The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-11
PLAN new LAWS
Children's Code Commission
Prepares for Legislative Battle.
of Two Years Ago.
F0RTY-THREE new MEMBERS
Official Commissions Mailed
From Governors Office Here.
Legal Advisory Committee VIII
Draft New Measures.
FORTY THREE new MEMBERS

The Kansas ChiIdren's Code COM
mission is completely reorganized for
the 1928 legislative battle. Official
commissions are now being mailed
from the governors office to forty
three newly appointed members OF the
commission,
The personnel has been changed
considerably from that Of two years
ago. Judge Ralph IT. Cav, Of To-
peka, remains as chairman Of the
commission. however. and DR.. Flor
ence Brown Sherbon of the Univer-
sity Of Kansas, formerly chief of the
child hygiene division Of the state
board Of health. continues as secre-
tary-
Members Of Executive Committee
other members Of the new execu-
tive committee are: Judge J. G.. ESan.
assistant attorney general, Topeka; u
i. Sufrk. secretary Kansas Children s
Home society. Topeka; Miss Alice Il
Mcfarland. director Of the wOmen's
division. Kansas court Of industrial
relations, Topeka; Prof Albertl l.
COrbin. University OF Kansas Law
renee. and Dr. Helen Moore. chief o.
division of child hygiene. state BOARD
of health. Topeka Mr.. Shirk - also
chairman of-the committee on Deepen
dent children. Miss Mcfarland of the
committee on children in industry. Dr.
Moore of the committee on health of
children. Judge Cav Of the legal ad-
v-sorY committee. and Dr. Sherbon
Of the committee on defective chill
dreu-
The new commission consists Of an
executive committee Of seven mem
beers. a legal advisory committee Of
ten members and seven drafting COM
1nitJees.
The committees on children in in
dustry. health Of children. election
Of maternity and general interests of
children are retained. The committee
of defective. dependent and delinquent
children has been split into three COM
ni1tees, one for each of the three
classes of children. The committee
on education has been abolished be-
cause its work 5 now under the spec
CiaI school code commission author
lied by the last legislature. The coms
mittee on protection of adolescence
has been discontinued and its work
put under other committees The Ie-
gal advisory committee is q new one
nd il viii have charge OF the actual
drafting OF proposed measures Here
1ofore a lawyer has been assigned TO
each committee for this purpose
Personnel of Commission.
The personnel Of the new commits
sion. in addition TO executive commit
tee members, follows:
Mrs Lila Day Monroe, attorney,
Topeka.
Mrs Homer Foltz. attorney. Topeka.
II. c. Lariiner, law library, state
house. Topeka.
+. d. Mckeever. attorney, Topeka.
J. X. Codd-ng. attorney. former
warden state penitentiary Leaven-
worth
r NJ Hamer. attorney. Emporia-
Z. L. FOuIk. attorney. Wichita.
Mrs Magdaleu Munson, attorney,
Pittsburg- :
Prof. E. NJ. Pearson, Kansas City.
Kan
Harriet Park Kirby attorney. Kan
sas City, Kan.
F. ". Blackmar dean Of graduate
school, University of Kansas, Law
renee.
Mrs. George Barker, Lawrence.
Mrs. Frank Chase. Topeka, chair
man of committee on general inter-
ests Of children.
Dr. s J. Crumbine. secretary state
beard of health. Topeka.
DR. Elvenor Ernest, Topeka.
Mrs. J. H. Luxton, Topeka
DR.. c. B. Francesca, University hos
pitaL RosedaIe. Kan.
Mary L Dobbs. Wichita
f. L. Barrier member state board
Of administration. Topeka.
1'rof- A. J. Stout, superintendent of
sLhoC Is. Topeka
Miss Christine Rosendale, high
s-aoOl. wichita.
Mis-. Mary MeE'arIane. X s A. c.
extension division. Manhattan.
Mrs. John McNarry. Kansas City.
Kan.
Mrs L r. Hosford, Christian serv-
ice league. Wichita.
Mai w P. AIacLeau superinten-
dent state industrial school for boys.
Topeka. chairman of committee on
delinquent children
Mrs. J. r. Wilkie. Emporia.
Miss LYDIA McAahon. superinten-
dent state Industrial school for girls,
Beloit.
Judge J. D NJ. Hamilton. juvenile
court OF Shawnee county. Topeka y
A. B. Leigh, juvenile court, Hutch
iuson
Dr.. B. Belle Little. Manhattan
Mrs. J. J. Enz. Marion.
DR.. Earl Brown. city health off
Ger Topeka. I
Mrs. d. V. Walker. Wichita. chair
man of committee on protection of
maternity and infancy.
Mrs. Austin Cowan. Wichita
Rev. Ross Sanderson. League Of So
cial Agencies. Wichita.
Anna Lee Washburu. Public Health
ZursinE associatLon. wichita.