The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-07-04
CECIL COUNTY WELFARE
ASSOCIATION
Report OF Society Covering
Work OF The Year


years work. The following
are some of the outstanding
cases which were cared for
during the year ending April
L, 1880:
Families and children re-
turned to own State or other
counties: Case A. Dependent
family with six children re-
turned to Virginia. Father
physically disabled.
Case B. Colored delinquent
dependent child returned to
Caroline county, the legal res
idence of the parents.
Case G. Four dependent chill
dren sent to their father in
Florida.
Case D. Shiftless family of
dependent type encouraged to
return to Pennsylvania, their
legal residence.
Case e. Dependent family OF
mother and seven children de-
serted by father, returned to
Delaware.
Case F. Dependent child in
the hospital for eight months
returned to grandparents in
Kent county.
Case G.. Two dependent chill
dren who had an improper
mother sent to their father in
Baltimore county.
Delinquent children whose
parents were forced to assume
responsibility for them:
A. Father whose three chill
dren are under care of the So
ciety was extradited from an
other State and placed under
a support order of $3.50 a week
B. Father whose son is under
care is ordered to pay $500 a
week to the Society toward the
support of the child.
G. Father living in another
State and would not contribute
to the support of his children
living with relatives in the
county. The Society in the
other State visited him and
succeeded in having him send
money for their care.
d. Man with three children
would not work and contribute
to the support of his family.
He was arrested and placed I'M
der an order of $500 a week.
E. Drinking man whose fam
lily, wife and six children, were
in a destitute condition, was
arrested and is now supporting
them.
F. Fifteen year old pre-delin-
quent girl was boarding with a
friend. Mother was employed
in another city and was per-
suaded to take her so that she
would have closer supervision.
Children saved from place.
ment: A.. Six children are de-
serted by their mother. Father
wished immediate placement
in an institution. Mother was
located and parents reconciled.
B. Four children whose
mother was dead, living with a
shiftless, drinking father. An
aunt was persuaded to take
care of the household.
c. Ten year old delinquent
boy paroled on a Court order to
the Welfare Society instead of
being sent to reform school.
Placements in institutions
during the year: A. Feeble
minded mother with three chill
dren. Mother, who was OF very
low intelligence, was placed in
a State institution. One child
almost an idiot was placed in
the Rosewood State Training
School and two younger babies
were sent to an institution, as
they are also probably feeble
minded.
B. Two feeble minded chill
dren whose parents were ipe-
proper guardians, in Rosewood
State Training School.
c. Fifteen year old .deiin-
quent girl after many unsuc-
cessful placements in private
homes was sent to Montrose
School for Girls so that she
could have stricter discipline.
D. Thirteen year old girl
placed in an institution where
relatives are paying for her
care.
e. With cooperation of the
Health Department, insane tu-
bercular woman was living