The Washington times., 1938-08-27
Welfare Unit
Selected By
Federation
BY MARY PADGETT

the District Federation Of Wom.
ems Clubs, whose chief interest
is the selection Of their vice
chairmen, division chairmen and
committee members in prepara-
tion to launching work Of the
next three-year administration
of the Federation under the
presidency of Mrs. Ernest Hum
phrey Daniel.
Mrs. Horace j. Phelps, chair
man Of the department Of weE
fare, has carefully selected o
group of women well qualified
in welfare work to head the di-
visions under her department.
Mrs. Phelps, a member Of the
Petworth Woman's Club, has
been active on the committee Of
public welfare of the Fedora
tion Of Citizens Associations for
about six years, studying and
following the welfare situation
in the District.
HOUSING AND RELIEF
Mrs. Charles H. Bair, presi-
dent Of the Sunshine and Com
munity Society, will serve as
vice chairman Of the public well
fare department. The division
of child welfare will be headed
by Mrs. j. j. Staley, of the
Twenty-Five Club. The division
of community service will have
as its head Mrs. Carl K. Maholm,
Of the Petworth Woman's Club.
Mrs. Maholm'S group will handle
all the Federation's direct chari-
table and family service work,
as well as the study of the houS-
ing and relief situation here.
Mrs. Louis j. Smith, of the
Reba Barrett Circle Of the Flor.
ence Crittenton Home, will
head the division Of correction,
which will study problems in
volving penal institutions, deten.
tion homes and the Juvenile
Court.
INDIAN WELFARE
The Division Of indian Wei.
fare, which will work under the
direction of the General Fedora
ton, will have Mrs. c. M. john
son, Of the Sunshine and Com
munity Society, as the chair
man. Mrs. Rosetta B. Shaw, 9
charter member Of the Women'S
City Club, is the chairman Of
the division Of industry. The
division Of police and fire pro
lection will have as its chair
man, Mrs. John VirnStein, Of
the ladies auxiliary of the D. s.
Fire Department.
Mrs. George E. Anderson, Of
the Political Study Club, has
been appointed chairman Of the
division Of public health. Un-
der this division there are sev.
eral committees social hy-
giene, which will have as its
head DR.. Lauretta KreSS, Of the
Woman's Clinic, who has been
active in Federation work for
a number of years, and the COM
mittee on cancer control,
headed by DR.. Edith S. Coale.
who has worked on Federation
committees studying different
phases Of public health.
STUDY OF SCHOOL NEEDS
Mrs. Phelps plans to call .
meeting Of her department
around September IS to outline
the general plan for next sea-
sons work.
Mrs. Arthur c. Watkins, chair
man of the Department Of Ed
ucation, has selected women who
are outstanding and active in
the different educational fields
as members Of her group, and
she plans a real study Of the
educational situation and its
problems in order that the Fed
Grafton can work out the solu-
tionS.
Mrs. Watkins, however, will
not have her list Of appoint
ments complete until next week.
She does announce the accept
ance of Mrs. Walter B. Fry.
president of the District Of Co
lumbia Congress of Parents and
Teachers, who will serve as
chairman of the Division Of Pub
lie Instruction.
EDUCATION ADVISORS
Mrs. Watkins also announces
the education advisors to the
Federation as being DR.. j. w.
Studebaker, U. S. Commissioner
Of Education; DR.. Bess Goody-
koonZ, Assistant U. S. CommiS-
sioner of Education DR.. Frank
w. Ballou, superintendent Of
public schools in the District,
and Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle,
president of the Board Of Ed
. ucation of the District.