Evening star., 1932-09-11
PUBLIC LIBRARY

Social Welfare and Relief Work.
TN connection with the Welfare and
Relief Mobilization Conference to
be held at the White House and
Il the Mayf1ower Hotel on September
Is the Public Library calls atten-
ton to the following list Of books and
magazine articles.
The Field.
Middletown. a Study in Contemporary
American Culture, by r. S. and II.
NJ Lynd 1929. IL99
The authors have sketched the whole
round of activities of a typical Amer
ican town The results should enlight-
en- the conscientious citizen and serve
to suggest what information is needed
by those who attempt to direct the
affairs of an American city.
Intelligent Philanthropy. edited by Els
worth FariS. 1880. IF224.
Twelve eminent educators have con-
tributed to this volume, which grew out
OF the desire Of the directors of the
Wiebold Foundation to get the advice
Of specialists with reference to funda-
mental principles involved in philan-
thropy."
American Charities and Social Work.
by A. G.. Warner and others. 1880.
IG83 W24a.
A review of social and charity work
az applied to the American scene. Part
IS an attempt to give the reader a
perspective; Part is description Of
American charities in the '90s; Part 3
is an account of social work 10 years
after the war.
The Science of Public Welfare, by
Robert KelSo. 1923. 1853 K29s.
Presented from the point of view OF
the worker in the field Of public well
fare this book undertakes to assemble,
to analyZe and to appraise the knowl-
edge We now have regarding this broad
question and to afford the general
reader a guide to the rational Of mod
ern pubic welfare and social work.
Methods.
The Community and Social Welfare;
a Study in Community Organiza-
ton, by C c. North. 1881. IGN82.
I'm the modern method, this book
gives an airplane view of the social
problems of the community, the
agencies for meeting them and the
way in which these organizations may
coordinate their efforts. The book
has an extraordinary mass of authentic
material as the result of Dr. North'S
visits to over 20 cities and his inter-
views with executives and staff mem
ber5 of social and health agencies in
addition to wide research into many
reports and studies"
Social Work Administration, by Elwood
Street. 1881. IAS.St83.
This book is intended to be used as
an instrument for c,ean-cut admins
trative procedure by managers of Or
ganiZed activity, and a practical man.
ual of the theory and procedure of So
cial work administration.
Tho Organization and Administration
of Public Relief Agencies, by Rose
Porter. 1881. IG83.F2I.
"A guidance report or handbook pre-
pared at the request of the Presidents
Organization on Unemployment Relief
by the Department of Special Studies
America"
The Financing of Social Work, by A.
W. Proctor and A. A. Schuck. 1926.
IG P943f.
Effective financing of social effort
requires organization and a sense Of
and I know of no bet
ter way to produce these than by max
ing available in easily comprehensive
form the principles and technique
requisite for this purpose. This is ac-
complished by this book, and it is be-
cause OF this that 1 believe it should
prove most helpful to all who recognize
that the active participation of the
private citizen in the field of social
work marks true social progress
Mortimer L. Schiff.
Community Planning for Homeless
Men and Boys, by R. s. Wilson.
1881. HFW.W69.
A study of actual experience in a few
carefully selected communities; pre-
pared by the Family Welfare Associa-
tion at the request OF the Presidents
Organization on Unemployment Relief.
Case Studies in Unemployment, edit
ed by Marion Elderston. 1881.
HFW MIA
I'm this book, the settlements of the
country offer for inspection the make
shift pay roll Of the unemployed-inti-
mate loose-leaf records of what families
turn in. humanity speaking. to take the
place of their lost wages. Paul U.
Kellogg
Magazine Articles.
Social Service and Social Justice. Sur
vey, June IS, 1882. Pages 272, 273.
Standards for social work formulated
by the Community Executives Round
Table of Pittsburgh and Allegheny
Counties, Pa.
Getting the Most from Federal Relief,
by Gertrude Springer. Survey, July
IS 1882. Pages 324, 325, 1856.
A plea to those States now setting up
systems of relief to benefit from the
experience of the States which have
previously engaged in some form Of
governmental aid.
Balancing the Budget. Survey, August,
1882. Pages 371-374.
Community chests work out their
most difficult year by cooperative ac-
ticn with member agencies. Terse ar
ticle5 by authorities who direct the
work of these organizations.
Jones Gets Relief-Smith Gets Work,
by j. P. Sanderson. Survey, July Is,
1882. Pages 327, 328.
"A made-work program. desirable as
it is and unequestionably subject to
greater development with greater i'm
agination, nevertheless remains sub
stitute for normal industrial demands
and is therefore, social rather than in
duStrial in its character"
Construction as Unemploy-
ment Relief, by D. H. Sawyer An
nails of the American Academy of
Political and Social Science. July,
1882. Pages 133-135.
The director of the Federal Employ
ment Sterilization Board outlines the