Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-08
FOR WELFARE OF
VERMONT CHILDREN
Plans to Raise Fund of $4,000
Discussed at First Meeting of
New State SOciety-Professor
Clifford of This City Elected
President

Plans to raise fund of $4,000 for work
Of prevention. relief and remedy Of evil
conditions affecting the health and
morals of children in the State of Yer
mont and the establishment of a receiy-
Ing home for children, were discussed at
the first meeting of the incorporators Of
THE Vermont Children's Aid Society,
Inc" a new society recently formed
under the laws of the State the meeting
being held at the office of the state
Board of Health Tuesday afternono.
Those attending the meeting were:
Professor A. r. clifford of Burlington.
chairman; Judge Edmund C. Mower and
DR.. c. F. Dalton of Burington Charles
Tuxbury of Windsor; Mrs. Charles NJ.
Cone of Hartford, Mrs. w. H. Haywood
of st. Johnsbury and Miss Berenice r.
Tuttle of Rutland.
officers elected Tuesday for the COM
Ing year are: President, Prof A. r.
Clifford of Burlington first vice-pres ident,
Mortimer Proctor of Proctor; second vice.
president, Mrs. James Hartness of Spring.
field; third vice. president, Mrs c. NJ.
Cone of Hartford; treasurer. Guy W.
Bailey of Burlington clerk, Berence r.
futile Of Rutland.
At the same time IL directors were
elected. as follows: Class of 1919, Mrs
Margaret N. Haywood of St. Johnsbury,
Earl s. Kingsley of Rutland. Charles
Tuxbury of Windsor and March NJ.
Wilson of Randolph class of 1920 George
l.. Durham Of Brattleboro, j. A. Lillis
of Rutland, Mrs. Anna Fl. Putnam Of Ben
nington and Mrs. f. A. Linderholm Of
Burlington class of 1921, Dr. Charles f.
Dalton of Burlington, Mrs G. H.
Eggleston of Proctor. Mrs. p. NJ. Harvey
of Montpelier and Charles w. Wilson of
Vergennes.
The first meeting of the newly elected
of1icers Will be held in Rutland Tuesday.
May 20. 1t is hoped that an exceptionally
well-e1uipped candidate for the position
OF general secretary Of the society will
be In attendance at the Rutland meet
ing for personal interview.
The work of THE Vermont Chldren's
Aid society. Inc.." will be in close Coop
Grafton with that of the State Board of
Charities. the attitude Of Secretary
w. H. Jeffrey of that board toward this
society being one of cordial and sym
pathetic interest and support
Serious consideration is being given
the project of establishing receiving
home for children. A finely ada pied
property. we'll located, is available on
very advantageous terms. 1t is hoped
that funds adequate to the carrying out
OF the entire program contemplated, in
Guiding the establishment of this home.
s3.oo in all. can be speedily raised.
The bylaws of THE Vermont Chill
dren's Aid society. Inc.." adopted Tues
day, include the purpose of the society.
which Is given as follows:
The purpose of this society shall be to
engage in child welfare work and In So
cial service designed to maintain the in
tegrity of wholesome family groups.
1t shall concern itself especially with the
following and similar or related social
problems: (a) The study of the condition
of dependent. neglected. and delinquent
children In Vermont; (b) the informing of
the public regarding conditions discovered;
tc) the relief and remedy of evil or unoe-
sirable conditions; td) the securing Of suit
able homes for dependent and neglected
children; (e) the preservation of whole
some family groups; (D the cooperation
In all practicable ways with all agencies
and officials engaged In work affecting
children and the home 20 and in general
the carrying on of such work of preven-
ton. relief and remedy as will safeguard
the welfare Of minors and of the home"