Evening star., 1939-09-30
Women's 5 League
Plans Survey Of
Child Welfare
Also to Make Drive
For District
Representation

Surveys of child welfare and eco
nomic welfare conditions in the Dis
trict OF Columbia will be made by
the Voteless District League of
Women Voters during the coming
season. according to plans adopted
by the board at a meeting yesterday,
with Mrs. M. o. LorenZ. the new
president. presiding.
With the exception of the depart
ment of government and its opera
ton, which works for national rep.
resentation for the District, all de-
partment chairmen have been ap-
pointed. The league, however, ex-
poets to continue its intensive cam
paign to obtain national representa-
ton for the District and will an
nounce plans for this campaign
shortly.
The departments handling edu-
cation, economic welfare and child
welfare will be more closely CO.
ordinated in order to achieve re-
suits where these fields overlap, it
also was decided.
Midcity Study.
One of the principal studies OF the
league will be made in the midcity
area here where conditions are said
to affect seriously the welfare of
children. The purpose Of the sur
vey will be to determine needs in
the field of health, recreation and
child guidance. Field trips will be
made to augment data already as
sembled on this area which will
be classified by the league.
In the field of education the
league will urge two schools for
handicapped children in the Dis
trict. one near the Children's Hos
pital and the other near Freedmen's
Hospital
The league also will make a study
of young people between the ages
of is and 18 who are not in school
and without jobs, with the view of
determining the extent and solution
of their problems.
Will Aid Fund Efforts.
1t will support efforts to obtain
adequate and scientifically a1located
funds for education and will study
the needs for vocational, educa-
tional and social guidance. It also
expects to study Federal aid for
education with view to taking q
definite position in December.
Action also will be taken on the
proposed so-called fair-trade prac-
tice legislation for the District and
an attempt will be made to bring
about alterations in the procedure in
the Landlord Tenant Court in order
to alleviate what the league be-
lieves to be hardships on the tenants
in some cases.
The department OF government
and legal status of women will con-
tinue to work for a new home for
the Women's Bureau and the de-
partment of government and for
eign policy will continue to study
the foreign situation and will COM
mence a discussion of national
defense in the near future.
Chairmen Announced.
Department chairmen, as an
nounced by Mrs. Lorenz, include:
Mrs. Paul Appleby, government
and child welfare; Mrs. Allen Moore,
government and education; Mrs.
Chester Williams, government and
economic welfare; Mrs. C. S. Dun
can, government and foreign pol
icy; Mrs. Pearl B. Klein, govern
ment and legal status of women;
Mrs. Joseph Low, government and
legislation, and Mrs. Henry Chal-
mers, league orientation.
Mrs. Edward Harding is chair
man of the Committee on Student
Education and new standing COM
mittee chairmen include: Mrs.
Frederick Gutheim, finance; Mrs.
F. A. Staten, publicity; Mrs. Harold
Krogh, membership; Mrs. Dean
Snyder, arrangements for meetings,
and Mrs. Donald Blaisdell, editor
OF the Newsletter.