New Britain herald., 1916-02-26

CARE OF DEPENDENT
 CHILDREN IS THEME
Connecticut State Conference at
 Norwich April 3O-May 2

The committee on "Children' has practically completed arrangements for it's part of the general program in connection with the 1916 sessions of the Connecticut State Conference of Charities and Correction to be held at Norwich April 30. May 9 At a recent meeting Of the committee iE New Haven it was decided that plans have sufficiently progressed to make another session unnecessary until the conference convenes The section cn "Children" will include a general ses~ sion the night of May l a Round Table discussion at o'clock the next morning. How the states public and private charities care for neglected and dependent children will occupy a prominent place on the program and special attention will be paid to the manner of caring for children under four years, or county home, age.
 Mrs. Frank A. Mitchell of Nor wich, member Of the state board of charities and directly associated with the work of placing out chil- dren from the county homes, will be one of the principal speakers at the
 
 line the work of the states public ard private charities in the care of de pendent and neglected children, spo- cial reference being paid to those who are placed out from the county in- stltutlons. It is believed that she will be as well able as anyone in the state to give a comprehensive re- port of what the state is doing at present in the supervision of homes in which the children are placed from the county institutions.
 Following her will be speaker from one of the principal statewide charities institutions that is engaged in a similar work of placing out chll- dren The selection of this speaker has not been definitely decided
 Program to Be Outlined.
 c. c. Carstens of Boston. secre- tarv and general agent of the Massa- chusetts Society of Boston, secretary for the Prevention of Cruelty to Chil- dren and one of the most widely known workers in this field. will out line a program for the states public and private charities which may be useful in Connecticut and. wherever he is able, point out improvements i'll the present system MT. Carstens is recognized as one of the most pro- found speakers along these lines and also one of the most practiced
 Supt. Eugene Van Why of The Gil- bert Home, Winsted, is to give a brief report dealing with the care of de- pendent and neglected children by the states public and private char ities with special reference to the care of children under four years of age.
 The Round Tale discussion the fol- lowing morning will be under the leadership of Rev. John F. Ryan of Hartford and Mrs. Leona $. Whear- on of the branch of the New England Home for Little Wanderers at Bridge port The former is to tell of what St Agnes Home at Hartford hopes to do for the care of children under four years of age while the latter is explain the work of her organization.
 Miss Cheney to Talk
 A feature of the discussion is eN- pectcd to be talk by Miss Majoric Cheney of South Manchester. Hiss Cheney is to tell of conditions in her home town and vicinity. It is 2N- pacted that it will be of much in tcrest and profit as she has given the subject thorough study. This HOucd Table discussion will afford an excellent opportunity for a study of inc various reports as well as of the previous addresses.