Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-09
D. c. HEADS PRAISE
JUVENILE WORKERS
Stress Good Done in City by
Efforts of Protective
Association.

The District Commissioners. through
their chairman, Cuno Fl. Rudolph, last
night extended it's assistance to the
movement under way for city-wide
interest in the Juvenile Protective
Association by declaring that the or
ganiZation is "performing a service
of great value to the city of Wash
ington, and that all residents should
take deep interest in the work
which is making better citizens of our
boys and girls
ut is an agency" said Mr.. Rudolph,
whose services are specifically de-
voted to the child, and it specializes
in the prevention of delinquency
among children. With this laudable
purpose, it merits the cordial cooper
alton and help Of all interested in
child welfare.
There are but few persons in this
city who would not stop in their
daily pursuits long enough to help
wounded or injured dog lying in the
streets, because there is the chance
of bringing the helpless creature back
to comfort and happiness. These same
persons do not notice just IS many
pitiful cases in young boys and girls
wounded and crippled mentally by
wrong associates and bad surround
ings at home, but if the instances
nile Protective Association pelleVeS
they, too, would help.
FIJI. Vital NetI.
In the eight years of its existence
here, the association has filled need
and now it is indispensable; me
courts, the clergy, clubs and indl-
yiduals constantly are appealing for
the organization to assign man or
woman to a delinquent child. know
ing this person will soon wipe out
the undesirable surroundings and I'M
uroper thoughts and habits or the
child and build instead sturdy
foundation for a useful citizen.
According to the annual report OF
Miss Dorothy H Allen, executive sec
retary of the association, which has
just been made public, 343 families,
involving $50 children, were actively
under supervision from periods vary
ing from l month to II during the year
In these families" says Miss Allen,
were 1877 delinquent boys and l34
delinquent girls. The problems pre-
scented included truancy, feeble-mind-
edness, sex immortality child labor
dishonesty, the lack of proper recrea-
ton and the family broken by the
death desertion or removal OF one or
both parents. Prominent specialists
have volunteered their services not
only for the physical examinations or
the children, but also for operations
and other necessary forms or treat
ment. In many instances the removal
of physical defects has caused a
marked Improvement in the child's
general conduct and social reactions.
Help OF Volunteers.
This large number of children
could not have been dealt with at all
satisfactorily were it not for the help
rendered by our $50 volunteers. Many
of these gave valuable assistance by
helping with the routine Office work.
some did general field work while
still others served as big sisters and
big brothers. We have at present II
field workers. One, trained worker,
has given full time for several months
and is as valuable as paid worker
could be. The time given by these
volunteers is equivalent to the time
of three regular workers.
The association urges Washing
tonians to call headquarters, 200 l
street, telephone Main 2314, and offer
their services in bringing a child out
of the darkness. 1t would also APP
preciate small donations for the budget
on which the office and administration
is maintained. 1t is emphasized, how
ever, that no money is given persons
in need, for other organizations in
the city see to that
The board of directors of this in
stitution is composed of Rev. DR..
George Atkinson, Mrs. Edna K
Bushee, Mrs. Edward B. Clark, Mrs.
George w. Cook, Rev. w. l. Darby,
Rev. DR.. J. ]. Dimon, DR.. l.. W.
Glazebrook, Clarence l.. Harding
Mrs. Lucy NJ. Holmes. Mrs. Virgil 3.
Jackson. Judge J. Wilmer Latimer,
Fred S. Lincoln, Claude owen. Louis
A. Simon, Mgr c. F. Thomas, Mrs
Walter S. Uford, Garnet C. Wilkin-
son and Leon l. Perry. Honorary
members are Mrs. Whitman Cross,
Mrs. Charles Hamlin, Dr. w. H. Will
mer, Miss Florence Grandin. Miss
Bessie kibbey. Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor
and Miss Julia Lathrop.