Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-06-28
FORM NATIONAL
CHILD TRUST
COMBINE ALL SOCIETIES FOR
CHILD CULTURE AND RACIAL
IMPROVEMENT IN ONE.
Ask Government 20 Establish Chill
drcn's bureau.


WORCESTER, Mass. June 2s. -
To form nationwide philanthropIc
trust" combining In one central
organization the various societies IL
voted to child culture and racial Inn
provement, aud to induce Uncle Sam
70 further the work by establishing
"a chIidren's bureau. are the objects
OF the National Child conferences FOR
Research and Welfare. which opened
a tiye-day session in Worcester to-
day.
Efforts for the betterment OF Juve-
nile citizens. now carried on in hap
hazard way by scores OF organ;za-
tons. will be reduced TO an exact
science by the new combine.
At the head OF the trust" is DR.. q
Stanley Hall. president OF Clark uni.
Sersity. who has made the scientific
study OF childhood one OF his main
occupations. Tho secretary. Dr, Henry
s. Curtis, is the man largely response
BILE for the creation of the present
countrywide wave OF interest In pub
Tic Fairgrounds for children: lie Is
vice president OF the Playground asso-
citation OF America.
There are ten vice presidents. They
are; Ben. b. Lindsey, the Juvenile
Court Judge aud fighter for the vel
fare of children: Or. &. w. Stiles, the
hook-worm man OF the Rockefeller
Foundation; Miss Patty s. Hlll. Of
Teachers college, New York city.
Hastings II. Hart of the Russell Sage
Foundation. Mrs. Theodore Rooso-
Welt; Prof. Irving Fisher OF Yale
university, and advocate o. conaerya-
ton of health and personal efficiency;
clifford PinchOt. Jacob Riis. Mrs.
Emmons Blaine. founder OF he school
Of education OF the University OF
Chicago. and Mrs. r. NJ. la Follctte.
wife OF the Senator. The executive
committee includes the president,
secretary. Miss Hill. Mrs. frederic
schoh, and c. c. Carstens Louis
y. Wilson Is acting treasurer.
This organization aims to De a con
trail clearing house for Information
and for definite action for the welfare
Of children In all departments In
stead of taking some one phase OF
child nature, such as gardening. or
Fairgrounds, or health, the confer
ence regards the coming citizen aK
INIT aud attends 70 the uni.s needs
IN their relation to one another and
to the community.
Speaking on this peculiarly OF the
organization, Henry s. Curtis, the
secretary. said that thirty-three child.
helping organizations were represent
ed at the first meeting in July. 1909
There is sull more general ral,-
'csentation this year, he added "At
these meetings matters OF general in
terest are discussed and methods that
might apply to different fields are Coz
ddered II IS the purpose OF the con
ference to bring the different organi-
cations closer together so that there
may be less wasted and misguided ef-
fort.
we eli know the results OF organ
ization IN the commercial world and
he increased business efficiency that
follows We want Ia SECURE some such
results for philanthropic movements.
We want to make II easy for various
kinds of social workers in different
but allied fields to become acquainted
with each other. with each others
troubles and methods. and to provide
them with a central source OF infor-
nation and assistance when needed
Further. this eentralizing idea is
going to offer the general public an