Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-04-17
WELFARE LEADERS
VALUE STRESSED
DR.. F. W. Perkins, Head of
Council of Social Agencies,
Addresses Body.

The value of creative and con-
structive social welfare leadership to
a community which is planning to
spend 100000 for relief this year
was emphasized yesterday by DR..
Frederic w. Perkins, president of the
Washington Council of Social Agencies,
at the councils thirteenth annual
meeting in the Central Y. w. C. A.
Another feature of the meeting was
a march of time" pageant depicting
the progress and activities of II well
fare agencies organized by the council
in the Is years Of its existence. The
pageant consisted Of a costume pa
rade, arranged under direction Of Mrs.
w. A. Roberts, executive secretary of
the council; Mrs. Marie Moore For
rest Of the Community Center Depart
ment, and Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley,
president of the District Federation of
Women's Clubs.
Cited Work of Council.
DR.. Perkins reviewed the history of
its service to the community in CO.
ordinating the activities of various
welfare agencies and planning to meet
emergencies as thay arise In this
regard, DR.. Perkins cited the work of
the council in establishing a transient
bureau when the depression drove
countless deserving boys and men
from their homes. DR.. Perkins point
ed out that when the Federal Emer-
gency Relief took over the transient
agency it not only approved, but
adopted the policies Of the private Or
ganization.
A detailed report on the past years
activities of the council was made to
the luncheon meeting by Mrs. Rob-
erts, who emphasized the necessity of
working for the passage of various
bills relating to family welfare, in
Guiding the old-age pension bill and
another to improve the adoption laws.
The pageant illustrated the activi-
ties of the councils volunteer workers,
the washington Institute for Mental
Hygiene, the Bureau of Rehabilitation,
the Bureau for Transients, the Legal
Aid Bureau, the Clothes Conservation
Group, the Subsistence Gardens Com
mittee. the Community Canning Gen.
tiers Committee, the Group Hospital
izaticn Committee and the Com
munity Chest Christmas program
Another costume group represented
the establishment of the Washington
Community Chest.
Floral Tribute for Woman.
A Santa Claus in costume, played
by Mrs. Mary F. C. Lutre, illustrated
the many Christmas activities fos-
tered by the council, including the
TOY matinee" programs held each
year by The Star in cooperation with
Warner Bros. The Santa Claus also
presented a floral tribute to Mrs.
Roberts in recognition OF her Is years
Of service, and Is eggs to DR.. Perkins,
with the remark, Here is setting of
eggs. I wonder what you will hatch
out next"
DR.. Perkins term expires next
month, when the councils board of
directors will select a president for
the new term.
The following members were re-
elected to the councils board of di-
rectors yesterday: Mrs. Whitman
Cross, Mrs. Wilson Compton and Allen
Pope. New directors were J. Bernard
Wychoff and Campbell c. johnson.
Those elected to the council as
members at large for one-year terms
were Mrs. Jasse c. Adkins, Mrs. Whit
man Cross, DR.. w. L. Darby, Clarence
Phelps Dodge, Mrs. Henry Grattan
Doyle, Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, John
1hlder, John Locher, Miss Louise Nc
Guire, Lewis Merriam, DR.. Frederic w.
Perkins, Walter S. Ufford, Mrs. WAL
ter S. Uford, j. Bernard Wykoff and
DR.. D. w. Willard.