The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-18
GOVERNOR K|LBY'S
POLICY Commended
Praised for Support Of Welfare
Work and Creation of Child
Welfare Department
by FIRED II. GoRMLEY
Montgomery Bureau. The ARe-HeraId
221-2 First National ISaf ifling


Montgomery, May .-(Special.)--
Resolutions were adopted by the Ala
bama conference of social welfare this
afternoon commencing the policy of
Gov. Thomas f. Kilby in. support of
social welfare work and in the creation
of the state child welfare department
urging the enactment of legislation
regarding the issuance of marriage
certificates, requesting the establish
ment of an institution for the treat
ment of women suffering with social
diseases and urging the establishment
of reform school for negro girls.
The resolutions came during a day
of great activity, during which the $50
volunteer social workers of Alabama
heard addresses on social betterment
conditions throughout the state. Espe-
cial attention was given to the social
work started by the legislature of 1913
which included the creation of the
child welfare commission with direc-
tor who has had Experience in social
welfare work and the creation of
home for mental interiors, which Is
lnow in course of construction at Tus-
calocsa, with an appropriation of $780,
900 made by the legislature the reg
ular session in 1919.
STATE INTERESTED
Cleon B. Rogers, chairman of the
board of control and economy, told
mem bers of the conference that the
state administration is greatly inter-
ested in the development of all insti-
tutions of the state which are intended
to make better men and women ana
that the progress already made has
been one of the chief causes of pride
among those connected with the adj
ministration. He said there are S,046
persons in Alabama Who are dependent
uron the state Included in the list
are the persons who are mentally de-
fective, and are confined in the hospi-
tails, the convicts, neglected and delin-
quent children, Confederate soldiers
who are at the Soldiers home, and the
persons in the county aims houses.
| Mr.. Rogers said some of the county
almshouses of Alabama are a disgrace
| to the state and that social workers
should direct much time and attention
| to the correction of these institutions.
DR.. w. d. Partlow OF Tuscaloosa, su-
| perintendent of the insane hospital de-
| livered an address in which he told OF
| the care and treatment of the inmates
of the hospital at Tuscaloosa. He
| said the care of ment II deficients in
the United States is costing more than
| s32. 100000 dollars annually and that
! bout 0U per cent OIL those now tTedteu
are durable. He offered arguments In
support of the statement that much
crime may be prevented by the treat
ment of children who are mentally de-
| fective.
| DR.. Partlow said the first dormitory
| for the reception of mental interiors
| was now in course of construction ano
should be ready for use Ly the first
of the year. He said children will have
| preference until such time as all men
tai interiors may be received.
| Addresses on social work were de-
livered by DR.. A. T. Mccormack of the
| Kentucky state board of health; James
| Logan, assistant manager of the Amer,
lean Red Cross at Atlanta, and severa
other social workers of Alabama DIR
Mccormack paid tribute to Governor
Kilby for the methods he has used il
aiding social work and urged that the
state institutions be strengthened
Miss Elizabeth Fonde of Mobile wht
presided made a talk on the necessity
4 for the consolidation Of rural schools