The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-31

In get-together spirit the Board,
of Directors of the Associated Charitiesf
voted favorably on Thursday last on al
suggestion made by the Acting Super
intendent, Miss Helen B. Albro. Miss
Albro recommended the creation of al
committee of delinquency representa-
tive of public and private agencies
dealing with the difficult problems of!
intemperance, non-support, neglect Of
children, and immortality. It is rare
that a situation arises including one of
these problems which does not concerns
from three to five or even more Of the
agencies named for representation ona
the committee. The advantage of thej
committee is obvious. 1T gives eppor-s
tunity for a frank statement of facts
as these have been collected by sever-
al offices concerned, an exchange OF
points of view, and the formation of al
plan of action definitely agreed upOua
as effective by all struggling with the
problem. i
Unhappily, home situations exist in
Kenosha which are menace to thei
children in the home, to the neighbor-1
hood and to the city. Action aimed ata
the correction of these conditions some-I
times ends in petition to the court fors
the removal of children from such an5
environment. Without fail such pei
tition, though urged and supported bya
those familiar with facts, has broughtsa
out most emphatic protest from somes
who charge those responsible forsstart4s
ing the action with lack of feeling.
lack of heart, cruelty. No agency too
whose lot falls the disagreeable duty$
of starting such a proceeding enters IT'D
with sense of enjoyment. It is q dutxs
of the most undesirable kind. 1t rel
quires collection of complete facts red
lating TO the home, a. careful weighingJ
of these and decision vital in thel
lives of helpless children. 1t was with,
the get-together idea, the sharing of res
sponsibility by a larger number of9
thinking, responsible people that thea
Associated Charities Board acted.
The board voted to approach the mays
or with the suggestion of the commit
tee. The mayor received it favorabiy 4
and made a recommendation to the city,
council which voted favorably on thea
resolution Monday night.
Following is the resolution:
Resolved, That in, the Judgment vota
the common council, it would be expe-a
dent and helpful to the poor depart-l
ments of the city, and also of the coun-l
ty, to the Police Department, the Health1
Department, the courts, the schools, the
Associated Charities, and other like de-
partments and organizations to have
committee on delinquency, the seVer-
al members of which could work In
conjunction and cooperate together and
more thoroughly investigate matters
and cases usually brought to the atten-
tion of one department only, and a bet-I
ter and more intelligent understanding
of conditions could then be obtained.
Therefore, Be it Resolved, That the
mayor be, and is hereby authorized OH
appoint a committee of nine, to bel
known as COMMITTEE on Delinquency
the said committee to consist of then
county judge, the municipal judge, the
district attorney, the superintendent Of
er of health, the chief Of police, the SUI.
poor, the county agent, the commission
perintendent of schools, the secretary
of the Associated Charities, all to serve3
without compensation from the city.