New Britain herald., 1924-02-27
TALKS ID LIONS ON ADOPTING CHILDREN
Charles Dow, State Director of
 Child Welfare, Speaks Here

1 At meeting of the Lions club in
 Odd Fellows hall last evening
 Charles Dow, state director of child welfare, was the speaker. He said ! up to 20 years ago it was the custom
 to put children who were public
 charges in the almshouse. About
 this time there was considerable agi-
 tation for some sort of an institution
 where the children could be taken
 care of in a much better manner and
 in a much better environment that
 was possible in the ordinary aims
 houses. At the time the law was drawn up ii stated specifically that
 the state institutions for children
 were to be only temporary places of
 residence and protection. The speak
 CT said that in putting this clause into
 the law governing state institutions the legislators showed that they were
 far sighted and indicated that they
 believed the family life was best for the children.
 Mir. Dow told of the minor prob lens that confront the welfare work CTS and said that the biggest problem lS lO ilIlu d sulldblt iOi Aiit children in which both the family and the child will be benefited. The speaker said that the first considera- tions are morality and religion in the homes. He said that it is the prac- tice. as far as possible. to place a Catholic child in a Catholic home, and Protestant child in a Protest ant home as it is found that the best results are obtained by following thisi method.
 He said that as far as possible any connection the children may have with their parents is preserved by the welfare bureau as in many cases il is found that children may be taken back by parents. MT Dow stated that at the present time the children are coming into the institutions at the rate of Is a month and although this might seem q large number, be- fore the organization of the bureau the rate was 80 month. Due to the good work of the bureau many chil- dren are kept in their own homes where Apreyiously they had been put into institutions.
 The welfare workers always try to give the parents-to-be as much in- formation as possible about the child as 10 it's lineage, religion and char actor. In closing Mir. Dow urged the members of the club to let the bureau know of any home that is without children and said that he believed that d home where there was only one child would be greatly benefited by taking in another child, and as- , sured the members of the club that any child that was to be placed in a home would bc perfect both from . physical and mental standpoint
 Hair Grown While You Wait,
 \ letter was read Dy Secretary UBrien from Lion fin Norwalk in which hn described 10 the members he wonderful hair restorcr that his was making and assured hem that demonstration would prove that his remedy was one Of the {. best on the market. \ ball headed of the local club expressed hts doubts as To the qraiiti"s ". hc Nurwalk Lions product and a dcm- DlislfAtlbH Nus ElN'u bflpif AiiN of the club. Much 10 the surprise of he doubting member and Inc mcmbgrs of the club the remedy proved to bn all that thn Norwalk jon had claimed it ngs and q bcan- ifu red foiagc. said io hr hair, spranr up on th" heretofore barren hrad of the doubiing member.
 On bthalf of inc club Br. Joseph Potts MES presented with aH imported igar which was brought from Mount ,suvius especially for the occasion. Much 10 thr doctors surprise inc irar had many Of the qualities of trsurius.
 i' was announccd that tlt" Lions .lub will go To th" S"wingion 3-angn on next Tuesday evening shrrc they will b" ihe guests of the irangrrs Of that town. The follow- ng week thr first m'gting of thc .lub in the Elihu Burritt hotel will ta held.