Evening star., 1936-03-29
CHEST OFFICIALS
MAKE STUDY TRIP
Philadelphia Campaign
Methods Were Observed
by Kinds and Others.

A. Boyd Kinds, assistant director OF
the Community Chest, and group
of Chest staff members went to
Philadelphia, Thursday and Friday, to
observe methods of conducting the
Chest campaign there.
w. w. Wheeler, volunteer chairman
of the Civic Interest unit, spent day
there last week looking over the
Exposition of Social Work Activities"
held in the auditorium at the Quaker
City. Lack of suitable auditorium
in Washington, Mr. Wheeler said,
makes it practically impossible to hold
@ similar exposition here.
Earliest organization of the various
Chest units in the history of the
Washington Chest is forecast in the
plans of Campaign Chairman Cole
man Jennings to hold monthly cam
paign meetings. Chairmen of several
of the units have already been named
and are actively at work, and more
appointments are expected in the next
two weeks. Mr. Jennings hopes to
have all chairmen named before the
Summer lull
st. Joseph's Home and School.
The boys are beginning their out
door activities. Starting this week
they have been camping out at nights
and during the day have been build
ing bird houses.
st. Roses Technical School.
The juniors went on field trip last
Friday morning
The students last Wednesday cele-
brated the Feast Of the Enumeration
with high mass.
Southeast House.
Nurses from Freedmen's Hospital,
with the staff of the House, will in
augurate Legal Health week next
Thursday night at the settlement,
The topic for discussion will be
"Immunization" and a number of
children of pre-school age will be
vaccinated.
Christ Child Society.
Miss Mary Merrick entertained the
board at her home Wednesday with
luncheon.
Plans for organizing new Mothers
Club are being discussed.
The boys and girls will give a dance
In the gymnasium next Thursday.
The Junior League will entertain
the children next Friday with a
marionette show
Florence Crittenton Home.
Rev. Luther Long gave a talk at
the home Tuesday evening. Mrs.
A. H. Coster was in charge of the
meeting. Mrs. Alexandria Cato of
Boston also spoke
Miss Ann Rogers, social service
worker at the home, who has been
dividing her time with the Washing
ton Home for Foundlings, is putting
in full time at the home. Miss
Rogers visits and helps the girls after
they leave the home.
Southwest Community House.
The Nurses Sorority of Freedmen S
Hospital lectured to the Adolescent
Club girls on sex education last Tues
day evening.
Friendship House.
Miss Mabel Jennings and a group
Of her girls from Arlington Hall en-
tertained the Mothers Club last
Wednesday night.
Neighborhood House.
The operetta for the May Festival
will be THE Pied Piper of Hamelin. "
The afternoon programs will be made
up Of songs and dances of the
May Festival by the kindergarten de-
partment. No definite date has been
announced.
A group of ITO children and parents
attended the lecture given by Mrs.
Marie Peary Stafford, nee Marie
Ahnighito Peary, Monday evening, at
the settlement.
Mental Hygiene Institute.
A house warming will be held at
the new home, 1864 Columbia road.
next Thursday at 6 o'clock. The
public is invited.
Northeast Boys Club.
A Nature class has been formed. It
began yesterday afternoon and will
continue every Saturday afternoon.
Doc Needham is heading the class.