The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-30
ON
SOCIAL WORK
IS DESCRIBED
Edward Krsutxsr, Local Secretary OF
Associated Charities, Attends Big
Gathering in New Orleans
Famous workers Prom All Parts OF ths
Country Delivered Interesting
AddrOBBsS

Mr.. Edward c. Kreutzcr. local score
tary of the Associated Charities or thls
city, has just returned from attending
the National Conference OF Social WORK
at New Orleans. and in speaking OF this
important gathering last night, gave OUT
the following facts:
This. the Attn session Of the Nat
ional Conference, Was the most INTEREST
including the recognized leaders in Soc
ial Thought and Work from all over the
country, We're III attendance.
".\t tho opening the great Athenaeum
was crowded TO the doors. DR.. y. b.
Dinwi ddIe. IN his address of welcome
struck the keynote Of the conference
when he called attention TO the fact
that the TWO outstanding features OF
present day life III this country We're
unrest. and the desire OF all people, both
rich and poor, To get something TOT
nothing. and stated that the duty OF the
Social workers was TO See that all the
individuals were brought TO realize their
Responsibility and learn how to live III
peace and happiness.
The most noteworthy address OF the
conference was that of the president.
owen K; l.o\eloy. on The falth OIL
Social Worker" which was so much In
demand that thousands Of copies were
Immediately ordered printed.
Another interesting address by John
NJ. Parker, goSernor-elect or l.ouSlaha'
outlined the welfare work in that state
inmates and negroes. He was u strong
advocate for outdoor life and healthy
physical work for ar dellnQuents, ana
added that during his term Of Office
everything possible would be done ~
improve the social agencies in the state.
Miss Jane Adams of HUH House.
took prominent part in the sessions
and gave some interesting data on inc
housing problem. having studied this in
England as we'll as this country. She
was much impressed with the social
centers established by the Tennessee
Coal and Iron company and their plans
for housing their workers.
"ChaS. l.. Brown, president or the
municipal court of Philadelphia. spoke
on the methods Of handling cases III
social courts SO as to insure justice LOT
the mentally and physically afflicted as
well as the juvenile delinquent. Before
any child is tried. complete record
with mental, physical and psychiatrIc
examinations and history Of the family
and the environment, is placed in the
hands Of the judge.
Authorities on the immigrant prob
lem brought out that immigrants don't
want to be Americanized. They want TO
AmericaniZe themselves. The best way
social agencies can aid immigrants to
not through uplifting them them or
PROSECUTING them, but strangely enough,
through helping them organize their
own community organizations.
Other interesting speakers were
Judge Ben Lindsey, DR.. Felix Adler. Of
New York, Bishop Francis Mcconnell,
and other authorities on different social
problems.
ALLEN T. Burns, of New York, dircc-
tor Of AmcricaniZation study for the
Carnegia corporation, was elected prcsi-
dent Of the conference for the ensuing
year: The next session will be held III
Milwaukee,, Mis-, in June, 1871.
The most elaborate feature in con-
.,,tfh hn
Pageant of Louisiana" given in Jackson
Square, in which a cast of several hun
dred players in costume, gave represen-
tations of the most noteworthy events
in the history of their state.
The delegates were also given an OPP
portunity to 60 through the large cot
ton mills and other industrial plants or
the city"