Evening star., 1927-05-12
BOARDS WILL URGE
WELFARE CHANGES
Associated Charities and Cit
izen's Group Adopt Re-
form Program.


1922 Eleventh street yesterday after
noon, adopted an extensive program
of recommendation to be made to the
Bureau Of EEciency and the District
Commissioners for improved health
and welfare facilities in the District
of Columbia. This recommendations,
coming under seven general heads.
were as follows:
Recommendation for "a sufficient
number of school medical and dental
examiners and school nurses to insure
every child a thorough physical ex-
animation at the beginning OF It's
school wear, that remediable physical
handicaps to the child's educational
progress might be discovered and their
correction secured at the earliest pos
Sible moment.
"An reased staff of physicians at
the tuberculosis health clinic, with
compensation sufficient to command
regular attendance and specialized
skill in diagnosis of all persons. both
children and adults, visiting the clinic;
also a sufficient staff of tuberculosis
nurses to service the clinic and do fol-
low.up work in the homes of clinic
D3IlPDlS
istered as suffering from tuberculosis,
so far as the services Of such nurses
may be desired by the private physi.
clans of such patients.
Tuberculosis Precaution.
"The object of the latter recommen-
dation," it was stated, lis that the
presence of tuberculosis may be dis
covered as early 0s possible following
the onset of the disease, so that the
children in the homes of patients may
he properly protected and that the pa
tient may be advised as to the impor-
tance of suitable sanitorium or other
medical treatment while there is still
possibility of the arrest or cure of the
disease"
The next recommendation was for
'the completion of the Training
School for the Feeble Minded on a
scale sufficient to accomplish the OBJ
ject for which the institution is in
tended-the care and training of the
feebIe-minded children of the District
of Columbia and the protection of fee
ble-minded women of child-bearlng
age. A new municipal lodging house,
constructed along sanitary and mod
erns lines, with accommodations for
homeless women and homeless men.
"a study of present housing condi-
tions in the District of Columbia by
housing engineers or those acquainted
with the problems of congestion and
overcrowding and other insanitary
and unwholesome conditions, in order
that a practicable and reasonable So
luton of Washington's long-standing
and much-debated alley problem may
be found
IA -A- aAI
for the Board of Public Welfare to In
sure proper visitation and supervision
to it's public wards committed to its
guardianship by the Juvenile Court,
whether such wards are institutions
or in foster or boarding homes: also
an increased staff for that department
of the Board OF Public Welfare which
is charged with providing home care
for dependent children under the new
and so-called mothers pension act, to
secure for such children adequate su.
pervision and visitation by the stan
Of the department.
Increased appropriations to carry
out the obvious purpose Of the act, to
provide home care for dependent chill.
dfen.' in order that there may be no
waiting list among those who In the
Judgment of the Board OF Public Wei.
benefits of the act"
Probers Solicit Opinions.
The recommendations, which were
approved in the form of q resolution,
were offered by Walter S. Ufford, sec.
retary of the board OF managers Of
both organizations, who said that the
Bureau of Efficiency 10 engaged in aft
extensive study Of health and social
welfare needs In the District and that
IL has invited the opinions and recon.
mendations of civic charitable and
other organizations concerned with
welfare problems.
The boards voted to make each
member of each board responsible for
raising the sum of $3.50 during the
present fiscal year of the organiza.
tions. in order to aid in taking care Of
of the two bodies being placed at
$4,000. Mr.. Ufford reported the sum
OF $51, ,S19 on hand ready to be placed
in the banks. This sum, with addi.
tional money already pledged, he said,
brings the total at the present time to
about $5S, 900.
The boards indorsed recent resolu-
tons adopted by the Washington
Council Of Social Agencies. The in.
dorsements included approval OF the
councils plan of placing the maxi
mum dues Of any organization having
delegates in the council at 5000 a year
and the minimum dues at $25, and
the approval Of a council plan restrict.
ing those organizations paying $500
TO Ave council delegates; those be-
tween $50 and 800, four delegates; be-
tween $25 and $50, three delegates,
fxsfa -
Ufford explained the council favored
the latter plan under the belief that
the organizations paying the greater
sums OF money will have the largest
amount of interest at stake and should
be entitled to the larger representa-.
ton.
Invite Outside Delegates.
The boards also approved of the
councils plan for inviting health and
welfare committees of civic and trade
groups and women's clubs to send
delegates TO the council, with dues to
be placed at $40 a year.
Evan II. Tucker, vice president OF
the board Of managers OF the Citizens
Relief Association, presided at the
joint meeting, having been invited tc
do so by Coleman Jennings, chairman
of the board of directors Of the Asso
ciAte0 Charltle6.
Prior to the joint meeting the board
OF managers of the Associated Chari
ties held its monthly meeting and re-
elected Mr.. Jennings chairman. The
board also elected Herbert A. Poole
the assistant treasurer, to serve as
temporary treasurer until successo,
in found to fill the Office Of John Joy
Edison, who had served the organiza
ton as treasurer since the year 1895
it was stated. and whose resignation
was accepted at yesterdays meeting
Mr.. Edison resigned, 1t was said, tt
give all his time TO other business.
motion was adopted to send him G
message OF appreciation for his Ions
service.
The board adopted a resolution au
thorizing the Summer outings com
mittee Of the Associated Charities Il
borrow, II necessary, money not In ex
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