Evening star., 1943-06-13
Civic Problems, CivicBodies
Our People Petition for Justice;
Housekeeping Aide Service Needed
BY JESSE C. SUTER.

Housekeeping Aide Service Needed
BY JESSE c. suffer-
The prompt confirmation OF the nomination of
full three term member
this column
F1anagan begins July slight oppos-
ton to continuation and the senaes action generally con-
approval of the funconing Ut
tiles Commission since Mr. Flanagan assumed the chamanhip
The Federation of Citizens Associations at it's last meeting
completed regular schedule meetings This
meeting marked adoption a number of
portan Among approval
alton Housekeeping Aide support
broker" bill Endorsement child-cae program
lined by the District day-care director
Bulletin O May 81 is quite
shou smendment o tho districts 1nemnovnent
bulletin states: During period
Board Of conducted among
Washington which joined sponsoring
the experimenting provisions
not have been possible without the unanimous these
operating organizations"
The District Bar Association has carried its effort further
obtain the appointment the United
Appeals the of Columbia
has been regularly engaged the practice of law in the courts of
the DhlcS Oh counoa Inc association mas PROPOSED 70 tn Al
toney General highly competent and acceptable for such
pointment Justice Botha Laws of the District Court Barrett
Prettyma former corporation counsel ana SOLICITOR General
Charles Fahy.
Recreation, connection with meeting
Wednesday, heard from the citizens representing various ecrea-
somewhat similar those which the Board of Education
holding with for number of
House Gets Plea for National Representation
On Thursday Representative Haon w. Summers of Texas
presented petition the
Representation District of Columbia
passage the pending proposal amend
granting voting
representation electors President
President for the people of the District of Columbia This
petition, Theodore
the Citizens National
the of the heads of 80 pledged
support this proposal. fac-simile the petition
published page of The Star of Friday last.
The full text the proposed amendment has been
frequently this column. offering the petition the House
inclusion in the Congressional Record Representative Summers said
L good objection this proposed constitutional amend
angle To the people feel that Federal
should power
Columbia this proposed amendment should be Objectionable
power proposed
grant
would repeal
whole thing arrangement inauguated
should work This proposed amendment will be merely
enabling
American citizens living in the District Columbia
participate judgment
gress would not interfere with the Federal interest
Housekeeping Aide Service Profitable Investment
problem is finding
of adequate funds the Housekeeping Aide
has helpful urging
missoners Congress include in
District 1914 appropriation bill to have this work continued under
the Health Department.
Starting private undertaking. the by
e no" oeunct WP ana SINCE no funds have been available from
that attempt has been made continue through private
contributions.
Commissioners was to withhold
approval Of the financing this through budget
but they understood be weakening Supporters
of this logical assuming
this obligation In the first
the District times the appropriated
To understand this problem of the service
rendered helps
how its operation money
The function of this
where illness other has left the
help the outside nursing,
in general take the place of the housekeeper mother
The service has permitted the handling
homes which would otherwise
overcowded hospitals Other
kept from the hospitals Here where the
would a in
eve he SNerea
During past than 300 white and cooed
discharge these home duties preparing
bathing feeding infants sewing cleaning
laundering besides and home Aside from these
incidental value of the homes
lightly and that opportunity for demon
instruction the normal running of home in
systematic This of far more lasting value than
the help the
The of the
According Miss Gertrude H.
Bowling director of that society," the 1VNS has probably
this inauguration Where
Aide substitute for her,
looked after in the interim of the nurses visits
children cared for and started school, Her job
angle partial solution the juvenile delinquency
problem.
families receiving this service be able to
majority the OF the
be without payment This proposal
support Instructive Visiting Nurse Society," Catholic
that other groups
interested that this humanitarian work be con-
tnued and that at least it be carried item IN
the District appropriation bill.
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