Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-18
SETTLEMENT HOUSE
WORK EXPLAINED
r. A. Woods Tells Social Work.
srs Il Makes U. 8. Real
Melting Pot.


was the principal feature Of last nights
Social Workers which sdjourns two
day convention this morning. The
convention was sponsored by the Pro-
fcssional Social Workers Club OF Del
aware.
Gov. William d. Denney and Mayor
Leroy Harvey who had been invited
were unable to attend the session.
Bishop Philip Cook made the opening
prayer of the evening. Guy Ford led
the audience. numbering more than
200, In singing.
DIR. William ]. French, president OF
the Social Workers Club. presided, and
Robert A. Woods. OF the South End
House. Boston, who was the principal
speaker OF the evening.
Mr.. Woods talk was OF very pro-
fessional nature dealing with the de-
velopmcnt OF the Settlement Houses
and the methods or conducting them
successfully. He traced the spread Of
the Settlement House doctrine in the
principal cities In the country since the
founding OF the first settlement thirty
, Ave years ago.
The Settlement House had succeed
ed In bringing together people OF
! different nationalitles and religion and
materially helped I'm making the
United States the rea melting pot Of
g the world Foreign women are taught
! the proper care OF their children ana
, how 20 raise them with respect for the
} American laws and ideals.
J lie quoted the names Of men OF
4 prominence who had been wards and
T products OF the Settlement Houses
2 The benefits Of the recreational class
es. vocational training and RESPONSE
bility in matters Of health were also
: explained.
o A dinner was given In honor OF DR.
0 Woods preceding the evening seq
sion. Those who attended were: Mrs
3 Roberta Woods, Miss Jennie NJ
s Weaver. Miss Sara w. Plye, Miss
}, Francis Grlggs, Miss Edith Russell
u Mrs. McCloud. Miss Clara Bubb, DR.
d William j. French and Mrs. French
! Miss B. r. Mullen. Mr.. Charles #
q Ernst and Mrs. Charles r.. Ernst, Miss
;, Frances l.. Range. DR.. and Mrs Albert
> Robin. Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Mack, Mr.
!, Morris Whitesidc, Mr.. Lammott dr
i Pont, Mr.. John +. Nields, Mr.. Horace
!, ]. BridgesI Miss Frost, Miss Merl.
i MacMahon Mrs. A. ID. Warner. Sr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Warner. Misi
" Marie IT. Lockwood.
p Claiming that approximately 200 .00
3. children are away from their homes
( and parents~in the United States. j
IS Prentice Murphy. general secretary
Children's Bureau, Of philadelphia
u who has had fifteen years experienc
s: In child welfare work, described a
NJ yesterday afternoon session tn
ID hardships endured by the children dur
ing their early period of life. III
re emphasized that economy in the car
al OF the child usually results In his be
IA Ing an expense to society In later III,
AT the time OF the great explosio
In the Halifax harbor, Mr.. Murph
=. said, he was enlisted an a red cros
=, worker and designated TO assist
Or the caring for the wounded peop
n who were victims OF the explosion.
"a military hospital in Halifax, he sal
in built to accommodate 600 soldiers, hs
been released to the city for the pu
II was-estimated that after the expl
sion approximately 1900 men, WON,
'46 and children were cared for in Il
~ hospital.
49,. Details of the horrors suffered
'-' the children who lost their parent
5 the care necessary for their welfa
'0S and the great assistance Of the soci
workers was explained by Mr.. Murph
100 In placing the children, whose pa
..' ents are dead or untitled to care f
,37 them. child welfare organizatio
'94 should not let economy stand in L
81 way by placing the child in a hor
81 where he can receive the same trea
Dol ment and attention which his ca
90 needs, Mr.. Murphy declared. The wo
4 OF the child welfare organizations
sax continued. is an unindividualizing Il
~. The world in the future" said \
81 : Murphy. will be just what the peo1
II make 1t. These children, who W
.. then be grown up. will be our 81
"a cessors and it is our dutyA 10 see th
3l9 they are properly instructed and car
so7 for in their early nfe."
is5 Miss Marie MacMahon. chairman
$40 the Delaware Conference Of Soc
so' WORK, gave an interesting talk
Minimum Standards for Child Carl
Il Societies."
II During the first period followt
the luncheon yesterday afternoon. J
William G, French gave an instructi
talk on Federation OF Soc
Agencies" Sherman C. Kinsley.
rector OF the Federation OF Soc
Agencies. of Philadelphia, spoke
length Of the work of the aeenc
throughout the towns in Penns
vania.
Miss Marie I. Lockwood, a meml
OF the local committee, and DR.. Ell
{. Potter. Chief Children's Bure,
State Department of Public Welfa
~ or Harrisburg. Pa, also spoke at