Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-17
SOCIAL WORKERS IN
STATE CONFERENCE
At HOTEL DU POINT
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Continued from page I
Among the out Of town guests were
Miss Marguerite L. Binley. Smyrna;
Mias Helen r. Cochran. Middictown;
Miss Alice Ellis. Moylan. Pa; Miss
MNbcl Krall. East Central Y. w. c. A.
Field Secretary. Philadelphia; Mrs. Il.
Il. Aghtner. New Castle; Niles Blanche
l.. Lockwood. Middletown; Dean C..
McCuc. University OF Delaware; Mrs.
Walter X. Mitchell. Moylan, Pa. Miss
Caroline r. Thomson. Georgetown;
Mk>e Cora l.. Tschudy. Smyrna; Miss
Alice Vail. Delaware City; Robert
Woods. Boston; Miss Anna Lee Wal
Ter. Delmar: Mrs. James Neely, Fer
ris Industrial School; Miss Ruth
uodgson. Newark: Miss Mary Van
klecck. New York; Miss Anna w.
Bird and Miss Mary Malone, OF Bran
dywine Summit.
Municipal Recreation System.
Miss Sophie l.. Ross traced the de-
vclopmcnt OF the municipal recrca-
tVon system In Philadelphia since the
formation OF a municipal board OF rec
rcation from n volunteer playground
association which was formed in 1907.
She said that n playground should
not only provide formal gym work
but teach children to play, provide
wholesome recreation for adolescents,
and furnish a meeting place for the
adults Of the naighborhood She en-
phasfyed the necessity OF providing
playgrounds-with community houses
which viii serve the peorIc all dur
ing The year. She described an Ideal
~ playground as one equipped with
buildings containing gymnasium.
showers. kitchenettes. auditorium, and
cluhrcoms and grounds laid out with
baseball diamonds. tennis courts, Soc
Ger nelds. outdoor apparatus. SWIM
ming pools. wuding pools, sand boa CHI
and shelters. She suggested that COM
munity centers hold evening gym
classes for adults. dancing classes for
married people. womens c'ubmeetings
and checker tournaments and ouoi,
games for older men. She urged that
more attention be paid 81 the bows
and girls from Ia on. for they are al
the critical aye. Miss Ross stressed the
advisabllity OF erecting schoolhouses
which VIII be so constructed as 10
serve an community centers outside of
school hours.
Industrial Problems.
The mex; division was presided over
by Miss Clara Southwick of Consu-
mers' League. Industrial and econon.
lc problems were discussed. Miss Mary
Van kleeck was the speaker.
sherman c. Kingsley spoke on ~,
Importance of having social agencie,
federated. There are too MANY nr,.
Nate organizations in the country n,
said. and II these were consol,da m,
4 the work would doubtlessly be NOR,
enclent and would be conducted in q
more systematic manner. He referre,
10 the fact that five OF the larras
cities IN the country represent 90,
individual social agencies. These ar.
maintained al a cost of about slOo 90,
a year. The funds are realized throug,
donations, incomes from endown,er
funds. and from general monev-noals
ing projects. such az dances, car,
parties. etc.
From two 10 five persons out of on
hundred contribute TO a private chari
table enterprise. Mr.. Kingsley said
while * has been estinIa ted that fr,,y
~ 70 70 persons out OF n hundred Wi
contribute 10 n federation. Who,
charitable organiza tons are consoli
GATED there is usually a central con,
mittee formed. which represents eacl
OF the individual enterprises. The ac
counts are carefully kept throush IN
budget system and at the opening q
campaign for funds the exact stand
Ing of the federation can be mad
known II necessary. He expressed III
belief that the newiy-organized wa
mington federation would be sue
cessful.
y Following the morning session.
luncheon was held in the grill. d,
William g. French OF the children
bureau served as chairman, and in
troduced sherman c. Kinsley, directu
OF the Federation Of Social Agencies c
Philadelphia, who spoke on Fedora
ton OF Social Agencies"
The afternoon session opened AT
I o'clock. The speakers were Mis-
MarEaret z. Rich. J. Prentice Murph,
! Or. Ellen c. Potter.
, An unusually interesting meetin
|. viii he held al Sis this evening whe
. hoeert A. Woods. head residen
south End House. Boston, Mass. wi
% speak on The Neighborhood in M
e ton Building" Dr. William G.. Frenc
a VIII preside. Governor William
= Denney. Mayor Leroy Harvey an
Bishop Philip Cook are expected TO. I
{ present. This, as well as the 9th,
z meetings. Will DE held In the du Barr
4 room. This meeting has a speci
!. significance following SO shortly n
e twentieth anniversary OF the People
2 settlement, which brought the probe,
b OF neighborhocd houses before II
- local public.
e The meeting will be preceded by
z dinner given Mrs Wood in the clul
To- room by group of social worker
:. Charles Il. Ernst will be toastnas ste