Hickory daily record., 1922-12-27
CHARITY REPORT
MRS. JOHNSON
TWO YEARS
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Raleigh, N. c., Dec. 23.-Enlarge-
mcnt and more complete organization
have marked the operations of the
state board of charities and public well
fare during the past two years, accord
ing to its BIENNIAL report released for
publication today.
Under the administration of Mrs
Kate Burr Johnson, state commission
CT of public welfare the work Of the
board, the report shows, has been di-
vided into five bureaus-county or
ganization welfare, mental hygiene
and health, institutional supervision
and education and promotion-all of
which have been active during the ben
niai period.
A summary of the report issued by
the board gives the following as it's
most important accomplishments:
Il. A complete survey Of all child
caring institutions in North Carolina,
with exhaustive tabulation Of their
condition: In this connection it was ne
cessary for the board Of public well
fare to close three small institutions
on account of neglect and abuse Of the
children for whom it assumed respon-
sibiiity.
o. Study of 80 Of the 50 county
homes in the state from social, eco-
nomic and administrative viewpoint.
''3. An investigation of 81 pals and
IS chain gangs which was made in con-
junction with the citizens committee Of
one hundred on prison legislation and
which revealed a number Of abuses.
"4. In conjunction with the depart
nent of reha bilitation a statewide CEN
sus of cripples in which reports showed
that there are more than twelve hun
dred physically handicapped persons,
adults and children in the state who
are in need of treatment.
IS. All in the class work connected
with 1.2SO children
AS the function of the state board
| is advisory as well as supervisory, a
considerable part of the biennial report
is taken up with recommendation t
improve social conditions III the state
The summary lists the following as
the most Important:
'Tncrcase in The capacity OF the Gas
we'll Training School so that the m
stitution may care for at least 1,oOt
J cases. Provision at the state hosDlta
for The insane, at Raleigh, for shc care
OF al least 600 cpilepticS al the farm
colony. Abolition Of the ward for tbf
criminal insane at the state pr'soi
and establishment of such q ward 9
one of the state hospitals, Whole tim
Superintendent Of public welfare Il
every county in North Carolina, ap
pointed on account of personal quall
| Il
tuuate assistance to county superlntend
ents Of public welfare in the large
counties so that they may serve tn
iwholc county. A separate juvenile couf
with necessary probation officers I
every city having a population OF 10,
600 or more A mothers aid law, WhIc1
will nrcvent separation Of mother am
child for reasons Of poverty only.
'sFor the first time since the report
of this board have been published,
the summary continues. ''the biennla
report is illustrated. The most st1lk
inc. illustration is in Connection wit
the bureau of institutional supe:vlslo
and shows a feeble minded woma
holding in her arms her young baby
born while she was in one OF the coun
ty homes in the state.
"Another Illustration gives an eS
|ample Of the costliness Of county nome
as breeding places for one OF shfe
as bro ding places for the feeble nlnd
ed a picture of four mentally de
fectivc inmates of one OF these INST
tutions. among whom are mothe
and daughter. with mental ages Q
four wears and four months and tlv
wears and six months, respectively. ~
mother has been an inmate OF tn
home thirty five years. Her daughte
was born there, and in turn gave blft
to an illigitimate child.
"Anothcr cut shows an cpllcpflc
one county home, chained to the 100
Other pleasanter illustrations depi'
facilities for recreation and vocation
al training in some Of the orphanage
Of the state.
an addition to the regular report
of the i've departments. there IS lncitlf
: ed the history Of fceblc-n'ndcd tan
! ilv in Wake county which has bee
investigated by members of the sta
: of the board It has been found, az
cording to this report, so far, this Ian
l ily has cost society approximate
5 $50, 600 The father and mother az
! five Of the six living children all ha.
, costly records for crime and ln1mo
ality, while the mother and the fl1
> children are definitely known to
: mentally defective. A much more e.
, haustive stury of mentally derangt
!, family is now being made in anoth'
!, county, under the auspices OF the sta1
board and the University school {
! public welfare. The results OF this Wi
, be published later in q special bull
5 tin"
Members CT the state board are '
;, A. Blair. chairman, WinstonS Salen
Carey J. Hunter, Raleigh, vice-chai
man: A. w. McAlister, Greensboro
J. Rev. NJ. /, Kaslec. Thomasville; Mr.
!. Thcmas ". I.inglc, Davidson; Mr.
Walter T. Woodland, Wilson; Mr.
IT,. w. Pless, Marion.