Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-29
WOMEN'S POLICE
UNIT IS FAVORED
81 PrivateS Provided for New
Bureau in Bill Reported
bv House Group.

T~e Rathbonc subcommittee Of the
NAusc District committee yesterday or
.ie-ed a favorable repont on the Police
tcmcn's Bureau bill. which in various
5oT11S has been before the House for
HE past six years and on which hear
;aCS have been held repeatedly.
The subcommittee voted favorably 10
report to the full District committee
the Gibson bill which gives Mrs Nina
rsn Wrinkle, now lieutenant in charge
e. The Policewomen'S Bureau. the posi-
ton Of director With the rank Of as
sistant superintendent. creates an as
S;Stant director with the rank Of cap
tain provides for one case supervisor,
three patrol supervisors. and gives the
Wcmen'S Bureau g. prlvateS. where
there are now %.
The purpose of this legislation IS 10
provide substantive law for the Wom-
ans Bureau as a part Of the Metropoii-
tan police system.
Vote Is Unanimous.
Besides Chairman Rathhone, the
other members OF the subcommittee at
tending the meeting today were: Repre-
sena.,veS Gibson. Vermont: Jenkins.
Missouri They voted UNANIMOUSLY 10
repor; the bill
Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter president Of
the Parent Teacher Association: APP
peare6 and opposed the entire measure
on The ground that a Woman's Bureau
as s separate unit in the Metropolitan
police system IS not necessary. she
said po!icewomen are needed. but
should be distributed in the various
precincts the same as male members
OF the force.
Mrs. Ratter said the cost Of main
tenance and operation of the Police
vornen's Bureau would be sl5o.000 and
recess.tate an increase in the tax rate.
She offered a dozen or more amend
ments. which were rejected by the sub
committee.
Sees $4,000 Cost.
II think that Congress. in providing
sor additional force for the Womens
Bureau. should consider the cost 10 the
taxpayers Of the District" said Mrs.
Rafter. AT the present time serious
consideration is being given by the
House District committee 10 bills having
for their purpose the increase OF SAL
aries OF members of the Police Depart
nent II seems almost certainty that
q bill increasing the salaries OF men,
oers OF the Police Department Will be
enacted at this session.
7 feel it my duty 10 call the COM
nlittee's attention 10 the probable cost
If the number OF policewomen requested
BIZ this bill is granted. Together with
the promotion Of the present officers
the cost will be in excess OF Sl50.0O0,
and il IS my impression that this will
neceSSitate an increase in the tax rate"
Representative Blanton asked her If
she was not a close personal friend Of
Mrs Van Wrinkle. intimating that the
opposition 20 the measure was based on
petty jealous between the judge of the
Juvenile Court and Mrs. Van Wrinkle.
MIS-. Rafter replied that she was never
On friendly terms with Mrs. Van Wrinkle.
Spent Own Funds for Bureau.
Mr.. Blanton stated that a Commits
sioner Of the District had told him that
MIS-. Van Wrinkle had spent s66, 900 Of
her own money in carrying on the work
Of the Woman's Bureau. Mrs. Rafter
retoTted Mrs Van Wrinkle could afford
20 do that
Mrs. Rafter based her opposition On
the report OF the Bureau of Efficiency.
In which the recommendation was made