Evening star., 1933-03-01
women APPROVE
SOCIAL WORK PLAN
Five 0bjectives Adopted by
White House Group for
Problems Here.

Plans for a progressive program OF
social work in the Capital were laid at
a meeting of the Washington division
of the Women's Committee Of the Ma
tional Citizens Committee for Mobili-
zation Of Welfare and Relief at the
White House yesterday at the invitation
of Mrs. Herbert Hoover.
The gathering was presided over by
Mrs. John Jay O'Connor, and gen.
eral outline of the situation to be faced
was given by Newbold Noyes, associate
editor of The Star and chairman of the
last Community Chest campaign.
Mrs. Hoover, welcoming the group,
explained that the organization. orig
inally planned as body of inspira-
tion," has found so much work to do
that it would not disband at this time,
as scheduled. but would be continued
for at least another two months.
II am very much pleased to be here
and to see what an inspirational COM
mittee does" she said. II am sure that
there is room here for just such an Or
ganization."
Conditions Grow Worse.
Mr.. Noyes, painting a gloomy pic
ture of the relief situation in Washing
ton, declared the situation is getting
worse and will continue to be increas-
ingly worse throughout the year. He
attributed the condition to the fact that
additional employers have been COM
PEELED to let their employees go and to
the fact that there are more and more
people who, having weathered the de-
preston OF the past three years, are
finding themselves at the end of their
last possible resources and must now
apply to welfare and relief agencies for
help.
THE picture in Washington" he said,
'is, not happy one, and we must look
forward to facing worse conditions than
ever before"
He urged the group to use its in
f1uence n persuading Congress to per-
NIT the expenditure of more municipal
funds to meet the situation. ut is
unfair" he declared, Ito unload upon
the shoulders Of half dozen men and
women the task of always appearing
Before Congress in behalf of this reliet
need. 1t is just as much your RESPONSE
bility as that of these few who are
always being asked to shoulder it,
He declared that while relief Is the
outstanding problem just now. it should
not be permitted to overshadow to too
great an extent the need for morale
sustaining and character building or
ganizations, which are supplying some
thing just as greatly needed as food.
Pledged to Objectives.
Mrs Dwight Clark offered a list of
objectives to which the committee vot I'd
to pledge itself. Mrs Charles A. Gold
Il ,t~ar <.f l1a &c y,
lie Welfare. pointed out that the emerg-
encv relief division of the Board of pub
lie Welfare now has 5000 families under
its care. Miss Mabel Boardman. an
other speaker, suggested that jobs be
created by taking advantage of the offer
of contractors TO supervise work in the
homes. In order to give employment to
unemployed men :.
Mrs. Henry Fathers resolution that
the committee pledge itself to go before
Congress when needed was adopted.
Another resolution offered by Mrs
Frederick H. Brooke, that the committee
indorse the ideas Of Mr.. Noyes was
adopted and a third resolution was
adopted commencing the work of Mrs
Nicholas Brady. national chairman of
the Women'S division.
Mrs. Hoover. who had an appoint
ment which forced her to leave early,
held an informal reception, shaking
hands with her many friends in the
group before departing from what was
probably the last meeting on social
work she will attend as First Lady.
Mrs. O'Connor paid tribute to the
wonderful interest displayed by Mrs.
Hoover in social work problems, dating
frcm the time of her appearance here
as a cabinet lady and extending
throughout her term as chatelaine of
the White House.
Committees Obiectives.
The objectives to which the enlarged
committee pledged itself are as follows:
l. Through groups to which the
members of this committee belong and
through their personal associations to
stimulate on the part of the whole
community an appreciation of the whole
program of public and private social
service, in the realization that the COM
munity's humanitarian endeavor is a
fabric in which all threads must be
strong If the fabric itself is to support
those who are in various kinds of need.
2. To stimulate in the community an
appreciation of the value of adequate
skilled, professional and volunteer serv-
ice in the administration of relief to
that end that relief as given to those
in need may be part of constructive
plan of treatment for the needy persons
rather than merely dole which
pauperizes and enervates.
3. To interpret the human need of
the community to those in the COM
nunity who are in a position to do
something about ameliorating the con-
dition of those in need and preventing
the continuance and recurrence of this
need
4. To interpret to Congress the relief
needs of the community and to urge
upon Congress in every legitimate way
the importance of meeting these needs
so far as they properly can be met
through Washingtons City Council
the Congress of the United States.
S. To stimulate among people of
ability, confidence and good will, volun-
teer service and training for such serv-
ice, in the charitable and philanthropic
organizations Of the community.
Pope Receives Joseph B. Grace.