20	REPORT  WITH  RECOMMENDATIONS  OP
Health, Housing and Sanitation—Mr. Harry E. Parkhurst, Chairman; Mrs. Anna L. McMechen, Secretary; Mr. Albert G. Towers, Mr. H. M. St. Glair, Rev. A. J. MitchelL
Public Service and Legal Status—Judge Charles W. Heuis-ler, Chairman; Mr. Carl Murphy, Secretary; Mr. John J. Stump, Mr. H. M. St. Clair, Mr. William L. Fitzgerald.
Charitable and Penal Institutions—Mr. Benjamin Schwartz, Chairman; Rev. George F. Bragg, Secretary; Mr. George C. Peverley, Mr. Charles M. Cohn, Mrs. Anna L. McMechen.
Industrial and Economic Life—Mr. Richard L. Gary, Chairman; Mr. William L. Fitzgerald, Secretary; Mrs. IJieodore Van Doren, Mr. Carl Murphy, Mr. Truly Hatchett.
The Chairman of the Commission and the Secretary were designated as ex-officio members of all the committees.
On February 18th, the Secretary was authorized to open an office, to employ a stenographer, and to devote his entire time to the work of the Commission. An office was opened at 14 E. Pleasant Street with Mrs. Waltye Murphy as stenographer. From February 18th to May 18th, and from September 15th, the work of the Commissibii~was carried on~ vigorously. Among other things, a very successful public meeting was held in the Douglas High School, Baltimore, at which a notable address was made by Dr. Royal S. Copeland, United States Senator from New York.
A limited amount" of travel has been done, including Southern Maryland and the Eastern Shore. The following institutions have been visited and their reports studied:
The Maryland State Penitentiary, Baltimore. House of Correction, Jessups. House of Reformation, Cheltenham. Tuberculosis Hospital, Hemyton. Industrial Home for Colored Girls, Melvale.