The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-04-22
Mrs. Lillian F. Lowe accepts Chair.
manship of the County Council

| Flemlngton-In the following message
Governor Edwards suggests the cele-
bration of Child Welfare Week:
| AT the request of the New JERSEY
Council of Child Welfare, it is with
pleasure that 1 suggest to the citizens
of New Jersey that they celebrate in
! an appropriate manner the week of
May 8-15 as NV Jersey Child Welfare
Week.
'Such a week may easily be made
the occasion of a campaign for better
informing the people of the state of
the many good things New Jersey is
already doing for it's children, and for
calling attention to the very necessary
work still to be done for the success
of which the enthusiastic cooperation
of all our citizens is necessary.
Il trust that many attractive pro-
grams will be carried out for this
week that will result in increased in
terest and practical steps that will
appreciably forward the whole child
welfare program in New Jersey"
(Signed) E. l. Edwards, Governor.
Among those who early expressed
approval of the date and the willing
ness to cooperate with the Council by
furnishing practical suggestions for
it's observance, are Mr. Edgar S. Pit
kin of the Department of Public In
struction, DR.. J. C. Price, Director of
the Department of Health, Colonel
Lewis T. Bryant, Commissioner of
Labor.
The Council of Child Welfare has
never been received in Hunterdon
County. There has benn no chairman
since last June, when the State meet
ing was held at Asbury Park. At that
time, Mrs. w. A. Abbot, who had SER
we'd as County Chairman of the Birth
Registration campaign, asked be re-
lieved. Several attempts to secure a
chairman, did not succeed.
Within the last few weeks, Mrs. F.
Lillian Lowe of Annadale. has been
secured as County Chairman. Mrs.
Lowe will give earnest work and is in
sympathy with every activity for the
betterment of conditions for children.
The Council is not new organi-
zation. 1t seeks only to stand back of
the many organizations already at
work
At the present time the New Jer-
sey Council has a discouraging out
look for the future as the funds are
almost exhausted and it was not well
enough developed, when illness over
came the State Chairman, to finance
itself as planed.
Mrs. Lowe has taken hold of the so
late. that she can do nothing more
than ask for a volunteer program for
the week of May 8-15. There are
many individuals, as well as organi-
zed groups, in the county that are Wit
ally interested in the child welfare
and if each does something locally the
fruits of the week will be more pro-
fitadle than if the county made an
effort to get together and discuss,
in an abstract way, the needs or ac-
compliments.
Ministers throughout the county,
it is hoped. will volunteer to speak on
the subject.
Parent-Teacher associations are
asked to hold meetings and have a
speaker or to draw up definite work
to be done for the children. One asso-
citation may hire dentist to examine
all of the teeth of children of cer-
tain age or campaign might be
made for the eyes; or if another d.
rection is taken than toward the ply
steal welfare of the child, a class in
ethics might be good and children
are hungry for this side of educa-
ton. There are many ways and ORR
ginality and initiative will be a
county pride. Red Cross activities, in
some countys, are being focused on
certain phase Of the work for the
week. Speakers on health topics can
e had by writing to the Department
Of Health, Trenton.
1t will help and encourage the
chairman, Mrs. Lowe. if tho sein the
week will write her telling just
what will be done