The Washington times., 1923-05-21
WOMAN PLEADS
FOR WORKING
CHILDREN
Over a Million Exploited in U.
S. Industry, Social Work
Conference Is Told.
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makes it ordinarily impossible to
secure the best equipped men for
such positions.
Praises Women Voters.
"As a direct political force social
workers are all but negligible, but
they do have the opportunity to
give special information to groups
interested In the Improvement Of
clubs, the League Of Women Vot-
ers and even political parties them
selves when, in the alignment OF
social forces, 1t becomes worth
while for political parties to adopt,
a social program. Our experience
in Minnesota Is that the League of
Women Voters IL by all odds the
most effective of these channels.
"The Home" is the general topic
scheduled for discussion at today's
group and general sessions OF the
conference now at its probable maxi
mum Of attendance, around 5000
record.
Following is an outline Of the
gatherings:
Morning Group Meetings, 9 to-
1880
1. New York Avenue PRESBYTERIAN
Conditioning immigration Mazda.
1ustments."
2. First Congregational Church,
1.-THE Cooperation OF Social Work
ers with Public Officials in the
Enforcement Of Laws Which Al
feet the Welfare of the Family"
8. Mt. Vernon Methodist Episcopal
Church. Topic. Industry and the
Home"
4. First Congregational Church.
Topic, Progress in Social Case
Work"
s. New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church. Topic, THE Human Side
of Housing"
Morning General Session omitted.
Kindred Group" meetings in the
afternoon.
Evening general session, Memorial
Continental Hail. p. m.
The grounds of the White House
will be opened this afternoon to the
delegates, and a concert will be
given by the Marine Band.
A notable entertainment feature
will be the production tonight at
Polls Theater of what Is described
as a merry, merry burlesque on
activities Of the social worker. 1t
is entitled "a Tired Social Workers
Revue" and much talent has gone
into the making of it. Strictly
modern, the trainers have dubbed 1t
Conference Follies." The show
was to have been staged in the
! willard bali room. but such was
the pressure on "the gates" that
Polls was engaged. The perform
ance win not start until 1890
o'clock, following the night general
session.
Sees Hope For Indians.
In dealing with the American In
dian. social workers are not con.
! fronting "a race that has lost
hope" Miss Henrietta j.. Lund, re-
Gently appointed State child welfare
director Of North Dakota, assured
delegates at a group meeting this
morning.
/ Especial emphasis should be laid
| upon the falIacy of condemning the
| Indian as hopelessly shiftless and
degenerate she declared. at is
not a waste of energy to strive for
his social and economic independ-
ence. The trouble lies in the white
mans exploitation. He has given
little attention to constructive work
for the Indian. Among the latter,
as wherever human beings live, we
find the same social problems: dire
poverty, enforced idleness. irrespon-
sibility, overcrowded living condi-
| tons, filth and disease. The same
elements Of normal life must be
brought into play whether in tent
or tenement-work, play, health,
training, spiritual development"
Progress in Social Case Work as
Related to Child Welfare" was q
topic exhaustively treated by Miss
Anna G. Hasldns, Of the child plac-
ing dena~tment Of the State Char
tiles Aid Association, Of New York,
at a group meeting.
Pleads for Family.
There is great danger to the
family in modern society from the
demands Of industry. the love of
pleasure and luxury. and the
exa ggerated development of the
individual" declared Able Jean
Violet OF Paris. France, editor of
L'Assistance Educative and founder
Of the Family Dwellings Association
of France, in an address at last
nights general session of the confer
ence.
Another cause Of danger, not to
be overlooked" he said. us in the
idea Of love which Is gaining ground
everywhere. The right to love-
seems to manv the right to love
how and as they please. with no
sense Of consequent responsibilities,
and with no reference to the child.
Hence, the unions made and broken
at the dictates Of caprice, and the
view of the child as an obstacle.
France Is the home of the fam
lily, and in spite of the growth Of
subversive doctrines there remains
an elite which guards jealousy the
traditions Of the past and struggles
to keep alive the moral qualities
which are the basis Of our ancient
civilization"
"Tbe Church" was yesterdays
general topic. There were a series
of meetings morning and afternoon
at various clubs and hotels, while
the evenings general session was at
Polls. In many pulpits the aims
and achievements of the conference
were the subjects of sermons. Del
egates also were afforded their first
real opportunity to do Washing
ton and it's environs.