The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-12-15
In the Interest of Social Worker.

In Baltimore there is an organization
known as the alliance of Charitable
and Social Agencies" This organiza
ton acts as sort of clearing house
for the following organizations Babies
Milk Fund Association; Federated
Charities; Friendly Inn Associations;
Henry WatsoI's Children's Aid Society;
Instructive Visiting Nurse Assn;
MARYLAND Assn for the Prevention and
Relief of tuberculosis; Prisoners Aid
Assn; Social Service Corporations;
Mental Hygiene Society; Travellers
Aid Society; Mothers Relief Society;
Maryland Children's Aid Society;
Thus the great agencies for helpful
ness that only a great city may have,
are united in one central organization
SO that there will be no overlapping of
effort and so that every cry for help
may have the best answer possible.
The Alliance felt that the whole
state of Mary land should have the full
benefit of all this social power. The
Alliance wished to give the country
districts the same opportunity to relieve
distress and misfortune which the great
city of Baltimore had.
The plan decided upon was to put an
expert social worker in each county
With the cooperation of the clergy and
other interested persons all cases of
need and distress could be turned over
| to such worker, receive expert investi-
CATION and then receive expert help
because of the tremendous power of
helpfulness bound up in the Alliance.
No matter how willing person may
be to help case of poverty, to provide
a free surgical operation, or to find
home for an orphan, the inevitable
"HOW?" is always handicap to any
one but trained worker. So this is in
no sense an intrusion on the part of
Baltimore social agencies. 1t is an
offer of Baltimore's capacity for help
which only great city can provide.
Il is in no sense an effort to trespass
upon the great privilege of the clergy
and church workers in giving cup
of cold water unto the least of His
Brethren. 1t is an offer of expert aid
and the proffer of the very institutions
which will enable the clergy and
Church workers to give that very cup
of cold water in the best way.
Eleven Counties of Maryland already
have such a social worker aud have
taken advantage of Baltimore's offer;
-Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore
Caroline, Carroll. Dorchester, Hartford,
Montgomery, Talbot and Wicomico.
The Alliance of Charitable and Social
A Ct ncies of Baltimore has placed tenn
porGrily in the county their Miss Fl God
who is trained social worker of wide
experience and person of discretion
and kindly wisdom. In addition to her
many years of experience which is the
best training, she studied in the Iusti-
tute founded for that purpose by The
Russell sage foundation in New York
Miss Lillian Hood has been doing
some excellent work in the county and
already many interested persons look
upon her continued efforts as necess-
ity. To do this $4,000 will have to be
raised to provide her with an automo-
bile, travelling and other expenses and
salary.
Mr., William H Davenport who is
the special agent of the Alliance for
work in Maryland counties, began or
ganized effort in this county with
small committee composed Of Rev. l..