Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-10-13
4 Day COlV|MUN-
ITY PROGRAM
The Chamber of Commerce,
Women's Clubs, Civic
Societies and Schools
Plan Meet.
COMMUNITY WELFARE
Prof. Hanson of National
Public Welfare League
is Coming.

\ four day community development
program by the National Public Wei
fare League is to be given in Webster
City. Oct. 1920. under the auspices OF
the Chamber of Commerce. wOmen's
clubs. board Of education and other
civic bodies here. The program will
be given In the Methodist church. adj
mission to which is free. Free-wili Of
ferings. however. will be taken.
Arrangements were made for this
meeting Friday night at Il meeting held
ut the Chamber of Commerce rooms,
of women's clubs. the schools and vari-
Gus civic societies. Prof. HinZman, Il
field man for the National Public Wei
fare League. was present and outlined
the plan. following which the various
civic bodies represented at the meeting
extended the league unanimous invi-
tation to put on its four day program
in Webster City.
The work here will be conducted by
Theodore Hanson. general manager of
the league. An outline of his work for
the four days follows:
Sunday.
300 p. m.-Mass meeting for men at
Methodist church. Subject: The 9th
er Fellow"
500 p. m.-Community mass meeting
at Methodist church. Subject: Com
munity Salvation"
Monday.
$50 p. NAT high school auditor
ium. Lecture. prevention. not Cure.
the -Adoiescent Child"
500 p. m-public mass meeting at
Methodist church. Subject: Govern
mental Welfare Departments.
Tuesday.
300 p. mat high school auditor
ium. Lecture. prevention. not Cure,
the Adolescent Child
500 p. m.-Mass meeting at Metho-
dist church. Lecture. The New Social
Conscience
Wednesday.
300 p. MAT the high school audi
torium Lecture. prevention, not Cure.
Child Supervision
500 p. m.-Mass meeting at MethO-
dist church. Lecture. THE World As
set, our National Liability,
Objects of League.
The objects of the National Public
Welfare League. as explained by Prof.
HinZnf3tD. arc twOfOld:
First: Educational and inspiration
Second: The establishment. where
desired by the community, OF a board Ct
public welfare.
1t was explained that where Il public
welfare board is established. it is only
with the aid and assistance Of the city
council, which adopts an ordinance de-
filming the duties of this board In
Kansas there are sixty of these, boards,
ten i'm oklahoma. ten in Nebraska, and
in Illinois and North Carolina there
are state boards. In the latter state
law provides for board of this kind
in every county.
In Webster City the establishment Of
such a board would be purely optional
with the community and the city cOun-
ell Its duties would be entirely of
public welfare nature. having to do
with the supervised recreation Of chill
dren. better living conditions and gen
eral hclpfulness to the community at
large.
At Friday nights meeting commit
tee on general arrangements was nam
ed as follows J. l.. Peterson. w. A.
Neel, DR.. II. r. Chipperfeld, Rev. l., E.
Viets. Mrs. W. j. Zitterell. Mrs. Ella
Burlcson. O. j. Henderson, II. l.. Hamp-
ton 6. r. Crosley. w. f. Cole. Miss
TrcSsa Treat. Prof. ID. NJ. Kelly.
There was much enthusiasm at the
meeting. The general concensus of
opinion was that the meetings here
would be productive of great and last
ing good, regardless of whether or not
the community decided to ask the coun-
Gil to name public welfare board. Mr..
Hanson, the lecturer, who will be here,
is a man widely known over the nation
for his public welfare work and the
community at large will get a vast
amount of good. leading up to better
understanding of community problems.
cleaner and better living. etc. regard
less of any action as to IA welfare board.
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