Evening star., 1934-10-11
VOLUNTEER RELIEF
CORPS |NDORSED
Streets Plan to Enroll Clubs
in Aiding Needy Goes
to Allen.

Volunteer workers will be enlisted
from Washington civic and profes-
sional clubs TO assist the staff of the
Emergency Relief Division in han
ding the cases of relief families, under
plan placed before Commissioner
George E. Allen today by Elwood
Street, director of public welfare.
The general plan, announced last
week by Street, was Endorsed by a
group of civic leaders meeting late
Yesterday at the District Building with
relief officials. For the present, it
was indicated, volunteer workers will
be selected through the volunteer
service of the Council of Social Agen-
cies, at 1101 M street.
Miss May HankinS, case work sup
ervisor of the relief administration, and
Mrs. w. A. Roberts, executive secre-
tary of the Council of Social Agencies,
both stressed that the volunteer work.
ers should be qualified in dealing with
relief problems.
A Planning Committee was ap-
pointed today by Commissioner Allen
at the suggestion Of Street. The
chairman is Mrs Charles Goldsmith,
who is chairman Of the Emergency Re-
lief Committee of the Board Of Public
Welfare.
Other members of the committee are
Mrs. w. A Roberts, secretary Of the
Council of Social Agencies; Mrs. Anne
Carter Green, president of the Junior
League; Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley, presi-
dent of the District Federation OF
Womens Clubs; DR.. w. L. Darby, sec
retary of the Federation of Churches
Mrs. Louise MCGUIRE, representing the
National Catholic Service School, and
Mrs. Coralie Franklin Cook, a member
of the Board of Public Welfare.
The Planning Committee will hold
its first meeting next Monday after
noon
There was some disagreement at the
conference over selection of volun-
teers. Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley, speak
ing for the District Federation OF
Women's Clubs, said the members ot
the 80 clubs in that organization
would cooperate, but doubted if they
would have time to go to Eleventh
and M streets to consult with the coun-
Gil bureau there. She suggested that
the names of three families on relief
be submitted to each of the 80 fed
Grafton clubs.
Miss Hankins said she would wan
to know who was to be assigned x
visit the relief families, as well as tht
qualifications of the volunteers.
Mrs. Joshua Evans, jr., promised
cooperation by members of the Amer
ican Association of University Womer
and the Twentieth Century Club
She agreed that unqualified volunteer
should not be enlisted, but warned
that the enthusiasm OF volunteer:
should not be dampened and that thu
channels for generosity should be KEEP
clear.
DR.. W. L. Darby, secretary of th'
Federation of Churches, said units ol
his organization would be called upon
to map out cooperative plan.
The element of kindness in relief
work was stressed by George j. Cleary
representing the st. Vincent de Pau
Society. Mrs. Julia West Hamilton
of the Phyllis Wheatley Y. w. G. A
suggested that students Of Miner Nor
NAL School and Howard Universit.
be enlisted as volunteer workers.
Others at the session included Mrs
Coralie Franklin Cook, Miss Ann
Carter Greene, president of the JUNO
League; George w. Beasley, president
Federation of Civic Associations; Mrs
Wilson Compton, Mrs. Prentiss Will
son, Mrs. Benjamin F. Weems, Mrs
Edith Salisbury, representing tn
Zonta Club; Miss Alice Webster
Quota Club; and Mrs. Bertha Jones
Soroptlmists Club.