Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-19
ROCKEFELLER FoUNDATIoN HEAD
 TO ATTEND STATE CONFERENCE

Interest in the Connecticut conference of social work to be held in Stamford, April 30, May 1 and ?. grows not only cut o7 the numerous interesting problems tJ be l considered. but is due in considerable 1 measure to the fact that discussions will be led by men and women of national prominence. Specialists of experience in many lines of social work are to address the various sessions of the convention. l Those having plans for the convention in ! charge headed by the president. Edward Y Weber. are planning to make the visit of 1 delegates and visitors agreeable in many ways.
 One of the notable figures at the confer
 ence will be DT. George Ed1sr Vincent.
 known everywhere as president of the
 Rockefeller Foundation. Dr. Vincent. who
 is a native of Rockford TIL, had made his
 mark as an educator. lecturer and author
 before being called to his present high O. ] sition in 1917. Among his published
 works are Social Mind and Education" and Introduction to the Study of Soci- ety."
 Dr. F. T. Mcsweeney is medical director
 of the New York Telephone company. He is a graduate of New York university and Bellevue hospital Medical college. As
 a lecturer in the New York University
 Medical school. and for his interest in public health problems. he has become widely known.
 i Dr. R. L. Leak is acting superintendent of the Connecticut College for the In sane. Shortly after his graduation in medicine, in 1898. he entered the service of New Fork state in the state hospital at Ogednsburg. from which he was transfer
 red in 1911 to the Mattewan State hos
 pita1 From 1913 till 1917 he engaged :n private practice in Syracuse, having charge there of the City PsychoDathic hospital and Iectnring on medico-lepa,
 Jurisprudence in the Syracuse Law school He came to Connecticut in 1917 as as-
 Eistant superintendent of the state hos !; pitaI He has delivered nurnrous ad-
 drsses along the line of mental a9d nerv- ous diseases. Charles F. Dow. commissioner of child
 welfare. has charge of an important : state bureau which under laws recently i enacted in Connecticut. has bean carry Il ing forward a work of the highest i'm
 poTtance which is confidently expectef 1 to place this state in the forefront of thos' z which have dealt in an effective name T T with q subject of vital interest to ever! . community.
 $ To Dr. John A. Ryan of the Cath9li r University. Washington D. C., more thai : to any other person, is due the novencn
 In this country for legal minimum W:
 for women. His position in the univorSi. is that of professor Of moral theology. I took part in the famous debate on socirl
 ism, in 1914 with Morris Hillquit. IT
 work on 'Distributive Justice" is the lead
 ing Catholic work in English on our econ 7 ornic system treated from the standpoin
 of justice. Tn several other books an
 essays he has demonstrated his thoroug e knowledge of economic questions. 4 Amelia J Massopust. R. N. was a socia e worker in. Bellevue hospital in the tuber "a eulosis division, and later in the psychc if pathic division prior to her appointmen
 about five years ago, as directo- of soci; NJ service ir. the Manhattan State hos9ila n The activities of this department includ 4 the work of securing the social history ( :. patients, checking up information give -s to the physicians by informants takin
 up family problems both before and an n after the patients leave the Institution fl and especially following up the patient , | who are paroled from the hospital. Sl n h0peS to point out to members of the COT
 1 ference the necessity and importance 1. watching and assisting those individual if who find it difficult to a normal adjus
 ment in the community.
 The conference will open Sunday. Apr
 30 at D. m.. in the Stamford High scho.
 assembly hall, following a meeting Of il N Catholic Diocesan bureau Supper wi I T. enihg meeting. at S. will be devoted { ,f 'The Family" Meetings on Monda. al May 1, will eb in the new auditorium
 the Woman's club. Luncheon will [ le served in the Davenport, and delegate 0, vii Tbe entertained at supper in Stamfor " hall. The meetings on Tuesday May IS at the Stamford Yach cl;tD, vii, includ Id four round tables. Guests wiE be enter q. tained at luncheon by the president of th
 conference, E. Y Weber of Stamford. I'll er business meeting will follow Arrange h ments have been made for special trn m ley service between the center of the cit H. and the yacht club.
 The Diocesan Bureau of Social Servic sr has branch bureaus in Bridgeport. Ns e, Haven, Hartford, Waterbury and Ne ,e Lo1iGon, each in charge of an executi, De Ksecretary It will hold it's annual nee
 ing in Stamford on the first day of tf
 eonfel ence, and the reports will show i
 progress since it was organized May
 1920. It co-operates with the Nation: r Catholic Welfare Counciu. The honorar
 president is the Rt Rev Johp T Milo,