Evening star., 1934-11-11
SCHOOL WELFARE
LEADERS REVIEW
CHILD PROGRESS
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character in boys and girls capable of
meeting any environment.
Rev. DR.. Lawrence Shehan spoke on
the work being done by one section
of the Catholic charities. This has
to do with underprivileged children.
He said the program was divided into
three parts: First, the placement of
children in institutions like st. Anne'S
Orphanage; second, boarding homes,
of which there are As in the city;
third, protection service designed to
prevent underprivileged children from
becoming delinquent. He cited the
fact that the Christ Child Gonzales
cent Home took care of non-Catholic
as well as Catholic children.
Judge James A. Cobb of the Munic-
ipal Court read a paper showing that
the Municipal Court is IAN influence
in the uplift of humanity and a lead
ing character builder"
Since 1921" Judge Cobb said, "the
Municipal Court has handled $4,000
landlord and tenant cases, where dis
tress was manifest In all these
cases, the judge pointed out, there
was always conflict between the two
conrending forces, but the court
stepped in and pacified the landlord.
The judge paid tribute to the land
lords of Washington. In all this pc
riod of depression, he said, scarcely
one out of 10 landlords elected ten
ants for non-payment of rent. He
went even farther, saying, In not
one case last year did landlord insist
upon ejecting a tenant" Landlords
are realizing, he said, that they are
their brothers keepers, and he pointed
out that here the lesson is taught.
1T is more blessed to give than to
receive"
220,806 Glass B Cases.
"Now I shall present conclusions
drawn from what are known as class
B cases, wherein the maximum
amount of the claim is $500. Since
1921, 220,806 such cases have passed
through the Municipal Court. In
many of them the plaintiff has had
no legal assistance, for it is a rule
OF the court that a person may enter
suit upon payment of SIPS and plead
his own cause. Should poverty pre-
filing fee, then the Judge orders that
the case proceed the same as any
other, and should it develop that the
plaintiff ought to have the advice of
counsel, then the court telephones
the Legal Aid Society and an at
torney is assigned and no fee is
charged. This is known as the poor
mans court, and it has several ad-
vantageS over similar courts in other
cities, the principal advantage being
that any one of the five judges is
available every day to listen to the
complaint of the man or woman
without funds who believes that an
injustice has been done.
Here the domestic may sue for
wages due; here a painter may sue
for work performed; here a tailor
may sue for clothing delivered and
not paid for. And the case thus en-
tered upon the docket receives Just as
much attention as that where the
amount involved is many times
greater"
Tells Of Boys Club.
Frank R. Jelleff, president of the
Boys Club of washington, gave the
history of that institution from the
time it was bought over as the build
ing that housed the Newsboys' Home
at Third and C streets. He said that
the idea in this work is to give the boys
what they want to do. He said that
the service is extended to boys be-
tween the ages of and 18. The
downtown Boys Club is associated
with other organizations in the city,
similar to the Boys Department of
the Jewish Community Center. Henry
w. Draper detailed the activities OF
the Georgetown Boys Club.
Other speakers on the afternoon
program were Mrs. Elizabeth Peoples,
Officer John P. Meshoff and Miss
Ethel Bubb of the staff of the Public
Library, representing Librarian George
F. Bowerman, who told Of the work
being done by the Public Library.
The evening session will take place
at 1901 Massachusetts, avenue when a
dinner will be served. DR.. William A.
White, Judge Fay Bentley and Dr.
Louise r. Stanley will be the speakers.