The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-08
VERMONT CHILDREN'S
SOCIETY FIELD YORKER
Miss L. Josephine Webster Will Com
mence Her Duties Early in Novem-
ber--She Comes with Good
Recommendation.

Vermont is to have new social work
er, who will begin her work Of child help.
ing early in November. The new field
worker is Miss l., Josephine Webster,
who has accepted the position of general
secretary of the Vermont Chidren's Aid
society, Inc, Vermont is fortunate in Sc
curing the services Of such an able and
experienced child welfare worker. The
Russell Sage Foundation, for which Miss
Webster has recently been doing special
work, was very anxious to retain her
services permanently, Miss Webster
chose to come TO Vermont because of
family connections and a lifelong inter
est in the social problems of the state.
A brief statement of Miss Websters
career will indicate her special fitness
for social work in rural communities.
She is graduate of Smith college, New
York State Normal college, and Chicago
School of Ciyies and Philanthropy. Three
years were spent as teacher in the Hind
man Settlement schoola high school for
the mountain whites of Kentucky. Then
came service as emergency Red Cross
worker during the disastrous Ohio floods.
Her most important work was the organ
ization of child helping and family case
work in Dutchess county, N. Y. She re-
signed her position as superintendent of
Duchess county board of child welfare
to 90 overseas for service in France, but
was not sent across When the armi-
stice changed conditions, she turned to
graduate study at Columbia university,
meanwhile assisting the New York State
Charities Aid association. Miss II. Ida
Curry, superintendent Of this assoca-
tion, recommended Miss Webster most
highly for the Vermont position, saying:
Il do not know of anyone who would do
so we'll Her experience would be pecu
liarly helpful in work in rural commu
mites"
As soon as Miss Webster can complete
the important study she is making in
Washington, ID. c., for the Sage Founda-
ton, she win take a short vacation and
then come to Vermont. She is eager to
get work well under way before very
cold weather comes.
The society plans to supplement Miss
Webster's efforts through an extensive
corps Of volunteer workers with a chair
man for each county and local represent
tatiyes in every town. The president of
the society, Prof a. h. Clifford of Bur-
lington, Is already in receipt of commu.
nieations from Red Cross workers and
others who are ready to take up this
phase Of the work. He would be glad
to hear from anyone who is competent
and able TO give a little time as big
brother" or big sister" to some of Yer.
mont's neglected and forloru little ones
Pledges slightly above $1,000 guaran.
tee the expenses OF the first year. Ade-
quate work however, will require an
additional $4,000 al least, and plans
are now shaping for canvass to secure
this amount. The finance committee
comprises Charles TuXbury OF Windsor,
March Nj, Wilson of Randolph, and Guy
W. Bailey, acting president Of the Uni
versity of Vermont, who is also the So
ciety's treasurer, Anyone may become
member by sending 81 to Mr. Bailey
There are also s. and $40 memberships
1t il hoped that many will supplement
these modest fees with generous sub,
scriptions
Annual Meeting,
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Children's Aid society will be held IN
Fairbanks museum, st. Johnsbrry, at ,
o'clock Thursday, Oct o. At this meet
ing plans of the finance committee for
securing funds win be announced and
discussed There will also be considera.
tion Of various matters incident to in
auguratng Miss Webster's work. The
headquarters Of the society are in the
University of Vermont medical college
building at Burlington For the present
all correspondence should be directed to
Prof a. r Clifford, University Of Yer.
mont, Burlington.