Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-26
FARLEY TO SURVEY
D. c. SOCIAL WORK
Council of Social Agencies
viii Concentrate on Chill
dren and JobIesS.

The field of social endeavor, with
particular reference to activities in the
Capital will be surveyed in a three-day
conference under the auspices of the
Council of Social Agencies opening
Wednesday night at the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States.
The discussions will range primarily
about the topics Of child welfare and
unemployment, with social workers of
note expounding their views.
DR.. Frederick r. Perkins, acting pres
ident of the council, will be chairman
of the conference.
Hastings to Speak
George A. Hastings, administrative
assistant to President Hoover, will be
topic being The Children'S Charter
gets under way Wednesday night, his
topic being THE Childrens' Charter"
Mr. Hastings was a member of the
White House Conference and the find-
ings of this conference on child health
and protection in their relation to the
local situation are to be given attention.
Another speaker Wednesday night will
be Rev c. H lie Blond, director Of the
Catholic Charities of Cleveland on Co
ordinated Program in the Field Of Child
Welfare"
A round-table discussion will take up
in detail the situation in Washington in
the light of the findings of the White
House Conference Thursday morning.
The speakers will be Mrs, Clara Nor
Jensen Boyer, director of the Industrial
Division of the United States Children'S
Bureau. who will speak on education in
Washington; Thomas S. Settle, secre-
tary of the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission on Recreation
for Washington's Children; Miss Louise
MCGUIRE, assistant professor of social
economics of the National Catholic
School of Social Service on dependency
and delinquency. Miss Katherine Len
root will lead the discussion Of these
papers. DR.. William c. Fowler, health
officer of the District will preside. In
the afternoon the topic will be THE
Newer Approach to Social Case Work, "
with Miss Laura Merrill of the Phila-
delphia Family Welfare Society as the
speaker. Miss Merrill's paper will be
discussed by Miss Edith Spray. assist
ant to the director of the war service
of the American Red Cross; Rev. F. j.
Haas, director of the National School of
Social Service and Miss Margaret Ha-
gan, director of Psychiatric Social Serv-
ice at st. Elizabeth'S Hospital. Paul
Benjamin, executive secretary of the
District of Columbia Social Hygiene
Society will preside.
Job Problem Due Study.
How Can Washington Solve Its Un-
employment Relief Problem?" will be the
topic for the night meeting Thursday,
at which Dr. Charles P. Neill will pre-
side. This question will be discussed
from the standpoint of public works by
Ferry K. Heath, Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury; from the viewpoint of the
Committee on Unemployment, by
George Adams, its secretary, and from
the standpoint of the individual citizen
by Edward A. Rule, chairman of the
Unemployment Committee of the Cos
mopolitan Club. Mr.. Rule will explain
the plans being worked out by service
clubs throughout the country for fur
nishing additional employment.
DR.. A. c. Christie, president of the
District of Columbia Medical Society
will preside at Friday mornings meet
ing, at which DR.. j. H. Mason Knox
director of the Child Hygiene Bureau OF
Maryland will discuss, What Has a
Community the Right to Expect From
Its Public Department in Child Health
and Protection" DR.. E. M. Bluestone,
director of the Monefiore Hospital, New
York, will discuss Hospital Admins
tration Problems in Relation to the
Community"
DR.. Frederick w. Perkins will preside
at the luncheon meeting at the Willard
Hotel on Friday at 1890 o'clock, which
will end the conference and at which
William HodSon, director of the New
York Welfare Council, will speak on
Community Team Work in the Present
Crisis"