Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-19

! Church Of Baltimore was introduced,
who spoke on the subject OF crippled
! children. She has been going'through-
out the State bringing this subject 10
the attention of the clubwomen ana
endeavoring to make survey OF the
number of crippled children IN the
State that are not being cared TOR she
said that in Baltimore alone there are
! $500 to 1000 crippled children not re-
cciving proper care. They can't 60 10
school except by bus, nor can they earn
living except In special work. vi the
! total number, SO per cent can be cufcd,
| IS per cent can be helped and only 20
per cent are hopeless. The WORK OF
| this league. Mrs. Church said, Is loor-
| fold. to give medical care, cduca'ioh'
vocational guidance and proper worn
| She estimated that every lnproouctiVc
nerson costs the Government $4,000 a
| wear. and the majority of these crippled
children can be made productive with
| proper care and educational training.
Mrs. Church asked that the CLUBS
form chapter. If they would, ana STUDY
| the problem, appointing members iloiil
| the various organizations IN thelr
| county In her work in the counties OF
| this State she found that II out OF the
! % counties did not know the situation
| in their own counties. nor had any plan
| And she urged the clubs to get behind
this work and do their utmost to aid It,.
Mrs. Small made motion that TINS
matter be referred to the social service
worker. to be brought before the eX-
ccutive board of the Social Service
League and reported back to the &C.
ecutiye board of the federation TO be
taken to the individual clubs.
Mrs. Ivan Weld, chairman OF edu-
cation. said that the nutrition classes
would be opened March ! and that
Monday, March 5. the nutrition WORKER
would be at the Bethesda School:.
Poolcsville. Jacksonville. Dickerson ana
ColeSville are also on the list, ana the
nutrition worker will so out INTO the
outlying districts to acquaint the peo..
pic there with the work. The Red
Cross is financing the Work.
In speaking on illiteracy. she remind
cd the meeting that in 1880 a new CEN
Sis would be taken and 1t would be
we'll to proceed with whatever work we
could to lower the illiteracy average
before that time The causes OF INT
eracy. Mrs Weld said, were inadequate
schools, inadequate attendance ana
TRANSFORMATION. to which she would add
health. She expressed a desire tor
more vocational guidance in the
schools. saying that with guidance the
children would make more progress in
the schools. She concluded ller report
with an appeal for more school buses,
especially for high schools. so that more
children might be able TO attend the
high schools and ct a better cduca-
tional foundation,
Mrs. Bowman, chairman OF social
service. appealed specifically for sheets,
comforts. underwear and shoes for the
Social Service League. She said they
had q great need for these articles.
Due to the unusual weather conditions
the league has had an extremely large
number OF cases to care for end they
constantly need money TO carry on their
work. The receipts this year were Just
under those Of last year. the total this
year being S3049.50 so far.
In speaking Of the pageant that The
league is TO give in June. at the Fair
grounds in Rockville. she said that the
script was being written by Mr.. Morgan
ana would depict the history of Mont
eomery County from its inception She
specially requested suggestions from the
clubs for this work and for raising
money TO promote the enterprise, There
will be boxes for sale and some have
already been spoken for. The pageant
is going TO be beautifully put on and
will be an event Of considerable i'm
rortance.
Mrs George w Morcy. chairman of