Chicago, June 20.
The death occurred here today at the age of 60 of Miss Grace Abbott, UD, PLIM, in Political Science, well-known social worker who had represented the United -States, since 1923, on the League of Nations' Advisory Committee on Traffic in Women and Children.
She was a teacher at the Grand Island High School from 1899 until 1902 and from 1908 until 1907. Later, she held the position of Director of the Immigrants Protective League, until 1917, For the following two years, she was appointed Director of the Child Labour Division of the Children's Bureau, Washington, D.C., and adviser to the War Labour Policies Board. In 1920, she became Executive Secretary of the Illinois Immigrants" Commission.
The deceased was also given the post of Chief of the United States Children's Bureau and President of the National Conference for Social Work. The International Conference for Social Work elected her a member on its Board, She was awarded the gold medar of the American Social Science Asso-
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