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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-05

A few months ago the Southern
Division of the American Red Cross
was fortunate enough to be able to
add TO its staff Miss Ada S. Woolfolk
Of Louisville. KY. who since 1919 mas
been Chief Probation Officer Of the
Juvenile Court of that city.
Since graduating from Wellesley,
Miss voolfolk has spent many years
in University Extension and Social
Settlement work at Hull House, al
Dennison House and Rivlngton
Street Settlement. and in lecturins
in the Public School Social Centres in
New York and at the Henry Street
Nurses Settlement Under a Fellow
ship awarded by the College Settle
nent Association. Miss Voolfolk al
one time made an investigation OF
tenement house conditions in New
York City, the results of which were
.afterward incorporated in Richard
Watson elders report, made as
Chairman of the New York Tenemen'
House Commission.
AS preparation for her work as
probation Officer in the Chlldren's
Court. Miss Woolfolk studied law foI
two years at the University Of Louis
VILE. and took a special course IN
psychology at Chicago University, in
cluding the diagnosis and testing OF
mentally defective children. She also
holds a certificate from the Nationa
Children's Bureau as expert in Chlio
Welfare.
AS an instance of how this full
equipment. of study and experience
will enrich her work as Director o.
| Chapter Courses for the Southern
Division. Miss voolfolk. on a recen'
visit to a community where Chap
ter Course was being held. subjected
II scfoo! children to the Binet tes
for feeble -nlindedness. The children
had beer backward in their studle:
and fairness to such children de
mands intelligent understanding o
! possible mental handicap. Eight o
the II children We're found to b'
mentally deficient. and will have spe
cial consideration and guidance II
consequence.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-05
DeLoach APPOINTED
Camden Attorney Becomes Mem
Der of Public Service Com
.noicston
mission.

Columbia, Feb. 2s.-Governor
Cooper today appointed w. B. De-
Loaeh, Of Camden, as member OF
the board of public service commits
sioners Of South. Carolina. Mr.. De-
Loach is a well known member Of the
Camden bar.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-05

The following is an outline OF the
course planned by Miss WooNolk:
Methods Of Family Case Work,
(four lectures).
Child Welfare:
General Surve.- of FIELD,
Handicapped Child,
School of Tomorrow.
Re-education Of Disabled Soldier.
The lecture yesterday afternoon
Dealt with the first visit Of a social
worker to the family in need Of as
sistanee The first object, Miss Wool
folk stated should be to establish a
feeling OF confidence, and friendly re-
lations between the worker and the
family. Then the worker; should
study the family needs, to find out
how it could be restored to normal
life. The family problem should be
considered from various viewpoints,
on the health side, on the economic
side, it's spiritual need. the educa-
ton Of the children and the par
ents.. attitude toward schools: and
finally the problem should be consld-
cred from the point Of view Of the
family itself. If possible the worker
should adopt the plan which the fam
lily itself would choose. were it in
position to work out it's own relief. A
worker should beware of imposing
her own plan upon a family, however
good. Constructive social service
aims not at being a crutch, but at
putting the family which, through
some calamity. has fallen below
normal standard Of living in posi-
ton to help itself to attain the nor
NAL.
All who are interested in these sub
jects are urged to attend the; lectures
even though they may not be able to
give time to the field work. The
hours are 10 a. m. and p. M, at the
Y. M. C. A. the afternoon hour being
for the benefit Of those who cannot
attend in the morning. The Red
Cross is offering us a, great opportu-
nifty in sending US Miss voolfolk,
and we hope a great many OF the
people of Sumter will avail them
selves Of it and come to hear Miss
Voolfolk.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-05

Money invested III war savings
stamps never stops workin gfor' yous
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-05
Home Service Lecture Course.

