Smyrna times., 1933-09-13
because they were not legal resi-
dents of the State.

because they were not legal resi-
dents of the State.
Home VIII Be Filled to Capacity
Unfortunately, after all posi-
BILE eliminations have been made,
we find that we have so many
eligible APPLICANTS from the three
| county hospitals that the Welfare
Home will be filed beyond capac-
ity when it is opened. This is
( particularly unfortunate in view
of the fact that we already have
waiting list of one hundred six
teen. Those on the waiting list
are people throughout the State
who so far have received no insti-
tutional aid but have no means of
support and are in dire need Of
help. Most of them are so old
and feeble that they would be un-
able to work even if work were
available. I would like to illus
trate by citing a case. The other
day I received letter from a
woman begging for admission for
her and her husband. She said
that their home had been sold by
the sheriff and that they were
staying with friends temporarily.
However, she felt that they could
not stay there much longer as the
friends really could not afford to
keep them there Although she
is crippled and must stay in a
wheel chair, she assured me that
she would make herself as useful
as possible by helping with the
mending. That old couple had
been married for years and desir-
ed nothing more than a chance to
end life together but the wife
bravely and unselfishly ended her
letter by saying, IF you can't
take me please take my husband.
I'm only 73 but he's IA and very
feeble. He must have some place
to stay 1t doesn't make any diff
ference about me- 1t was not a
pleasant task to have to write and
tell that wife that her name and
her husbands would be put on the
waiting list but that there was
little chance of their being admit
ted for some time.
AN interesting fact is that we
have many more men than women
on our eligible list This is prob
ably due to the fact that, in most
cases, woman is more useful
around a home than is a man.
Therefore it is probable that the
INDECENT woman can find shelter
in the home of friends or reIa-
tives, whom she will repay by
helping with the housework. The
INDECENT man, on the other hand,
has little to offer in exchange for
maintenance and so must go to an
institution.
"As you probably know the
Home is under the direct super
vision of a Commission consisting
of Dr. C. L. Candee of Whining
ton, Mr.. Walter W. Hynson of
Smyrna, Mr.. William Metten of
Wilmington, and Mrs. Ella Emery
of Seaford The State owes these
members a debt of gratitude
They have given unstintingly of
their time and effort and have re-
ceived absolutely no compensa-
tion. I am sure that I am ex-
pressing the feeling of the Com
mission as well as of myself when
I say that we are greatly indebt-
ed to DR.. NJ. A. Tarumianz, Super
intendent Of the Delaware State
Hospital, for the invaluable advice
he has given us. Both DR.. Ia
rumianz and the members of the
Commission have an overwhelm-
ing and unselfish desire to do
everything possible for the good
of the Welfare Home.
Selecting the staff For the Home
For the past month 1 have been
engaged in selecting a Staff for
the Home. To say the least, this
has been a perplexing task. At
times it has semed that everyone
in the State wished to secure a
position at the Home either for
himself or for a friend or ac-
quaintance. All the members of |
the Commission have been beseig- |
ed by requests for recommends
tions. Mr.. Hynson, because his