Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1927-10-21
COOPERATION In
STATE WELFARE WORK
IS PRESENT PLAN
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zenship as it is offered to them, and
many of them are becoming real
leaders in their local communities.
They are anxious and ready at all
times to be of service in any matter
relating to the welfare and progress
of their community. We DeneVe
many of them have caught the
broader Vision-their part in help
ing to make the history of our State
and Nation, and believe all will
catch this vision if we continue in
our efforts to help them. We are
here today to offer our service, to
offer this association to our State as
a tool to carry forward broader,
a more intensive program to arouse
the interest of all the people in our
State as to its needs and to create
a desire on the part of all the peo-
pie to help put Delaware at the
head of the procession in all well
fare movements"
Following Mrs. Lewis address,
working Detectives For the Next
Six Months in Delaware" were call
ed for from all of the Public We'll
fare Associations, including the fol-
lowing:
Mothers Pension, by Miss Fran
ces A. Griggs; Children's Bureau
Miss Mildred Terrett; Childrens
Home Society, Rev. w. X. Lord;
Ferris Industrial School, Colonel A.
E. Tanner; Girls Industrial School,
Mrs. William Bradford; Delaware
Colony, Howard T. Ennis; state
Hospital For Insane, DR.. M. A. Tar
umianz, all of whom gave outlines
of the work of their different lnstl-
buttons and what they hoped to ac-
complish in the future toward the
betterment of mankind.
The second division called upon
was that of Public Health, including
short addresses by Miss Emily T.
Bissell. of the Delaware Anti-Tuber-
culosis Society; Miss Marjorie carp
of the Delaware Chapter, American
Red Cross, and DR.. A. T. Davis, OF
fine State Board of Health, all OF
whom. like the first group of speak
ers gave outlines of their work ana
expressing the hope OF greater
things for the future.
The conference adjourned shortly
after u o'clock for luncheon served
in wesley NJ. E. Church where FUR
Their addresses were made by Henry
Ridgely and Mrs. A. u. warner
At the luncheon, Henry RldgeIy
smoke briefly on the necessity Vi
cO-operation, asking that the people
Of Delaware awake to the situation
confronting them, that of doing ser
vice for others in a larger way tnan
If has ever done before. Vital prop
1ems he said are confronting us, out
baino in such a rush, we do not take
fine to fully consider such prop
lens. He closed by urging an eX-
change of views in every way so tnat
fine vision of what was the rlght
thing to do might be enlarged.
Mrs. A. D. Warner said that sne
Thought the Delaware Citizens AS
sociation challenged the very best
in tbe people, and that the assocla-
tion is fully justified. She urged the
chewing on film of health cond-
tions. so that parents as Wen Do
children might become to know p 1ess
ter the things needed to proIons IiLe
and make conditions better IN gen.
eraI. She expressed the bellet tndC
the Delaware Citizens Association
would prove a success IN every
sense of the word. s
Josiah Marvel, who was eXpecteu,
could not be present on account Vi
unavoidably being detained Oh
mission in New York. ,..1oD
A telegram was read from BlshoP
Cook. who also had expected 10 De
,osant &C follows:
"Hon. w. H. Boyce,
president, Delaware Citizens Asso'
Dover, Del. ~
"Kindlv convey my best wishes U
4bo Statewide conference held I'M
AZ the delaware Citizens Assocla-
tion. I sincerely hope this nrst 9eln
onstration of service to the ot@C1
will prove so helpful and pracIl .aa
that many more public-splrlteo GU
1ans will want to identify them
calves by becoming members:
"PHILIP COOK"
Former Judge BOyce Speaks
Former Judge Boyce spoke Drleny
as follows: .o5o., Il
at believe the conference today IL
1,,s+rates in a very small measure,
one of the ways in which an organ
ization such as the Delaware O!Cl-
zens' Association may be OF service
IN the State. Already the association
has banded together over 400 men
and women of a character which
makes the sincerity of their interest,"
in Delaware and her future, mat
fer that is unquestioned in the mlno
Of everyone.
"The organization has adopted as
one of its chief detectives, the
bringing about of a better under
standing of civic matters and the
neonIe's relation to them. The exec
ntive committee hopes to make the
association a medium for frank DIS
cussion. for the exchange OF IDEAS
and opinions touching matters
which may well be considered lof
the advancement of the WelIare VI
the State and it's people. 1t mas ac-
cordingly adopted as its hrst unoer-
taking the encouragement and tur-
ther development of community OF
Carnations in the schools, more
nonularly known by the general
name of Parent-Teacher Assocla-
+ions. Further enlightenment con-
corning ways in which these organ
cations may be made of greater
service to the State of Delaware, is
one of the chief detectives Of the
conference.
"The planning of this conference
as 7 am sure you already know, rep
Tesents the first activity of the new
delaware Citizens Association, an
organization that exists IN oruer "
attack the Indifference that pre-