The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-31
MUCH GROUND
COVERED BY
ROTARY CLUB
Social Work Discussed by Miss
Vale of Denver Here
For Conference
Mcleod IN FEATURE
-Four Birthdays of Members
Are COmmemOrated at
MONDAY Luncheon

Four birthdays were commemorate
ed. social work was discussed and
John J. NJ. Mcleod gave highland
fling in costume before the Rotar-
ians at their weekly luncheon ut the
Mckenzie hotel. To add measure to
the variety of the program, Bob
bic" Burns birthday and that of
President McKinley's were also
concentrated.
G. l.. Young gave an interesting
and humorous sketch Of the life of
Hal Dobler; Birlea Ward showed up
the young and tender years of
"Bill' McGray; Carl Nelson was to
have spoken on Ed Perry hut that
was postponed week and Geo.
Humphreys gave an appreciation of
Hank Halverson and his service to
song and melody.
"Tim" Atkinson of the January
program committee presided as well
as giving report upon the coopera-
ton planned between the city
schools and the Rotarians. Some
scheme will be worked out to bring
about better working arrangements
between the teachers and the home.
Complaint is heard generally that
teachers do not come into as close
contact with the parents and social
ly generally with the homes to be
Of the greatest service to the com
munity. Steps are to be taken to
meet this lack in our school life.
Supt. Saxvig was highly compile
mented for his earnest presentation
of school problems week ago.
The club had as its guests the
Burleigh county delegation in the
legislature, Senator Sperry and Rep
resentatives Heaton, Anderson and
Harrington. Representatives Of or
CARNATIONS concerned with welfare
work were also present among whom
were: Mrs. T. r. Poole, secretary
of the Association of Commerce
committee to bring about central
registration bureau for charity
cases; Miss H. Lund district super
visor of the American Red Cross;
Miss Vale of Denver, Col, of the
American Association for the Organ
ization of Social Work.
Other guests present were DR..
Bolton, postmaster of Jamestown;
Logan Howell, rotarian. James
town; John w. Carr, jamestown,
president of Kiwanis club; Mr.. Le-
Rue, Devils Lake, head Of park
board there and interested in the
chautauqua and Former Senator w.
B. diversion of Williston.
Charlie Anderson extolled the
place in poetry of Burns with an in
teresting sketch of his life and
read selection of verse. ]. B.
Jackson gave sketch of w. B. Nc
kinley. He treated the personal
side of the great Americans life and
gave the characteristics which made
the martyr president so beloved of
all who knew him.
Miss Gertrude Vale, associate field
director of the association for the
organization of family social work.
discussed the subject of the organ
iaztion of welfare work in Bismarck
"A social service exchange" said
Miss Vale, ''is a bureau which con-
tains card index with identifying
information regarding families who
are being assisted by any local or
ganization."
1.-The Red Cross of this city, find,
has done wonderful work." declared
Miss Vale. "in preparing the way
for coordination Of efforts. between
lodges, clubs, city and county, and
other organizations that are inter
ested in helping families to rehabil-
itate.
"The spirit of the Red Cross has
been to serve the local community
as fully as possible with the hops
that the community may devise wise
and permanent plans to meet the
need of Bismarck, such needs as have
already been shown to exist by the
Red Cross.
Zone of the biggest needs is ade-
quate, and constructive help for fam
lilies and individuals in need. Gen.
erous people in a city through their
clubs, organizations, and churches
are trying to meet these needs, but
a society that would coordinate
their efforts would be able to make
consistent and complete plans fol-
the family.
eff such social bureau is estab.
lished here one of the first works
, of the bureau would be the develop.
ment Of q social service exchange
in which the different organization
which are interested in helping fam.
flies would register the name of the
families. All such information would
be of the most confidential nature
said the speaker.
"Those in charge of the bureau
rotifies each organization of the reg
istration of any family and whethe,
any other organization has also reg.
istered the family. This makes il
possible for different organization to
get together and devie plans through
the central organization. w
to see social service bureau estab.
lished in Bismarck. It's first purpose
would be to restore disadvsntaged
families to normal life wherever
possible: Nto serve as cooperative
center forsall agencies in the city in.
terested in the welfare Of families
to work with al other agencies in
the community to remove the causes
that make the dimcplties.
Miss Vale was director Of the pub
lie welfare department. 1t Denver fol
~ PEARS and while there had charge
6 the administration Of mothers
pensions. During the war she was
djrector ef civilian relief for the
4 ip0pntain divisi0p 81 ths Red Cross
q Il SffnR thu nIar tnnk her nrelant