New Britain herald., 1925-03-13
OUTLINES NEED
 OF WELFARE WORK
Miss Beale Tells Why ComInu- nity Should Have Organization

told in report of the New Britain Welfare association by Miss Cora M. Beale, executive secretary. which has, just been submitted to the directors.
 The Welfare association is one of 10 organizations participating in the drive for $62,0o0 to be started by the United Community corporation on March 23.
 The drive will start with lunch-s con at the Burritt hotel. Leon A. sprague will be campaign manager and Attorney Donald Gaffney will have charge of publicity.
 The report of Miss Beale is inter- esting and explains how social work has changed from the custom In the past of taking from the rich and giving to the poor. It is not charity any more, but q duty of every citi- zen, Miss Beale believes. Her re-, port follows:
 e. M. Bookman of Cincinnati, executive secretary of the Commu- nifty Chest and Council of Social Agencies, gave at the last years na- tional conference of social work. An interpretation of the Community Chest Movement He says that we all recognize the need of economies, that we all realize that there is so much to do, and so little with which to do it. Social programs are not formulated to save money or to save annoyance to givers; they are for mulated to build up social values in society, to make possible a better, happier people. Many of the high ideals born of the war have disap- peared, yet the federated plan of en- listing interest and support for so- cial work has continued. Why? We are all familiar with the loyalty of the few hundred givers to indiyid- ual . agencies before community chests were thought of. Those few hundred, through the community chest method, have become thous- ands, yitally interested in the broad CT social programs as we'll as in tn- dividual agencies Those thousands have been able to hold fast to at least one ideal that grew out of the war--common service to humanity. Then, the community chest plan has made possible scientific methods of molding public opinion. Funds have been provided with which to carry on constructive educational programs, money with which Ito bring to the attention of the entire community the social ills of that community. One will find that there has grown in the cities having 2 community chest, feeling on the part of the citizens that no one can be true citizen, and measure up to the real responsibility of citizenship if he fails to identify himself with sualfsa movement.
 Every citizen has it in his heart to give. He may find some objection 10 Ewing but he realizes that he owesa responsibility to the common life of the community and that while sharing the opportunities of the twentieth century civilization he must accept the responsibilities that go with them.
 Social work in the past has been largely 8 matter of taking from the iich3 and giving to the poor. The continuity chest bases its appeal upon common responsibility; asking the rich and the poor, the favored and unfortunate to share in the up- building of community life. This has appealed to the man of small means and he has grasped the op- portunity to be part of such a movement. What was once the task, of the privileged few has be- come the job of the average man.
 Tt is the sincere wish of the Welfare Association of this city that everyone in New Britain who is in- terested in helping his fellowmau shall understand just what'the aims and ideals of this organization are and the means used in attempting 10 attain them. First, last and al- ways it is necessary for us to em- phasiZe the object of the Welfare Association. It is to serve. To serve the individual, the family, our co-workers, and the community at any and all times, in any way we can. To serve in such a manner that the real, underlying cause of poverty, i'll health, misery and fam fly trials can be found, bettered and remedied, If possible. The way in which the result is to be obtained may be financial relief, groceries or clothing provided, rent paid, doctors supplied or hospital care provided. Often 1t is done by the procuring of q job in hard times; the improv- ing of home conditions in relation to adolescent boys and girls; the mending of broken ties between near relatives. the boosting and heartening of a discouraged soul. All service, g never ending service which must be done by persons who can give their full time to such work, who are trained in dealing with the normal and the abnormal; the results of which service can never be measured in coin but must necessarily be paid service. If re- lief given for immediate needs is to have any lasting value the greater item of service relief is indispen- sble.
 'The Welfare Association con- stantly goes forward toward a stand ard of service which has for its final object, not just the temporary relief but the removal of the cause which will tend to prevent a repe- tition of the family breakdown, and will assume a future of happiness.
 Welfare workers are quite fa- miliar with the arguments against relief giving unless accompanied by good, sound case work, but until all those ignorant of our aims and en- deavors clearly understand the soundness of such policy, of salary expense for such service relief rem dered, we must continue our ef- forts fo make if clear