The following is an outline of the
course planned by Miss Woolfolk:
Methods Of Family Case Work,
(four lectures).
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-05


The enemy used artillery and gas,
and aeroplanes. and rushed us with
infantry and machine guns. We held
our ground for seven hours, fighting
part of the time with our gas masks
on. It was as severe test as any
soldiers ever had. but our men never
faltered once, although our casualties
were very heaty that day. No SOL
diers could have behaved any better
under more adverse circumstances
What kind of citizen will these
men. make, now that they are nus-
tered out of the army??' was the next
question. ''WilI their army expert
ence unfit them for their old jobs and
their old status?''
Il think not was Lieut.. Smiths
reply. 'I believe they will be bet
ter as citizens than before. They
have gone through battle, they have
. been severely tried. and they have
learned the value Of discipline and
obedience to constituted authority.
They have learned that IL the army
all orders given them were for Their
own good. their own projection. and
the same thing will hold in civil
life
The colored men we're gwen diff
ferent treatment BY the French peo-
pie from what they had been accus-
toned to receive from white people
lat home The French people cou1d not
grasp the idea Of social discr!rni1ia-
ton on account OF color. They said
the colored men were soldiers. wcaf-
ing the American uniform. and fight
(, ing in the common cause. and they
could not see why they should be
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-29
JRMESRU7G

Mr.. and Mrs. Milton I. Voorhees,
entertained a large number of rela-
tives and friends at the Thanksgiving
dinner at their home on Thursday.
the following being present: Mr.. and
Mrs. Milton I. VOORHEES,, Misses Grace
Voorhees,, Alice Voorhees,, Virginia
voorhees,, of JaInesburg; Mrs. Alice
voorhees,, Miss Adelaide Mills, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles F.. Raymond, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward w. Raymond Of
Trenton, Messrs. H. r. Underwood
and William Quimby. of the Forsgate
Farm.
John w. vohman is Ill with a Sc
we're cold.
DIR. and Mrs. Fl. d. Zandt spent the
Thursday holiday with their son. DR..
Frederick Zandt, at Hamilton Square.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Schnahel and
daughter, Miss Blanche Schnabel. of
New York, spent Thursday and Fri
day with relatives in town.
Miss Lillian snedeker returned
Thursday from a visit at South River
where she was a guest at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Freeham.
A reunion of the Marquis family
was held at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. William II. Brooks Thursday
and Friday that included the follow
ing: DIR. and Mrs. John A. Marquis,
Miss Sara MARQUIS. Miss Elizabeth
Marquis. John N. Marquis, of New
York City; DIR. and Mrs. Charles f.
Hubbard, OF Morristown; Miss Mary
Ewing and Marquis Ewing. of Jersey
Shore. Pa, Mr.. and Mrs. William II.
Brooks.
Mrs. Rose Clapp entertained over
NJ - - A. E
William Weller, Mrs. Pauline Perdun
and Fred Eib of South River.
Mrs. Isaac 8. Buckelew, who has
been seriously i'll, is able to be about
her apartments.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Dawson and
son, Paul Dawson, of Easton. Pa,
spent Thursday with Mrs. Davison's
sister, Mrs. Rene G. VanCleaf.
Marion Mondoker, the well known
baseball pitcher, at his hearing be-
fore Justice of the Peace william
Paxton on the charge of t~respassine
on the property of Robert Bennett,
YES declared safe The justice
ruled that Mondoker had not run
out line" when being put out" bv
Mr.. Bennett and therefore there was
no evidence that Mondoker had COM
mitted any ~offense. Jointly charged
with Mondoker was Peter Latkanic.
also of Helmetta, and tho charge
against the latter was also dismissed.
Miss Adelaide Mills, OF Carthage.
v. Y. Is snending her Thanksgiving
vacation with her school friend, Miss
Alice Voorhees,. of this place. Both
Girls are students at the Froebil Kin
dergarten School for Girls at Bridge
port, Conn.
William Ehrenstine, of the Bronx
Vile High School, New York, spent
Thanksgiving Dav with his parents
Rev. and Mrs. John Fhrenstine. at
the manse of the First Baptist
church.
Mrs. A. r. Vanclef is spending a
few days with Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
B. Lane at Camden.
The basketball game scheduled be-
tween the high school team and the
second team was postponed on ac-
count of wet grounds. same to have
Neen PLAYED outdoors.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-29
WOMANS HAND IN CIVIC WORK INCREASES EARLY
AS SHOWN 81 HISTORY OF LOCAL WOMANS CUB;
GREATER ACTIVITY PLANNED FOR DINING SEASON

