The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-13

ence of Social Work which takes place in New Haven Wednesday and Thursday, November 15 and 16.
 Dr. Iindeman will be heard Thursday morning at a general meeting at Sprague Hall, Yale Un- iversity. His topic will be How Shall Social Work Face the Chal- lenge of Victory" Dr. Kingdom will speak on Thursday at lunch con meeting at the Hotel Taft on Victory and the Shape of Things to Come"
 Six Section Meetings
 The opening day of the confer ence will be devoted to institutes for case workers, group workers and policewomen. Thursday after noon from to o'clock will be de- voted to six section meetings for the study of current and postwar problems.
 A meeting on social services to returning Servicemen will be held in United Church House with Mrs. Harriet Lybyer, supervisor, Family Service Society, Hartford, as leader. It. Col. George A. Gould, process ing center, Fort Devens, Massachcu- sets, will explain the steps taken by the military services to condi- tion the men before they go back to their own communities. Mrs. Cars oline M. Walsh, home serivce field representative, American Red Cross, will show how the Red Cross pro- gram is set up to aid during the transition period. J. William Hope, coordinator of the reemployment and veterans advisory service, Bridgeport, will talk on community programs and responsibility. Mrs. Ethel L. GinSburg, assistant dlrec- tor veterans service, New York, will then narrow the pictrue down to the practical role of social work in the serviceman's readjustment.
 In Center Church House another meeting will exploce ways of maKing social services more readily available to organized labor and to industry and will study the value of in-planc counseling services. Speakers ln- clude: Miss Rhea Radin, war mah- power commission, Washington D C., Miss Mary Palevsky, Family welfare Association of America New York, and Nat Klein, na0onal CIO war relief committee, Wash ington. D. c. Lyman c. Ford, dl- rector of Community Chests ana Councils, Inc, New York, will lead the discussion period and Mrs. Alvin c. Breul, chairman of the brloge- port Council of Social Agencies, VIII preside.
 A session on problems of minority groups and how local communltleS can gain democracy in living VIII take place in the auditorium o1 the Telephone Building. Max Livings- ton of New Haven will serve as chairman. Speakers will be Clara Hardin, Ph.D., secretary for eco- homie education, National YWCA' New York, and Lester B. Granger, executive secretary of the NationaI Urban League, New York.
 Medical Care
 At Hendrie Hall, in Elm street, there will be a session on how an adeouate medical care program for the nation can be obtained. pr. Alfred L. Burgdorf, Hartford health officer. will preside and Dr. Franz Goldman, associate clinical profes- sor of public health of Yale Univers- ity, will speak.
 Rolla A. Barnes. director of Mas sachusetts State Division of Aid ana Relief, will be the speaker at ses- sion at Center Church House which will deal with coordination of pulp lie welfare programs in local wei" fare departments. Howell F. Fuller. director, Westport Public Welfare Department, and Mrs. Mary E. Cor don. field supervisor, Connecticut State Division of Public Assistance will serve as discussants. Mrs. Ken meth Brownell of the Greenwich Board of Public Welfare will act as chairman.
 Also taking place at Center Church House vii lbe session on welfare legislation to be introduced into the coming session of the Gen. eral Assembly. The presiding offl- cer will be Mrs. Ralph c. Lasbury, Jr., legislative vice-chairman, Con- necticut League of Women Voters.