Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-11

Institutional and individual work for
children in this State will be advanced
ard made much more efficient BY the CO.
ordination effected by the Children s
Bureau of Delaware This organization
has been formed for year or two, and
last winter had Mr.. Richardson here from
the Russell Sage Foundation, to make a
survey of all institutions in Delaware
caring for children. The Bureau hiss now
been put on p practical working basis,
with . trained leaders and offices at 70l
Equitable Building. Miss Grace f. Reed
or is director of the Bureau and Miss
Elizabeth Z. Nye, assistant Both have
had wide experience In this work in New
York City and New York State.
ORGANIZED YESTERDAY.
Organization of the bureau WAS COM
peted at a meeting held in st. Andrew s
parish house, yesterday, and attented
by representatives of the associations
comprising the Bureau. Mrs. Frank
Nj. Jones had been president since the
beginning and Miss Edith Danforth. Sec
retarv. and to these officers were added
the following: vice-presidcnt, Mrs. Willard
jackson; treasurer, Mrs Peter G.. Wright.
executive committee VIM. X. Lord and
Mrs. Henry jackson; chairman of finance
committee, Miss Emily 2. Bissell.
THOSE WHO ARE MEMBERS.
The members of the Children's Bureau
and the organizations they represent are:
Childrens Home-Mrs. Frank Morton
Jones' NIrs Eva d. Hay.
Delaware Children's Home Society
". Kay Lord, John B. Hutton.
Associated Charities-Miss Edith A
Danforth, Miss Il. Ethelda Mullen.
Juvenile Court Association-Airs. Peter
r. Wright, J. H. WenzeL
s. p. c.. C.-Nfrs. Selden S. Deemer,
Frank Stout.
West End Reading Room-Miss Emily
p. Bissel, Miss Jennie NJ Weaver.
Peoples Settlement-Ms Willard C.
Jackson, Miss Sarah Pyle.
Ferris Industrial School-Alfred ID.
Wqrncr, Jr, Superintendent Marks.
Delaware Hospital-Afrs. William G.
Cove, Miss Marion Dunham.
Florence Crittenton Home-Mrs. Theo-
dore Francis.
Delaware Industrial School for Girls
Ms. J. X. Rodgers, Mrs. Henry Jackson,
superintendent.
Thompson, Mrs. Mary Z. Wright.
Nearly all were present at the meeting.
Miss Reeder has been working here for
about six week1, and, IN q report pre-
sented yesterday, stated that she had II
applications from persons who wanted to
adopt children, and that SIX children had
been plsced Thirty-fve cases of children
who need care or ought TO be put In insti-
tutions were referred to the proper organi-
cations.
WHAT WILL BE DONE.
A statement of the proposed work OF
Ee fNI1lA-.rs = RY.rerF, TOD at
the meeting, and II follows:
The Childrens Bureau of Delaware has
planned and expects to carry out. as far
as possible, 8 work for Delaware children
as a special measure for their protection
in war time. This work during the coming
wear will be a part of the State program
for the childrens year, as outlined by the
Federal Children's Bureau. The plans
include the following:
l. For childrens organizations desiring
it, preliminary case study of children
at present under the care OF the organi-
cations or of those who may become
applicants for admission TO them, the
study TO include
Ia a thorough. complete inquiry into
each child's home to find out all the
causes contributing TO the dependency or
delinquency, and to determine whether
the child should be temporarily or per-
manently removed from its home, or
whether the family should be kept to-
gether.
(b) Arrangements for medical ex-
animation for the children and for medical
and surgical treatment when needed.
lc) Arrangements for psychological e1-
aminatisns Of children.
,. Promotion Of coordination between