Milford chronicle., 1931-02-27
GLENDALE
Old Age Pension Bill

DSSu pdSS6u Dy the present L6SlSl Id
ture and also being signed by thu
Governor is now, with the appoint
ment of the Commissioners by the
Governor, is ready to go into effect
This we think will prove a won
derful help to the poor people of the
State. While the allowance will
not be large, it will in a measure
help keep the wolf away from the
doors of many homes which are now
threatened with the want of the nee
essities of life.
The former care of the poor has
been anything but a credit to the
State. The several homes provided
for the poor) outside of New Castle
county, have been of that nature
where the poor could neither have
proper attention or medical care.
The pension bill which will soon
be in force will overcome this state
of things and make the lot of the
poor much more satisfactory.
The Governor will have a hard
task to select the several commits
sioners who are suitable for the
work.
Ladies would suit for at least half
of the board. They are more sympa-
thetic than men, and would, we be-
lieve, hunt out the deserving poor in
a much better manner than men
would possibly do-and above all
let him choose women or men who
are not completely saturated with
politics-if he does there will be
partiality shown, which would
wreck the whole system.
The present system in helping the
poor of the State, put forth by AL
fred I. du Pont of Delaware and
Florida, assisted by his secretary,
Mrs. Laura G. Walls, of Lincoln, is
doing a wonderful work.
The pension while small, is paid
from the private funds of Mr.. du
Pont, and Mrs. Walls looks after
and gathers through the aid of the !
ministers of the gospel, the names
of the deserving poor in different |
parts of the State, which are plac-
ed on the pension list through the
generosity of Mr.. du POnt.
1t is pathetic to hear Mrs. Walls |
tell of some of the great work she
has performed; how she has gone
into places where the inmates were
in filthy condition; how she res
cued them and placed them into
homes where kindness will prevail
and their future lives 10 be more
pleasant through the kindness of
Mr.. du Pont and his secretary, Mrs.
Laura G. Walls.
The writer could name several
who are enjoying these improved
conditions, not many miles away
from Glendale.
. Mrs. Walls whose heart is filled
with sympathy and love for her fell
low, beings, whose whole life has
been devoted to charitable work
would be a fit member of the Com
mission the Governor is to appoint {
o administer and allow pensions to
he deserving poor of the State. Her .
present experience as the aide of
Mr.. du Pont has given her such an ]
insight in the work, that 1t would
AXE others, years to gain the same
as she now has. {
3 The new Commission when ap-
pointed will be overrun with appli- '
cations of those who desire pen !
ions. Many will apply who are not t
deserving, and it will take the most t
areful attention of the Commission
o select those who are the most !
deserving to receive aid from the /
state. i
The recommendation of the Gov S
rnor that three county homes for v
he poor be abolished and one well
are home be built in the center of v
he State which would be equipped
Nth everything that would make \
he inmates contented with their
Ot, is move in the right direction a
nd if it should come to pass. We C
elieve it would meet with the hear +
y approval of the citizens of this F
tate. S
Politics should not be allowed to
nter into scheme of this kind. S
lveryone who has the kindness in il
is heart for the poor, should es- o
hew politics for the time being and
lsh to aid those things which will il
rove of lasting benefit to the poor fl
the State of Delaware. D
The old time politicians can see m
ut in one channel, beat your oppo-
ent regardless of how others may fc
ave to suffer. g
A new kind of politics is coming 81
,rward, which will mean that the CT
ID time fellows who know nothing m
ut bribery, and cheating at the D
1lls, will have to take a position
hich will end their endeavors to I'll
'ntrol either of the political par 81
es now existing in Delaware. M
cath Of A COIOred Minister di
Rev. Robert Wright, a highly re- Iy
)ected colored minister died at his gs
,me in Greenwood on Thursday of p,
st week with pneumonia, aged
)out rs years. His funeral took da
ace at his old home in Milton on WI
onday. Interment in the colored an
metery of that town. da
About SO years ago this man en-
red the ministry and his life has da
en- an upright, correct one, at all da
nes. w
He was preaching at the time of
S death at Greenwood and Ellen da
lie and was held in high esteem W.
It only by members of his own WI
ce but whites as well. We
In his younger days he was an ex- 10
rt brickmaker, and worked on
Veral occasions in the brickyards MI