Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-26
COMPILE WELFARE
AGENCIES DIRECTORY
BY Alice L. Roop.


A Joint committee representing the
Wilmington Chamber OF Commerce,
Community Service. the Professional
Social Workers Club, and the Service
Citizens of Delaware Is compiling
directory Of social agencies which
serve the people Of Wilmington.
A year ago last spring George Bill
lauy. OF the Hiram House. Cleveland,
spoke 10 meeting OF representative
people OF Wilmington on the subject
OF n community chest. As result OF
this meeting. the Chamber OF Com
merce appointed a committee TO inyes-
tigate the deslrability Of such n move
ment here. Iaet February. at the
time Of the Social Workers Confer
ence here. Mr. Kingsley. OF the Phila-
delphia Welfare Federation. address
cd a luncheon meeting Of 200 social
workers on the same subject Fol
lowing this meeting, the Social Work
ers Club appointed a committee.
These two committees met together
and decided that the time was not
ripe 10 talk community chest, but
enough evidence was obtained to show
| the need Of team work among agen-
| cies, and the need on the part Of the
public for mcce information concern
| Ing the agencies being supported 10
serve the various social needs Of the
community.
The Service Citizens agreed 20 A.
| nance the publication Of a booklet
that should give facts concerning the
name, address, and telephone mum.
ber Of the agencies, the executive Off
Ger, officers. directors. time Of orga-
nization, purpose. service record. and
financial statement The joint com
rnittee Is composed Of A. II. Gawth'
rop, representing the Chamber ot
Commerce: John z. Nields represent
ing Community Service; DR.. JOSEPH
II. Odell. representing Service Citizens
Charles F. Ernest, representing Socia
, Workers Club.
All the organizations which sery
, wilmington or derive their supper
, from Wilmington have been asked Z
, furnieh facts for the pamphlet nov
being prepared. The reliable informa
/, ton concerning organizations whic
:, depend in whole or part upon publ
sympathy for their support will b
=, printed in book form. and will be 4
. the nature of free publicity. No society
organization, or institution Is bein
favored above another. and the book
being compiled with absolute Impair
TALLY.
The directory IL expected TO B
ready sometime IN September. II ia
not yet gone 10 press and any asenc
. which wishes 10 be included shoul
communicate with any OF the com
Il mittee. From the reports already sui
a mitted, the committee believe ths
e the public will be proud OF the rec
o ord OF work accomplished by the loc;
welfare agencies.
n Those who are interested in u
i compilation Of the booklet zee sever
g benefits TO be derived from its publ
; cation. Many people who know
a needy cases are not certain TO whic
; agency they should refer them, ar
!, this information viii explain brief
= and clearly the purposes and achiev'
: ments of the agencies. Many me
who receive pleas for contribution
% do not know enough about the wol
done TO give intelligently. Besides. q
public deserves more definite info
nation about the agencies that ser
\ and are supported here. In this wa
'' both the public and the welfare age
cies will be helped.
Among the agencies which are I
| cluded IN the directory are tho
whose support is mainly from Gil
/ county, state. &C endowment. Amor
these are: Child Welfare Commissic
Delaware Anti-Tuberculosis Socie
Delaware Commission for the Blir
Delaware Industrial School for Cir
Delaware Labor Com mission, Indu
trla! School for Cclored Girls, Del
\ ware Public Employment Burea
h Delaware School Auxiliary Assocl
H ton. Delaware Society for the PI
\ vention Of Cruelty to Children. Del
ware State Hospital, Delaware Sts
tuberculosis Commission, Ferris
dustrial School. Mothers Pensi
Commission. Service Citizens Of De
\ ware.
/ The other agencies are chiefly su
! ported by subscriptions. Relief age
| cies are: Associated Charities, Cath
| lie Daughters OF America. Delaws
Division International Sunshine
: ciety, Hebrew Charity Association. L
dies Of Charity. Near East Rel.
Prisoners Aid Society. Salvation !
my, Sunday Breakfast Mission, VolJ
teers of America. Good will Industri
| Salvation Army Industrial Store,
| tional Council of Jewish Women,
| mccial Deaconess Home.
Agencies dealing with health a
| American Red Cross. Delaware Oh;
ter. Babies Hospital and Day NJ
sery. Delaware Hospital, Homeopat
Hospital, Physicians and Surgeo
j Hospital, Visiting Nurses Associati
The organizations which serve cl