The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-30
HELPING MAKE
MEN AND WOMEN
OF TOMORROW
u -
Purpose of Welfare Assocla.
as Shown by Annual Report
COOPERATION is NEEDED
Residents Urged to More Extensively
Interest Themselves in Work OF
Organization.


Public We fare association of Ben
nington has been published and is
being circulated. The report is
printed in pamphlet form and has
been made unusually at ractive
through the use of Illustrations to
supplement the various reports.
According to the report of the
treasurer. William H. Myers, the
total resources for the year ending
September 15, 1919 amounted to
$35s4 9S and the disbursement 49,
515.46 leaving a balance on hand of
$79.52.
An extract from the report of the
president, George NJ. Hawks is as
follows.
THE greater stress on the part of
our employed supervisor has been
laid upon the physical training of the
school gir 8 thrc ugh regular courses
In gymnas les, dancing, indoor and
outdoor games, ETC., during the
school year and In supervising the
children at their play carried on at
the playground during the summer
where al facilities have been provid-
ed fer their recreation along lines
which tend to develop hem physi
caly and morally. To carry on the
work even along the same lines as
heretofore, calls for a greater mum.
Der of people CT mature years TO be,
come act,vey interested in the AS
sociation by giving some of their
leisure hours familiariz ng them
cal lxynu az he af, nd 1T .
OF the Association. No community
Is greater than the sentiment or
thoughtssof. those who compose t.
The boys and girls of today are the
men and women cf tomorrow. Their
ideas and IDEAS acquired in youth de
termine their position In their com
rhunity when they take heir faces
as men and women. Thoughts and
ideas of themselves are to be com
nended but united cooperative ef-
fort CT an older group of thinking
men and women fully organized for
the rurpose Of max ng community
better is bound to be conductive 70
successful results. That the Pub ic
Welfare Assc citation of Bennington
can function In such a manner
through the machinery as afforded
operated by it's officers there is no
question BY laws and const utons,
no matter how perfect. are CT little
use unless construed and carried out
by officers of the Association capab e
of their execution based upon KIN "
ledge of local conditions which hey
hope to improve.
Remington has many am ing her
peopge who shou take an active
Interest in the work CT the Public
Welfare Association, In behalf OF
the Association and the work foi
which It ands, l would urge its
more Intimate acquaintance by the
good people of Bennington. The
measure of success or failure CT a
business enterprise can easily be de
termined. at the end of each fisca
period through a statement of fac
and figures, The measure of sue
cess or failure of an institution like
the Public We fare Association ad
mits Of some analysis, though dealing
with human units, and can to a de
gree,be de ermined through a carefu
compilation CT data which can be
perused by those who may be skep
tical as to whether or not the con
tinuation of the efforts of he organi
zation are worth while. Those who
have been actively interested in the
Association, be ieve are fully con
vinced that the effort is worth viii e
In order to collect and compile this
data from the beginning of this or
ganization, even going back TO tn
days CT Its inception by he Cvit
League, Miss Whipple was employed
as executive secretary during per
iod of several months of the pas
year. A perusal OF this analysis
would reveal the fact to it's reader
who would take the ime to careful ],
exam ne the reports that the actua
benefit received by the young folk
was fruitful and that the ac ivitie
of the Association should be continu
ed and extended to its full scope o
usefulness. Many record bcoks in
dex cards and photographs touchin
on the activi les are available t
everyone in Bennington and are sell
explanatory
"A Community House better dap
ed to the requirements and needs G
those who would take part in / s us
for indoor activities would great
augment the usefulness OF the a!
sociation and locking to this end
committee has recen ly been appoir
ed to arrange fer temporary quar- er
and to solicit funds for the erectic
of new Community House Th
Importance of such social center
being recognized by many progre
sive towns, villages and cite
throughout the United States. Lt
us hone that another year will sc
this plan well launched and its bein
assured"
Respectfully submitted,
Geo. NJ. Hawks,
President