Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-18

feel the responsibility for it's own children
A resolution TO this effect was ordered
prepared for submission to the propc,
authorities nj Dover. The Executive
! Committee was constituted n special
/ committee on reconstruction To promote
| the work
This committee includes; Mrs Charles
| II. Miller Miss Aieannette Eckman,
! Mrs. Horace Belts, Mrs Martin Lane,
| Francis De II Janvicr New Castle
Mrs. John 7. salisbury. Dover:
Mrs Samuel II. Nicssick, Bridgevilc.
Dean Wiuifrcd J. Robinson, Newark
| Mrs William Stariar Mrs William X +.
du pont Mrs A. u Warner, Wilmington:
Mrs. Garrett $ Harrington. Harrington: {:
Mrs William II. Laird, Mrs Coleman
du Pont Wilmington; Miss Marie r.
! ockwood. Niiddlctown: Airs James n
Cinns. Mrs William s Tlilcs. Mrs Charles
War. cr Wilmington.
~ouE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
Mrs J y Hutton of Dover. Child
Welfare chairman for Kent county. and
Mrs j u Cooke Child Welfare chairman
fer Sussex county, were present to re-
pert upon the county work for children
ArS Aary Ilutchin of Mddetown.
field secretary for the committee, how
has been conducting the state school
ccrs,ls also gave a brief report
Miss Margaret r. Wise. supervisor
OF nursing reported upon the work Of
the Chld Welfare nurse in each county
and also upon the work Of the child
health ccntcrs In Dover Niddletown.
New Castle and Wilmington Up TO
December $ $500 children throughout
the state had been weighed measured
aud registered once; 1000 children had
been visited in their homes , 100 were
bon attending the health ccntcrs. classes
end Individual conferences for instrlc-
'lnn with mothers amounted To 600.
500 cases had been referred 10 doctors, |
- cases 10 hospitals. . cases to other |
organizations The doctors and the /
losrltalS had co-operatcd very fully |
during the influenza cpl
icmc
The final report Of tho Woman's
I The State Council OF Defense was
.i~ousscd following q reading Of the
'rchmnar report which had already
.r"n submitted Following is s,lm-
NARY - the report
IN lpul 1918. when the Woman'S
'umplficr of the state Council of
lci1 uas formulating work along
III IrH,. - conservation Of materials
'id he lives ~ women and children
nr .rund Delaware had practically
enc ci thc public welfare agencies that
lhcr States had They had to initiate
\" cuur- movement. and convince the
rorir ~ home that keeping Up the
calth II women and children was rs
itpartait 4 Par. If public welfare IS the
-h.nl through their Efforts there
been steady growth Of public
SIMON along these llnCS and the com
lttcc feels that with the proper publicity
ga ilaunn I'D approximations they |
uld cc nph~h state supervision of /
ilii. hrai and advance public cdu- :
The Women : Committee acknowledges :
cir gratitude 10 many volunteer or /
.nl1atinr~ and state and local officers Z
!t 'tciai department that helped them i
well II the press and numerous pro- i
~>ional persons who contributed with !,
il cost lhcN also acknowledged the u
ifcIal backing of the Council created =,
tho legislature and want it rcmcm- =,
r"d ~ the work gocs on toward sue {,
IS that thc chief credit IS due tn the
Jion ~ TIE finance and executive =,
ard particularly to the !,
1 I've action ii the dlrectorIcncral u
rough whom executive committee g.
.i.lous have been rendered Thev -
lic possible the recognition which the i,
rk of the woman committee in II
lawarc has already received IN printed cf
-nnal reports IN public addresses IA
" aShlngtun in press of other states. nf
! ~ national magazines and organIza-
rs The Nomans Committee he ha
.e> that sly months of work under ~,
Ice and more normal conditions would a.,
';tSe fhcIr energies which were all 50 4.
iiy needed for war work and at the sfe
Icnza epidemic and enable them to ~,
ke great forward strides in the general
* of agitating for better living con "a,
0TS cducatlon etc While admit ~
, much of the work they have been az,
1C could he transferred TO older.
more permanent institutions the cb.
'illlt'''f ( '4aiiIS ,hat ther WORK IN enc
4 welfare should not bt stopped -,
y particularly fee they should finish
census Of children OF school age.
/ supplementary information. that
o~ beng taken IN the State of Del
re IN cooperation with the L. : An
'ariment Of Education They spe-
q l advise hat according to the
of DR. McComhs some In
lnale program for support Of public Th
th organization be provided The a {
man Committee believes that il Is bcs
,iutclv necessary for the success Of Mr.
ns'rdctlon work in Delaware to Ste
. The work done under the super wei
10 0f the state En-
hg