Evening star., 1932-10-09
Information Gained as to
Emergency of Situation Will
Be Passed Down.
RELIEF, HEALTH AND
CHARACTER ARE TOPICS
Halbert, in Charge of $3.50, 900
U. S. Aid, to Address First Meet.
ing Tuesday at Willard.


acquaint selected group of Community
Chest workers with first-hand informa-
tion as to the emergency of the un-
employment and relief situations in
Washington, will be held in the Willard
Hotel this week, beginning on Tuesday
afternoon.
Among those who will attend the
institute, to be held in the Willard
room each afternoon from Tuesday to
Friday, between 4 and $50, are lead
ers of the advance guard, presidents
of agency boards and Chest officials. 1t
Is hoped. according to Mrs. John Jay
O'Connor, chairman of the speakers
unit, under whose auspices the institute
is to be held, that these key persons can
be equipped with information which
they in turn can pass on to members Of
their various organizations.
Four subjects are to be discussed
relief, public and private: health plans
for the city, character building and its
place in civic program, and the Com
munity Chest 1888 campaign.
Leroy Halbert, in charge of the dis
tribution of the municipal fund of
$350,000 which was authorized by Con-
greSs. will discuss public relief at the
opening meeting Tuesday. He Is ex-
pected to deal with the part municipal
funds should play in amelioration of
destitution in the Capital.
Talks on Private Relief.
Walter S. Ufford. general secretary of
the Associated Charities: DR.. John
O'Grady, director of Catholic Charities.
and Arthur Rcsichan, director of the
United Hebrew Relief Society, will talk
on private relief.
The place of health agencies in time
OF stress will be discussed at Wednes-
days meeting by DR. William A. White.
superintendent of st. Elizabeth's Hos
pital. The eminent psychiatrist also
will outline the social and mental con-
ditions which are the outgrowth of the
economic depression of the past three
years. Rev. Calvert E. Buck, superin-
tendent of the Episcopal Eye Ear and
Throat Hospital, will talk on the place
OF the hospital in public health pro-
gram. while Miss Gertrude Bowling, di-
rector of the Instructive Visiting Nurse
Society, who was chairman of the
Council of Social Agencies Committee
on Health for several years. will discuss
the situation as it confronts the field
worker.
Character building will be the topic
for discussion on Thursday afternoon.
Miss Katharine Lenroot or Miss Aida
Bowler of the United States Childrens
Bureau, will discuss the children's pro-
gram in Washington as it relates to
the national program Mrs Harold
Doyle of the Y. w. C. A. will talk on
leisure time programs for girls and
the emergency problems Of boys will be
discussed by Linn c. Drake, Boy Scout
executive.
Chairman Noyes to Speak.
The final program Friday will be
devoted to plans for selling the Com
munity Chest this year Newbold Moves.
campaign chairman. will speak on the
need of community support for the
Chest and Elwood Street. director of
the Chest, will outline the framework
OF the campaign organization.
There will be general discussion fol-
lowing the regular talks at each meet
ing
Meanwhile, Lloyd B. Wilson, chair
man of the group solicitation unit. an
nounced last night the completion Of
his unit, with the exception Of appoint
ment OF key men. Area chairmen and
section chiefs have all been named and
include:
For area I, Mr.. Wilson has appointed
S. Percy Thompson, chairman; Robert
B. Swope, vice chairman: E. A. Drumm,
secretary, and the following section
chiefs: D. McKinstry, c. H. Pardoe,
Grant Leet, Howard j. Jackson, A. E. F.
Horn, Charles Claggett, Frank Kerr, A.
P. Reeves and Robert Dougan.
Ben T. Webster is chairman of area 2,
Charles A. Stott Is vice chairman; Miss
Virginia Wingfield Is secretary, and the
following section chiefs: Charles w.
Clayton, Charles A. Goldsmith, R.
Kelvin Shiyers Herman F. Carl, Louis
j. Grayson, Russell P. Freeman, David
S. Bethune, Donald L. Luxford,' Arthur
c. Smith, Reginald H. Pledge, c. w.
Handley.
William w. Everett heads area 3 as
chairman; C. Fenton Fadeley is vice
chairman; Fred L. Dawson, secretary,
and Lee Eynon, Walter S. Pratt, jr.;
W. N. Freeman, H. G. Rich, Harry
Blake. E. j. Murphy. Etephen H. Takes
and c. H. Frame are section chiefs.
Fourth Area Group.
The fourth area has William Mont |
gomery as chairman. j. c. KoonS, vice |
chairman; c. E. Fleming, secretary, and |
Daniel l.. Norman, T. P. Dowd. T. P. |
Kingsbury, c. L. McCray, John A. |
Ramon, Harry B. Plankinton. Edgar |
Morris, H. H. Kidwell. Clarence P. Nor
ment, jr; L. Dennison and John J.
Payette as section chiefs.
In addition to the four areas which !
are also covered by the metropolitan |
unit Chairman Wilson has named an !
additional group under the heading of |
Area v, which will deal with the banks |
and brokerage houses throughout the |
city. This group is composed of George |
Vass, chairman; Nelson v. O'Neal, vice |
chairman; Miss Saida Hartman. secre- |
tary, and Lanier p McLachlen, Thomas |
j. Groome, F. P. H. Siddons. Wilmer |
Waller, C. F. Burton, c. K. Kurtz, Sec
ton chiefs.
These section chiefs, with the assist !
ance of the area chairmen and Chair |
man Wilson, will select key men in the |
approximately $50 organizations en-
ploying 20 or more persons, which will |
be solicited this year by the group
solicitation unit