Evening star., 1928-11-18
SOCIAL GROUPS ACT
ON WELFARE WORK
Four Committees Engage in
PROGRAMS of Constructive
Assistance.

Four committees of the Council OF
Social Agencies are engaged in extern
sjve programs of constructive work re-
isting to child welfare, health, recrea-
ton, and family welfare on lines re-
ported by their respective chairnen al
the last meeting Of the council.
The cfildren's committee, OF which
Miss Lydia Burklin is chairman, is tax
inc an active interest in additional
homes for temporary care Of children;
creation of a central bureau for adnlis-
sion and discharge of children IN in
stitut;ons: legislation to enable the
public Welfare Board TO receive Tor
Temporary care dependent children
without court action; Codiflcatlon OF
laws pertaining to children; establish
ment of a central pSychiatrlc service
for children and provision for licensing
and supervising of all boarding homes
and institutions.
Health Committee.
The health committee. of which Miss
Gertrude H. Bowling. director of the
Instructive Visiting Nurses, Is chair
man. is cooperating with the Mon
eav Evening Club in its effort to IN
duce Congress to raise the standard OF
expenditures for health services IN the
District as recommended by the Bu-
reau of Eficiency. Miss Bowling's COM
mittee also is working to bring about
favorable action of Congress on the bill
for a children's tuberculosis Sanatorlum.
The recreation committee of which
Miss Sybil Baker. director of the Com
munity Center, is chairman, has been
gathering data for the past year for a
survey of existing recreational oppor-
tunities of Washington, exclusive OF
public institutions and commercial pro-
jects. This survey is now nearing
completion and will soon be ready for
publication. The council also is con-
Quoting a course of study for workers
in girls-service organizations. These
classes meet at the Y. w. C.. A. Tues
day evenings. Another course of study
sponsored by the council is for Child
Welfare workers and classes are open
Monday mornings at the Y. w. c. A.
The family committee. under the
leadership of Mrs. Walter S. Ufford,
has been working through several sub
committees for practical results. That
dealing with the training of workers is
headed by Miss Louise Mcguire of the
National Catholic Service School. This
committee has arranged five-day in
stituts for professional family case
workers beginning December 4. The
institute will be conducted by Miss
Ruth Hill, staff member of the Aneri-
an Association for Organizing Family
Gocial Work. Practically all staff
71ambers CT the various agencies have
gistered.
QueStionnaireS Used.
Mrs. Margaret Ford, as chairman of
- subcommittee on travellers and
21n-reSidents, and Miss Rosa Brown,
\ charge of the subcommittee on de-
c2rtion and non-Support, have sent out
Questlonnaire3.. to various agencies
meeting thrc~ problems.
Miss EOs M. Ross of Walter Reed
Hospital. chairman of the subcommit-
tee on the handicapped. Is making a
study of the new law on compensation.
She has already made a recommends
ton in favor of the Summer bill for
vocational rehabilitation of the civilian
handicapped.
The subcommittee on the budget. of
which Miss Cora Bradley is chairman.
has prepared a study of clothing, food
and housing. the Aforementioned having
been used by several national organi-
zations. Other subcommittee are
those on legal aid. Miss Louise 0. Beall.
chairman; employment and vocational
guidance, Miss Fay Bentley, chairman.
ana care Of the aged and incurable,
Miss Villa Murray, chairman.