New Ulm review., 1922-05-03
CHILD WELFARE
WORKERS MEETING 1;
FIRST REGIONAL CONFERENCE
OF BROWN, SIBLEY AND
REDWOOD COUNTIES.
THREE SESSIONS AT ARMORY
THURSDAY, MAY 4. ONE
OPEN MEETING.

New Ulm has been chosen as the
first convention place of the Brown,
Sibley and Redwood County Region
al Conference of the Child Welfare
Boards Of the state. Other confer
ences in other regions of the state are
being arranged for and the one to be
held here is part Of the state program
Of welfare work. The date set for the
New Ulm conference is Thursday,
May 4. The first meeting will be
held at 10 a. M, the second at 2 p. m.
and the third at 8 O'clock in the even
ing The local members Of the We'll
fare Board for this district are: #
Herman Polkow, Springfield, Co.
Commissioner, Chairman. Z
Mrs. John G. Wooldrick, Sleepy
Eye, Secretary.
Mrs. Philip Liesch, New Ulm. !
Mrs. J. c. Rothenburg, Springfield.
R. B. Kennedy, New Ulm, Superin-
tendent of Schools.
VIM. B. Mather, New Ulm, Judge
of Probate.
W. T. Eckstein, New Ulm, County
Attorney.
=. Motto of the Board.
The motto of the child welfare
workers of the state may be summed
up in the statement of their principles
which forms part of the circular is
sued to carry information of the gather
ing. These principles are stated as
follows:
Every Child Has Right to Life. I
Every Child Has Right to Mother.
Every Child Has Right to Play.
Every Child Has Right to Be Hap
py. 49,
School Workers Among Leaders,.
The County Superintendents Of
Schools are generally among the
workers to be found in any movement
for the improvement of conditions for
children and this is particularly the
case in the welfare work. Co. Supt.
Kennedy is member of the Brown
County Board and in Sibley and Red
wood Counties, the county superin;
tendents, Miss Martha Beatty and
Miss Fern Kenndy, are members of the
boards of their counties. The ,Coun-
ty Attorneys, Probate Judges, and a
county commissioner from each coun-
ty, are also members of the boards
Their offices naturally bring them into
contact with necessities of neglected
Or homeless children and this gives
them the first hand information sc
needful to intelligent handling Of the
situations coming to the attention Of
the welfare boards. Other members
are chosen for their interest in and a.
bilty to give time and attention tt
the demands Of the work '2F :
Open Meeting In Evening.
The evening session Thursday will
be an open meeting and the Reuie7v il
asked to extend an urgent Invitation
to all interested in furthering the worl
of caring for dependents to be pres
ent. Club members, Red Cross work
ers, county officials, pastors, educa
tors and newspaper people are especi
ally invited and it is hoped that full
attendance will be secured. Parent
who have the welfare of others child
rem as we'll as their own at hear
should be present. A very interest
ing program will be given. ~
Program of Meetings.
The program of the three meeting
as outlined at the present time con
sists of the following items:
Thursday, May 4, 1922. ~
OPENING SESSION.
Forenoon-10:00 O'clock.
Presiding Miss Fern Kennedy
Superintendent Of Schools, Redwoo
County.
"Aims of Regional Conference''-
Mr.. VIM. Hodson, Director of .Chile
ren's Bureau, State Board of Contro
Unmarried Mothers Miss Yerx,
Children's Bureau. .'E
Discussion Opened by B. I. shl
maker, Redwood County.
,"Child Welfare Boards at Work.
B. I. Shumaker, Redwood Count.
A. L. Olson, Sibley County.
Mrs. John G. Wooldrick, Brow
County.
Afternoon-2:OO O'clock.
Presiding Miss Martha Beatt
County Superintendent Of Sible
County.
Feeble Minded and the Commun
ty'-Miss Agnes Crowley, Children
Bureau.
Discussion Opened by A.. r.
Laudon, Judge of Probate, Redwoe