Evening journal., 1921-10-26
SOCIAL FORCES
IN new COUNCIL
Welfare Bodies Agree Work
in State Should be
Centralized
SUGGESTIONS
ARE OFFERED

In order that better work and SER !
vice may be done by the thirty or
more charitable. social and welfare
organizations in Wilmington. get
together" dinner was held in Nc
lConnelrs lunch room last night. The
dinner meeting was arranged by the
Child Welfare Commission, under
the direction OF DIR. William ].
French, medical director OF the
commission.
After some discussion II was de-
cided that council Of social work.
ers should be organized. having its
own officers and advisory board. The
council is to meet from time to time
10 discuss subjects that will be of
common interest to all, and which
will help make each organization
represented in the council more ef-
fective in its particular work. Dr.
French acted as chairman OF the
meeting. and Mrs. Josiah II. Bacon
Of the Child Welfare Commission,
acted as temporary secretary.
[ Thirty organizations were repre-
sented by one or more representa-
tive. DIR. French was the first speaker
OF the evening. and in a brief talk
told OF the work he thought a coun-
Gil Of social workers could do. II was
his idea OF getting together at stat
: ed intervals and discussing and out
lining work for the betterment OF
their own organization. and other
, organizations.
Miss Merle Mcmahon created a
favorable impression with the rounI
, table method as used by the Roston
Monday Evening Club. Miss McMa-
hon is a worker in the corps o, tho
b S. p. c. A.
3 DR.. Albert Robin. OF the Delaware
81 State tuberculosis Commission. was
emphatic in his opinion thar fai.ur~s
b OF organizations is due to. lack OF a
strictly professional membership.
that is people who really know their
work. 1t is not necessary that they
be paid workers, but people who
nave had experience in welfare anu
social work, Dr. Robin thought.
Other speakers were Mrs. ]. NJ.
I Beatty, executive secretary Of the
Y. W. c. A; Mrs. George W.
Dorsey Delaware Division OF the
> International Sunshine Society.
Dr. W. A. Vrooman. pastor OF
the Unitarian Church; Miss
D. Ethelda Mullin. secretary Of the
q Associated Charities: Charles F.
a Ernst. Director Of Community Ser
j. vice, and Samuel Seretsky. executive
d director OF the Y. NJ. II. A.
s.. All the speakers were emphatic
n in their opinion that as little ma.
le chinery and red tape" as possibl,
le should be used in the council Mrs
n Dorsey. OF the Y. W. c. A.. remark.
IS ed that when a social club or organ
ization becomes weighted down will
le "a lot OF unnecessary machinery, 1
N Is spelling its chances to do the goo'
d for which Il was organized.
In the general discussion which
followed the speaking, Dr. Frenci
called attention to the fact tina
nearly all organizations have some
II thing in common. and that mucl
u could be done by dove-tailing tn
work and ideas Of each organization
For the further perfecting OF or
l- gahization OF the newly formed
rs council. it was decided to hold an
D. other meeting on November s. tn
r meeting 10 be held either in St. An
e. drew's parish house or in the lee
IN ture room OF the Unitarian Church
e' the place to be decided later.
~ While a council OF social work er
. has been formed It disbanded afte
IL one or two meetings. II is the hop
~, Of the newly formed council to b
~ able to do some good for the peopl
OF Wilmington and down State. Tn
=, lack OF social organizations OF an
~ kind down Delaware was deplored.
a., Miss Ethelda Mullin. OF the Asso
~ ciated Charities. has been invited Z
- give a report OF her visit to the con
y vention OF Associated Charities re-
~ Gently held in Milwaukee. wis. a
os the meeting to be held in Novembei
=, Those who attended the get
:, Together" dinner we're
IL American Red Cross-Miss Care
'os line Robelen. Miss carp.
n Americanization Committee-Afi.
Helen Hart. Miss Hartshorn. Nil
Lawton.
Associated Charities-Miss Etheld
Mullin, Mrs. Ella p. Nesbitt. Mi,
- Merrersmith, Mrs. Rockwell. Mi,
~ Laura Bell. Miss McCallister. Mi
~ Burke, Miss Catherine Sweeney.
Child Welfare Commission-D
,oo William J. French. Miss Marie Loci
"a wood, Mrs. Josiah H. Bacon. Mi
~ - Mae Gibson Miss Elizabeth Caro-
- Miss Tola b. Hastings. Mrs. Lucy
~ Padley. Miss Lucy NJ. ConneH. Mr.
Mary +. Tucker. Miss Elizabeth ]
Crime, Miss Katherine II. Burk
nc Miss Lola Murphin.
Children's Bureau - Mrs. r.
o. williams. Miss Grace BeardseII.
leo Children's Home-Mrs. Eva
rts Hay.
IA Community Service - Charles
'le Ernst, Miss Frances Range. Norma
ere Pyle.
Consumers" League OF Delaware
A. Miss Clara Southwick
ia Delaware Commission for Il
ing Blind--Miss Cora Turner.
G.. Delaware Children's Home S
ion ciety-The Rev. w. X. Lord. Mi
nd, Charlotte Wells.
enc Delaware Hospital-Miss Mary
ch Cooke.
tist Delaware Public Employment.
hel Miss Katherine G. Smith. Mi
Blanche J. Swsync.
Delaware State tuberculosis Cor
mission-Dr. Albert Robin. Mi
l.. Postles. Miss Mary McDonough. Nj
on Pierce.
OF Dental TTnit-Niss Mary Knfrl