Addams speaks to the Catholic Women's League about the ways the poor are harmed by unthinking charitable efforts.

Updike asks Addams to assist a young man in Chicago who has had a difficult life and needs some guidance.

A 28-page illustrated pamphlet outlining the work and social conditions of newsboys and newsgirls, based on a two-day intensive investigation. In it the Committee proposes revisions in child labor laws to curb the worst excesses.