Today is the era of m To-
day, the world has come TO realize the
worth of the woman not only in her
home, but in her community, in her
state, in her national and ven in inter-
national affairs. Pioneers in the rec
ognition of this work of women band
ed together; and the product of this
is the local Woman's Club today.
The work accomplished by the Perth
Amboy Woman's Club during its ten
years of existence is firmly interviewer
within the annals of the city of Perth
Amboy. The women of this city are
the ones who awakened to some ex-
tent the politicians who have gov
erned this municipality and have
gained what welfare civic and liter
airy accomplishments of which the
city may boast. Many other organiza-
lions have sprouted up. man. organi-
cations have come from other cities,
accomplished their mission or failed in
it and departed. But here in our midst
ever striving to realize Its ideals and
its dreams, the Woman's Club, through
the persistent efforts of its members,
has realized victory after victory
through the ingenuity and intuition
which characteriZcs women as a race
and which accomplishes those things
to which the new era has just aWak-
ened. This Is what the Woman's Club
has finally attained and for What 1t
has been working since its existence.
The club was formed in 1909. Pre-
vious to that time there was no large,
regularly organized body of women in
this city. True, there were numerous
whist clubs and card climbs through
out the city. Clubs, that tended to af-
firm the accusing words of the man
who laughingly said, Women, oh. l
know what they a do gossip, play
cards and love"
One afternoon, Mrs. Bertha A.
Fletcher, then a prominent society
leader here. ably seconded by the late
Miss Mary e. Vaughan, invited a few
of her particular friends to her home
FOR tea. Here, was formed the nucleus
of the Woman's Club of Perth Amboy.
Mrs. Fletcher told of he" dream for a
great organization In this city, an or
~ganizatlon run by women for ONE
and about An organization
whose power would be felt in the poll
Ttfcs of the city for its good. Mrs.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-29

Frederick Dawson. of the U. s. s.
New York, spent Thursday with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Daw-
son.
Albert Hines. of New York City,
spent Thursday at HIS home here.
Theodore Clark is erecting a new
garage.
William Cashier, of Jersey City,
spent Thursday at the home of Mrs
Gertrude Ludwig.
Gordon Appleby has purchased an
automobile.
DR.. I. G. Randall was called on 10
give medical attention to a crushed
finger hurt by a large piece of lum-
Der falling on Dominick Kopack. The
finger was so badly hurt that ampu-
tation was necessary.
Miss Helen ECKER, of New York
City, spent Thursday with her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Icker.
Misses Sarah and Jennie Welsh re-
turned Friday from New York City
where they visited relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank James. oil
Elizabeth, spent Thursday with the
latter's mother, Mrs. William Gran
ger, Sr.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-29

various units growing out Of w. c. C..
work but also the clubs recently
formed by the International Insti-
tute, which are at present under the
civics subcommittee on Americana
The clubs which will be thus Joined
in civic interests are the Betsy Ross
Club, Polonia Club, Girls Club, Cheese
boro Girls, Daughters of Ilona,
Daughters of Freedom, Victory Girls,
with probably the Barbara Freitche
Club and the Dolly Madisons. All
girls organizations are invited to ally
themselves with this league, which is
for community service. Representa-
tivcs from each club will meet at the
Library Monday evening, Nov. gath,
to formulate rules and plan league
work.
The Girl Scouts, because of their
national scout laws, may not join this
league, but are moving to form a
Scout Council, and the Girls Work
Committee plan a separate council of
women to help them. They, too,
tai for community service, their
work being outlined by their national
organization. They are a younger
class of girls han those forming the
league.
Amcricanization.
The Woman's Clubs Americaniza-
ton work is the direct result of the
Morgan explosion, and Red Cross ex-
p~crience. AT a joint meeting of the
club Civics Committee and Girls
Work Committee Of the w. C. c. S.
last December, it was decided to in
vite the International Institute to
make a survey of this city with ref
erence to practical Americanization
work, and later it was requested that
q secretary and two foreign-speaking
workers be furnished, The Institute
paying the salaries while all other ex-
penses would be borne by the local
committee. This was made possible
by the Citizens Relief Committee, who
contributed S. 100000 for education of
u EuTopcan-born women
In accordance with these plans,
Mrs. Edith M. Cruise was sent here by
the Institute in May. She Immediate
ly made a survey of the various ma
tional units composing our population,
Of their individual social activities,
means of recreation (Which seemed to
be limited to a group of girls from
American homes) and of the differ
ent agencies in this city connecting
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-29

