Evening star., 1939-01-30

Program 10 Be
Launched Here
Chest Problems
To Be Discussed
With Officials

Introducing a new civic-religiouS
program on the Capital roster, the
Department of Social Welfare Of
the Washington Federation Of
Churches tomorrow inaugurates the
first annual Church and Social
Work Institute to be held at the
Foundry Methodist Episcopal
Church, Sixteenth and P streets
NV.
The institute, first of its kind
ever attempted in this city, has as
its purpose widespread discussion
of social welfare problems with
representatives of Community Chest
agencies and public welfare groups
participating. Hundreds of social
workers and church group members
are expected to attend the day
long conference, officials announced.
THE institute will forge stronger
link between welfare activities Of
the churches, the Community Chest
and public agencies stated DR..
John L. Nixon, federation director.
Human needs in the District will,
we believe, be better served by the
gain in mutual understanding Of
the objectives and social welfare
methods in each group"
300 Join in Work.
Executives of Community Chest
and public welfare agencies will be
Joined by more than 300 represent
atives Of Protestant churches in
the District, including delegates
from various women's guilds, the
Church Social Workers League,
pastors and their assistants, deacon
esses Of all Methodist churches,
Episcopal parish social work leaders,
Lutheran mission groups and other
denominational leaders interested
in the scope of the work.
Secretary Frances Perkins of the
Department of Labor will head a
group of prominent Government,
social and religious speakers par
ticipating in the inaugural sessions.
Secretary Perkins will address the
dinner meeting at 6 pm, closing
event of the program. She will be
introduced by the Rev. Arson
Phelps Stokes, canon of the WASH
ington Cathedral.
Tomorrow's institute will open at
10 am. with talk by Herbert L.
Willett, jr., director of the Com
munity Chest, entitled THE Com
munity Financing Its Private Well
fare Program" ElWood Street, di-
rector of Public Welfare. will dis
cuss Public Welfare Resources"
and Mrs. w. A. Roberts, executive
secretary of the Council Of Social
Agencies. will speak on The Place
Of the Council of Social Agencies in
Community Planning"
Mrs. Ford to Speak.
Mrs. Margaret Ford, executive
secretary Of the Travellers Aid So
ciety, will discuss Transient Re-
sources and How to Use Them" at
the Church Social Workers League
luncheon, an open meeting, at 1890
pm. Miss Frances Dysinger, exec
utive director of the Washington
Lutheran Inner Mission Society,
will preside.
The afternoon program on How
to Organize the Welfare Program
of the Local Church" will be di-
rected by the Rev. o. G.. Robinson,
pastor of Calvary Methodist Epis-
copal Church. Speakers will in
clude the Rev. F. Bland Tucker OF
st. Johns Episcopal Church,
Georgetown, who will talk on The
Welfare Program in Action; the
Rev. j. Hillman Hollister, Chevy
Chase Presbyterian Church, discuss
ing How the Welfare Council
Works." and DR.. Nixon treating
Methods and Objectives for Well
fare Councils"
The evening dinner meeting will
include a discussion on Church
and Agency Relationships" in adj
dition to Secretary Perkins speech.
The Rev. Oliver j. Hart of st.
Johns Episcopal Church will pre-
side.