New Britain herald., 1928-04-21
SOCIAL WORKERS
 0F STATE GATHER
New Britain Delegates to Attend
 Convention in Stamford

The Connecticut Conference of
 social workers which meets in
 Stamford April o2 10 April 9 is di-
 Flded into six sections: community
 lie, delinquency and prevention,
 health. mental hygiene, children.
 and the family.
 The meetings of the family sec
 ton will take place Monday, April
 sS. In the morning at 10 o'clock at
 the Presbyterlan church there will
 be a Round Table meeting on the
 subject. 'The Long Time Relief
 Case, Whose Job Is It." George
 warren of Bridgeport will act as
 chairman. Arthur Durham. Sccre-
 tary of the Child Welfare Division
 or the Public Charities Association
 of Pennsylvania, will be the speak,
 CT. His subject will be '.The Foun- ,dation of Mothers Aid Laws"
 The Intercity Conference of Fam ;lly Welfare Societies in Connecticut has discovered 359 families of alien
 widows whose children were born
 In the State of Connecticut and who are now being assisted by private
 and municipal agencies. There ara
 555 children under l6 years of aga
 whose education and future is de- pendent upon what assistance their mothers can secure. Throughout Inc State there are also 1S7 families Of American citizenship in which the mothers and children are hav- ing hard time to get along be- cause their husbands are either in sane, incurably ill or in prison for long periods. 544 children under sixteen years Of age are living in these homes. The Round Table is to discuss with representatives of the state institutions the question of who should be responsible for the continued care of these families.
 Commissioner Edward r. Hall of Ne" Britain, Superintendent Angus Thorne. of Bridgeport, and Ray 1nond Gates. State Administrator ot W'doW's Aid are 10 participate in 'he discussion.
 Al l2:1' there will be d. luncheon meeting at the Down-A- Cafe at which Miss Margaret Rich, As sor'ate Executive Secretary of the | American Association for OrgaDjz- :nS Family Social Work, will speak, | I his is the national orga anization l with which Family Welfare Societies | all over the cOlntry are affiliated. l Miss Rich's speech should be of l sreat interest to all persons en- ! gagged or interested in case work. 1 The subject of her speech will be l "Thc Intangible Aspect of Case Work 1
 In the afternoon at ?, at the Presbyterian church there will be another Round Table on the subject The Family Budget" The point of View of the home economist will be presented by. Miss Lucy Gillette. Home Econopics Director of the New York Association for Improv- Ing the Condition of the Poor. The soint ef view of the 1sychiatric social j worker wil be presented by Miss Henrietta F, 'Fhacher of the Connecticut Society for Mental Hygiene. The point of View Of the insurance company will h" presented by Miss Elizabeth Gullford of the Metropolitan Insur- ;snce Company in New York. The economic aspect will be presented by Mr. Henry Schenck of Stam- ford, The point of view of health will be given by Miss Elizabeth Van Patton of the Visiting Nurse Asso- citation Of New Haven Miss Nav Caushey. of the Department of ( harities in New Haven, will start the discussion. This subject is one which slSould be of vital interest to everyone regardless of whether he r IS interested in social work or not, It is hoped that a large number will be present and will take part , in the discussion. Mir. II. J. Mahew , Of the Organized Charities Associa- , lion of New Haven, will preside at l this meeting.
 Some of the New Britain social f workers planning to attend are:
 Ruth l.. Bristoll. Juvenile Proba- <. tlon Officer; Dwight Skinner, Supt. Boys Club; w. w, T. Squires, supt. Junior Achievement: Rachel Colby, Director. Visiting Nurse Asso: Cora : M. Beale, Ruth A. Connolly, Ger trude Reilly. Welfare Asso. John l.. Doyle. Dept, Public Welfare: Nentlie Logan, T. B. Relief Asso.: Anne F. O'Brien. Charlotte NicolI, Edward ,L. Stebbins. Attendance Bureau of School Dept: Esther Beckwith. Psychiatrist. School Dept.
 Invitations have been received so Tar by the time and place commit Lee for next spring" from New Brit ain. New London, Torrington, and