The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-17
STATE CHARITIES
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the result would be the making of
Richmond the best place in the world
for a child to grow up.
Mr.. Butler urged cooperation, the
unifying of all agencies, to combat the
growing problem the insane, prison
ers, poor, delinquent boys and girls
which he said existed. He paid high
tribute to the local social service bu-
reau and Miss Clark as director.
Nicholson Speaks.
Timothy Nicholson in short talk
urged those present at the dinner to
take hold of the social service work
and lift
Judge W. A. Bond stated that there
is no more beneficial work that that
which has for its purpose the uplift OF
the home
Some measure to cut off the rapid
multiplication of mental detectives
and feeble-minded people was advoeat-
ed by the Judge.
H. Ray Robinson called upon all
citizens to take up the idea of serv-
ice. He sighted the Rotary club mot
to, HE profits most serves best
DIR. S. E. Smith, superintendent of
I Easthayen, presided over the business
session of the meeting. Howard Dill
acted as postmaster during the din
ner, during which musical numbers
were given by Miss Mildred Schalk,
Miss Mary Jones, Mrs. Fred Bartel.
Miss eIarks Report.
The report of Miss Ethel Clark fol
lows in part: ........
Fundamentally the problems of the
bureau are the problems OF Richmond
Nothing that vitality affects the life oil
ha oh in industrial
ditions. no crisis in housing. no wave
OF sickness ever occurs but that the
bureau stands chiefly as a service tC
the family as a unit of society.
The family is the foundation of oul
social fabric, the nucleus of the neigh
borhood and the community The
family group in the home is the grea
vital factor in society. The welfare o
the family reflects in no small meas
ure the character of the community
and it is this idea that the bureau
makes effort to strengthen and inten
SHY family life. Thus are health, NOR
al. physical, and education subject
of vital concern.
In reviewing the work of the yea
just closed, we find that in addition
to several hundred families with which
the public health and other depart
ments of the bureau had contact, So
different families came in person o
were referred for some form OF mate
rial assistance While the bureau j
not organized for the purpose OF Civ
ing material relief, it makes investiga
ton and sees that relief is givel
through the proper source. The town
ship trustee very kindly gives relic
- on our recommendation.
Many Are Idle.
During the latter part of Decen
Der we found ourselves facing an ep
demic OF unemployment and the pas
morths have been most difficul
Whole families have been and ar
still out OF employment.
Perhaps you will say they ha
been making good wages and wher
are their savings? Small savings d
not last Indefinitely. One, two. three
or four months exhausts them. Meal
while. too, during the period OF goo
wages, some have been making cha
acter investments in improved .stans
ards of living. We admit many 'hay
been improvident and spent money fo
luxuries, we have reproved them &c
it, but did you ever stop TO think tina
those people are human beings wit
desires for pleasures like you and
have.
Many ne'r-dowells take advantag
of the unemployment situation and TT
to work on the sympathies of tn
people.
In cases of non-residents We ar
endeayoring to ascertain the place {
their legal settlement. either by tel,
gram or letter, and return them Their
to. 1t is important that we have tn
cooperation of every citizen in TIL
matter.
Causes are Complex.
ITO help families back to norma
life is not easy as it may seem. 7
give just the right help one must hay
some knowledge of what has led
n the present unfortunate situation. Bl
= the causes of poverty are extremel
complex. There arc a thousand an
one angles TO the neutrality-suspicious.
mental, moral, physical, economi
social, education, heredity, enviro,
mont, all play their part. A broke
lie indicates not only disease bu