the present board has operated
is that wards committed to 1t by the
Juvenile Court should be placed In
private homes In every case possible
and that the Industrial Home Schoo'
should be used only as a receiving
place for the children until they are
permanently located.
The impression prevailed this morn.
ing In we'll informed circles that the
letter OF Commissioner Rudolph viii
result in the remaining six member:
agreeing to resign this afternoon.
The present members of the boarc
were appointed by the two judges o.
Police Court and one justice of tn.
Criminal Court. Congress recent,
transferred the appointing power &c
the Commissioners. Mr.. Rudolph's
letter indicates that the Commission.
ers merely wanted an opportunity tc
appoint the board, which they rnusI
direct henceforth.
The letter from Mr.. Rudolph TO Mrs
Carter follows: 'In pursuance of tho
very agreeable interview that tht
Commissioners had with a number q,
the members OF the Board of Chill.
dren's Guardians, l am writing Il
confirm what was then said to You il
regard to the attitude of the Commits.
sioners towards the present Board o
Children's Guardians and it's policies
1t should be matter of publ,
knowledge that the Commissioners
have supported the board of chill.
drens guardians in its policies, anc
have appreciated the fact that the
members of the board have shown :
high degree of ability and devotion n
their work. The Commissioners fee
that the institutional care of children
should be restricted as much as pos
been pursued by the board of chill.
dren'S guardians in the handling q,
wards committed to It's care has beer
in accordance with the most enlight
ened standards.
I'm asking the members of the
board of children's guardians to re
sign, the Commissioners do not. there
fore, wish to imply that they hav,
felt any dissatisfaction with III,
board. The designations were calIet
simply to enable the Commissioner,
| hereafter to discharge with their owl
have recently been placed directi, ti,
upon them by law. Having stated
what precedes, 1t must be eviden
that the Commissioners intend to car
ry out the present general policies O
the board Of children's guardians
and there exists not the slightest de
sire to reflect upon the past acts O
the board
The six members who have not We
resigned are Mrs. Carter, Mrs. Gilber
H Grosvenor, Mrs. Thomas r. Mar
shall, Mrs. Walter s. Ufford. DR.. vii
liam A. Warfield and former Judg,
Michael M. Doyle.