The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-11
CHILDREN'S BUREAU
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the bureau lUuhu AISOh uAoStO ~ '~F
peace with other charities of the city
The Catholic charities withdrew
THAR work from the bureau, though
the Catholic members of the board re
tanned their positions, and each so
cfety had, nominally, two representa-
fiyes as members of the bureau. Ihe
Catholic work with children IS now be-
ms done through the St. Vincent de
paul society. A few Protestant or
Ranizations have also ceased TO refer
cases to the children's bureau.
Nevertheless the bureau mas coz
tinued its operations, and its business
has increased 10 such an extent that
certain members of its board felt that
Miss Gardiner should be given more
nav and receive more assistance. by
4 lie vote OF the committee members,
the chairman breaking the tie, Miss
zardiner's salary was voted at $l,SOO
/. vaar and an Increase in assistance
Was voted. sufficient 10 cause, IN att
nm addition OF about $3,9e0 to the
budget.
when this proposition was put up
10 the Associated Charities, which has
been having the bills of the children
bureau. the directors of the main BODY
decided that IL was time TO call halt.
They did not believe that the income
az the Associated Charities was SUI
4 ficient to justify such big expena-
ttnre for executives. Therefore, they
voted TO discontinue the support OF
the children's bureau after March l.
1919.
.There may be other courses" SAID
compromise, by which three memo ers
Of the Associated Charities would take
places on the board OF the chHcrens
bureau. and Miss Gardiner would be-
come an employee Of the charities. TINS
nroposal was not acceptable 10 the
officers of the children's bureau.
The children's bureau now has tvs
courses open TO it-either 10 60 out OF
exfstence March l, when its supplies
are cut off, or to abandon its policy
or non-interference In the financial
xources OF other charities and 90 be-
fore the public with an appeal Tor
funds.
sThere may be other coursess," sain
Mr.. Butzel, ''but | am not one who
likes TO beat about the BUSH
The Catholic charities did not like
"A when they found that out Of 77S
cases. 13 had been referred TO Sath.
oiic institutions. This, their repre-
rcuatiyes said, was certainly out o;
nroportion 10 the number or CathohC
cases investigated.
s.Miss GARDENERS records will shoV
whether such an assertion Is true
not" was Mr.. ButZefs comment OF
this statement.
Charity officers, while they are vii
snc TO give Miss Gardiner great req
fcr The work she has accompanied
cav that she has been careless OF al
fagonism, has conducted her wor
without due reference to the executlV
board. and has been satisfied with th
Concurrence of Mr.. Butzell, tie chai
man. in what she has done. In Tn
manner. they claim, the chiiaien
bureau has become an ORGANIZATION &c
harm rather than for the best int
ests of the charities which we're u
yiied to compose its membership.
Mr.. Butzel speaks in the aighe'
ferms Of MISS GARDENERS WORK and
~. work OF the children's bureau.
Miss Gardner was the first chari'
worker In the city to insist that hon
care Il better for the child thai cal
N an institution" he says she "a
made II her policy TO place Children
rood homes, SO far as II was pcsslDl
ct was the children's bureau TIL
ATTAINED the child labor bill OF l9l
The bureau brought Prof. Parry fro,
the University of Michigan, held pu
lie meetings in which all parties WEI
represented, including the EMPLOY eI
OF child labor, and drafted bill who
was acceptable to everybody col
cerned."
This. the critics of the children
bureau claim, was work which 70
bureau was organized to undertake
Bnt they say that the bureau went b.
yond It's province when Il undertoo
ease work" or the investigation an
disposition of the cases OF indtvidui
children. This work they claim, Is IN
nroyince OF the charities which cor
ross the bureau, not OF the bureau
self. n was after long debate tni
the bureau decided to do ease work
thereby erlarging its activities to
very great extent; but Mr.. Butte
claims that me action was taken wit
Inf few dissenting votes.
~ have heard OF no objection 20 tn
hnroan from the Catholic members
Ifr hoard" Mr.. Butxell says. TN
Catholic organizations certainly hav
not withdrawn their representatives.