The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-05-29
CHILD WELFARE
WORK BOOSTED
AT NJ EXITING
Mrs. E. o. Bailey Writes Of
New York Conference; Is
Received BY Coolidge
BY Mrs. T.. u. Bailey.

The national conference Of the
Child Welfare Committee of Amer
lea concluded its sessions Thurs
day May u, New York City. This
gathering was the most unique OF
its kind ever held in America
Delegates representing every state
in the Union, including Alaska
We're present. Among these dele
gates were the governors of Idaho,
New Hampshire, New Jersey and
the lieutenant governor of Okla
hOma. Senators. congressman,
judges Of district and probate
courts, heads and founders of child
caring institutions and in general
all those who were interested in
the great work Of doing something
for the child The Keynote of the
conference was the slogan "A
home for every child" and stand
ardiZed Mothers pension through
out the United States.
The Conference lasting six days,
was held in the Hotel BiltmOre and
throughout the entirety of the ses-
sionS | listened to some of the
finest papers and discussions tina:
| hope ever to listen to. Gov.
Smith welcomed the delegates to
New York and gave brief resume
of what New York has attempted
and accomplished in the above
mentioned two fields of work that
this committee has undertaken to
work in. We were then received
by Mayor Hylan in the historic
City Hall and here again the big
ness and whOlesOmeness of our
work were stressed. He told Of
the fight there before their state
legislature to educate their men
see the need of steming the ris-
ing tide of taxation at its source
rather putting off, until the institu
tons were SO over crowded and
the over head so high and burden
budget allowance to carry on,
were asked for and sometimes re
fused.
To my mind, if, mothers pen
sion can be removed from the
stigma of poor relief and not be
handled out as a sack Of Grocer
les, and placed where the Mother
is.-assisted to maintain her own
home and bring her children up in
their own home amid home sur
rnndings and atmosphere, We are
truly contributing to an active de-
mocracy and future citizenship.
The whole theme centered around
this one thought. That the moth
erS pension be given first, OF
course to the mother, SO that her
little home he kept intact, if no
mother, then, to the nearest
relative and lastly to the foster
home. To dls-instit,ltionalize the
child will take long time. We will
have to, by education, prepare the
way for this step. When the time
does arrive that every child has Ats
natural home, with equal opportunity
with the most favored to grow into
productive citizenship, our institu-
tions will then be free to carry on
the work Of caring for the under
privileged child and the unwanted
child, work which has been over
looked and neglected because of the
excessive burden placed upon them
by hitherto uncomprehending So
ciety which has herded the normal
dependent child into institutions
Don't misunderstood me, these in
stitutioHs have done noble work
and we have had many outstanding
products of these same instances
These same instances will do still
greater work in the care of the af-
flicted. the blind, the physically and
mentally handicapped and in provid-
ing recreation activities attractive ia
our growing children and in the
bringing in and creating more sun
shine in Swallowed lives and more
happiness in childhood.
Many times throughout the dis
cussions, the economic basis was
stressed and the need of its read.
justment outlined if we are truly te
have the normal home for the child
presided over by its parents in the
manner. every normal parent Graves
for. To hear noted men and women
denounce the fact that an unenlipht.