Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-20
TO RESUME
PENSION HEARINGS
State Board of Children's
Guardians Holds Conference
on Enforcement of Law.

The State Board of Children's Guar
dams and Representatives of charita-
BILE organizations of the State con
ferred yesterday in tire Free Public
library on the enforcement Of the
Widows pension law. Ii was eX-
planned the last Legisla ture applo-
priated $4,000 to carry on 5his work
up to October 1 next. and $4,000 fer
next year 1t is planned 10 resume
court hearings in a month, and 10
perfect the Organization of depart
ment OF widows pensions next year.
The work of carrying out the pro
visions OF the law was practically
abandoned last January, because thu
Legislature, when 1t passed the law.
neglected to appropriate money 70 en-
force it. There were about 1,O0G chill
dren under the care II the Board OF
Chiidren's Guardians when the work
was stopped. 1t was found the guar
dams would have either to give Up
their work OF caring foG these children
or to stop holding court hearings
when the funds ran low, 50 the lat-
ter course was followed.
A department for this work will
now be organized. On Friday next
a civil service examination will be
held at the Jersey City City Han for
an assistant to the general agent,
salary $I,500 a year, 10 carry out the
details OF the pension work and four
agents to inv esrigate the petitions,
salary $40 month each. the three
agents now employed by the State
Board of Chidrens Guardians Will
continue, making seven agents in al
with the assistant as the head. TINS
force will look after the court hear
ings.
The reports submitted to the con-
terence showed the number of fam
lies committed from July 4 last TO
May 10 10 be, by counties, as follows:
Atlantic, 10; Bergen, q; Burlington,
IL; Camden, Is; Cape May, 8; Cum
beriand, 4; Essex, 10; Gloucester 3;
Hudson, As; Hunterdon, 4; Mercer, So;
Morris, 20; MiddIesex, "a; Monmouth,
70; Ocean, ,; Passaic. Is; Salem, /;
Somerset, II; Sussex, Il; Union, AZ,
Warren, s; total, 35S.
Number of children committed dur
ing the same period: Atlantic. s.;
Bergen, rs; Burlington, SO; Camden,
50; Cape May 8; Cumberland, 10;
Essex, 40; Gloucester, 6; Hudson, t22;
Hunterdon, s; Mercer, los: Morris, 80,
Middiesex, 81; Monmouth, 90; Ocean,
/; Passaie, 81; Salem. /: Somerset,
So; Sussex, is; Union, 119; Warren,
16; total 1.017
Number of petitions denied: At
lantic, 2; Bergen, 9; Burlington, Z:
Camden, 10; Cape May, 6; Hunterdon.
4; MiddleseX, II: Essex, Is; Hudson,
q
Passaic, 8. Salem. 9: Sussex, 6; Union.
8; Warren. H. Total, 1875.
Number of petitions awaiting hear
ing; Atlantic, 80; Bergen, So: Bur
lington, 43; Camden, 125; Cape May,
3; Cumberland. %; Essex, ABS; Glou-
eester. 10; Hudson, sill; Hunterdon, 8:
Mercer SO; Morris, as; MiddleseX, Al;
Monmouth, So Passaic, 1S5: Salem,
10; Somerset, 10; Sussex, 10: Union,
SO; Warren, 4. Total, 1851.
Those present were: Mrs Caroline
B. Alexander of Hoboken, president
of the State Board of Childrens Guar
dams; Mrs. F. c. Jacobson, of this
city chairman of the executive COM
Inittee of the State Board of Chill
drens Guardians: Robert L. Flem-
ming. of Jersey City, treasurer of the
State Board of Children's Guardians;
Miss Frances Day, of Jersey City,
general agent of the State Board of
Chidren's Guardians Mrs. Lewis
Thompson, of Red Bank, represent
Ing the Monmouth County branch of
the state Charities Aid Association;
Mrs. Griffith. representing the Char
ity Organization Society Of Easton,
Pa, and Philllpsburg; Miss Anna B.
Clark and Miss Katherine Gardner,
representing the Civic League Of
Englewood: Augustus w. Abbott,
agent of the Childrens Aid and Pro-
tective Society Of the Oranges; A. W.
McDougaI, superintendent of the Bu-
reau of Associated Charities of this
city; c. l.. Stonaker of this city, gen.
ties Aid Association: James Z. Bryan,
Of Camden, secretary and superin-
tendent of the Camden County So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children; Miss Harriet Townsend.
representing the Charity Organization
Society of Elizabeth; Miss Mabelle
Phillips, superintendent of the Or
sanized Charities of Piaiu6eld; Miss
perrine and Mrs. SiOcum, represent
ing the Organized Aid Association Of
Jersey City; Walter Whitson, seere-
tary of the Bureau of Associated
Charities of the Oranges; Miss Ellis,
superintendent of the Charity Or
ganilatiou Society of Atlantic city:
Superintendent Gwynne. of the Char
ity Organiza tons of Paterson; Miss
Persis Snodgress, Of this city. rep
resenting the Bureau of Associated
Charities; Miss Edith Walker, rep
resenting the Central Bureau of So
cial Service of Morristown; Miss
Stewart, representing the League for