Evening star., 1933-12-17
SOCIAL WORKERS
WILL LEAD FORUM
League of Women Voters Sc
cures Prominent Speakers
for Institute.
BY stafr Correspondent Of The Star.

By STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Nd. December 16.-
Difficulties faced by communities with
inadequate recreational facilities and
solutions for the problems with which
they are confronted will be discussed by
II speakers at the public welfare in
stitute to be held by the Montgomery
County League of Women Voters in the
court house here January S.
Plans for the institute, inaugurating a
series of public meetings to be conducted
by the league this Winter to outline
adult and child welfare questions, we're
completed by the leagues Child We'll
are Committee today after three months
of intensive work arranging for the
appearance of noted speakers.
An all-day program has been prepared
and the morning session opening at
1890 o'clock will be devoted to a dis
cussion Of the difficulties faced by a
community with an increased amount of
leisure time and an inadequate prepara-
ton for its use.
The meeting will be called to order by
Mrs. Raymond L. Clapper of Chevy
Chase. chairman Of the Welfare COM
mittee, and will then be turned over to
Mrs. Charles z. Ellicott of Baltimore.
president of the Maryland League of
Women Voters, who is to preside Mrs.
Ellicott is the mother of DR.. v. L. Eli
colt, Montgomery County health off,
Ger.
Rev. John O'Grady Of the National
Catholic Welfare Association will speak
1n the topic of the morning subject from
community standpoint; Miss Jesse La
Sale, assistant superintendent of public
schools in Washington, from an educa-
tors viewpoint: Judge R. Granville
Curry Of the County Juvenile Court
from the standpoint of the Juvenile
Court. and Miss Aida c. Bowler of the
United States Children's Bureau, from
the standpoint Of social agencies. DR.
Edwin W. Br00me, superintendent oil
public schools in the county, is to be the
discussion leader
Following luncheon Mrs Walter E
Perry, president of the County League
of Women Voters, will preside over the
afternoon session, which is to be given
over to the community's consideration
Of ways and means Of meeting the prob
lem OF adequately preparing for the use
of leisure time
The speakers and the standpoint from
WHICH tIley Will CdIk on the subject are
to be as follows:
DR.. William Burdick of Baltimore. d.
rector of the Playground Athletic League
OF MARYLAND, placing responsibility; Ray
Smith Wallace of New York City, CHIEF
consultant for the National Recreation
Association, and Miss Ella Gardner oi
the United States Children's Bureau
planning a community program for dif-
! ferent age and interest groups of a
| rural and urban community: DR.. j. B
| Blackwell of Baltimore director of adult
education for the Maryland State Board
| OF Education, adult education as q
means of rectifying the leisure problem
Irving c. Root, chief engineer of the
observation-disclosures Capital Park and
Planning Commission. steps in the de-
velopment of Montgomerv's parks and
Fairgrounds. Miss Lavinia Engle Of
Forest Glen. member of the House OF
Delegates and the Montgomery County
Board of Education, will speak on g
similar topic
Mrs. Claude Mitchell of Silver Spring
will lead the discussion to follow the aft
| ernoon addresses.