Milford chronicle., 1922-05-19
CHILD WELFARE
COMMISSION

A meeting of the Child Welfare
Commission of Delaware was held on
Friday, April 28th, in Dover. Mrs. Will
liam H. Laird's resignation, on ac-
count of i'll health, as president of the
commission, was accepted with much
regret. Mrs. Charles Warner was cleo
ted to succeed her Mrs. Ella c. EN-
! cry was elected Vice-president and
DR.. French's title changed from Medi-
cal Director to that of the Director of
the Child Welfare Commission.
The commission accepted the pro-
visions of the Maternity and Infancy
Bill, popularity known as the Shep-
pard-TOwner Law, and authorized the
state Treasurer to set aside S7OO711
from the available funds of the Com
mission for this purpose. Under the
provisions OF the Federal Law, if Del
aware will set aside $7OO7.11. the Fed
eral Government will match this
amount, that is, give to the State ST.
OO|.II plus $4,000 more for the pur-
pose OF promoting maternal and child
welfare. A plan has already been pre-
sented by the commission to the fed
eral government and accepted by the
latter, whereby the present work of
the commission can be extended and
ampHhed. The setting aside of this ST.
OOI.Il does not mean any additional
expenditure of money by the State. It
is part of the 100000 already appro-
priated and would probably be expend-
ed anyhow in the cause of the Child
Welfare work. AS the Child Welfare
Commission is already doing the work
called for by the federal law, it sim
ply means charging off S7,OO711 worth
OF this work against the Maternity and
Infancy Bill.
Furthermore, the Sheppard-Town
Law does not provide for. nor does
the plan submitted by the Child We'll /
fare Commission call for any federal
Interference in the office of the State. |
The Child Welfare Commission is left
entirely free to administer this fund
IN its own way, simply making reports
OF work done to the Federal Children's
Bureau. No Federal agents will be
sent INTO the State to supervise and
none Will even be sent in to observe
and study without our consent.
The Federal Government is simply
giving us $17,007.11 to assist us in
doing what the Federal Government
mas already acknowledged to be a
good piece of work in Delaware.
conference of rural Child Welfare
Nurses was conducted at the Middle
own Health Center on May 1st. Ele-
ven nurses participated in the discus
;ions. The meeting was entirely in
Ormal. Miss Lockwood, supervisor of ,
nurses, opened the discussion and !
continued until the arrival of DR.. :
french. Various matters of universal :
to the nursing activities
eceived attention. Each nurse spoke
N questions affecting her particular 7
district, and each one profited by the +
Experience of success or failure in =
Methods used in the different locali- n
les. Miss Maud Sudler's absence was
on and regretted. II
Miss Bertha Short, who was injured
an automobile accident some weeks -
go, was a welcome visitor and par a
cipant in the conference. 6
Sussex will entertain the next con- -
'rence. Probably June will be a good
me (for Strawberries as we'll as con- n
'rences.) >:
Mrs. Levina S. Worthington has -
zen appointed prenatal nurse for the
ity of Wilmington
Plans are under way for the es-
blishment of dental clinic in Will w
ingt0n for school and other children, y,
) a cooperative piece of work be- r,
7een the dentists of Wilmington, the m
elaware State tuberculosis Commits
on, and the Child Welfare Commits
on. The completed plans will be an
,unced later.
To April 1st, 1867 school children tb
we been examined. The schools in nc
wv Castle county are entirely finish lbe
and re-eXaminatiOn we'll under Iv
~. That medical examination of an
hool children is increasing in popu- an
rity is evidenced by the fact that al To
ough these examinations are not De
only thirty-two children -
We been recorded as having refused
animation.
Up to the eighth of April, 1922, 1914 -,
hool children have been examined III
the Dental Unit. This work, being
nducted as it. now is, is also popu- A.
= in the state, and there seems to be =
demand for it's continuance next F
ar. This, the grant from the Della Cia ',sI
re School Auxiliary Association of -
700, will make possible. F
n order to assist with the course in rea
ychOlOgy which is being conducted VII VII
the University of Delaware, DR.. F
snch has examined about IS chill 29t 29t
n for Miss Snyder who is in charge nv Il,
that course. F