Evening journal., 1912-12-06

That the social workers. physicians
and ministers OF the city are awak-
ening to the needs OF shorter hours
for the women in industry and are
keenly interested in the present and
future safeguarding and welfare OF
the feeble minded in Delaware was
strongly manifested in the enthus-
iasm shown by those who attended
conference of the Delaware State
Conference for Social and Civic We'll
fare which began in the Board OF
Trade rooms yesterday afternoon
The session was opened by prayer by
the Rev G.. L. Candee who also act
ed as chairman OF the conference
Reporting on work suggested by
resolutions passed at the Social We'll
fare Conference, December and T.
1911. Miss A. u. Warner said that IL
had been resolved that efforts be
made toward securing special treat
ment and accommodation in the
State, for mental detectives; that the
Associated Charities be recommend
cd to establish a registration bureau
and that a remedial loan system be
considered to meet the emergent
need OF unfortunates, enabling them
to return to a self supporting basis.
Dr. Thomas H. Butler. OF Balti-
more made a splendid appeal in
favor OF the ten hour law movement.
which is based entirely upon the
principle that work for moro than
ten hours Is tyrannous. and that no
woman or girl can work more than
ten hours without injury TO herself
Dr. Butler gave concise and inter-
cstng account of the ten hour law
IN Baltimore
lie said that III must be remem-
bered that the working woman Of to-
day is the mother OF tomorrow. and
the health of tho nation depended
upon her health. The success OF the
ten hour law In Delaware is owed
10 the interest and hard work Of the
Delaware women
you are dealing with many future
homes and mothers OF Delaware
There can be no proper homes with
out proper mothers and no proper
mothers unless they develop thcn-
selves mentally. morally and physi-
cally.' DR. Butler said
Prior 10 Miss Margaret H. Shear
mans address. the Rev. Mr. Candoe
ever made before the Ministerial
Union In favor of the ten hour law.
had recently been made hy Miss
Sherman IN about five minutes. aud
had awakened the members TO the
necessity OF prompt action
Miss ShcRrman Pleads for Women.
Ia her plea for the woman i'm in
dustrv Miss Shearman said that the
movement looking toward the welfare
of the working women began twenty
years ago Germany was first to
realize the Importance of the need Of
care in The industrial districts and
10 see the need of shorter hours for
working women, and was first to pass
d law concerning II. England. Hol-
land and ltaly followed Today there
arc fourteen countries of Europe that
do not allow women TO work at night
Miss Shearman said that the effects
of overwork were shown in the tubcr-
culosis sanaiorums. I'm the mentally
deficient children, and In the weak.
onng OF moral fbres.
we need much volunteer work
She said. "and need TO educate tho
public opinion to the very great inn
rCrtancc of the ten hour law
Mrs ~ AZ Jones spoke of the census
which had been taken lFt spring tc
ascertain the number of mentally de-
iccti,e people in Delaware. as we'll
fe deaf and blind. She said the census
showed that there wore 800 mental de-
lect.Ncs OF whom 207 arc Of school
age. Only : ag wards of The State,
arc being taught TO be- self-supporting
$40 Of the detectives are under 40
years of age. She said Or. w. H.
Hanckcr OF the Farnhurst institution
was OF the opinion that soperate insti-
buttons for the feeble minded might
be the correct solution OF the problem
II was thought that the incurablcs
might be- sent 70 Farnhurst but that
would be impossible because OF the
crowded conditions. the last report
from that institution showing thai
There are more than four hundred
patients there at the present time
Mental Detectives.
A splendid paper on the "possihili.
ties of Development Of Mental Defec
tiyes and the states care. was roat
By Or Martin W. Barr. chief physl
clan OF the Pennsylvania Training
School for Feeble Minded al Elwyn
DIT Barr said that the dawn OF Chris
tianity was the first CLEAN OF con
sideration for the mental defective
who. prior to that time. were allow
ed 10 perish because they we're though
90 be accurscd of the gods The frs
law regarding mental detectives i
found during the reign OF Edward tn
Second, he said, when IL was enacted
that the King should be the guardian
Of natural fools and custody OF thei
property The first organized effor
for the rescue. care and protection O
he feeble minded is found recorded il