Milford chronicle., 1945-12-14
Down State Welfare
Group Is Organized
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The league comprises an ovce-aI
organization with separate Ncnl
County and Sussex county Chap
tors. Following organization OF th.
chapters the league as Who'll,
elected officers as follows
President. Virgil f. Wiley. prin-
cipal Of the Brjd4evilc school
vice presidents. rhr R-v. j Harry
Wright. pastor Of ASbulY Mytho-
dist Church HARRINGTON. "ud the
Rev W p. kesmodcl. pastor OF
Grace Methodist Church, George
town; secretary. MIS- George F.him-
ger. Dover; treasurer. Miss Doro-
Thy Morgan. GeOr@etoWn.
Mr.. Wright and Mr. krSuodcl
were made vice presidents by viz
tue OF their having been elected
chairmen OF the Kent and SUSSEX
Chapters. respectively.
The Kent Chapter officers are:
Chairman. Mr.. Wright: vice chair
man, Miss Kathryn Peunypacker OF
the State Board Of Welfare. Do
ver: secretary, Mrs. Myra &. kerin.
Dover; clerk Of the Kent County
Juvenile and Common pleas Court
corresponding secretary Miss
Kathcryne BesSellieu. Smyrna
chaplain. the Rev. Richard VI
Green. Dover.
SUSSEX nit Oiticer>
The SUSSEX group elected MIR
KesmodcI as chairman and Mrs
Ruth X. Lane. Gcor9ctOWn. psycho
educational examiner and audio
electrician, State Department o
Public instruction. as secretary
The members OF the cXccutiv,
committee of the league are: Ken
county, the Rev Dr. Thomas {
Mulligan. Dover. superintendent O
the Dover Methodist District; Mrs
\. \. lIearn, Dover and j. C. Mess
ncr. superintendent of the IIalrin2
ton Special School District, Suisse
county. John klatte. Bethel; Mrs
Peter Whalcy. Selhyvillc. and J
Stanley James. AIillsboro.
Declining nomination for prvai
dcnl of the league, judge kcit
stressed that success OF the or2ani
Zation depends upon support an
activity OF the lay Interests.
Laudne the work of his pred,
cessors former Judges Earle
Wiley and John T. LeF'cvrc. Juds
Keith said they had the rc>ponsi
hility of doin2 the so-called pie
ncarin& work of the court. and Il
a result OF their efforts it has bee
possible for him to devote more {
his time to individual ease Wor
studying and analysis
Says Problems Increasing
He also said that even with n
F., the array of available hclpin2 sci
vice from police. court assistauc
= welfare agencies. schools. mini:
tcrs. and many other groups I'll
y record. viii reveal that drlinQucl
Z cy as a community problem is il
creasin2 rather than diminishing
r Approximately - delegates fro
churches. schools, service club
and other groups attended t.
Il meeting.
Il The morning session was dcvot,
I to addresses by Corporal Eden
y Jones of the State Police on La
Enforcement AS 1t Relates =
/ child Weltarc; Dr Winder
Porter, State Board of Health
Social Disease Clinics in Rel
tiOn to the Needs of Children;"
i Joseph Jastak of the State Hosl
tai. on The Mental Hygiene eli
+ ic in Its Relation to Handling t
t. Dependents Neglected. and An
t. Social Child
+ Miss Pennypack"r spoke ON "T
Welfare Services Being Given
g, Childreu:" Mrs. Lane ON II
o, School in It's Relation to Handli
$ the Educational Problems and |
Instillin% of Character in Childre
II. and Dr Charles VI. Wharton. f,
mer director Of physical cducati
cs and health training at the I
yersity of Pennsylvania. on ~
Physical Training Aspect.
Delegates Are Welcomed
The delegates were welcomed
behalf of the state by Earle
0I Wiley. executive director OF
State Legisldtivr Reference
rcau, representing Governor W
ter w Bacon. and Mayor j. "
e lace WoOdf0rd. ON behalf OF D0N
Two speakers We're unable to
lat present on account OF illness III
he are: The Rev Andrew S Tosi
he pastor of Holy Cross II c. Chur
tn and Lieutenant Harry 5. ShcW