Evening journal., 1923-02-14
WOULD Combine
WELFARE FORCES
Community Chest" for
City May Be Outcome of
Proposed Program
TALK COUNCIL
IDEA TONIGHT

The people Of Wilmington are he
ing served by about sixty different
social agencies whose business II Is
TO look after questions OF health. in
dustrial conditions. institutions for
the delinquent and defective. family
rehabllita ton, and recreation.
Some OF these agencies are called
public because their funds are ap-
propristed by the state. county or
city. Others are called private be-
cause their finances are raised by
private subscriptions. Both OF these
groups, however. stand ready 10
serve the whole public
A directory was complied last fall
by the Service Citizens in which eas
reported the facts concerning the
organization, the purpose. the ser
vice record and the financial state
ment OF sixty-seven OF these agen-
cies. This directory ~ n result Of
the recommendation of a Joint meet
ing or a committee OF the Chamber
OF Commerce and a committee OF
the Professional Social Workers
Club, which had been considering
the advisability OF recommending a
community chest" for the city OF
Wilmington.
It was brought out at this Joint
meeting that the people Of the city
ought to have something which
would tell them the principal facts
about the agencies which would be
eligible for suoh chest and which
might like 20 be included should
Chest" be established in Whining
ton.
Now that this information Is az
hand the next step seems 70 be a
federating OF the agencies in some
such organization as council
through which the various groups
may come TO understand better one
another's work and 20 obtain the
benefits of united action wherever
hey find that their interests point 70
a common objective.
To this end the Professional
vorlcers' Club recently appointed
20 study the advisability |
II creating a Council OF Social Agen- !
lies in Wilmington. At recent |
Meeting OF this committee Il was
lrrauged 20 hold a luncheon meet |
ng in the ballroom OF the Hotel du-
oont, on Thursday. February 2s. to |
which the board members and work
rs OF these various organizations
would be invited. The committee
las secured Robert W. Kelso, direc
or or the Council OF Social Agen-
ies, OF Boston. to address the meet
ng on this subject.
Mr.. Kelso IS a man OF national
eputation with ten years expert
nee as a platform speaker. He
vas graduated from Harvard in
9O4. received an LII. r. degree in
9OT, has been Massachusetts State |
OF Public Welfare and |
dnce 1921 has served as executive |
lecretary OF the Boston Council OF |
Social Agencies. He was president !
II the National Conference OF So |
,ial Work IN 1929 and Is rega arded as |
IN authority on settlement and poor |
eilef laws in the United States has |
Iubiished numerous manuals upon
ubtects relating TO public social
ervice and has recently written a
ook on the History OF Public
oor Relief in Massachusetts,. He Is
uthor OF the Public Welfare Code
Or the Distict OF Columbia which
now before Congress.
The Professional Social Workers
lub. which win meet this evening,
I'll discuss fully the advisa bility of
lving a Council OF Social Agencies.
oeeches will be made by the vari
Is members OF the committee who
'e working on the matter OF a
'uncil These are Miss Grace f.
Mr.. A. NJ. Llndley, Miss
erie f. MacMahon, Miss r.
thelda Mullen. DR.. Albert Robin
nd Charles f. Ernst. There win
so be reports by the various com
ittees on the plans for the Della
are Conference OF Social Work 70 .
e held on February 27 and 2s.