Evening star., 1925-03-31
Welcoming address.

and Ernest l.. Chdney.
Welcoming Address.
The meeting was called TO order ~
Commissioner Rudolph. president, who
then delivered the welcoming address,
In which he touched upon general So
cial and civic problems, and told brief
ly Of the history of the Associated
Charities.
Thirty years ago. in 1895. came the
reorganization of the Associated Chari-
ties and the adoption of the funda-
mental principles under which the So
ciety has been operating for the past
three decades" Commissioner Rudolph
stated
Reviewing the general work of the
organization during the past years
Commissioner Rudolph said: In ad-
dition to the attempt to bring about
the reconstruction in the individual
homes there is an even more impor-
tant task Of preventative work. The
fact that there were 2,723 children
under Is years OF age in the families
given care by the Associated Charities
asst year is in itself q challenge for
preventative work" continued the
speaker The Associated Charities
has for its primary object the con-
servation Of family life" he said.
In conclusion the Commissioner de
clared that "the development of civic
and social work in Washington faces
new day" saying that mot for years
has Congress shown the interest IN
Washington's development and posi-
bilities as il did during the session
just closed.
As means for the citizens or
Washington TO aid in the genera
better development of the city, Mr-
Rudolph urged all civic clubs, com
mercial bodies and citizens associa-
tions to give careful study to the
question of establishing a small rep
resentative advisory council or com
mittee to work with the District Com
missioners, expressing the view that
this council should be elected by the
people. Prior TO the meeting the
Commissioner also delivered an ad
dress over the radio.
DIR. w. j. kirby's Address.
DR.. William J. Kirby. professor Of
sociology At Catholic University.
stressed the Importance of various
social and other activities proce edinc
with their proper relation TO each
other in order that no one activity
might have too much weight attached
to IL and overbalance the genera
scheme of things.
In an address, illustrated with Ster-
eopticon slides, Walter 5. Ufford, gem
eral secretary of the Associated Char
tiles, showed the work done by the
organization during the past year.
and told of it's needs in the future. He
pointed out that there had been total
expenditure of sls4, SOC, and showed how
the organization had aided $50 families
from October, 1924, TO March 80 OF
| this year, as against only 775 families
over a corresponding period of the
wear before He also showed how.
| among the children dealt with, there
had been 2,l04 under l6 years of age,
as against l.765 under 16 during the
same period the year previous.
Outlining the problems presented
he showed how 43 per cent was due
/ to unemployment. per cent TO tuber-
culosis. So per cent to other forms OF
disease and "a per cent due to family
desertions.
Plans Drive for $4,000.
7 II was brought out at the meeting
that whereas 3lo4,509 was spent dur
ing the last year, that the organlza
tion is only making a drive for S55,-
900 during its campaign for FUNDS
which started today. This, 1t was
stated, is because the funds now be
ing raised do not include the Christ
mas and Summer outing funds.
During a lively discussion as to the
feasibility of changing the name
from Associated Charities. ii devel-
oped that the audience was about
equally divided on the question. Those
favoring a change gave as their prln
cipal argument that the word char
itv" makes 1t more difficult for the
social worker to approach the ram
lilies in need, and expressed the be-
lief that some name with that word
left out would be preferable. How
ever. many favored keeping the old
name, believing it to be the most ap-
propriate.
The matter was referred to the
board of managers for consideration.
Board Personnel "a
Resides new members elected to the
hoard of manage last night, oener
members of the board follow: Mrs.
Anne Archbold, Miss Mabel T. Board
man. Rear Admiral Willard II. Brown
SON, William H. Dc Lacy, Franklin
II. Ellis, William J. F1ather, jr.; Ar
thur HELEN, Col. Archibald Hopkins
Coleman Jennings, e. Lee Jones, Dr..
George NJ. Kober, ]. Wilmer Latimer,
A. IIsner. Miss Helen Nicolay, Cleve-
land Perkins, Duncan Phillips, ord
Preston, Mrs. Charles w. Richardson,
Miss Florence P. Spofford, Henri
White and Richard H Wilmer.