Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-03
COUNTY'S CHARITY
DRIVE S575 SHORT
Montgomery League Hopes
to Complete Quota in
Chevy Chase.
BY a stan Correspondent of The Star.

BY stan Correspondent Of The Star.
NORBECK, Nd, June 3.-Although
6 of the II districts Of the county
equaled or exceeded their quotas, the
annual drive for funds of the Mont
gomery County Social Service League
fell $575.05 short of its goal, 1t was
announced last night at a meeting OF
the league In the Manor Club.
Walter B. Armstrong, chairman OF
the Finance Committee, In charge OF
the drive. said that he thought the
required amount of money would be
obtained, however. when the soltcita-
ton Is completed in Chevy Chase. He
explained that the drive gained a late
start there and only $500 has been OBJ
tanned to date. He said the Chevy
Chase quota is 81, 500 and that last year
the community contributed nearly 81
600, which mark he expects 1t to equal
this year.
$7,s49.s5 Contributed.
The quota for the county was set at
$8425, while $7,84995 was contributed.
Those districts equaling their quota
were Rockville and Bethesda. while the
Cabin John, Glen Echo. Potomac. Oh
ney, Damascus and Silver SPRING
Woodside districts exceeded their
quotas.
H. Courtney Jenifer, Baltimore at
torney, who was the chief speaker last
night, urged the administration OF 1u-
venile courts independently Of politics.
Juvenile court judges should be selected
solely for their ability and understand
ing of social problems, he declared.
Proper Contacts Urged.
The Judge should have proper con-
tact with some social agency he said,
and the agency should do everything
possible to prevent juvenile cases reach
ing the courts. He said the social
agency should act at request Of the
Judge and that 1t should be made IN
dispensable to the management OF the
court.
The speaker said the two greatest
legislative needs in Maryland are for
law which would penalize mothers
which would not only send man to
jail for non-support, but would contain
some provision whereby he would be
compelled actually to support his family
| The meeting opened with short talk
by DR.. j. w. Bird, president, in which
he explained the work and purposes OF
the league.
Income Is Reported.
Mrs. Milton H. Bancroft. treasurer,
reported 25,074 income for 1901 and
disbursements Of $23,289.
Miss Willie Green Day, new execu-
tive secretary. reported that the league
had helped SIG families during the past
year. OF these, 2o3 families were given
material assistance. She said the out
standing social service problem during
the year was that Of unemployment,
which figured in about a third OF the
cases. The next most important prob
lem. she said, was that of i'll health,
while personality and behavior cases
came next in order of Importance.
There were only % Juvenile Court
| cases during the year, she declared, as
/ against 81 last year, showing the helpful
work being done by the league.
Ten directors were elected for three
year term. They were Mrs. Gilbert
Grosvenor. Bethesda; Thomas c. Kelley
! Jamestown; Mrs. Lawson King, Gath
ersburg; Donald A. De Lashmutt, Rock
Vile; George w. Davis, Woodside; Mrs
Richard Fay Jackson. Chevy Chase;
Frederic P. Lee, Edgemoor; DR.. George
| c. Shinn, Forest Glen; c. H. Gcdbold
Cabin John Park, and Mrs. Joseph G.
Mcguire, Chevy Chase.
| Speakers other than those mentioned
included Miss Estelle Moore, Mr.. Kelley
Mrs Jackson, Mrs. George G. Shinn and
Supt. of Schools Edwin c. Broome.