this nurse, who will examine the child
thoroughly, weigh it, and advise as to
food, clothing and general care, Ere
quently a physician from h State
Health Board is also present. A rec
ord is kept Of every baby examined.
and during the week Miss Roberts
visits those who have attended, in
their homes.
U~nderfeeding Is the chief cause of
baby troubles thus far investigated
at the clinic, and there are rs babies
In regular attendance. out of the pres
emit enrolment of 90. About half are
of American ~parentage and baby ills
offer common ground for conVersa-
ton between native born and foreign
mothers. Miss Roberts has visited
200 homes, and now has 100 on her
list, where she calls weekly. Miss
Kimoski and Miss Zelaski, of the In
ternational Institute have aided in In
terpreting to foreign speaking moth
ers, and Mrs. II. i. Spofford assists
In record-keeping.
Girls Work.
Early In 1918 Miss Goddard, then
public librarian, asked the Woman's
Club to all together a committee OF
representatives of various local organ
izations, social and civic, to consider
social work among the young people,
necessitated by garrisons. and camps
I'm this vicinity. A Girls Club of
about 80 members was formed, with
Miss Clara Hanson as president.
At the invitation of the above com
mittee the War Camp Community
Workers came here and the Executive
Committee Of Girls Work under the
w. C. C. 8. was tho result. Several
units were formed, among different
sets OF girls. and seven Girl o
troops. The Girls Club became one
of these units. the aim of all these va
rious organizations being war work IN
different phases.
Upon the withdrawal of the w. G.
C. s. the executive committee again
became subordinate to h Woman's
Club Civics department. taking over
the work left by the w. G.. C.. >.
The Library trustees renovated n
auditorium and donated it's use as a
girls cIub room, and the committee
It. The Girls Club, and sew
eral other units have re-organized. or
will do so In the near future, and are
sponsored by the Woman's Club sub
Committee on Girls Work. A league
Girls Club Is being inaugurated,
which will link together not only the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-29

Red Cross, Liberty Loan and Wa Saw
ings Stamps campaigns.
This year its civic work continues in
four subcommittee; Child Welfare.
Home Nursing, Girls Work and
Americanization.
Home Nursing.
Mrs. G. w. Naulty, Jr., head of the
Home Nursing section, has already
formed q large class in first aid in the
Perth Amboy Cigar Co.'S plant, and
plans classes in other factories soon.
When the Community House is opened
a class in home care of the sick will
be started anon foreign-born WON
en-. The curse will be practical and
adapted to the class.
Child Welfare. $3.50.
During the war Mrs. J. L. eleven
enger, a member of The club, was APP
pointed to this ~county's section of the
Woman's Committee of the Council of
National Defense, who worked only
through organizations already formed.
After consultation with the CounciIs
representative regarding the high
death rate among infants here she en-
listed the cooperation of the Civics
Department OK the Woman's Club and
later the entire work connected with
establishment of a Baby Clinic was
turned over to q CiHics sub-commit-
tee, consisting of ms w. II. Bawden,
Mrs. c.. I. SILK, and Mrs. Geo. w. Tyr
relI, who were to plan the work, give
1t publicity and backing and secure q
location for the clinic; the state would
provide the nurse.
The free clinic is now an established
institution, being held every Monday
afternoon from W. until five, in the
basement of the Library, use of which
the Library trustees donated. Miss
Roberts, the nurse in charge, Is a
Perth Amboy girl who trained espe-
clally for such work, and while q state
employe, devotes all her time to this
town, cooperating with the city
Board of Health and Department OF
the Poor Gas does the entire civic
Icommittee).
Any mother may take her baby to
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-29

As achievements of past
years, the club can point to the Day
Nursery, public Fairgrounds, munich
pal Christmas exercises. clothing, fuel
and employment furnished to the
needy and food for the sick during
panic of 1914-15. Last year the
baby clinic was started, the Girls
Club (recently reorganized) was
formed and cooperation of tho In
ternational Institute in Americaniza-
ton work secured. Throughout the
war the civics committee, as well as
nearly every other department of the
rams Club, devoted itself to pa
triotic work, materially assisting in
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-08
sr staf correspondenE.

