Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1919-04-16
CENTURY CLUB
ENTERTAlNS STATE.
EXECUTIVE. BOARD

Rich; Mrs. C. O. Houghton and
Mrs. A. Il. Neale; Mrs. Harry Hay
ward and Mrs. f. S. Armstrong;
Mrs. John Pilling and Mrs. S. j..
Wright, acted as hostesses at the
respective tables.
Misses Elinor Harter, Elsie
Wright, Eleanor Duffy; Mrs. Geo.
l.. Townsend, Jr., Mrs. c. A. Nc
Cue, Mrs. Il. b. Wright, Mrs. j. A.
McKelvey, Mrs. II. l.. Bonham and
Mrs. c. II. Blake assisted Mrs.
Dayett with the serving.
At the afternoon session Mrs.
Warner spoke interestingly of the
morning report on motion pictures,
their influence toward the growth
of criminal tendencies in children,
and urged the acceptance of Mrs.
Boyer's report.
Miss Emily BisSell of Whining
ton, gave a concise report on the
work of the Children's Bureau Of
Delaware, which has to deal with
delinquent and defective children.
All of the children'S institutions
in the state are represented on the
Bureau, in an endeavor to look
after the thousands of children
placed out in Delaware, from other
states. Miss Grace Reeder. who is
an expert in Child Welfare Work.
was sent out by the Bureau to the
clubs of Delaware.
Miss BiSSell gave valuable in
formation concerning the Minimum
Wage bill, State Board of Charities
bill and Mothers Pension bill,
which were before the Legislature
for action. The State Board of
Charities bill provides the board
must have two women members.
This bill passed much to the salts
faction of Delaware club women.
The Minimum Wage bill was killed.
although Wilmington was solid for
il.
She gave interesting statistics of
the Red Cross clothing drive in
Delaware, rs compared with other
states. Baltimore gave nine tons
of clothing. Delaware gave 20 tons.
New York had only 10 tons. Dover
sent ton. one school alone giving
a half ton.
The Wilmington AmericaniZation
work was commended by Miss Bis
sci. She spoke Of the Community
Recreation Service Association,
which will supperintend the out
lay of $4,000 in Wilmington in re-
creation work.
Miss BisSell told Of the sanitary
survey made in Wilmington by the
Philadelphia Housing Survey Com
mittee. Public Health Service
work was spoken Of by Miss Bis
sell. The Delaware clubs expect
10 undertake All educational cam
paign fer women and children on
the subject of social diseases.
Mrs. Walter Powell gave a re-
port on subscriptions 70 the Fed
GRAFTON Magazine.
Mrs, Warner outlined plans for
the State Federation 10 be held in
Wilmington early in June. She
suggested 4 return 70 the custom
of receiving personal messages
from each Of the clubs. the read
ing, however, 70 be distributed
throughout the sessions. Last year,
each county, through the vice
president, gave 4 resume Of the
work done by its clubs.
4 motor drive is scheduled for
Thursday afternoon with s stop AT
Mrs. T. c, nuPont'S gardens. On
Friday morning the Federation by
invitation Of Principal Berlin will
visit Wilmington High School.
On Friday afternoon 8 Sympo-
stun featuring Delaware Awake
with addresses by Miss Jeanette
EcSman, Secretary Of State Everett
{. Johnson and others, will depict
Educational and Child Welfare ad-
vsnceusnt in the State. In the
evening big Community Sing Will
be staged ST Washington Heights
together With s pageant in which
Amerieaniratiou, Child Welfare.
and other features Of RsconStruc-
tien work IN Delaware Will be pre-
Sentei. These plans were enthus-
iaSticslN endorsed by those pre-
sent.
Miss Rich told Of the plsn for $
y. w, {, A, drive in Delaware dur
ing May for raising the fund for
Y. w. c, a. work - $4,000. a
flying squadron viii cover the
state in the interest Of this drive
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