The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-03
ASSISTANT HEAD. DE NEW SOCIETY
 ASSUMES DUTIES.
Miss Marguerite Boylan, Assis- tant to MT. Myers of the New Charity Organization Society, Comes 50 This City With Records of Achievement in Ohio and New York.

Miss Marguerite Boylan. the assist ant to MT. Myers. secretary of the new Charity Organization Society is a young lady very much in love with her work. In appearance she is slight and of dark compsexion while her manner is very friendly and unreserv- ed. On the whole she i'm presses as being the sort of 8 person to whom one would readily go when in trouble.
 She is a. native of Columbus, Ohio. where she received her education. She followed that occupation for a year Her sympathdes, however. were along the line of work which she is now pursuing, so she returned to her alma mater, the Ohio State University and took her masters degree in sociology
 Following her nearly three years experience with the Associated Char ztfeS of Columbus O.. she came to New York as a visitor for the New York Charity Organization. Thus her ex- per5ence has been both practical and wide.
 Her duties in this city will be that Of invest igator and constructive work CT The confidential exchange, which is maintai1ed by card system will also be under her supervision. AS in vestIgador it will be her work to make a thorough inquiry into the condition of each family which applies for aid, as constructive worker the duty of Building up families and enabling them eventually support themselves will fall to her.
 The confidential exchange is a syss-i tenn whereby the history of each fam fly applying for aid is recorded This. is kept strictly private and is open only to certain authenticated officers of the different charitable societies of Tf<x.r duplication and to record the progress which each family makes. It's need has been evidenced by the rapldity with which the different societies are taking advantage Of it. There were four applications for it yesterday znorning.
 .eWhen case is reported to US we tfy to investigate 1t within 24 hours said MIss BoyIa1a. ssOf coaIrsea5if we are rushed with busdness this is not possible but we get to it just as soon as we can
 If the family Is in distress we don't wait to investigate but give them iza-' mediate relief and do the Investigating later. If. however. they can get along as they are for a short time we in vestigate first If the man is out of. work we go to his last employer and find out why he was discharged and. if possible, have him reinstated. Fadl-s
 
 for him Somewhere else. Thus we start to build up the family
 Later we will probably establish the case treatment conn nmittee. This is composed of representative and well informed people of the city who are specdalists in their Line and thus can give us the benefit of their advice. For instance we would have lawyer to represent the legal situation, a doctor for the medical side and so on. Of course it will take time before we get plans info working order.
 The one thing we must have is the CO., operation Of the other charitable societies of the city for it is our ipur- pose to help them in their work not to supplant them in any way 2
 The various older. societies are CO., operating splendidly with the new or ganization and already it has been a1- most ssswarnped with work = a very decided evidence that there was a need for such a society in this city. With Miss BoyIan filling her position its field will be greatly enlarged.