The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-30
Travelling Agent of Russell
Sage Foundation Urges
Leaders to Go Slow
INVESTIGATE CASES FULLY
Finds Great Field for Labor for the
Association in Kenosha and Believes
Dependents Should be Made Indie
pendent.

Francis II. Mclean, Field Secretary
of the Charity Organization Depart
ment Of the Russell Sage Foundation,
New York City, made flying visit to
Kenosha, yesterday, but he did a deal
of business while here. With the pres
ident he went over the entire history
and work of the local organization;
had an interesting interview with Miss
Cottren it's superintendent; met the
board of directors and advised with
them. Mr.. Mclean paid glowing tri-
butte to the Kenosha association, COM
mending the careful and systematic
manner with which it had been plan
ned and developed, and he speaks as
one of long experience and expert
knowledge. It had been hoped that at
this time Nlr. Mclean would be able
to give two or three days to Kenosha,
and address its citizens in public
meeting. The demands upon him are
simply enormous and this brief visit
was all ne could give. However, ar
rangements have been made long
ways ahead so that he can be here for
several days at the opening of the sea-
son, the last of September, or first of
October next.
The Associated Charities has rented
the three rooms now used by DR.. HON
er Cheever, and will occupy them on
his removal to the Grosvenor building
when that is completed. In the mean
time, the Office is the front room over
the Evening News Office, 214 Wiseon-
sin street. The telephone number will
be announced in a day or two.
l"What the Kenosha association
wants to do'' said Mr.. Mclean els to
60 little slow in the starting out of
the work in the city. An association
of this sort always finds more than it
can do and it must arrange its work
in the line of making people who are
dependents independent rather than to
seek to take care of all of these peo-
| pie from the public purse. It must go
into the homes and solve the questions
that pre- to be found there. Many times
| the causes of pauperism are found right
in the homes of the dependents. These
organizations like the Kenosha assoeia-
ton can find big work in putting
some of the members Of the families
to work and seeing to it that they do
their part to make the family self sup
porting. Often times a stenographer
is needed more than visiting nurse
as the records of the cases are most
important. The work of the visiting
nurse and of the public dispensary
must come along after the thorough in
vestigation of the cases of dependents
families and the causes of their being
dependent. [ am great believer in
removing the causes of pauperism. The
small cities of the country have just as
hard a problem to meet in caring for
these cases as the larger cities and [
have visited many cities the size Of
Kenosha. It seems to me that there is
an opening for great work in Ken
osha.''
Mr.. Mclean was advised as to the
amount of money spent by the pauper
committees of the council in recent
years and he declared that with this
large sum of money the Associated
Charities would be able not only to
maintain the work Of caring for all
the poor in the city but that the fund
would make possible the putting into
practice of many advanced ideas in
caring for charity cases.
In some cities the work of caring for
paupers has been turned over to char
liable organizations with the under
standing that the city councils of the
city will make suitable appropriations
for the work. This may offer solu-
tion for difficulties in Kenosha. There
might be legal objection to such
plan but when the Kenosha Associated
Charities gets into good working order
there is no doubt but that this idea
will be discussed by the members of
the council.