Evening star., 1942-10-15
McCarran Asks
Further Study
Of Nursery Bill
Names Committee
To Clear Up Details
Of Measure

Chairman McCarran of the Sem
ate District Committee today ap-
pointed special subcommittee to
make further study of the bill
which would establish nurseries in
the District schools to care for chill
dren Of working mothers.
He appointed Senators Capper,
Republican, of Kansas; Holman,
Republican, of Oregon. and O'Dan-
lei, Democrat, of Texas, to the sub
committee.
Senator McCarran said the pur-
pose of the nursery bill has much
merit" and had been worked out
promptly. However, he declared
that the bill docs not do credit to
the subject, and is not in form for
a successful venture into that field
of social welfare" He predicted
that eventually it would entail heavy
expense either to the District or
Federal Government and should be
studied more closely by the SUBJ
committee.
Will Hear Report.
The continuing crisis caused by
the lack of adequate facilities to care
for children of working mothers will
be discussed by two District child
care groups at two meetings tomor-
row, it was announced, meanwhile.
The Emergency Committee for the
Group Day Care of Young Children,
composed of 20 District organiza-
tlons and individuals, will meet at 4
pm. Miss Alice Mendham, chair
man of the committee, will preside.
A report on the Randolph bill will
be made.
AT the meeting, which will be held
at the National Education Assocla-
ton Building Sixteenth ana M
streets NV, election of officers and
discussion OF the program for the
coming year will take place.
The Emergency Committee was
formed year ago to help solve the
shortage in facilities to care for pre-
school children here. 1t kept records
of requests for day care from Janu-
ary until September. This function
has now been assumed by the day
care administrative unit of the OCD
Child Care and Protection Commits
tee.
Take Part in War Fair.
The latter group, headed by Mrs.
Henry P. Chandler, will meet with
chairmen of child care and protec-
tlon from Is civilian defense areas
at 2 pm. in the boardroom OF the
Municipal Center, Third and C
streets NV. Child care problems in
the various areas will be discussed.
t The IS chairmen of area child
care committees will be asked to staff
the civilian mobiliza ton booth at the
| War Fair. They will be told what
kind of questions will be asked and
what answers should be given on
child care. Nursery educators will
also staff the booth during part OF
the 80 periods it will be open at the
War Fair.
The formal opening of the free
day nursery operated by the Volun-
teers of America was held yester.
day afternoon at tea. The nursery,
established two weeks ago, at 1925
Sixteenth street NV, provides care
for the children of working mothers.
Miss Temple Bailey, the author,
Mrs. Harvey Wiley, Mrs. Walter C.
LoWdermilk, Mrs. Mary Wright
johnson and Mrs. Ray Brungart
presided at the tea table.
Visitors to the nursery toured the
two stories occupied by the pre-
school youngsters. Maj. and Mrs.
Walter o. Ulrey, local commanders
OF the Volunteers, sang several
hymns.
Mrs. Vernon Cleaver, chairman of
the Volunteers nursery committee
received the visitors, assisted bv
Mrs. Charles P. Keyser and Mrs,
Franklin G. Sartwell.
In addition to Maj. and Mrs. Ulrev,
other members of the advisory board
OF the Volunteers present were J. B.
Hess, chairman; Senator Capper,
the Rev. M. c. Stith, B. Brook
NVce and Earl Codui,