Evening journal., 1921-02-10
ASK FUND FOR
CHILD WELFARE
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lCouLluueu lIom ldbt outJ
called on Miss Elma Day. executive
secretary Of the commission. who
explained the work and the needs
for additional appropriations. The
report Of the Mothers Pension Com
mission was made public yesterday
Former Representative John j.
Mulvena. Of Wilmington. also talked
for an increased appropriation for
the commission.
Mrs. Ina ]. n. Perkins. director
OF child welfare or the Reconstruc-
tion Commission. had charge OF the
hearing relative 10 child welfare
and several other women spoke for
Representative Corbit's bill which
would carry an annual appropria-
ton Of 5000 and at the same
time create a State Child Welfare
Commission.
Mrs. Perkins said in part
1--WE are here today In the interest
OF our principal legislative recon-
mendati0n. that is, 10 urge the passage
OF a bill for the continuation d such
work as we are now doing, because
we know 10 is OF vital importance FOR
the children Of the state. We arc
/ asking for the creation n a Child
Welfare Commission with an annual
appropriatiOn Of 10000, said com
mission 10 come into existence coin
cidentally with the dissOlying n the
Reconstruction Commission, which
because 10 is a temporary body. vii
automatically go out OF existence II
April.
I'VE ask FOR The SUN named. fully
/ realizing 20 is very great deal o
money. and should not he lightly &C
corded by the State. We also ask !
with a full realization Of The economic
value Of such an appropriation vii
mean for Delaware. lIf granted. it vii
bear large interest in terms OF actua
dollars in the reduction q expense
HE state and individuals would other
wise have 20 bear FOR preyentabl'
causes OF death. illness. dependency
mental and physical defectiNeness o
an kinds and crime.
1--WE know we are submitting
. good business proposition io yol
, when we ask for money that will bu,
, GOOD health for the rising generation
hearing makes us refrain from goinl
fully into any details even as q
finances. II anyone wishes for NOR
full statements than the SUMMARIZED
y ones following, we shall be very glal
TO furnish any information desired
We have carefully itemized and clas
sified accounts that have been pro
fessionally audited. We wish 10 EN-
I phasize that $50, 900 does not repre-
' sent a padded budget 1t is base
upon imperative needs and definit
known costs Of 1920 work plus wha
s is necessary to develop the work be
o. ing very temporarily carried in som
b places by local committees in tn
r. spirit Of tiding over until this Les
/. islature gives relief. plus the cost 10
" a travelling child health center
is serve sparsely settled portions OF IN
J. state, 30 that they may have a
n adequate child health service, plus
n provision for paid medical service
II all centers, so that the State ca
n maintain a consistently self respect
ing attitude in its child health worl
= as e could not do II IL were to cor
- tinue TO ask free service from IN
phvsicians. The commission fee
~ there is no reason why physician
+, should go on indefinitely giving {
- generously as they have OF their tin
u and service to the State health wor
:, any more than that teachers OF n
state should be asked to teach will
out being paid"