Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-17

Effort to Have Maryland Au-
thorities Reopen Case
Is Unsuccessful.

Following an unsuccessful attempt
to have the Maryland State Board of
Aid and Charities reopen her case,
Mrs. Effie s. Dyke, who maintains
founding home at Takoma Park. an
nounced today that she would take
court action to compel the board to
issue her a license for her boarding
home for babies at 100 Cedar avenue.
Refused a license on September 3
on the ground that she is opera ting
Illegally. Mrs. Dyke went to Baltimore
Yesterday and conferred with William
J. Ogden, secretary of the board. in
regard to having the board reconsider
it's action. According to Mr.. Ogden,
she failed to present any additional
evidence which would justify the
board in removing the ban it has
placed on the baby home.
Mrs. Dyke claimed that she was in
ignorance of the State law which pro-
hiblts infants under six months being
separated from their mothers. except
by court action, and also stated that
she believed her home was situated in
the District of Columbia and not in
Maryland. For some months Mrs.
Dyke has been claiming that the Dor.
der line runs directly through her
home and that the children occupy
quarters in the District of Columbia.
This matter was investigated by au-
thorities, however, with a result that
it was definitely determined that the
home is in Maryland.
Contrary to the report OF the com
mittee which investigated her home
several weeks ago, Mrs. Dyke also
claimed she keeps and has a complete
record of every baby given to her care,
as a G W
and that all adoptions were legally
made. This is another matter which
the Maryland board disputes.
G. T.. Gapen of the Corcoran Apart
ments. Washington, has written a let
ter to the Maryland board asking it
to reopen the case.
Mrs. Dykes in her plea for recon
sideration OF the case claimed that
she was the victim of persecution by
members of the Woman's Bureau of
tho Washington Police Force, and
that there were dozens OF other
baby boarding houses in Montgomery
County conducted along the same
lines as hers which were not being
bothered. Mr.. Ogden told Mrs. Dykes
that the case could not he reopened
unless better evidence was presented
and that the action of the board
would stand.
| Under the law Mrs. Dykes has 30
! days from the date of the refusal to
| issue her a license, which was on
| September 3, in which to take the
case 10 court for judicial review.
| According to a provision OF the act
suit must be filed in the Superior Court
| OF Baltimore City. in which jurisdic'
| ton the board is located. Announce
ment that she would take the case
to court automatically acts as stay
against any proceedings being started
against Mrs. Dykes by Robert t.
Peter, jr., States attorney OF Mont
gomery County, in which district The
home is said 10 be located, until after
the case has been decided by the court
or the 80 days allowed have expired
According 10 the report of the in
vestigating committee of the board
there are IL babies in Mrs. Dykes
care at present. the records OF which
she has only few, and that of tbs
- are illegitimate children Since
that report was made Mrs. d! kes has
acquired two more hableA