Evening star., 1926-06-19
WELFARE BOARD
TO MEET TUESDAY
Director Expected to Be
Chosen Then-Nine Men,
bers Named by City Heads.

Organization Of the newly created
Board of Public Welfare. the person
nel of Whic,t was appointed yesterday
afternoon ~ the District Commission
ers. will be completed at a meeting in
the District Building Tuesday MORN
ing at IL o'clock.
Nine persons prominently identified
~--.a social and welfare work in the
~4sir1ct were named to constitute the
new board. which will begin to func-
ton July 1. supplanting the Board of
Charities, the Board of Children's
Guardians and the board of trustees
of the National Training School for
Girls.
Members Of Board.
Members of the board and their
tenure follow:
For a two-year term: DR.. George
NJ, kober. dean of the Georgetown
University Medical School and mem
her of the Board of Charities; Mrs
Emmett J. Scott, wife of the secre-
ary-treaSurer of Howard University
and Edward J. Newcnmb of the Con-
Eress Heights Citizens Association.
e'or a four-yeIv term: John JOY
E6son, chairman OF the Board of
Charities: Mrs. Hugh ). Cumming.
formerly a member q the board OF
School for Girls and w. W. MILAN.
president OF the Board of Childrens
Guardians
Eor SiX-year term: Frederick W.
McReynolds of the Board of Children's
Guardians. former Judge Michael Nj.
Doyle of the Board of Children's
Guardians and Mrs. Charles Gold
smith, prominent in Jewish social wei
tare work
Selection of the different terms was
determined by lot
Cuno II. Rudolph. chairman of the
Board of District Commissioners, in
announcing the appointments, pointed
out that Mr.. Edison and DIR. Kober
were reluctant to accept the offices on
the board, and did so only after hav-
Ing been convinced that the intimate
knowledge gained by their long serv
Ice fitted them for this important
work.
The board at it's organization meet
ing is expected to nominate a director.
There are several candidates for this
position, among them former Senator
Ball of Delaware. George ). Wilson.
who has been secretary of the Board
Of Charities since its creation in 1900,
has been mentioned. however, as first
choice for the position.
The new board, under the law, will
nave cOHlpeiS anu exclusive COHlTOl
and management Of the following in
stitutions of the District: The work
house st OccOquan. the reformatOry
at Lorton, the Washington asylum
and Jail. the National Training School
for Girls, the Gallinger Municipal Hos
pital, the tuberculosis Hospital. the
Home for Aged and Infirm. the Mu
nicipal Lodging House, the Industrial
Home School, the Industrial Home
School for Colored Children and the
District Training School in Anne
Arundel County. Md
Besides nominating the director of
public welfare, who will be the eXecu-
tive officer of the new board, the
members at their organization meeting
also will eject a chairman, vice chair
man and secretary. Under the act
creating the board it will be necessary
to hold not less than nine regular
monthly meetings each year. The
board will have authority to make all
necessary rules, regulations and ad-
ministrative orders governing the
organization of it's work and the dis
charge of it's duties as will promote
efficiency of service and economy of
Opera tion