The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-07
JEWELERS. AID
PROBLEMS TALKED
!. Roberta Williams, OF
l .'r York, Addresses Meet
NJ; NO of Chapter Here

analysis of the problems pre-
An Tho community by sudden
En''' ..r.tjons of defense workers.
|'n's avs and means of coping with
|nd .oo,,pied the attention last
|hsp' .ba Wilmington chapter OF
bis1' Travellers Aid society,
be St. Johns Episcopal
[sstins in g.
[,rish house n,o Of the meeting.
striklns ,rta Williams, field repre-
ilrs' hY'I mt of the New York ma
|sntatls ,sti,es of the Travellers Aid
|onal Olr made the declaration that
|ociety .r, is no light one; and it
(the p.Y the coordinated best efforts
requires wv in the social welfare
H every as'
FSp, community, such as Whining
'In D,ich suddenly finds itself a TO-
pn' WIZ for defense and military
l . CENT has a problem of far-reach-
|Eojecls' .n,,onces on its hands. Hun
be 0n asd thousands of workers are
(Esas o arr to these areas. Some
|sins Ave Ave. equipped to care for them
liza a' many others, we find, are al.
| Elves virtually destitute Most .a Of
ESA4S +rsnsient workers want anu
|ass oslp.a Mrs. Williams said. ,o,r
|s ed s assist the defense workers their
10 ass' snd soldiers with their faml-
FnlIl ~. travellers Aid, Mrs. VII
es' NV ao,lared. is well equipped by
ans sanca and trained personnel to
Up loDaI authorities and local de-
|s'g councils. The society," IA Mrs. rs.
[t11t,r,s said, should enlarge its 10
aa;Htios to cooperate to the full
b eytent with other agencies
.,s ua look upon this great move
~ workers we must not forget
81, ourselves this question: what
=. -oin, TO mean to the community
[hsn il is all over?' A goodly per-
[n+oca of these migratory workers
I'm remain in the community, that
l know by past experience. l earn
Xiv urge you of Wilmington not 10
fss sisht of that probability" Mrs
Eiuiams said.
The serious shortage OF adequate
,r.cost housing being experienced
Wilmington today, Mrs. Williams
is identical to that being
vnerienced in other cities. The
resker said she had recently
pDred the south from Florida
, the Carolinas and that in almost
rarv area where major defense pro-
,cts are underway an acute short
Of housing facilities is evident.
solution. she believed, must come
rough coordinated efforts of local
federal governments.
Mrs. Williams reviewed briefly
me of the day-by-day activities of
lie society, reciting instances to
rove that not all recipients Of So
ETY. aid are destitute individuals.
Our work is much more far-reach-
than just that of aiding the fl
ancially destitute. Our Information
services are available to, and are
sed by thousands of Travellers" she
lid.
Lieut., Col. Richard Duncan Brown,
&C. attached to the staff headquar.
RS of Camp Davis, spoke briefly to
he dinner-meeting, outlining some
t the problems the army must meet
\ national emergency times. The
Olonel made a plea to the communi-
to include in its soldiers recrea-
|onal programs satisfactory facilities
nd activity for colored troops.
The negro makes an excellent sol
ier,' Col. Brown said. HE is an
american citizen, and it is my obser-
|atlon that he is quite anxious to
erVe his country. He should not be
Prsotten in discussions such as this"
Attending the meeting, presided
yer by James T. l.. Wade, president