Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-10-02
CR|LOREN'S AID SOCIETY
SECURES FIELD WORKER
Miss L. Josephine Webster, Grad
uate of Smith College and Re-
Gently With Russell Sage
Foundation, Becomes General
Secretary

Vermont Is to have new social
worker, who will begin her work OF
child helping early in November The
new field worker is Miss L. Josephine
webster who has accepted the position
of general secretary of the Vermont
Children's Aid Society, Inc. The Russell
Sage Foundation, for which Miss Web
ster 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 life long In
terest in the social problems of the
State
brief statement of Miss Webster's
career will indicate her special fitness
Tor social work in rural communities.
She is Il graduate of Smith College,
New York state Normal College and
Chicago School of Civics and Philan-
thropy. three years were spent rs
teacher in the indman Settlement
School-a 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 organization
of child helping and family case work
her position as Superintendent of
Duchess Co. Board of Child Welfare
to 20 overseas for service In France, but
was not sent across. When the armis-
tice changed conditions, she turned to
graduate study at Columbia University,
meanwhile assisting the New York
state Charities A d association.
Miss II. Ida. Curry. superintendent Of
this association. recommended Miss
Webster most highly for the Vermont
position saying: 81 do not know of any
one who would do so well. Her ex-
perience would be peculiarly helpful in
work in rural communities"
AS soon as Miss Webster can COM
plete the important study she is maxi
ing in Washington. ID. c. for the Sage
Foundation, she will take n short vaca-
ton and then come to Vermont She is
eager to get work we'll under way be-
fore cold weather comes.
The society plans to supplement Miss
Nebster's efforts through an extensive
corps of volunteer workers with chair
man for each county and local repre-
sentativeS in every town. The president
of the society, Professor A. r. Clifford
of Burlington. is already in receipt of
communications from Red Cross work.
ers and others who are ready to take
up this phase of the work He would
he glad to hear from anyone who is
as big brother" or big sister" to some
of Vermont's neglected and forlorn lit
tie ones.
Pledges slightly above $4,000 guar
antee the expenses of the first year.
Adequate work, however, will require
an additional $4,000 at least, and plans
are now shaping for cancass to Sc
cure this amount The finance commit
tee comprises Charles Tuxbury of Wind
sor. March NJ. Wilson of Randolph, and
Guy w. Bailey. acting president of the
University of Vermont who is. also. the
society's treasurer Anyone may become
member by sending one dollar to Mr.
Bailey. There are also five and ten
dollar memberships. 1t is hoped that
many will supplement these modest
fees with generous subscriptions.
ANNUAL MEETING
The annual meeting of teh Vermont
Children's Aid Society. Inc, will be
held in Fairbanks Museum. ST. Johns
bury, at two o'clock Thursday October
,. At this meeting plans of the finance
committee for securing funds will he
announced and discussed. There will
also be consideration of various mat
ters incident to inauEurating Miss Web
Stors work. The headquarters of the
society are In the University of Yer
mont Medical College building at Bur-
ilngton. For the present all cores
pondencc should be directed to Profess
sor a. Il. Clifford, University of YER
mont, Burlington.