Evening star., 1927-04-11
$4,000 LOANED
TOAIDD. c. WARDS
-Four Public C-Spirited Citizens
Supply Orphan Fund Con-
gTesS Failed to Provide.

The anxiety of the District Commits
sioners over the potential fate of 4GS
juvenile wards of the Board Of Public
Welfare, who are faced with pr.va-
ton and possible hazardous exposure
as a result Of the failure of Congress
to pass the second deficiency appro-
prjati0n BILL was removed Yesterday
by promise by four prominent and
puhliC-sprited persons to loan $4,000
each for the support Of the children.
Arrangements for the loan were
made by Commissioner sydney +.
Taliaferro. who, realizing the serious
ness of the situation. spent all Of
Sunday seeking relief for the children
many of whom would have been
turned out Of boarding homes where
they have been committed by the
Board Of Public Welfare. a ruling by
Controller General MCCarl made it
impossible for the District 10 make
an advance on the appropTia tions for
the next fiscal year for the care Of
these children and the authorities
were confronted with no other alterna-
tive than to ask the aid Of public
spirited persons Of wealth.
List of Benefactors.
The four persons who promised to'
put up the 100000. the amount needed
to pay the boarding mothers for the
care of the wards during April, May
and June, are John JOY Edison. chair
man Of the Board Of Public Welfare;
John Hays Hammond. Frank J. Hogan
and Mrs. Anne Archb0ld. Each Of
them readily agreed to make a loan
of $4,000 for which they will receive
no interest. An element of risk also
is involved i'm the transaction. for il
Congress fails to pass the deficiency
bill there will be no way to return the
money.
Commissioner Taliaferro explained
that the money is not being loaned to
the District, but to the boarding moth
ers. and it will be handled by trustees.
Under this arrangement the mothers
are to indorse and turn their checks
over to the trustees or the lenders just
as soon as Congress apprOpriates the
money. Commissioner TaliaferrO and
Proctor L. Doughertv will act as the
trustees. The boarding mothers viii.
be paid by the trustees.
Issuance of Checks Arranged.
As a result Of Mr.. Taliaferro's action
in arranging for the loans James T..
GludiL VI tire bUcAiN VI L QDlit w tildIC
completed plans today to send checks
to the boarding mothers just as soon
as they are turned over to him by the
trustees of the fund. Mr.. Tariaferro
had not received any of the money
this morning, but said that he had
definite assurance from Mr. Hammond
and Mr.. Hogan that their checks for
$4,000 each would be in his hands
some time this afternoon.
Loan Speedily Arranged
The speed with which Mr.. Talia-
ferrO arranged to borrow the $40. 900
made a precedent 1t was not until .
Saturday afternoon that the Commits
siOners were informed of the CON
troller generals ruling and the seri-
BUSINESS of this situation fully realized.
Commissioner Taliaferro, who has ad-
ministration over the Districts cor
rective and charitable institutions, de
cided that something should be done
Immediately to meet the emergency.
The question of having the controller
general reconsider his decision was
suggested but the Commissioner
thought that would cause an undue de-
lay, as immediate action was neceS-
sary in view of the threats of board
ing mothers" to turn the children
back TO the Board of Public Wei
fare. The loan by persons of wealth
seemed to be the only means of relief,
so yesterday he devoted his entire
time in seeking the money, and sue
ceeded.
There are PIT mothers here earingI
for the 468 children. Many of these
foster mothers, it was said, are in bad
financial circumstances and are un-
able to continue to feed the wards
without compensation from the Dis
triCt.