Evening star., 1934-02-27
CATHEDRAL CANON
TO 0HEAD CHARITIES
Or. Arson Phelps Stokes
Succeeds Coleman Jen-
nings for 1884.

Or. Anson Phelps Stokes, canon Of
Washington Cathedral. was elected
president of the Associated Charities
for 1884 to succeed Coleman Jennings
at the annual meeting last night in
Barker Hall of the Y. w. c. A.
Besides the election of officers, the
occasion last night was marked by the
retirement of Walter S. Ufford. for
25 years general secretary, in recOgni-
ton of whose services the AssO~ted
Charities is arranging public dem
Onstration to take place on April %.
1t was with genuine expressions Of
regret that Mr. Ufford took his leave
of the officers, workers and friends Of
the social service agency with which
he had been associated so closely for
a quarter of a century. and high
tributes we're paid him last night by
Mr. Jennings, DR. Stokes and DR..
Frederick w Perkins, chairman of
the board.
Introduces Successor.
At the close of his review of i'm
portant mileposts in the service of
the Associated Charities, Mr.. Ufford
introduced his successor. William H.
Savin, who will assume the general
secretaryship on March l.
Besides DR.. Stokes. other officers
elected last night were Corcoran
Thorn, vice president Herbert A.
Poole. treasurer. and Mrs A P Sin
cell, assistant treasurer. Mrs. G
Rowland Chase. president of the In
Structive Visiting Nurse Society. was
chosen a member of the board of
managers to succeed Mrs Whitman
Cross, resigned. The following men,
bers of the board we're reelected for
a term of three years: John Joy Ed
son, Franklin H. Hills, William j
Flather. jr: Arthur HELEN, Mrs
Archibald Hopkins, Judge J. Wilmer
Latimer, Miss Helen Nicolay. Herbert
A. Poole, Mrs John L. Proctor, H. G
Smithy and Corcoran Thorn.
w. Frank Persons, former member
of the Board of Managers of the
Associated Charities and now director
of the national e-employment service
of the Department of Labor, was a
guest speaker. He discussed in gen.
eral the work and scope of the Fam
| lily Welfare Societies in social service
work. Referring to mass relief" as
now being undertaken through Fed
eral funds, he declared that while
this is unfortunate 1t is necessary.
Mass Relief Needed
Mass relief will need to be en-
ployed for long time to come" MI
Persons said. He pointed out. how
ever, that there is opportunity In it
for personal service by volunteer
agencies because the whole program
has for its object the desperate pur-
pose to preserve life" The humani-
tartan and spiritual aspects of the
work. he warned, must not be
neglected.
Praises UffOrd's Work.
Mr.. Jennings, in his opening re-
marks. announced his regret at re-
signing the presidency. Il have al
ways rejoiced that the work of the
Associated Charities has human
touch," he said He paid tributes to
every one associated with him in the
work he was leaving officially, and
particularly stressed the services OF
Mr.. Ufford.
The retiring general secretary, who
is rs years old. reviewed the critical
periods in the history of the organ
iZation and how they had been met
by fortunate deelopments-most OF
which were beyond the control of the
society.
He spoke of the steady increase in
demands which had been met only
by the sharing of these demands by
other agencies. Particularly, he
stressed the work taken over by the
home service division of the local
chapter of the American Red Gross
during the World War, in caring fol
the families of dependent soldiers.
Then in 1921, Mr.. Uhord said, came
the organization of the Catholi.
Charities, which accepted all new ap.
plicants of their own faith and great.
ly widened the work which had been
done hitherto in measure by the St
Vincent de Paul Societies in the vari-
GUS Catholic parishes.
Tells of Pension" Work.
In 1926. he said came the public
provision through the Board of Pub
lie Welfare for the care of dependent
children in their own homes-com
monty known as mothers pensions.
Many of the families accepted were
the type appealed for by the Asso.
ciated Charities through its Fourteen
Christmas Opportunity Fund, Mr.
Ufford said.
1t was in 1923. he said, that the
| Associated Charities was the bene.
ficiary. together with the Tubercu.
losis Association, of the gift of the
Woman's Welfare Society of its pres
ent quarters at 1922 Eleventh street.
Mr.. Ufford then referred to tht
years of the depression and its great
problem Of unemployment which lee
to the formation of the Community
Chest at the demand of business and
civic agencies who had become weary
of incessant individual appeals from
some IS different agencies.
Bore Brunt of Relief.
For nearly three years. he said. the