Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-05
Wider Publication
For State Charities

The death OF DR.. Frederick II. Wines
left the Illinois state charity service
without an editor Of the institution
quarterly which he had established
and edited with such distinguished
success that it is in demand in all
counties in which care of the unfor-
tunate is under governmental control.
By a mutual agreement between the
state board of administration, with
which DR.. Wines was connected, and
the state charities commission, the
quarterly henceforth will appear as
the joint publication of these two bod
les under the management and editor
ship Of A. L. Bowen, executive secre-
tary of the charities commission.
The details of the new organization
have not been worked out 1t is the
intention to make the publication the
reflection of the charity service of II,
linois in all it's phases and aspects.
1t will be devoted more largely than
in the past to the actual accomplish.
ments In the Illinois field of charity,
both public and private. The scientific
and medical work Of the state institu.
lions will be treated in the quarterly
by DIR. F. P. Norbury, alienist of the
board Of administration, and others
equally as eminent and well known
whose names will be announced later
Mr.. Bowen for IL years prior to his
| al - he
commission was a newspaper man in
Springfield and it was partly because
of this experience that he was select
ed for this position.
The quarterly is issued by the state
free to all who desire it. 1t has a cir
culation Of 10000 in Illinois and othel
states and the countries of Europe
The second annual report of the state
charities commission, which has Jus
gone to press, forms one of the mos
interesting publications Illinois ha!
yet issued.
Secretary A. l. Bowen upon his 81
visits of inspection to the various stat'
institutions during the year. These re
ports picture the human side of hos
pitfalls for insane, the home for oil
soldiers, the schools for children, thu
blind, deaf, dependent and delinquent
Scattered among these reports ar
many stories of unusual character re
vealing life as it is in these places.
The report contains the recommen
dations of the commission for the I'm
provement of the state service. A larg'
chapter is devoted to the preparation
and distribution of food. The CON
mission takes radical ground on tn,
care of purely dependent children ant
; suggests a new organization for tn
state conference of charities. 1t de
. scribes the improvements which hav
been made during the year, giving tn
introduction of dentistry into practical
ly all of the state institutions the plac
of honor as the most humane in man.
years.
There are descriptions of new build
ings. The story of the original GENE
was recently closed after nearly 80
bodies had been buried in 1t, form
one of the most interesting chapter
,, that has ever been written on stat
charitable institutions. There are dc
tailed descriptions of the Dunning hos
pital for insane and Cook county's new
infirmary at Oak Forest. A distinc
feature is the chapter on the careles
expensive expenditure of public an
> private funds throughout the state il
[ relief of poor.
r There is description of all the jail
? and all the almshouses in the state
: During the year the commission co
/. lected from personal investigation i
. each county the names of all public
semi-public and private agencies doin
a charitable work or engaged in sociC
logical study, together with the sourC
es of their revenue, how it is spenf
something of it's history and man
other facts along this line. This
an entirely new departure in the stud
!. of charity in this state and lays tn
/: foundation for some reforms which tn
: commission hopes to bring abou
, These are only few of the vital fe;
: lures of the report which when it al
pears will be for free distribution {
those who will address the commissio
a. Springfeld.