The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-05-10
NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF SOCIAL WORK WILL
HOLD 46TH ANNUAL SESSION IN ATLANTIC CITY
Big Gathering Will Discuss Problems Incident. to Reconstruction and
Readustment Following Peace as Affecting Nearly Every
Phase of Life, Such as Cost of Food, Wages,
Housing and Recreation.

held in Newark on June 4. It was at
tended by the New Jersey members of
the National Conference. 1t was de-
cided to hold a mass meeting for the
purpose of organizing the committee.
This was done On July IT. Governor
Walter E. Edge was elected honorary
president, and accepted the position
Dwight w. Morrow of Englewood.
president Of the State Department of
Institutions and Agencies, was elected
permanent chairman; Prof. Frank A.
Fetter of Princeton, president of the
New Jersey Conference of Charities
and Correction, was appointed vice
chairman Walter G. Kidde of Mont
clair, treasurer of the New Jersey Con-
ference and Ernest D. Easton of New
ark, secretary of the New Jersey Anti
tuberculosis League were elected
treasurer and secretary respectively.
The active heads of the various New
Jersey associations interested in the
social and general interests of the state
were made honorary vice chairmen.
These include Judge Clarence L. Cole.
president of the Atlantic City Or
ganized Aid Association Weller FL.
Noyes, vice-president of the New Jer-
sey State Chamber of Commerce
Hon. Leighton Calkins of Plainfeld.
president of the League of Munich
palities; Hon. Thomas L. Raymond,
state chairman of the Council of Ma
tional Defense; Mrs. Charles w.
Stockton, state chairman of the Wo-
mems Committee of Council of Ma
tional Defense; Mrs. John R. Scher-
merhorn, president State Federation
of Women's Clubs; Mrs. Drury W.
Cooper, president Mothers Congress
and Parent Teachers Association
Mrs. H. Otto Wittpenn, former presi-
dent State Board of Children's Guar
dians Mrs. L. S. Thompson, member
State Department of Institutions and
Agencies; Mrs. Eva Gebhardt, presi-
dent Women's Christian Temperance
Union; r. L. Fleming, former presi-
dent New Jersey Conference of Chart
ties and Correction; Rabbi Solomon
Foster of Newark, Jewish Charities
John A. Cullen, Catholic Charities
Henry Hilfers, secretary State Fed
Grafton of Labor.
These honorary vice-chairmen have
communicated with all persons with
in the state and throughout the coun-
try interested in their respective
groups, in that way linking the con-
ference with every phase of human
activity. Also, invitations have been
sent to the various groups to select
delegates to participate in the discus
sion at the National Conference.
New Jersey will be represented on
the program by Burdette G. Lewis,
Commissioner of Charities and Correc-
ton, Calvin Derrick of the same de-
partment; DR.. julius Levy of the New
ark Board of Health E. r. tombstone,
superintendent of the training school
at Vineland Hon. Dwight W. Morrow,
permanent chairman of the confer
ence; and A. w. McDougall, general
secretary of the Bureau of Associated
Charities of Newark.
The practical problems of local COM
munities and especially rural districts
are loI cAp6Il QiSCuSSlDl.
A description of the new housing ideals
of Lawrence WELLER of Newark and
others will be followed by a trip of
inspection of the government villages
near Philadelphia. 1.-THE Community,
the Home of Lost Talent" will be the
theme of an address by Joseph Lee
of Boston, president of the Play
ground and Recreation Association of
America.
The predominant subject in the
series of seventy meetings to be held
will be of the wage earners. Mrs.
Florence Kelley, general secretary of
the National Consumers League, will
preside over a group of discussions of
industrial and economic problems. The
cooperative movement in America.
England, Belgium and Russia will be
described by leaders from these coun,
tries.