Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-12

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and It has been exceedingly dificult |
| to properly work in room without
| suficient ventilation and shelf room. |
.As the new plan continues In OPP
Grafton we believe II win prove OF
large economic value and VIII greetiy
aid our field workers IA the efficient
conduct of their work. saving time
formerly spent In trading at retail
stores"
Report on lIlssitimaey Il
The srst noport on illegitimacy In
Maine to be presented to the legis-
| lature win be contained in the forth
coming report of the board. From
ISL cases investigated the report
| shows the average age OF mothers,
| eos years and the average age OF
/ putative fathers z5.9 years. OF the
| mothers 81 were unemployed. house,
keeper. So; factory or mill employe.
| 80; office employee, 4. Legal action
was attempted in but 80 cases. Of
the fathers, e admitted paternity
| and "a made financial settlement. OF
the 162 babies born, 10 died. six were
| committed into the custody OF the
| state, IL were adopted with the con-
sent Of the mother, % were cared for
by relatives, 50 cared for by mothers
| 10 cared for by parents who married
| and four were placed m institutions.
Mothers Aid
The Mothers Aid statistics show
ed that on July 1. 1922. 511 families
were receiving aid. Since that time
229 additional cases have been al
lowed, 81 reopened, 1856 discontinued
and 146 disallowed. leaving 554 fam
lilies now in receipt Of aid. The to-
tai number Of applications to date
| is 1923.
The administrative expenses Of the
board for the year ended June 30,
1923. was $30.51S.15. The aid to
|. mothers appropriation was $75.OOO
and the expenditure 500. 1925. Ad-
ministrative expenses for the year
ended June 30. 1924. were $14,023.52.
The Aid to Mothers appropriation
for the same period was 100000. all
of which was expended.
/ The dependent children receiving
care on June 80. 1924, numbered "a.
ranging in age from under one year
/ tc 20 years.
! Expenditure for the care of chill
| dren, July /. 1872 to June so. 1923,
] was S193,SS5.20, and from July ],
! 1923, to June 80, 1924. 1921 ,S07. 03.
"a central index is being main
tanned of all the States dependents,
detectives and delinquents in the Of
flee of this board" says the report.
THE index includes all persons to-
! wards whose support the State is
| contributing in whole, or In part, in
State institutions, incorporated in
| stitutions or elsewhere. This Index
| contains at the present time the
names of about $4,000 persons and
is being added to at the rate of about
1000 names annually. The index Is
arranged in three ways, alphabet
cally. so as to bring members of the
same family together; geographical
ly, by place of birth, so as to show
what communities are producing the
States social welfare problems, and
geographically by the place where
the person is being cared for"
Report Of Field Workers
The following statistics are con-
tanned in the report Of the field work.
ers for the board:
State Board of Mothers Aid: num-
Der OF mothers aid cases investigat-
ed from July l. 1923 to June 80. 1924
was 1877; number of cases revisited.
1872; number Of municipal boards
called upon, 500.
State Board Of Children's Guardi-
ans: number of complaints investi-
gated. ASS; complaints referred to
other agencies, 40; children taken in
to custody, 215: children taken on de-
pendent. so; children taken in GUS
tody visited. 40S6; children taken to
hospital, 112: children receiving men
tai examination, ~: children receiv-
ing medical attention, eye treatment,
dental work, ETC., $780, number re-
state form, %: number taken to elm
home to another, 513: children placed
in free homes. so; children adopted,
| 10; children died, s.: children return
ed to parents, 30; children discharged
from custody, 81: licensed homes in
! spected, 26S: applications for licen-
! SEES investigated, So; prospective free
homes investigated, 207: prospective
boarding homes investigated. 270.
Ages of children receiving care:
one year or under. SO; two years, 80;
three years. 81: four years, II; five
Years. 70: six years. 70: seven years.
IS: eight years, 101; nine years, las;
ten years. 1873; eleven years, 100;
twelve years. 119; thirteen years,
100; fourteen years. LOG; fifteen
years. 90: sixteen years. Sc: seven
teen years. II; eighteen years, 40:
nineteen years, 10; twenty years, II
total 1854.
The following reasons are given
why mothers aid was denied in 146
cases together with figures showing
the number of families denied for
each cause: aid not needed, 81 fam
lilies: aid not recommended by NUM-
cipal board, s: mother incompetent
or home unsuitable. 90: mother with
drew her request. 3: father still head
of family. 2: mother remarked. 2:
has no children under sixteen years
OF age. .: mother and children not
living together, 6; mother has left
state. 3: no court action taken !
against deserving husband. 2; not five
years resident of Maine, 3; has on
ly one child under 16 years Of age, S;
mother deceased since application |
was filed, 2: mother not deserted one |
year. 6; mother tubercular. 3; mem |
Der Of family tubercular, 1; father |
has returned to family. s; grand
mother not eligible, 1.
The members of the Charities |
Board are: President, Edward c. |
Reynolds of Portland: Samuel Rosen-
berg of Portland, Rev. NJ. f. Curran
of Waterville: Mrs. William f.
Brewster of Devter and Melvin Z. |