Evening star., 1923-10-03
HOOVER DISCUSSES
CHILD DELINQUENCY
Tells Catholic Women Condi-
tion Due in Part to Com
munity Inactivity.

Lack of knowledge on the part Of
the parent and inactivity on the
part of the community were blamed
by Secretary of Commerce Hoover for
child delinquency in America In an
address today at the third annual
conference of the National Council
OF Catholic Women at the Hotel
Washington.
There has never been an actual
scientific study of what the delin-
quencies in child health in America
are or what the results of those de-
linquencies are" said the secretary.
The nearest is the draft, and records
show that so per cent of the. chill
dren in the country were born normal
and less than 20 per cent were normal
when they reached maturity,
Talks of Child Welfare.
Mr.. Hoover explained the purposes
of the Child Welfare Association in it's
bid for the betterment of child condi-
tionS and urged the organization he
was addressing to support the move
ment. We hope to present the actual
Facts to the American people.
welfare work is divided into cate
gorieS: The government, which main
lains order; public health public edu-
cation, better economic conditions, ad-
yancement of scientific research and
second volunteer organizations accom-
pliShmentS." declared Mr.. Hoover, who
said that the government can accom-
plish little compared with the vo!-
unteer organizations in handling the
welfare problems.
Those elected to the board of direc-
tors today were Mrs. John MacM1ahon,
Chicago; Mrs. Arthur Mullen, Omaha,
Neb.; Mrs. J: d. Campbell. Ell Paso.
lre-electedD; Mrs. Harry Benzinger,
baltimore; Mrs. Florence Loeber, New
Orleans re-electedy, and Mrs. Fran
ces Slattery of Boston (re-eleotedh
Other members Of the board of direc-
tors and the officers of the council
were elected last year for .two-year
term.
Pledges of approximately $4,000
were contributed last night for
scholarships to the National Council
west. Mrs. Michael, president of the
council, gave $4,000.
A banquet will be held at the
Washington Hotel tonight at which
dress the delegates. The delegates
were received by President Coolidge
this morning.
Rev. M. I. Strftch's Address.
The Declaration of independence
and the Constitution of the United
States contain the foundations of
Christian truths and All that is nee
day, problems, Rev. Michael 1. Stritch,
). j., told the delegates last night.
Paying tribute to the nuns, Father
Stritch said 10000 Catholic nuns are
giving more than 1000, 600 boys end
girls of the nation the mental and
moral equipment necessary for true
citizenship"
These 10000 sisters are doing o
life of our nation. The patriotism
and heroism of our Catholic boys in
the war were born and nurtured in
the schoolrooms of the sisters" lie
declared.
Explaining that when Lord Bryce
wished to explain the American gov
ernment to the European peoples he
had nothing better to. compare IL
with than the government of the
Catholic Church, Father Stritch de-
clared, NO body of citizens, then, in
this republic can enter more easily
and whole heartedly into the spirit
OF the American Constitution than
those of the Roman Catholic faith"
Rev. Mr.. GereSche ). j., Of ST Louis
suggested the keeping of list OF
rooms that have been carefully in
spccted as a means of obtaining ma
tional cooperation in girls welfare.
He urged that the National Council
of Catholic Women put homes for
Catholic girls on a business basis.
Rev. John ]. Callaghan. executive
chairman of the Catholic Drama
Guild, addressed the conference on
THE Recreational and Cultural Value
OF Dramatics." Mrs. James E. Mahan
of the Catholic conference on indus
trial problems said. "one of the most
potential reasons for concerning our
selves with the problems of women
in industry is that so per cent of
the women in industry are between
the ages of sixteen and forty-four.
Mrs. Mahan urged the betterment of
their condition.