Evening star., 1933-07-30
Community Chest News
Associated Charities.

While the division of emergency re-
lief of the Board of Public Welfare is
administering relief to the unemployed.
calls are being received daily at the
Office of the Associated Charities from
socially maladjusted persons, who are
not eligible for relief from the emer-
gency relief division. Family budgets,
domestic difficulties, sickness, physical
handicaps and unemployment all re-
quire the services of trained social
worker, who. through the various agen-
cies of the Community Chest, IS able, in
almost every instance, to give much
needed relief.
In addition, Associated Charities
workers this week aided the division of
emergency relief responding to the call
Of LIE Roy Halbert, director of the di-
vision. who asked help in registering
the many applicants who come to that
Office for relief.
Catholic Charities.
A group of friends of Catholic Chari-
ties met at the Shrine of the Sacred
Heart last Sunday morning to hear
Senator McCarron of Nevada describe
the life of st. Vincent de Paul. The
occasion was the celebration Of the
Tooth anniversary of the founding Of
the Society of st. Vincent de Paul
Other speakers were Right Rev. P. c.
Gavan. Right Rev. Eugene j. Connolly
Rev. John w. Bowling and Rev. Law
renee j. Shehan. Former Senator Jo-
seph Ransden was guest.
Washington Institute Of Mental Hygiene.
Drs. Nancy Campbell, Frank Casey
and Edward F. Post have been added to
the staff of the life adjustment center,
Eol1rteo street ond Co1,rrnhio rood
Thomas R. Henry has recently accepted
an invitation to serve on the board Of
managers of the Washington Institute
of Mental Hygiene.
Phyllis Wheatley Y. w. C. A.
Mrs. Bertha Eldred of the parent
teacher association will speak on per
sonal Relationships to members of the
industrial clubs August l at pm. On
August the arts and crafts group will
meet at pm.
The second group Of campers will
leave tomorrow for Camp Clarissa Scott.
groups will leave for the camp on Au-
gust IA.
st. Vincent's Home and School.
Children of st. Vincent's Home and
School have been attending demonstra-
ton and sewing classes at Catholic Uni
versity. Glasses began June % and end
August l.
Southeast House.
Fairy Cycle" and Growing Gypsy
Queen" are among the skits which will
be produced by the dramatic classes of
Southeast House Summer Activities
School. The exhibit and program will
be on the night of August IL in the
Randall Junior High School. Miss Ger
trude Farthenia McBrown IS in charge
of dramatics.
The junior leaders of the supervised
play program, under the direction OF
Harold Martin, are conducting series
of tournaments in the blocked off street
adjoining Southeast House. Among the
junior leaders are Jewett and Julius
Gordon, Vincent Gordon, Nelson Hud-
son, LenoX Ramey. Lawrence Washing
ton, Russell Simmons and Theodore
Chapman.
Friendship House.
Ford's Landing was the scene of an
all-day outing of the Social Club. The
Happy Time Club had an outing In
Rock Creek Park, transportation being
furnished by the Rotary Club bus.
Members of the Day Home held an out
ing at the farm Of Miss Miller, near
Sandy Spring, Md.
Southwest Community House.
A group of children with mothers
and children from the Associated
Charities on July 20 spent the day at
Camp Pleasant.
Christ Child Society.
Members of the boys department are
making plans for minstrel show Au-
gust 10, IL and IL.
Merrick Boys Club reports 1877 chill
dren attended its outing at Camp Good
Will last Tuesday.
The camp maintained by the boys of
the society on the ground in the rear
of the Convalescent Farm at Rockville
is now going on its fourth week.
Regular classes in arts and crafts are
maintained at the Settlement House.
while each Thursday evening dances
have been arranged by older folks who
are house members.
18th Street Branch Y. M. c. A.
Camp Richmond, in the George
Washington National Forest near Shen.
andoah, Va, began its second two-week
camp period last Monday. Lee w.
jackson, assisted by Robert McGraw
and six councillors, Is In charge Of the
cov,y% activities