Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-29
CHILD WELFARE OPENS
new HEALTH CENTRE
Reports for Month Show Much
Progress Has Been Made
Throughout State.

A new child health center has been
opened In the state, according to the
monthly bulletin OF the Child Welfare
Commission. The new center at
Lowes. was opened on Friday. Oc-
tober 90 with a reception for the
child welfare nurse. Miss Anna NJ.
Joyce. and for the community. The
chairman Of the local child welfare
committee. Miss Elizabeth Hazard,
was In charge Of the party which was
sponsored by the Zwaanendall Club.
An interesting program was present
cd. followed by refreshments.
4 general conference OF the nurs-
ing STAFF was held at $50 Kirkwood
street, Wilmington. on November I.
| Every nurse on the staff was present.
/ Matters pertaining 10 the conduct of
Chilf Welfare work. especially In
rural communites. were discussed.
The president Of the commission. Mrs
| Charles Warner. was present. and n
guest OF the city nurses al a luncheon
served 20 the visitors. Miss Crime.
Mrs. Truax. and Mrs Padley were
hOstesses.
Problems Of health were discussed
al several educational events recently.
A. the opening Of the Cheswold con-
solidated school for coiored children
on October q. Miss Marie Lockwood
spoke on tho maintenance Of health
and rural standards. Al the state
Teachers Convention in Dover a sec
ton on rural problems embraced the
| ft..s
told of their efforts 20 serve a hot dish
at noon.
At the meeting called in October by
the state Board Of Charities. Mrs
William s. H.lle8 and Mrs. Frank
Jones were appointed a committee %
study the proposed state Depart
ment's jurisdiction over private chari-
table organizations and licensing o;
same. Judge William S. Prickett
! Major Richard Sylvester. Miss Mari.
r. Lockwood. Miss Merle MacMahon
Robert Houston and j. Hall Ander
son were appointed on a COMMITTEES q,
draft bill making the Juyenu'
Courts jurisdiction statewide an
providing for a Detention House. Tn
next meeting Will be early IN Decem
F. ber
= Mothers Clubs and classes are be
Q ing organized throughout the Stat'
r The first one was started a. Harrins
. ton center on November 1s. TIL
. program WAS aSollows: "Prenata
Instruction" DIR. Thomson: "Th
a Preschool Child" Miss Mary 4. Pa,
ser. OF Dover; What a Prenatal Wis
u should Mean" Mrs. B. X. McAvoy, {
Kent county's demonstration b
local school home economics class n
preparation OF children's food Cha
Welfare in a Community from
Mothers Point OF View" Mrs. Davi
Griec. Of Milford; plsylet. Germs ar
!. Their Destruction" by the first grad
= pupils Of the Harrington school wi;
- Mss kennerly in charge: demonstr;
1. ton Or Girls Club. R.ce's School. Mi
!, Helen COmstOck. leader.
= Prior 20 the meeting The childr,
l. paraded the streets OF Harrington a,
~ vert.sinG the meeting and urgir
N heir mothers 20 attend.
he The statistics FOR the month sho
'e in Wilmington 401 new cases ADM
$ ted: 9.6Ol return visits made: 4.
IS home visits for the first time and f.
~ $50 visits 20 old cases: four tran
ferred; 80 discharged; six referre
% In rural Delaware the report shov
80 new cases admitted: 535 retul
. visits: 2s3 homes visited for ar
II time; 81 visits 20 old cases: one di
y charged two referred; three died.