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THE SUNDAY STssiitoriLV— busi-com-aint-man nark ears but n by withwhocivilYorkanptaryGov-i by ■ the etter To ;ee a Irewsczar.CZar.lasttheefore and his has lards as a ile ms0 doter-law. ight-won. e of | s are 10m- | vaste pend theirriant n of mum ; an Like 5 an dardveat-thenon-?reati.volve mis-d in the us try •man h of iblic. great and, gen-1 theMr. p his trse.” dice, ishes ther-lpos-ly onSettlement Head SuccessfulThrough Fondness for PeopleMiss Mae C. Hmces Took Over Southeast Housein May, 1937.She likes people—people from 2 to 92—which may explain why Miss Mae C. Hawes, headworker of the Southeast Settlement House, has made such a success of that institution. All sorts of people come within the purview of her interest—the good, the Just middling and even those whose values and actions are below normal.This interest in people led Miss Hawes into taking over Southeast House in May. 1937. when it was located in an overcrowed little building at 301 G street S.E., which had housed the settlement for eight years. Thencame the stroke of luck when Friendship House obtained its quarters at 619 D street S.E., through the gift of a friend and generously offered to share that gift by making it possible for Southeast House to acquire its former quarters at 324 Virginia avenue S.E. There was a little matter of $10,000 in the way of acquiring the new building, but this did not daunt Miss Hawes. With the members of her board and a campaign committee, a substantial part of this payment was soon raised and in January of this year the settlement moved over to its more spacious quarters.Specialised In Mathematics.Born in Macon. Ga.. the sixth of a family of thirteen, Miss Hawes did not start out to be a social worker. Her preparatory and college work was completed at Atlanta University. She specialized in mathematics at the University of Chicago and for six years was head of the department of mathematics at the A. and I. College at Nashville, Tenn. It was during this period, as she came in closer contact with the problem and the needs of the masses of people, that she discovered her keen interest in personality development and in helping a much larger group of Negroes to become efficient participators in civic and community activities, thereby helping to bring about a better social order.On deciding to shift her major interest from mathematics to sociology and guidance. Mis Hawes majored in sociology at Columbia University, receiving her M. A. degree from there. She has done also a year of postgraduate work at Columbia University, affiliating with Union Theological Seminary in several courses. So her interests have a socio-economic-psychological-religious foundation.As a social worker. Miss Hawes has had broad experience. She served as director of the Emma Ransom House Y. W. A. C. in New oYrk City and as a member of the staff of the National Board of the Young Women's Christian Association, which occasioned her traveling extensively throughout the country.Through the courtesy of the Carnegie Foundation and the Rosenwald Fund she was invited to be director of a four-vear community experiment for Negroes in Atlanta. Ga. After this experiment was ended Mis* Hawes spent several months in England. Scandinavia. Russia and other European countries, studying social and cultural institutions, legislation, problems and methods of attacking the problems. Especially was she interested in education for adults, workers' education, education for prisoners and other special groups. Hous-MISS MAE C. HAWES.ing and the leisure time activities of the people were of deep concern to her. She was a month at Oxford and also spent some time at the International Peoples’ College at Elsinore, Denmark.Miss Hawes is a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, chairman of the Committee on Race Relations of the National Association of College Women, member of the Race Relations Committee of the Washington Federation of Churches, member of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.V!OliByIDei«hrCtowa isavOwMogo**inIml) * 1Jautthegolwhlt;narCaiI*o8TaSIProgram Strengthened.When Miss Hawes took the head-worker’s post in the little settlement on G street S.E.. it was w-ith the knowledge that the more adequate quarters on Virginia avenue soon would be available. Beginning with the summer activities, the*. program was strengthened in such a way that the work in the new’ home would be I only an expansion. She created a camp consciousness in the neighborhood and through the co-operation of friends and social agencies the number of individuals sent to camp was-* greately increased.On January 24 the board moved into the 22-room Colonial building, the new home located at 324 Virginia i avenue S.E. Miss Hawes, through the co-operation of Hilyard Robinson. Federal architect who voluntered his services, supervised the renovation of the house to make it meet the needs of the neighborhood. With the addition of new members to the staff, activities continued both day and night throughout the two-month period of renovation.The Community Chest has made it ( possible for the Southeast House to ' set up a progiam to serve persons ranging in age from 2 to 82. Its program stresses personality development and social participation. As a continuing life process, it helps individ- i uals to discover their potentialities, 1 stimulates growth in skills, techniques, ! appreciations and tastes. The program offers social, cultural and educational activities, including art.*:, crafts, j music, dramaiics, athletics, camping, social recreation, discussion groups. I lectures, homemaking and social hygiene. These activities serve as in- | atruments in helping to develop an integrated personality, socially ad- ' justed, whereby they become not only worthy members of a home, but of a community and of a nation.youde»FLosBakRaiwestou;winSepfoui wit i wit ImeimotshaareingtheE put out eve: sue; viol S tior a v way His Wa the hea shr I bre Un gai wai ing CwaiingCtou seh do in i trysw«apttugpoikne1hefell
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Evening Star
Washington, Washington-DC, US
Sun, Jul 24, 1938
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