Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-21
COOPERATION KEYNOTE OF
CHILD WORKERS MEETING
Able Address by DIR. G. G.. Carstens,
or Boston, Engages Attention OF
National Conference.
PROGRESS IN SOUTH REPORTED
National Childrcn's Home Society
Ends Business Session With Morn
ing Program To-Day-Sight-See
ing This Afternoon.

Inc need for closer cooperation and
coordination of the agencies engaged
In the child welfare work, with the
view OF preventing duplication and
overlapping, and the formation of dis
trict branches throughout each of the
states In order to bring the benefits
vi ''e work closer to the people as a
"hole ana At the same time get "A
greater number to observe and con-
tribnte TO this form of charity, we're
me central ideas of an address de-
nNcisd yesterday morning by DR.. c.
- Carstens, Of Boston. general agent
Of the Massachusetts Society for tho
prevention of Cruelty to Children. that
provoked much favorable comment and
th"t III the Judgment of number OF
"etepat"S struck the keynote of the
conference OF the National Chjldren.s
Rome Society now being held at the
seventh street Christian Church
announcer address that was Il feature
OF Eestcrhay,s session was that by Or.
w. Henry Thompson. OF Pittsburgh.
superintendent OF the Children,s Home
society o. the State of Pennsylvania
III thompson attacked what he called
the CHARITY trust, and defended The
established charity dispensing agencies
against the attacks and criticisms Of
An age which he designated as "furi-
ouS'E Feiornati"e Although there
were passages in his address which
SCENE" somewhat in the nature of "A
criticism of the advanced stand taken
by DR., Carstens. who insisted thar
the esta blished system of giving out
cnarity left much 10 be desired Dr
thompson asserted. when asked If q
was his intention 70 disagree with rho
views advanced BY DR.. Carstens. that
such was not the case. and that DR..
CaFstens IDEAS as 10 cooperation and
co-ofoination were eminently sound
ana deserved to ne put in practice.
CONFERENCE NEGOTIATEs
HUGE AMOUNT OF WORK
Inc conference crowds an immense
amount oil work into it's sessions At
= o'clock last evening the presidert
announced that the BODY had baan ~
session ten and a half hours during
the dag and he thought it might steal
ittle time for rest and sumner
Inc session opened Yesterday morn
ing at $50 o'clock with devotional
exercises, followed BY a sectional meet
ing presided over by DR.. J. p. Dysart
OF Milwaukee. retiring president. Then
came DR. CarstenS' address.
inc overlapping of the work OF the
inherent societies engaged in welfare
WORK In massachusetts was one Of rho
Things first noted in the history of the
organization with which he was con.
hected, DR.. Carstens said In rrca,
many cases. ne said 1t was found thar
several organizations were discovered
TO he working in the same home Tbo
present aim was, he said, to dovetail
these organizations so as TO prev.nt
duplication of effort
feature OF the worl; 4, Mace,
chusetts which. he said. might bs
adopted with profit in other States vas
the plan which had been followed ~
esta oishing branch Offices at different
places In the state, so as to bring tbe
activities OF the society in close torch
with need wherever il :ht no fourd
10 exist Massachusetts has fourteen
Oh these branch Offices. it was cY.
piained. They not only enable The
societF more adequately to meet the
problem in the State. but they h-inr
the needs OF the child 10 rho ,,,nn
ZION OF many more people, with The
creased. -"
PRACTICAL COOPERATION
POINTED OUT AS NEED
Cooperation had been much talked
according TO the speaker, but largely II
nd" peen lip service. Practically
speaking, ii had not been achieved 10
the degree that might be supposed. cal
;"S rom the extent o! the discus
SION touching II. An immediate form
vi cooperation advocated by Or. Car
stems was That the Childrcn's Home So
cie'E meet next year in Indianapols
as section of the National Conference
OF Charity and Correction instead OF
meeting separately
Ihere followed round-table discus
sion bearing on Dr. Carstens's address
ana also the policies TO he adopted in
accepting the custody and care of chill
dren. Should societies actiyeIy seok
Tor children? What Investigations
should be made before accepting a
enid? Should any type OF child be
rejected? II so. what type? were some
OF the questions asked and answered
IN the roundtable discussion.
Among those who participated in the