Evening star., 1925-04-05
SENDS
DUES TO CHARITIES
Retains Membership in Fam
lily Welfare Organizations
of Washington.

President Coolidge has voted yes"
in the popular referendum now being
conducted by the Associated Charities
and Citizens Relief Association by
sending his personal membership con-
trtbution to the joint finance commit
tee OF these family welfare agencies,
thus becoming one of the 10000 mem
bers needed to maintain this char
liable work With the Presidents
name included. the total number of
contributing memberships recorded
by Treasurer Ord Preston up to and
including yesterdays mail was 3,548.
The Presidents willingness to do
this doubtless expresses his personal
interest in the work, but 1t Is a fact
sf general interest a this time that
both the President and Mrs. Coolidge
have had frequent occasion to call on
the staff of workers at the Associated
Charities ONCE to deal with various
problems OF maiadjustment that have
come to their attention in the form
Of letters from persons in all parts of
the country.
Caea Out-ef-Town Service.
This use of the out-of-town service
by the White House draws attention
10 only one of the many organized
welfare services maintained by the
Associated Charities. 1t Is a fact Of
record that in the past year and a
half there have been sag such in
ouiries from other cities received by
our own Associated Charities, and
that these have required the sending
Of no less than ss4 reports in that
time. all of which means a vast saw
Ing of trouble and suffering not only
to individuals involved, but TO inno-
cent children connected with such
IA niliAs in trouble
Runaways of both sexes and vari-
Gus ages are included in this long list,
most OF whom are safely returned to
their homes. Also this department.,
which is mainly in the hands of a
highly efficient volunteer woman
worker. deals with a great number Of
family desertions, with stranded indi-
viduals and tin-can tourists, and with
just homeless men and women.
Getting Ready for Summer.
Yesterday William F. Mengert, who
with Mrs. Mengert, has been engaged
again to take charge of Camp Good
Will for mothers and children during
the coming heated season, called at
Social Service House TO make the pre-
liminary arrangements. One OF the
big Improvements hoped for at that
camp this year is the erection of
suitable bathing and swimming pool
for the youngsters. This will be all
the greater an attraction in view of
the closing OF the public swimming
privileges at the Tidal Basin AL
though the provision for this camp
and for Camp Pleasant is not included
in the $4,000 budget, but is raised by
a special appeal through the Summer
outing committee, the planning and
the management are all under the
Charities staff.
Mfnfsters Aid Cause.
The various ministers OF the city
have been asked to give some friend
ly or helpful message to their people
al church services today referring to
the Easter appeal of the Associated
Charities and telling of the family
and home-saving work done by this
association. All who have not yet
sent in their membership contribu-
tions are to be asked to do so before
Easter IL possible.
Walter s. Ufford. general secretary
OF the Associated Charities, is to oc-
cupy the pulpit of the Methodist NJ
K. Church at Lansdon this morning on
invitation of it's regular minister. Rev.
w. Clark Main.
In the remaining week before
Easter it is hoped that the member
ships will roll in more rapidly so as
to bring the total much nearer to the
goal Of 10000 and thereby assure the
effective completion Of the current
year Of this welfare work. All per-
sons wishing to vote in this referen-
dunn by sending in 4 check for any
amount possible can do so by ad-
dressing Ord Preston, treasurer, 1922
Eleventh street.