Evening star., 1948-05-13
Support Of Substantial
|Laymen Held Need in.
Family Service Work


Family Service Association o.
America, called for fuller public
acquaintance with family service
work and its findings in a talk be.
fore the annual meeting Of the
washington association yesterday.
BENJAMIN w. Thoron was namec
president of the local group during
the meeting, held in the United
States Chamber of Commerce Build
ing. 1918 H street NV.
Mr.. Potter, Boston attorney, sale
the mobility OF the population today
has led to "a very complicated so.
ciety" and it has become apparent
the handling of family maladjust-
ments is no longer a problem to bt
"tinkered with by volunteer"
:, But while trained social workers
must handle the complex problems
of modern living, he asserted, the
service needs the understanding and
backing Of Substantial lay people
in the community.
Sees Time for Education.
He said also he believes the time
has come when the social-work pro-
fession should launch an expert
ment of educating the public or
some Of the symptoms OF family
breakdowns, based on its exper-
ience in dealing with such prob
lens.
AS community awareness grows
he said, the future may bring:
Use Of the school system to teach
children the benefits OF harmonious
family life and its Importance.
Elimination of the 'jealousies'
existing among family and child
agencies.
Efforts to integrate the aged into
the country's social and economic
life.
In his report, read by Charle.
Carroll Morgan, vice-preSident, G.
Rowland Chase, retiring president
declared the local association has
viewed with alarm decreasing COM
munity understanding and support
Of social services"
Fiends for Work Cut.
Despite increased demands on It,
the association has had to reduce It's
program for 1948 because OF budget
reduction, he said.
Mr.. Chase wrote that Community
mittee have been markedly made
Chest funds in the camping pro-
gram of the Summer Outings Com
quate" both in 1947 and 1948. He
pointed out, however, that The
Evening Star conducted drive
last summer and is doing SO again
this year to make possible operation
Of Camp Pleasant and Camp Good
Will.
Even so, he went on, children can
have only a two-week camping
period rather than three weeks this
year because CT lack If community
support through the Chest.
Mrs. Mildred Kilinski. director of
the association. reported 1885 fam
lilies and individual persons received
service in 1947. This represents
an increase of IS per cent in the
last two years in the count OF fam
lilies helped, she said.
Other Officers Chosen.
Officers chosen for the coming
year, in addition to Mr.. Thoron,
were Mrs. E. K. Morris and Mr
Morgan, vice presidents: Francis E
Hildebrand, treasurer. and Mrs
Kilinski, secretary.
Named to the board for three
year terms were Canon G. Gardner
Monks of the Washington Cathe-
FdxAA Mrs. Ernest J. Swift, place
ment chairman of the Junior
League; the Rev. Edward Dowdy ano
DR.. Muriel M. Brown, consultant in
family life education for the United
States Office of Education.
Members reelected included Mr..
Hildebrand, DR.. Howard H. Long,
Mrs. Morris, Charles T. Penn, Mrs
Helena D. Reed, Miss Sarah F.
Schroeder, G. Rowland Shaw, Evan
H. Tucker and Winfield Weitzel.