Evening journal., 1923-01-10
MANY CHILDREN
ARE BENEFITED
Society for Prevention of
Cruelty Advocates New
Law Code
MISS BISSELL is
NAMED PRESIDENT

The annual meeting Of the Della
ware Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Children was held at the
Offices OF the Society 1l12 King 81.
Yesterday. There were present Miss
| Emily r, Bssell Mrs william $
( Hilles. Miss Marie Lockwood. Miss
I u. Ethelda Mullen. Miss Elizabeth
Black, Mrs. Ice j. Levinger. Mrs +.
Gertrude Rose Mrs A. D. Warner
and Mrs. Cornelius Mundy.
Miss MacMahon. the director, gave
n report of the -ears work which
showed ia families referred to the
society during 1922 and total of 462
children benefited. In the case Of
224 children. the home conditions
We're so improved by the efforts Of
the society that the children could
be allowed to remain in safety. The
society's chief efforts are expended
in making children's own homes
livable for them. for it is felt that
this is a far better course as long as
there is any chance or building up
suitable conditions instead OF taking
children away Immediately upon
finding that conditions are not OF the
best often visits are made for
many months before conditions so
improve that IL Is felt that the child
is safe In number OF cases CON
ditions were so bad that children
had 10 he removed. Nine were plac-
ed in good family homes throughout
the Childrcn's Bureau. six were
transferred to the care OF the Iu-
venile Court. one child was placed
with the Philadelphia Children's Blu
reau. one with the Baltimore authori-
ties. one with the Colored Babies
Hospital. one with the white Babies
Hospital. one with the Girls Indus
trial School. A number OF others
were referred without removal from
their own homes to other societies
such as the Mothers Pension Six
were made FOR socie-
ties and other States, requests COM
ing from as far as Montreal, Canada /
Within the state, requests for aid
not preventing neglect came from
thirtg-six different sources, for eN-
citizens the po-
lice department. school teachers, ply (
sicians. lawyers, mayors OF neighbor-
ing towns, etc.
The Delaware Society for the {
OF Cruelty to Children /
shows no distinction OF race or /
creed. II is interesting 10 note that 7
Of the 395 children referred for the /.
first time during 1922, 239 were ma I
tive born American stock; 20 were |
native horn Negroes; three OF Hun |
garian parentage; one German; six /
Irish. n Italian; two Jewish; four
45 Polish: two spanish;
six unknown: 29l were OF Protestant
faith and 1O4 Roman Catholic.
The director presented budget
for 1928 OF approximately $3.50 a /
month. or this s1,49S is already as /
sured from bank balance and inter- /
est on endowments, amounting to d
1925. The balance of S2,702 will .
have TO he raised through private
Legislative plans were discussed
and il was decided that the Della
ware Society for the Prevention OF
cruelty to Children should request
he Legislature to appoint an un-
paid commission to study laws relat-
ng 10 children and prepare chill
iren's code to present TO the Legis-
ature two years hence.
The following officers were elected
or one year: Miss Emily p. Bissell.
president. Mrs. William $. Hnles,
irst vice president Miss b. Ethelda 4
MULLEN. secretary; Mrs. Corn Illus
Iundy. treasurer; Miss Emily p. Bis
Tell. Mrs. William :. Hilles. Miss
Marie Lockwood Miss r. Ethelda
Mullen. Miss Elizabeth Black. Mrs. I
zee J. Levinger. Mrs. +. Gertrude
Rose. Mrs. A. ID. Warner, Mrs Cor |
ielius Mundy. Mrs. l.. A. Kittinger. ,
md Mrs. 4. ]. dupont. board of ,
Mrs. Benjamin Nields.
Who has for many years been a
aithful member OF the board of
managers. was elected an honorary !
member Of the board.