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of child delinquency, acts as guard
ian for dependent and delinquent
children committed by the Juvenile
Court, makes investigations in petit
tons for adopticns referred to It
by District Court, furnishes trans
portation home for nonresident in
digent persons, returns nonresident
insane persons to their homes and
makes collections from the estates
and committees for full or partial
payment for the care of local in.
sane persons at st. EliZabeth's
Hospital.
All Members Voluntary.
The board consists of nine men,
bers, who serve without compa1sa-
ton. Members are appointed by
the Commissioners for six-year
terms, the terms of three members
expiring every two years. To be a
member a person must have been
legal resident for at least three
years.
The board elects a chairman, vice
chairman and a secretary. who
serve for one year or until their
successors are elected. The board
must hold not less than nine regu-
lar monthly meetings each year
and may hold special meetings.
Chief executive officer of the agency
is the director of public welfare.
That post now is held by Conrad
Van Hyning, the acting welfare
director.
The present chairman Of tho
board is Frederick w. McReynolds,
who has been a member since its
organization in 1926 and chairman
since 1884. An attorney. Mr.. Nc
Reynolds was a member of the
Board of Children's Guardians from
1923 until the present Board Of
Public Welfare was formed in 1926.
He has been a resident OF WASH
ngton since 1888.
Sixty-nine years old, Mr.. Nc
Reynolds is serving his third term
as board member, having been
reappointed in 1898. His present
term expires June 80. 1914. Besides
being chairman, he is a member Of
the Child Welfare Committee. one
of the agency's three standing COM
mittees.
Vice chairman Of the board Is DR..
H. j. Crosson, a physician. who re-
ceived his first appointment in 1923
and Is now also serving a third
term, which Will expire in le46 He
is chairman of the Public Assistance
Committee of the board. DR.. Cros-
son also is president of the Catholic
Charities of Washington.
One Colored Member.
Mrs. Milton w. King, long promi-
nent in social service work, is Sec
retary of the board. She was ap-
pointed in 1887 and her present
term expires in 1914. The wife of
prominent attorney, Mrs. King
has been identified for many years
with effective volunteer service in
the District. She is a native OF
Washington and a member of the
board OF the Jewish Social Service
Agency. On the Welfare Board she
serves as member of the Com
mltteeS on Penal and Correctional
institutions and Public Assistance.
John R. Pinkett, the only colored
member, was appointed in 1887, and
MS present term will end in l946.
He Is in the insurance business.
He is member of the boards Pub
lie Assistance Committee.
Mrs. Spencer Gordon, wife of an
other well-known Washington at
torney, who has interested herself
IN civic affairs for many years. was
appointed to the board in 1894, and
her present term expires in 1912.
She is a member of the Child We'll
fare Committee.
Mrs: Frank A. Linzel, prominent
IN civic and club activities, a past
president of the Chevy Chase Wom-
ems Club and member of the Chevy
| Chase Citizens Association, was ap.
pointed this year to complete the
unexpired term of Daniel w. ODon-
oghue, Jr. The term will end in
1914. She is chairman of the Child
Welfare Committee and a member
OF the Public Assistance Committee
Of the board.
Others on Board.
James A. Councillor, a former
president of the American Society
of Certified Public Accountants and
a prominent figure in Community
Chest campaigns and in activities
OF the Board of Trade and other
organizations, was named to the
board in 1899, and his term expires
next year. He is member of the
Committee on Penal and Correc-
tional Institutions.
Edgar Morris, former president Of
the Board of Trade. who is well
known for his work as chairman
of the annual roll call of the Dis
trict Red Cross and as leader in
many other civic undertakings, was
selected as member of the We'll
| fare Board in 1887, and his present
tCAH WILL cAPAc III 4Sro' nc ID
chairman of the Penal and Correc-
tional Institutions Committee. In
his business life he is head of the
Edgar Morris Sales Co.
A. J. Driscoll, retired employe of
the United States mail service who
has been president of the Mid-City
Citizens Association for many years
and long has been identified with
civic work in Washington. was ap-
pointed to the board in 1910 for an
unexpired term ending in 1912. He
is a member of the Child Welfare
Committee. In addition to his civic
activities Mr.. Driscoll also writes or,
citizens association news for Q
local paper.