Putnam patriot., 1921-07-15
CONNECTICUT WOMEN ARESTRONGLY BEHIND
 CHILD WELFARE BILLS
Declare Better Care for Children Would B. Economy
 for State.
SIX HUNDRED ATTEND
 CAPITOL HEARING

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 Al present. -. kl-f.H Cheney 1f SauTh Man FE.-IlrHf # th- Association. "as wasting through fhe over.app -- 1f aIr work If airi- aBs azeaeie- as- cAIltreH and iH many other ~aHs io take aut a few Instances
 First many f H##H 3rp committed fo the eegntY s-Hss aln haFe rela- lives lu other towns ar outside the state. wiling rt aHie ta give fhem i home The -'afs naYs g 5e xeak toward inc struarf af each ehfIi iu rhe lome Mgc. f stls could he saved through adeq4a-- investigation 9f the etlid's family prIr f5 commitment.
 Secondly. l H informed That Com Hecticut spent rIsf Eear S-72.51f f7- penal nna refrr rs Institutions for children \ god Juvenile court sy-- teui win exne~ afabatiau wHrk daHe E. connection H.fa f would ast ar.F elf down fhe her 4 r"peHtrrs art -Hve the state aHrr fhi- annual 1at- IaY. hui f aa.t = accomplish say Hr with feart tH aur courts and prisons saf aaat feHHrFs aH1 frim.- als Thlrts ure aer cent af fbe iu- Hatcs ef the D'#--Hize R-farmatary are former Hrss#z fhr GaaHeefi- eat Sfhaai f aI AerIdsn W~ aayr figure .az fhai In states which have taaIe court system inc proportion iran lH ref9rma- tnrics Is considerably smaller thaa u Connecticut
 Third. we a8er every child tla is ermrftr-t H7 public ia~fI- Wtlou examf- aar possible mental defect Eeert..s HsA- fitt aar Hirn- Hi defective af Hrze FHH caHse fhau- sands 0f daIHr- Iaane- aad endau- ger hundreds .f ssz through arson. murder IT fraH-HHs#k Yet feeb -- minded eHIIdnr H permitted tp rr- main in anr C44afs uants and za out fram tbere witl-.a =#Herli~ i~laa ! eeu- tral agency sur' -he Chdd Welfare Bureau prapa,tI as the Canseeiicut Child Welfar. C.aaEzs zsIau wouIi he .n ii position ta -Ie- -Ha state uFtHa'ly more fLnn r VII fasf f.: Ifs own maintenance
 Six hundred men and women aPpear- ed recently at the iezisIH e hearing n -upparf af 1 H.I to establish @ child Velfare bHread Muuy f them srnke iudxl1r fHr the biii while athrr~ appeared 8s representatives "f sfate md eaeHi organizations R-ein- ming with the appgarancr last lauu- arf If NaIame L sf fHe reparf af ths- ehul NeIfsre Commission ppantsd bg eN ,,59sruor Haleamh. the interest af thr aaIan hn, hs.n "u the increase AHUn- r#ts organizations that haxr H lar..aI tE. rrmutssiun's rreamm-ndt aau- sr.= Connecticut ChIld AeiHrr AS-ucatl4a Business and Professional Numrn.~ tfuhs 0f Hartford and New HHern euHsrr~s of Mothers. A-seeIa f5aH uf esilesinte AHmnar. e@HHeeir euf trleus. nf Women Notrr-. EeAgu" uf r.uaHflenn Women. Democratic Waat.a.. Alnuce. Council If Lewis Women. Wumsu'- Christian Temper nur, tuian. Chlldreu'- Aid Soeiety Hartford Federation nf Women N Clubs Connecticut Humane Sncie'y Mrridrn chamber If Cumuereo. tilas tauhur, Chamber af Commerce Water hur, child Wrlfarp Commission. N~N Haven eIsic PrnteetlYr Association New Hukeu orphan Asylmu. SeeiH Workers tluh "f New Haven Na~sal rmb Nsw Haven Em"rgeex Bnh' . Home. Kng, paughfrrS of HurffHr' NaadHHrs Noman.S Club. Woman eivir Dful uf Putnam Wat-rhar, "" mans club. Woman'- Club If Ni''i mnutle. New Britain Charity oreahih fluu. Eaarl nr the Harlfori Orphans A>Nem Mothers club nt Somers' .'t 4ul afhags-