Evening star., 1934-01-03
FREE HOT LUNCHES
GIVEN 1882 PUPILS
Program Launched in 35
Schools-4.OO1 Students
10 Be Cared For.

By next week only l24 Of the 4'Ool
Washington public school pupils re,
ported in need of free hot lunches will
be without that service, under the pro-
gram launched yesterday.
This was indicated in reports from
the first days lunch service yesterday,
showing 1892 pupils received hot
meal then and that by next week an
additional 1.045 will receive the service.
In a statement to Commissioner
George E Allen, just before the Christ
mas holidays, DR.. Frank W, Ballou,
superintendent of schools, reported
40Ol pupils were unable to pay fo-
needed lunches. OF this total, $50 were
reported to be in the teachers colleges
and in the senior and Junior high
schools. This group, the report as
serted, could be cared for in the cafe
terias of the schools they attended.
Thus, with the needy pupils of these
three groups of institutions ALREADY
being cared for. 1892 elementary school
pupils being served this week and l .O40
more scheduled for service next ,'eek.
the total number of public school pupils
receiving the lunch by then will b.
brought to 1917.
Others Included Soon.
The remaining l24. located in widely
scattered schools will receive lunches
no later than the third week of the
program, Robert L. Haycock. assist
ant superintendent Of schools and
chairman of the Official Lunch Com
mittee, said today
Report from the field on Inauguration
OF the lunch plan yesterday showed the
lunches were served in 35 different
school houses, but that the total num-
Der Of children affected represented
"A schools Next weeks extension of
the program will embrace "a more
school buildings
Meanwhile, the District Emergency
Relief Headquarters took definite steps
today to secure domestics for each of
the schools. These women, selected
from the lists CT unemployed. will serve
the lunches and clean up after them.
Volunteers to Remain.
The first of these women will 60 on
duty before the end of the week, it is
hoped. However, they will not replace
entirely members of the Parent Teacher
Associations of the various schools who
have volunteered to assist in the lunch
service. These mothers, who this week
are doing all the work. will continue
with the project in order to maintain
"homelike" and "motherly" atmosphere
for the lunch recipients
Appointment OF a committee of Is
civic and welfare leaders to advise Dis
trict and school authorities in lunch
program was announced today by Com
missioner George E. Allen
Members of the Advisory Committee
are Mrs. Frederick Brooke. member of
the National Council. Girl Scouts of
America; Mrs. ]. N. Saunders. president,
District of Columbia Congress of Par
entS and Teachers: Mrs. John Boyle.
jr.; Mrs. Harvey w Wiley. president.
District Federation of Woman's Clubs;
Mrs. Eleanor Patterson. editor of the
Washington Herald, NeWbold NoyeS,
president of the Community Chest and
associate editor of The Evening Star:
Lowell Mellett, editor of the Washing
ton Daily News; Mrs. Anna Conlon;
John B. Colpoys editor of the Trades
UnioniSt; Mrs. William Archer Roberts.
secretary, Washington Council of Social
Agencies; Rev. DR.. Lawrence Shehan,
assistant director of Catholic Charities;
Or. Walter S. Ufford. Associated Char
tiles; Mrs. Charles Goldsmith president,
Jewish Social Service Agency; Dr.