The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-08-06
Social Service Meeting
at BTOOkdaIe

Dcleuse Dy FTOI. n. II. johnson OF
the administration of the State hos
pital for the insane. a plea by Gov
ernor George s. Silzer for greater
and rep 9rts showing marked progress in
expanding the county organizations
program were higblights of the annual
meeting of the Monmouth County Or
ganization For Social Service, held at
the home of Mrs. Lewis s.. Thompson.
LincroftJ Thursday. Over 200 members
attended.
Il think churches are falling down
on their jobs Governor Silzer said
after review Of crime conditions
prevalent turnout the country and
paying tribute to the state Elks'
activities for crippled children. IF
it is possible for social organiza-
ii n like the Elks to care for 81 900
crippled children and give 800 OPP
e ations | wonder what the church is
doing
There was time when this work
was the privilege and the function of
the church. l wonder, if we are al
lowing it to drift into lot of side is
sues
Defense of the state hospital for
the insane, the administration Of
which is under probe of the Bright
legislative investigating committee,
which was made on the lawn of the
Thompson home. DR.. johnson is di-
rector of the training school for
feeble minded at Trenton
When men have done the work
that DR.. Cotton CDR. Henry A. Cot
ton, medical director of the institu-
4ioyaN hoe Hnno ,n&,--.,
blazing newspaper headlines, it is
time that someone got the facts and
talked after" he said.
i We forget the thousands of care
full and loyal instances that mark
every day of the week, and pick out
the one accident that happens to oc-
cur. These accidents happen in our
own homes. How can they be pre-
vented in institutions with hundreds of
/ persons2'
DIR. Cotton had unierpaid empl oy-
es and an old plant to build over Prof
Johnson continued in his defense,
Rev. Peter K. Emmons, pastor of the
and governor of the 36th Rotary dis
trict, spoke on community leadership.
He urged the denominations to coordi-
nate their community bettermentl ac-
tivites, adding:
God forbid we think in terms Of
any one denomination
| Directors for term of three years were
elected. They are Jesse Minot, Red Bank
Mrs. Thompson, DIR. Ernest Fahnestock,
Shrewsbury; Ernest A. Arend. Red
Bank Mrs. Henry Ackerson, Keyport.
The report of the 1925 membership
campaign disclosed Red Bank leading
with a membership enrolment of 254
followed by Asbury Park with 245. Red
Bank, however, accounted for $078 as
against 1852 here. Rumson led in mem
bership moneys received with 81 ,086 and
its membership. committee was applaud
led
Third In membership enrolment was
lKeyport with 1874, returning 1898, and
fourth was Long Branch with 1877, re.
turning 1878 in membership fees. There
are total of more than l 800 new mem
bers, the report added.
| The treasnrer's report for 1924 dis
closed $50, 287 .25 had been received thru
subscriptions and $13, $50. 67 thru the
sale of Christmas seals. Returns from
the Hollywood horse show totaled
81, 300.
The total receipt for the year were $72,
! 1873. sc and disbursements were $40, 673 g.
! No itemized disbursement figures are
given. The report added:
''This total expenditure was used to
carry on eight child welfare clinics;
eight tuberculosis clinics, in addition to
the extensive county tuberculosis work
II child study groups, eight habit elm
les, school nursing service in Is districts,
5000 individual and group mental tests,
supervision of 106 paroles, a total Of
over 400 county adjustor cases and ov-
er 500 family case problems during the
year.
1.-THE staff members receiving salaries
are as follows: one executive secretary,
eight members public health nursing
staff, seven members child guidance
clinic staff, three part-time pedicatrici-
ans, bonus to one visiting teacher, n
us to one county supervisor of special
class work, one Office manager, three
stenographers and two clerical work
ers.
The report of John L. Montgomery
executive secretary, covered the years
work of the organization and stressed
the need of greater Increased cooper
alton from Kiwanis, Rotary and
Lions clubs, the Y. n. G.. A, and the
knights of Columbus, as well as the
churches.
During the year fulltime nurses
have worked in 16 districts under the
public health nursing program and a
joint services has been established in
Matawan, Middletown township anc
Long Branch. Mr.. Montgomery re-
pc read.
4 The school nursing program was
carried on thru contact with Is
boards Of education and called fol
500 days Of service. The total en-
rollmenG in rural districts was 1909.
This service while starting in the
schools, reached 2,S70 children in their
homes, the report adds. The correction
of p ,ssible thru the services Of the
Monmouth Memorial and Ann May
hospitals.
THE tuberculosis program indi-
Gates growing interest in positive
health" the report continues. II
addition to the four weekly clinics held