Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-02

9 The Current Events Class Of the New
Century Club held yesterday was well at
tended Mrs Charles X Weston is chair
man for the month. Current events were
given by Mrs. j. Allen Colby Mrs Law
renee T. Bliss gave paper on Pilgrim
Women" r. r. Reid Of the Delaware
SafotyAssociation addressed the class on top
lc7 Of safety; Mrs Clarence Dickey sang
Mrs. T. Paul du Pont gave a paper on
certain bills pending before the Delaware
legislature. Mrs. du Points subject was a
much interest To the members Of the class
as all Of the club membership is concerned
in the desired ultimate success Of the bills
relating to Child Welfare
Mrs. du Pont said in part
This is particularly difficult year for all
legislation because we have a Republican
Senate and a Demo cratic House Of Rep
resentatiyes. II scems as though any
measure suggested by either party viii
lees a sufficient amount of pre- se1Ire can be
brought % bear on our 20 "a lied repre-
sentatiyes
Isn't IL interesting that even when very
body il concerned, a "party" viii delib-
erately refuse It's own rising generation and
education and allow its own children ~
work ~ the detrinnent of health and hap
glness, ard deny them physical attention
lust because member Of another party
disageeing with him about States right
and tariff, has suggested that improve
nent2
have one raw of hope even in this
distressing 2 gc0nditIon-A real politician tod
me that the only bills which would 20
through would be the ones The Ladies
insisted upon This time its realIy ID
70 you" said he, "nobodv knows which
way you're going 70 jump. and / Won
really get together vol've got the whip
hand Out of the myriad hopos and
plans of tho childrene org uIzation oriy
seven bills are in committee and while
i've others are drawn. no onc ran tell
whether they viii have 10 ~ Withdrawn
The mcst important because il covers
All Della ware : children good or bad brigGr
or stupid, well or sick, seems 70 me- - ~
the one TO replace the present ReconstrIc-
lion Commission With . Child Welfare
Commission
The Reconstruction Commission ras
created il April If 1910. 70 carry on he
work of the Woman's Committee Of the
Council Of Defense and especially 70 make
invests "a ions and recommendations rom
ceruing Delaware's children. II received
temporary appropriation n s25. an
nuallv for two years 20 meet the grave
emergency presented by the hi gh child
death rate Of Delaware. The appalling
fact that out If every / 900 babies born
in Delaware I25 died before teconirg ore
! wear of age. and that in Sussex County
/ and " iIrnington 20 per cent did not I've n
F he FIVE years old. penetrated, even the
+ Delaware legislature.
CHILD WELFARE COMMISSION.
ASIDE from administrative clauses -na
bin. which Is entitled An Act to create :
!. Child Welfare Commission for t1a state
II Delaware. and which : now n rle
hands IF the Appropriation Commlree.
provides for 4 commission to covslsr II
nire members. TIE members aTc 70 be
appointed bv the Governor. ore from
the state AT large 70 serve for five wears,
two from Wilmington, tor the term u one
and two wears respectively, TWO from
. Eew Castle county outside the city tor ne
same length OF time, TWO from he-lf
county for the tenn OF three and four years
respectively. and TWO from Sussex COUNTY
for the term II four and five years respec-
fIvelv Annually. on or before the lutn
+ of April. he Governor shsll appoint sue
reSSOrs tc I'll vacaCcleS caused by eNplr3-
+ ton of Office Next 70 the child welfare
commission and perhaps. before il, be
+ cause Ne cannot take care Of children we
/ have not got. and because mothers rul ke
such 3 large equation ID the kind OF chll-
dreu weshall have the Consumers Lesgle
+ hIll for aMternity Protection should de-
serve our support. It's object IS 20 reduce
iafa..t and maternal mortality by pro-
! hibiung the employment u women ior tWo
weeks before and FIVE weeks afteT child
birth ard hv makng provision fer sid ID
/ the nla.Btenarce of the woman ana bt
! cbld Ia certain ea>e@
/ Hand In hand with It and lnterwoye
! with il IS House Bill No l5. for me eX-
tending Of Mothers Pension Del e1itS Il
/ Gran dmothtrs or other competent, fostei
/ mothers of children under Il