The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-01-02
ORGANIZE CHILD
WELFARE BOARD
OFFICERS ELECTED AT A MEET
ING HELD AT ST. CLOUD
LAST FRIDAY.
OPPORTUNITY FOR SERVICE
MRS. A. F. MOUNTAIN, SECRE.
e TARY WILL HAVE CHARGE
OF MOVEMENT.

The first meeting of the County
Child Welfare Board recently appoint
ed by the State Board of Control at
the request of the County Commits
sioners was held Friday at p. M, in
the Commissioners room, at the Court
House, says the St. Cloud Times.
The entire Board, which consists
of Mrs. H. Halvorson and Mrs. A. F.
Moynihan of Sank Centre, Mrs. J. B.
Dunn of ST.. Cloud, VIM. Boerger,
County Superintendent of Schools, anC
Peter Lahr, representing the Commits
sioners, were present at this meeting
1t was for the purpose of organiza-
ton and the election Of officers.
w. W. Hodson of the Children's Blu
reau, State Board of Control, was to
have been present to instruct the new
board in its scope and duties, bat was
unavoidably detained in st. Paul.
County Superintendent Boerger was
elected chairman. Being constantly in
touch with children throughout the
county and intensely interested III
whatever pertains to their welfare, he
is aptly fitted for that office. Mrs. A.
F. Moynihan, of Sank Centre, wa
elected secretary of the Board by a
unanimous vote. =. .....
Stearns county is to be congratulate.
ed upon the progressiveness of it's
Commissioners in matters pertaining
to child welfare. 1t was among the
first twenty-five counties in the state
to request the appointment of such
Board. 8.
In some counties an executive agent
is employed whose duty it is to in.
vestigate reported cases of defective,
delinquent, illegitimate and neglected
children. At the meeting Friday this
point was freely discussed and it was
decided that for the. time being, the
members of the Board themselves
were capable of investigating all such
cases without eptailing further ex-
pense for the county.
However, to successfully handle an
undertaking of this sort in such a
manner requires the cooperation OF
existing agencies throughout the coun
ty. 1t viii be impossible for the Board
to go out and hunt up cases falling
under their jurisdiction but if the peo-
pie; in outlying districts viii Interest
themselves in the children about them
to the extent or reporting cases o.
neglected, illegitimate, defective anC
delinquent children, it will greatly ia
cilitate the work of the Board. Such
reports would be confidential. 1t was
decided to request the township, vii
lage and city clerks throughout the
county to send notice at once of all il
legitimate children and children left
full orphans to the secretary, Mrs. A.
F. Moynihan, at Sank Centre.
Through the office of the county
superintendent teachers in rural dis
tricts are requested to report cases
of neglected, mentally defective ane
delinquent children, together with age
and name and address of parent OF
guardian.
In this manner the Board hopes to
reach every child in the county who
needs protection or Intervention from
the state.
An invitation has been extended t.
Mr.. Hodson of the children's bureau,
to be present at the next meeting OF
the Board which is to be held Satul
day afternoon, January 18th, in the
Court House.