Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-11
OFFICERS GET REPORTS.
OF TYPICAL CA Sc S
General Secretary and Field
Worker for Vermont Chill
dren's Aid Society Tell of
Good Work Being Done
Committees Chosen

An important meeting Of the directors
OF the Vermont Cfildrsns Aid society.
lnc was held in this city Thursday AZ
ternoon. The directors present were;
Mrs. j. l.. Weeks of Middlebury: Mrs.
Charles NJ. Cone OF Hartford: Charles M.
Wilson Of vergennes; Mrs. e. A. Lin
derholm, Guy w. Bailey, DR.. G. II. Dali
ton and Professor A. r. clifford OF Bur
lington; Miss l.. Josephine Webster. gen.
eral secretary. OF Burlington and Miss
Harriet Abbott, field worker, OF Bel
lows Fails
Election OF an executive committee
formed n part OF the business. It is the
principal business ~ this committee to
advise with the general secretary and the
field worker regarding the disposition of
cases II was voted to re-appolnt the pres
ent executive committee, which is made
up as follows: DR.. G.. Y. Dalton. Bur
lingtOn chairman; Mrs. G. ". Eggieston.
Proctor: Mrs. Margaret ~ Haywood. 81.
Johnsbury; Mrs. b. A. Linderholm. Bur
lngtou: and the president. ex-officio.
The finance committee for the coming
year wac chosen as follows: Charles
Tuxbury. Windsor chairman Guy W.
Bailey. Burlington treasurer: A. f. Gift
ford. Burlington James A. Lillis. Rut-
and Mortimer X. Proctor. Proctor and
March VI. Wilson. Randolph.
The following publicity committee was
selected: Mrs G. NJ. Cone. Hartford.
| chairman: Bernioe r. futile, Rutland ;
Edward F. Crane. huntington y. II. OF
ford, Burlington.
great deal OF routine business WAS
discussed, and brief reports were given
BY the general SECRETARY and the field
! WORKER Miss Webster. general secre
! tarJ-. reported the pressing need OF a
I large wardrobe or clothes cabinet in
whicl clothing for children may be
stored and KEEP, in good condition until
, - can be ussd 20 good purpose. She is
sued An appeal for such a cabinet. II
/ anyone would furnish It, the society would
! appreciate the gift
! Miss Webster reported two very in
/ .erestine cases which have been handled
/ during the last month. and in which some
! helpful work was done with very little
expense 10 the society. \ promising girl.
3 - years Of age, had no home. She had
various relatives. but none was able to
care for her properly. She was passed
/ around from one to another and really
: had no home anywhere. Finally one OF
/ The relatives asked the society for aid in
taking care Of the girl. Through the
systematic work of the society. a very
good home was found for her aud she is
. .
| life. This was accomplished with no eS-
pense to the society except the time OF
the worker.
The other case reported by Miss Web
ster was that OF a four-year-oId girl.
! whose home conditions were very bad,
This child has been placed In a good home
! through the efforts of worker of the
Childrens Aid society. In this case. the
Red Cross came forward and paid the
expense incurred While the society gave
the time of its trained worker
Miss Abbott. the worker in the south
ern part OF the State. reported the case
" a ib-year- old girl. When this case was
. fully investigated. it led TO the convic-
lion and filming OF young man for AS
saut. the conviction OF Two dealers for
The illegitimate selling OF cigarettes &c
minors these results being supplementary
20 the placing Of the girl in good home
She had been brought up In nome where
vice was prevalent. Several Of her rel
atives were IN prison. Through cour,
action the society was able TO neip the
girl and to find place for her where
she will be brought up properly. The
many Vices which We're unearthed in the
thorough investigation OF tnis case shows
nat bad conditions OF all kinds are link
I'd together. growing one Out OF another
and in taking the vice ~ The roo,s, be-
fore IT becomes fully developed in tbs
youth OF the STATE, much future trouble
can be saved IL IL this work which the
Vermont Childrens Aid society Is try
Ing to accomplish Every case which Is
taken up by the society IL thoroughly in
vestisated by trained workers and nc
stone Is left unturned to clean up so fal
ss pos slbe the evil conditions which hav.
u DO with each