Evening star., 1940-04-16
Monday Evening Club
Emphasizes Health in
Welfare Program
Decency STANDARD
And Central Agency
Urqed in Public Relief

A broad and comprehensive pro-
gram for the year, including a plea
for the extension and development
Of adequate" health services for
the District was adopted by the
Monday Evening Club at meeting
last night in Barker Hall, Y. w. C. A.
In lengthy report submitted by
the groups Executive Committee
the Improvement of various social
welfare programs of the District
government was asked.
Placing it's full support behind
the eight-point report of the Dis
trict Health Department of 1878,
the club requested three health CEN
ters and the erection of a con-
valescent building, preferably on
the grounds of Gallinger Hospital"
to reduce the cost of care of con-
valescents.
Ask Additional Directors.
The report further stressed the
Importance of providing trained
full-time directors for cancer con-
troll, dental hygiene, tuberculosis
study and mental hygiene, as well
as the employment of eight addi-
tional trained sanitary inspectors.
Additional personnel, living quar-
tiers, service facilities and supplies
for the operation of "all hospital
units" likewise were urged by the
large assembly that unanimously
passed all phases of the report.
Calling for a competent person.
mel to administer effective public
assistance" the club asked that
public relief be made available to
all Washington residents unable to
maintain themselves in "a reason
able standard of health and de-
cency," including experimentation
Of inadequate income
To administer this program ac-
cording to accepted public welfare
standards" the report proposed a
central application service for all
forms of public assistance and ef-
fective case work services for fami-
lies and individuals accepted for
public assistance.
Public work opportunities. the
club agreed, must be in sufficient
volume and administered with suf-
flcient fexibility to meet the en-
ployment needs of Washingtonians
unable to find private work.
Urge Special School Facilities.
Other recommendations receiving
the support of the membership in
cluded:
An increase in special school ia
cilities for physically handicapped
and mentally handicapped children.
An increased use of school build
ings and facilities for a well-de-
veloped and well-co-o -ordinateed
youth activities program.
The support the fve-year pro-
gram of the Board of Education
calling for new buildings, more
teachers for smaller classes and en-
larged opportunities for adult edu-
cation and recreation.
An additional IS public health
nurses.
Additional Gallinger Hospital beds
totaling $50, for pediatrics, ma
ternity and convalescent cases.
Efforts to obtain a public de-
fender for the District.
Support of the principles and OBJ
tectives of the cooperative move
ment in the interest of a practical
democracy and sound social order"
The reclassification of salaries of
District penal institution personnel
Legislation for small-loan law
to combat loan sharks"
A nominating committee read a
slate of officers for the coming year
as follows: Maj. Charles H. Dodd,
president; Mrs. Louis Gutenberg,
first vice president: Miss Louise
Mcclure, second vice president;
Miss K. Virginia Timmons, secre-
tary; Morris Klass, treasurer, and
James v. Bennett, Mrs. Henry S.
Bernton, Miss Beatrice Hodgson, the
Rev. John L. Nixon, William H.
Savin and Judge Fay L. Bentley as
members of the Executive Board.
Elections will be held at the May
meeting of the club. Judge Bentley
presided at last nights meeting.