Evening star., 1923-12-20

tain prompt enactment into law of
three of the propositions.
1t is the aim to incorporate them
into the District appropriation bill,
according to the official statement of
the board, in event 'of. favorable con-
sideration by the Commissioners and
by the code commission.
Favorable Action Forecast.
An, unofficial sounding out of views
at the District building today de-
veloped the indication that favorable
consideration from the Commissioners
might be expected for the PROPOSE
tions advanced.
The suggestions are:
That the board be allowed TO make
provision for the care of feeble-mind-
ed colored wards for whom no insti-
tuition is available by renting and
maintaining suitable quarters until
the proposed home for feeble-mind-
ed-which has been provided for-is
ready to receive them.
That the board should be allowed
to rent and maintain suitable quar-
ters to care for tubercular wards
until some permanent arrangement
for them is made.
That the board be allowed when
deemed desirable to pay board for
wards placed back with their own
families. At present the board may
pay a stranger for keeping a ward
but 1t may not pay for ward in his
That the property known as the
Newbold farm near Annapolis juno
tfon-offered to the District as a do
nation-be accepted and used for such
wards necessarily requiring institu-
tional care: that the Industrial Home
School property, because il is not
adapted for use las n temporary re-
cetving home and because the prop
erty has become very valuable. should
be disposed of and temporary re-
a N lAc ytsa, ,s-t,
conveniently located be acquired.
VIII Push Law.
These suggestions are to be for
warded to the Commissioners with
the recommendation that. if approved,
they be submitted to the Child We'll
fare Code Commission and that an
effort be made to obtain prompt en-
actment into law of the first three
propositions mentioned
1t Is expected that, the Commission
ers also Will recommend enactment
of the bill officially accepting the
land described in the fourth PROPOSE
tion into law, If favorable consider
alton is rendered it, so as 10 give the
property recognized standing on
Capitol Hill in case the future needs
Of il might merit some attention from
Congress.
There is another proposition as TO
policy incorporated in the sugges-
tions made yesterday afternoon. This
follows: That the board should be
relieved of any responsibility for
or connection with the commitment
of children to its care and investi-
cations preliminary thereto and made
child-caring agency only.
1t is felt at the District building
that such a proposition is in accord
ance with the manner in which the
work of the board of children's
guardians should be conducted. The
preliminary work and the commit
ting of children according to those
interested in child welfare activities
fall upon other agencies already
constituted for this work.
1t is known that the first four men
toned suggestions will receive care
full and probably favorabl consid-
Grafton from members of the board
of Commissioners. There can be no
official statement made until the
board receives an official coInmunica-
tion from the board of children's s
guardians and acts upon such at a
board meeting. Unofficially. however.
it was learned at the District building
today, the Commissioners are fav-
orably impressed with four of the
propositions. while the fifth, regarding
| policy in committing children, will
| be given careful consideration.