Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-02
WELFARE STUDY
HERE IS GIVEN
BROADER SCOPE
Growing TO Such Proportions
More Workers Are Needed

The Know Your Community b.
Ter" study which is being conducted
this week by the Red Cross Chapter
here, is growing to such proportions
that Tracy Waring, chairman Of the
survey committee, has arranged witt
the Atlantic Division Office for foui
more workers, IN addition to Miss
Helen Clark, who Is the regular rep
resentativc Of the division in Perth
Amboy. Miss Rooney, who spent con-
siderable time in this city last year
in connection with the disaster, and
who is thoroughly familiar with To-
cal conditions. arrived from New
York last night, and will spend the
remainder of he week here, to help
with the study.
The first Of the regular daily meet
.ngs Of the workers connected with
the study was held yesterday at 4.30
O'Clock In the Public Library with
about fifty people in attendance.
Plans of work for the week, q part
OF which had already begun, We're
outlined by the secretaries of the va
aious committees. These included
q systematic study OF the health
needs and resources Of the city, COW
ering such points as hospitals and
institutions, medical inspection in
schools. care Of he sick in their
homes. ] oo0t organizations for
health education.
Dr. c. S. I4.4apson, city health Of
fcer, is a member Of the health com
mittee, and has offered his assistance
in compiling Information regarding
the vital statistics of the city, which
have q direct relation to the health
problem. He has also loaned to the
community study committee the SER
vices Of one of the Board of Health
nurses, who will assist with the
study of health and housing condl-
lions.
Another phase of the effort to find
out the recreational situation in the
city is the study that is being made
by Mrs. Edith Cruise of the 1nterna-
tional Institute of the Y. w. c. A,
covering the kinds of entertainments
and social opportunities offered by
the various churches IN the city for
the benefit OF the young people. Mrs.
Cruise Is In close touch with the
local church leaders and will collect
facts on such points as bazars, church
supper picnics. and social gather
ings.
Miss Susan X. Chilean, secretary Of
the community study committee on
Juvenile delinquency, spent yesterday
at the police court looking over the
records of chlldren's cases and at
tending the hearings.
Other work outlined was that being
carried on by the family welfare COM
mittee, who arc e~ndeavoring to obtain
concrete evidence of the amount Of
need exist'n~ in the community and
tho advisab ility of making provision
for constructive social service in or
der adequately to meet this iced.
An interesting feature of the survey
will be q study of the vacant lots OF
the city by the Boy Scouts under the
direction of Mr.. Heinold, the local
scoutmaster. The purpose of their In
v~ostigation will be to find out where
tho children are accustomed to play
after school hours, and whether their
games are carried on near dangerous
places such as railroad crossings and
street car lines. The Boy Scouts are
taking UP their work with enthusiasm
and win be a large factor in the study
the recreational resources of the
y.
0lneT prominent citizens who are
cooperating in the study of such
problems as truancy and delinquency