Evening star., 1927-04-12
REPORTS ARE GIVEN
TO CHARITY GROUP
Washington Council of So
ciaI Agencies Elects Exec
utiVe Committee.

Executive committee members were
elected and reports made on the work
Of the Washington Council Of Social
Agencies during the past year at the
annual meeting in the Burlington Ho-
tel yesterday afternoon.
The executive committee members
elected are Mrs. A. J. Chappell. Mrs.
Fernando Cuniberti and DR.. John A.
Ryan, who will serve three years,
while John Ihlder, vice president Of
the council and NJ. o. Chance were
reelected for three years.
They were elected following recon-.
mendations made by the nominating
committee. composed Of Newbold
Noyes. chairman; Miss Estelle Meese
and c. E. Fleming.
Points to Achievements.
Preceding the election, Mrs. w. A..
Roberts, executive secretary of the
organization, made her annual report,
in which she named the formation
Of the advisory council Of the Wash.
ington Council Of Social Agencies as
one of the outstanding achievements
of the orga nization during the past
year. She told OF the advisory council
making study Of health conditions
In the District and then making def.
mite recommendations to the District
Commissioners for improvements.
The recommendations included those
for increases in the school medical
inspection service infant hygiene
service, recommendation for a ga nj
tarium for tubercular children and
recommendation that a comprehen.
sive survey of this city's health activi-
ties be made by experts in public
health work.
The advisory council, headed by DR.
William Mather Lewis, president Of
George Washington University, chair.
man. includes many experts on social
service work
Caring for Elderly.
Mrs. Walter s. Ufford, chairman OF
the general councils family commit.
tee, reported that an extensive study
has been made on the resources for
caring for the aged in the city and
stated that the budget committee,
which is a subcommittee of her com.
nittee, will soon complete the com
pilation Of standard budget for de.
pattment families Of various sizes in
the District. Miss Cora Bradley Of
the National Catholic Service School
is chairman OF the budget committee.
Mrs. Ufford also told OF cooperating
with special committees Of the Board
Of Public welfare during the past
year.
The report of the children's commit.
tee was read by Mrs. Roberts. Mrs.
Whitman Cross, former chairman,
having Resigned. The report told Of
the committee having considered dur.
ing the past year such questions as
the control Of stage performances by
children, a new Juvenile Court bill,
new child labor bill and the care of
the feeble-minded children of the Dis.
| trict. The committee also, the report
stated, has made definite recommends
tions to the District Commissioners,
regarding the licensing OF child-caring
institutions and day nurseries.
This included recommendations that
a social investigation as to the stand
ards of work, training and fitness of
superintendents or caretakers of the
! institutions be made by the Public
| Welfare Board.
Dues Question Discussed.
Other committee reports included
| one by Miss Lydia Burklin, chairman
, of the recreation committee, who told
| of the conduct Of classes by the com.
mittee for making a study Of the val
| ue of various forms of recreation for
| children, and a report by Miss Ger
! trude n. Bowling, chairman of the
| health committee, who reported that
her committee had functioned princi.
pally in aiding the advisory council
| Of the council group.
The question Of dues to be paid by
| the various member groups OF the
council also was discussed at the
meeting, Mrs. Roberts being author
| lied to canvass the various groups in
order to ascertain their views. Mr..
Ihlder, presided at the meeting.
The annual election of officers of
the council will be held at its meeting
in the Burlington Hotel, Monday after
| noon, May 8, at o'clock, 1t is an
nounced.