New Britain herald., 1916-10-12

their citizens at home, others assert
that the end Of the war will mark
the beginning of tremendous tide
OF immigration that will swamp the
LABOR market and create a period Of
| repression However, that may be-
IL pehooVes US to be prepared. Pub
nc interest In immigration in the past
| mas been negative-a matter of head
tax, deportation and exclusion. We
need also positive policy of protec-
! ton and assimilation. The arrival
of large mum bers of immigrants from
any one country has always been con-
sldered obviously, and each group as
1t has become established has looked
| With suspicion on the next Corners
| The confusion Of being unable to I'M
! derstand the language, customs and
! institutions of our country adds to the
! 1mmlg grants woes and leaves him rud-
| derless in uncharted seas The hugo
ratio of foreign born to native born
| IN our city demonstrates how neces-
! sary 1t is for us to help in the Amer
| 1can1zat1on process. Ninety eight
! per cent. Of all our applicants are re-
| cruited from these ranks and we find
! there are a hundred different ways
| In which we can guide and help
! them.
Gracious Acts Pay Large Dividends.
because there is no influence I'M
| less We rejoice with our friends as
| well as mourn with them, we have
come TO emphasize more and more
the gracious side-the giving of flow
| ers jelly and fruit and little treats
| Tor the children such as postals, TOYS.
story books and flags on the Fourth
| OF July and a glorious Christmas tree
| for several weeks last winter during
which time we kept open house. That
| Christmas tree provided untold pleas
ure for scores Of visitors both Young
and old! We have found that these
gracious acts pay large dividends in
the more serious matters at hand.
And how do we meet all these nroh
lens that arise?
| by coax1ng everybody to work
shoulder to shoulder with US so that
we may use their facilities and they
| may use ours. Each Of us has his
specially and united we serve a COM
| mon cause.
BY most friendly relations with the
| ohanl ger or commerce and Board of
fuonc Char1tles, with whom we are
| constantly in touch. There is q rom
1nfOrm9fjO
| with the public charities which has
saved both offices hours Of unneces-
| sary labor
| BY equally friendly relations with
| court official and police, from whom
we receive unfailing courtesy and as
| slstance This come about the mora
naturally since the charity organiza-
| ton agent is the part time woman
probation officer.
| BY constant intercourse with min
| clpals and teachers of our nuh1ic
| schools-contact that is mutua11v
| helpful.
| by close friendship with priests
ana pastors OF all the churches, whose
| devoted service we have Witnessed
| again and again. They realize that
| the charity organization stands for
| humanity alone with absolute freedom,
| from religious bias or racial preiudice
LII is always our policy to strengthen
natural religious inclinations and CO.
ment broken church relations.
~ recourse to legal advice or the
| Judgement Of family physicians
| whose advice is most helpful.
| ny conducting a much used conf
| uen'lal bureau from which we give
lnIormat1on very cautiously and onlv
| d
ms is especially helpful at Thanks
giving and Christmas.
BY constant interchange of corra
! spondence with other charity organ
| 1zatlon societies all over the Tinted
] states on subjects of mutual interest
| by membership in a state confer
| ence of social workers which rae,,1+s
IN comparison Of our work with that
OF other cities and demonstrates orr
particular place in the scheme Of
| things.
| BY weekly meetings of our splendid
Woman's advisory committee Such a.
| group Is strong factor in the char
ity organization work.
| by organizing a social workers.
monthly conference composed of all
| the welfare workers of this CITY to
which the churches are invited to send
representatives. This results in better
acquaintanceship and closer working
relations all round.
BY assembling an enthusiastic st,,dv
class of young women who have
| learned of a, new side of their citv's
! life.
BY conducting dozens of little pill
gr1mages to various public buildings
and welfare agencies Of the citv.
These changing groups of interested
women have gained much from closer
mountaineering with the methods of
our public servants
j BY maintaining a charitable clear
ing house, serving as a medium be-
tween giver and recipient and making
| the closest possible connection. Manv
come to us for families to help during
the holidays, children to aid in one
way Or another huseholds to send
furniture to, shut-ins to remember
with dainties, and so on Such aid
does not stand on our books of course.
| even If reckoned in dollars and cents
| for If the bills come to us at all thew