Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-01-15
CHILD SAVING CONFAb
Roosevelt Calls One at White
House Next Month.
FOR CARE OF YOUNGSTERS.
Viii Discuss Plans For Those Who
Are Destitute and Neglected, but Not
Delinauent-Men interested In Char
ity Work to Attend-Proposi:io1s to
Be Considereo.

0elinqlent-men interested In Char
ity Work to Attend-Proposi:ions to
Be considereo.
President Roosevelt vii. call con
ference Of abuu; a hundred persons
from different parts ot he country
who are Interested in carinS Tor dc.
pendent children to meet = the east
room Of the White uruse on Jan -
at 2:30 in the afternoon.
The conference has been Caik'd AZ
the suggestion of several persons in
terested in the work who Joined 10 a
letter To- the president requesting him
10 call it, Homer Folks. secretary II
the New YORK State Charities Aid as
The president IN response 10 the re-
quest sent out the following invita-
ton.
Sri have received a letter OF which
inCloss a copy. together VITA Il ssltealeAi
OF lhr official positions Of the persons
who siEHed Il and a memorandum wa.et
Is su.g ested for consideration and action
IL the conference which the letter sug
gests te hed / am CJEntrut mat you
viii he impressed with the very great i'm,
poriaI.Ce OF the subject touched on ~ this
letter aEd the des.Tab.l.gy that there
should be the fullest discussion OF The
propositions, memorandum OF which
inclose. Surely EOtnlns ought TO interest
our people more than the care OF the chill
hra lp ~ AaNf a eol lnr tad h1ti
not delinquent.
Personally | very earnestly b lieve that
the best way In which TO care for de-
pendent children Is IL tie family home
in Massachusetts many orphan asylum:
have been di continued, and thousands Of
the children who formerly have gone C
/ the orphan asylum are now kept In pri
Vate homes, either on board with pay
ment from public or private treasures ol
| In adopted homes provided 10y the gener
osity OF foster parents. Many religion:
| bodies have within the last ten years or
gani2ed effective ch!ll placing agencies.
| am accordingly inviting a number o
men and women. a list of which | Will am
rounce. 10 4 conference 10 be held II
| Washington Jan. % and 80 The confer
ence will open by my receiving the mem
bers at the White House Jan 3 at 8
p. m. Can you attend?
| VIII YOU please communicate with Mr.
| James f West 1913 Clifton street n w.
Washington Sincerely yours.
| THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The letter addressed to the preSiden
| on which he issued the call says,
| Destitute children certain.y deserve n!
much cohsi' erauon and help as thos'
| who by reason OF some alleged delin
! quency enforce the attention Of the statt
| and become objects Of its care But only
| few states have defined responsibility
| for this class of children. Their care aul
| protection are left in many localities TO th'
| fidelity OF voluntary agencies without re
| quiring proper standards Of method o
| efficiency and without definite responsi
| b!lity to the state or community,
| Unfortunately there has not been a.
| frequent interchange Of IDEAS and expert
ence among The officials Of orphan asy
| iums with consequent progress as among
| those who work. for dcIuqueuts
| These dependent children are cared 70
! in different WAYS. According 20 a specia
| bulletin of the United States census. ther
were in orphan aSyluins and Kindred In
! situations on Dec. 81 lH;. not less thai
| 81 ;5l children. In addition to these Their
were probably some - On dependent chill
! dren in family homes unier supervision.
/
| child saving work is done. and in man!
states the organizations are greatt
handicapped by lack of appreciation an,
| OF adequate financial support
! 1t is of the highest Importance TO tn
welfare of this vast numtrr OF futur
citizens that all child saving work shall
be conducted on a high plane Of eff
cheney; that in the placing of children il
families the utmost care she'l be takel
| to exclude all undesirable applicants: tina
| every precautiOn shall be taken In tn
| subsequent supervision of the children t
| prevent neglect, overwork. insufficient ed
| ucation or inadequate moral and religion
training, and that institutions shall be s.
| carried on as TO secure the best physical
mental. moral and religious training o
each individual child and 10 I'll II for &C
| tive and creditabe citizenship. p. ..
The problem OF the dependent child i
acute. 1t is large. 1t is national. We be
tieve It is worthy OF national considera
tion We earnestly hope therefore. tina
you will cooperate with us in an effor
10 get this problem before the America
| people.
Among the propositions 10 be con
sldcred by the conference are the fol
lowing;
Should there be established In on
OF the federal departments nationa
childrens bureau?
Should the state inspect the worl
Of all child caring agencies. incudin,
both institutions and home finding so
cieties:
Should the breaking of home b.
permitted for reasons of poverty o
only for reasons Of inefiiciency or i'm
morality?
Should the state educational author
itieS exercise supervision oyer the edu
catonal work of orphan asylums an,
kindred Institutions:
Would it be helpful and desirable |
some permanent committee or Organi
aZtion comparable to the National As
ISOLATION For The Study aud Pre-
vention OF tuberculosis. the nationa
child labor committee. etc. could II
established for the purpose of carry
ing on an active propaganda with I
view Of securing better laws in rela
ton to children. better organization
Of child caring agencies, better meti
DDS Of relief and aid to any childre
throughout the United States?
| - R>>s The Ruesnaso