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Show . ment of a TV series beginning on March 13 to acquaint the community com-munity with the work of the Community Welfare Council. Re- ( ports on the activities in the areas of health, recreation and, child and family welfare were made by chairman of the divisions divi-sions and other , board committees. commit-tees. Other action of the Council regarding proposed legislation was discussed. visory Board of the Salvation Army .under the direction of the chairman H. C. Shoemaker, for the work which was reflected by the actual establishment of an operating center. "The problem of providing shelter to unattached able bodied male transientes has plagued the Salt Lake area for years and has caused the social agencies, Salt Lake City Police Department, Depart-ment, City and County officials and church groups to seek a co-; ordinated, workable solution," Mr. Volker said. Mrs. Stevens said, "It was because be-cause of these many problems created by this transient population popu-lation that the Community Welfare Wel-fare Council appointed a committee com-mittee to study the situation and make recommendations to eliminate elimi-nate it." The Council's Transient Committee Com-mittee reported the following findings: 1. The problem of service to these transient men was not be-nig be-nig handled adequately, which created additional problems such as petty crime, prowlers, loitering, loiter-ing, etc. 2. The City and County authorities were booking many of these men in order to give meals and lodgings in the jails a most undesirable method or providing services. 3, There was some duplication of lodging and meal tickets and making possible pos-sible the misuse of such tickets by the transients. 4. There was no means of continued contact with these men to affect any Salvation Army Will Maintain Transient Center A Salvation Army Transient "Hospitality" Center, which is now in operation in Salt Lake City at 22 East 2nd South, will provide the area with one well supervised center from which services to unattached, able-bodied able-bodied transient men can be givne. This announcement was made by H. Wright Volker of the Community Welfare Council at the monthly executive board meeting. . , , Mr. Volker paid tribute to the Council's Transient Committee, under the chairmanship of Mrs. MaeH. Stevens and to the Ad- attempt to rehabilitate them to better worthwhile citizens under ' the old method. The Community Welfare Coun-j Coun-j cil's Transient ( Committee and the Salvation Army officials obtained' ob-tained' Support, on an, annual basis, from the Salt Lake County Commission as well as from the Salt Lake City Comhiisson. The Salt Lake Council of Churches provided the first month's rent. Five denominations of the area have pledged monies on a monthly month-ly basis and additional contributions contribu-tions and support are expected from other church organizations. , , Through the Community Welfare Wel-fare Council Committee, coordinated coordi-nated planning with those organizations or-ganizations concerned, a unified policy and referral system to the center was established and agreement by all that the Salvation Salva-tion Army, United Fund Agency by virtue of its history, and tradition tra-dition of a friend to the poor and needy, was the best equipped agency to administer service to the unattached male transient. Mr. Volker pointed out that these central services, duplication, duplica-tion, will, be eliminated, social services will be offered to these men and thus will make the community as a whole a better place in which to live. The Community Com-munity Welfare Council is also a member agency of the UF. Other items of business at the meeting included the announce- |