6I tf0H contemporaries
NEW BRUNSWICK. April s:-"A
frightful situation. not for the par
ticular ~offense. but In open defiance
OF the law was the statement made
by Judge Peter +. DAILY in the court
OF quarter sessions yesterday. refer
ring 70 excise conditions In South
Amboy as brought out at the change
of plea of Luke Lenahan from not
guilty to that of o vult for selling
intoxicating liquors on Sunday.
Ienahan who conducted a saloon
at 116 South Broadway. South Amboy,
was indicted by the last Grand Jury
for selling Intoxicating liquors Sunday
January 5. 1t was on thai day that
Prosecutor Joseph l.. Stricken and as
sistant prosecutor John A. Coan I'm
passing Lenahan's place of business
observed q man coming out OF the sa-
loon in a rather unstable condition.
The county officials then tried the
door of the saloon and finding il I'M
locked gained admission 20 the place,
walked up TO the bar, gave their or
der to the bartender, paid for the
drinks and walked out. They then
went 10 the police station and noti-
fed the chief Of what they had seen
and done, and an officer was detailed
to the place but found il securely
locked when he arrived there. Lena
han was arrested a Q days later on
q warrant sworn out by Mr.. Coan.
Senator Thomas Brown as council
for the accused said that Lenahan
wanted to give up the saloon business
and resume his former occupation,
that OF boat captain. and his plea
would ave the county the expense Of
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-08
SITUATION ISWHAT
JUDGE DAILY AYSOF SOUTH AMbOY
As LENAHAN CHANCESH PLEA

1 a trial.
Mr.. Brown further stated that
Dcnahan would lose his license and
that IT was within the power OF the
excise board of the city of South Am
boy to refuse a new license in the
property occupied by Lenahan. Lena
han by his plea has had his privilege
of conducting n saloon revoked for
one year. in accordance with the stat
tues of 1918. A recommendation for
mercy was asked for, the plea being
a hong prison term would be felt more
by the innocent wife and three young
children, than by the accused him
self.
The report of Probation Officer
Charles MacWilliam was that Lena
han had been in this country for
twelve years, had never been arrested
and bore a very good reputation in
the community in which he lived. In
the Investigations conducted by the
probation officer the statement vas
made to him by several residents of
South Amboy that with the exception
of two places all the other saloons in
that city were wide open and serving
drinks on Sunday.
rent their buildings to keepers of sa-
looms must supervise some s%urveil-
lance over the property and help to
prevent such fragrant violations OF
the law" is the opinion of Judge
DAILY, land where such conditions are
tolerated in defiance of the law the
local authorities are actual parties to
the violation"
Lenahan was not sentenced yester-
day but probably will be the latter
part OF the week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-08
Westminster Corps to Hear
Wounded Soldier Friday

At the meeting of the Westminster
Fife. Drum and Bugle Corps to be
held Friday night in the Presbyterian
chapel. the members of hat organiza-
ton will hear a talk by Corporal Wal
ter J. Weir. of h 27th Division, who
was wounded and gassed in Francs
and saw action in most of the big bat
ties in which Americans fought. The
first test will be conducted at this
meeting for the boys who wish TO quail
ify as naval musicians. Arrangements
are being made for a big meeting OF
the organization, which has been az
filisted with the American Junior Ma
val and Marine Scout. to be held with
in the next few weeks at which an in
stailation of officers will be held and
talks will be given by Leslie Trimm.
secretary of scouts Of the A. j.. N. n
M. s.. and John ]. Sonderman. phys
icaf director of the local Y. M. c. A.
New naval uniforms have been Sc
cured and il is now planned to nave a
parade early in May.
IF enough interest can be u
among former members of h West
Minister Cadets. this corps will be re-
~oresnized. All former members are
invited to attend the meeting Friday
night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-08
Company c Smoker Last
Night; to Drill Tonight

The smoker held last night in Dana
hall by Company c, of the local militia
reserve battalion. proved to be a sue
cess. about seyenty-five members of
the company and friends, attending.
Entertainment was furnished during
the night by Martin King. professional
monologist; Charles Lind. of this city.
with songs, and Alex Ritter and Sam
Tonghini at the drums and piano.
Plenty of smokes were supplied and
an elaborate buffet luncheon served
/ A drill OF the entire battalion of the
local reserves will be held tonight.
Tomorrow night there will be an Off
GERS council.