Evening star., 1951-06-16
Parenthood Unii
Voted Into UCS
Over Protest
Msgr. Meclofferty Of
Gu Hits Action
In Heated Debote

agency.
Admittance was voted at a meet
ing of the UCS board of trustees
after q two-hour discussion which
ended on q heated note.
Previously. the UCS executive
committee had recommended turn
ing down the agency's request fol
admittance before submitting it tt
the board Of trustees vote.
G. Rowland Shaw, speaking al
the meeting in the Washington
Gas Light Co. auditorium. brought
out the basic issue involved at the
opening Of the discussion.
There is no question in my
mind that an important part o1
the work of the Planned Parent
hood Association is distastefll or
religious grounds to the Catholic
group in this community" he said
do you consider it wise from 9
broad point of view, in the interest
of the community. to admit tt
UCS membership an association
which raises these particular diff.
fcultieS for a group which has
backed up UCS and the Chest
in the past and wishes to continue
that backing?"
Admitted Elsewhere.
Millard West, chairman of tn,
general admissions committee
which first studied the application
pointed out that planned paren
associations in SO other cities hav,
been admitted to Chest group
with no i'll effects.
But the Very Rev. John j. Nc.
Clafferty of Catholic Universit.
noted "the individual Catholic il
the community may be faced with
a problem of conscience" in sup.
porting an agency to which the
planned parenthood group be.
longs.
It was noted at this point thai
a letter addressed to the UCs
e ecutive group from the presi.
dent of the Board of Catholic
Charities stated that group was
opposed to the inclusion of the
Planned Parenthood Association
in UCS. The letter said that con.
traceptives were immoral"
A secret ballot showed st
against the executive COMMITTEES
recommendation rejecting the par
enthood agenc. and 26 in favor
This touched off a heated debate
led by Msgr. McClaferty as to the
wording of the bylaws.
A discussion of whether the
matter ought to be referred
back to the executive COMMITTEES
brought Charles C. Glover III ts
his feet with the recommendation
that the board of trustees "shal
have the final say on the matter.
Verbal Vote Decides.
A verbal vote was then taken
admitting the Parenthood AS.
sociation to UCS.
Msgr. McClafferty immediately
asked for the floor and told mem.
bers, II wish to be regarded a,
not participating in this action
I feel it is contrary to the bylaw,
of the UCS."
Lee D. Butler, president, callec
on those present to try to worl
together in cooperation and sin.
cerity. "if this agency is to sur
vive and play its role in this city.
officers of the UCS elected a
yesterdays meeting for the mex
year are: Mr.. Butler, president
Mr.. Glover. first vice president
Mr.. Shaw, second vice president
DR.. Garnet c. Wilkinson, thirc
vice president; Mrs. Henry Gich.
ner. secretary, and Alfred H. Law.
son, treasurer.
Those elected to the UCS ex.
ecutive committee included: Mrs
Wayne Coy, F. Elwood Davis, Vic.
tor H. Evjen, w. Herbert Gill, Mrs
H. Eberhart Haynes, Jane M
Hoey. Col. Campbell C. johnson
Francis H. McKuigan, William j
McManus. Herman L. Neugass, DR.
John R. Pate, Duane M. Paul, Mrs
Charles Runyon III, Mrs. Max
well Stokes, Mrs. Hester G.. Stoll
Walter Tobriner, Glenn E. Watts
Mrs. Theodore o. Wedel, Rober
w. Wilson, Eugene E. Juster
Edward E. Schwarts, John 3
Duncan, John L. c. Sullivan an,
Dan H. Wheeler.
Board Backs Report.
In other action, the board o
trustees unanimously approved
report Of recommendations on tn
Districts Public Welfare Institu
tions which have been approve,
by the use Family and Chill,
Welfare Section Of the use ex
ecutive committee.
These recommendations include
/. Urgent need for greater spec,
In recruiting staff. AS the differ
ence between Government an
private wage levels becomes a NOR
serious hindrance to recruiting
consideration will have to be give
TO the possibility of upgradin
positions.
Q. A serious effort be made
get congressional authority to Dor
row on a long term basis the fund
needed to make improvement
needed by the Board of Publ
Welfare, which estimated toda
would cost $20.oo0.oo0 The com
mittee section found that the pay
as-you-go system, under whic
the District normally operates, ha
resulted in a serious loss to tn
District. The group also estimate
the plan of the Public Welfar
Board to move all of the children
institutions except two from til
District to Laurel, Md, at the pre-.
ent rate. will not be completed be
fore 1882.
8. More adequate provision (
craft, recreational and rehabilits
fioYo enIliru1ent should ho y,rovifIe