Smyrna times., 1945-12-13
CITIZENS OF
TOMORROW
Family Welfare League Has
Been Formed For Kent
and Sussex Counties
OFFICERS NAMED

With the objective of preventing
Juvenile delinquency in its IN
sipience, the Kent-Sussex Family
Welfare League was created
Thursday afternoon at meeting
in Legislative Hall, called by Judge
Ernest v. Keith of the Kent Coun-
ty Court of Common Pleas and the
Kent and Sussex Juvenile Courts
Judge Keith sounded the keynote
of the undertaking: "It is the sim
cere desire of those closely affiliat-
ed with the Juvenile Court prob
lens that by and through the help
of laymen, who make up the gooo
and thinking citizenry, we might
be able to develop a plan whereby
we will be spending most of oul
time on preventing delinquency
rather than correcting it, as is now
the case.
Seek Better Citizens
"By that means, and only by
that means can be as citizens, be-
ing aware of an existing problem
accept our responsibility for the
betterment of the citizens of to-
morrow" The league comprises an
overall organization with separate
Kent County and Sussex County
Chapters. Following organization
of the chapters the league as q
whole elected officers as follows
President, Virgil B. Wiley, prin-
cipal of the Bridgeville School;
vice-presidents, the Rev. ]. Harry
Wright, pastor of Asbury Method
ist Church, Harrington, and the
Rev. w. P. Kesmodel, pastor OF
Grace Methodist Church, George
town; secretary, Mrs. George
Ehinger, Dover; treasurer, Miss
Dorothy Morgan, Georgetown. Mr.
Wright and Mr.. Kesmodel were
made vice-presidents by virtue of
their having been elected chairmen
of the Kent and Sussex Chapters,
respectively. The Kent Chapter
officers are: Chairman, Mr.Wright;
vice-chairman, Miss Kathryn Pen
nypacker of the State Board OF
Welfare, Dover; secretary, Mrs
Myra G. KERN, Ooverffi clerk OF
the Kent County Juvenile and
Common Pleas Court; correspond
ing secretary, Miss Katheryne Bes-
sellieu, Smyrna; chaplain, the Rev
Richard M. Green, Dover. Declin-
ing nomination for president of the
league, Judge Keith stressed that
success of the organization de-
pends upon support and activity OF
the lay interests. Lauding the
work of his predecessors, former
Judges Earle D. Wiley and ohm P
LeFevre, Judge Keith said they
had the responsibility of doing the
so-called pioneering work of the
court, and as result of their eff
forts it has been possible for him
to devote more of his time to in
dividual case work studying and
Says Problems Increasing
He also said that even with all
the array of available helping serv-
ice from police, court assistance
welfare agencies, schools, minis
tiers, and many other groups "the
records will reveal that delinquency
as community problem is increas-
ing rather than diminishing" Ap-
proximately rs delegates from
churches, schools, service clubs
and other groups attended the
meeting. The morning session was
devoted to addresses by Corp. Eden
F. Jones of the State Police or
Law Enforcement as it Relates to
Child Welfare; DR.. Winder L
Porter, State Board of Health, or
Social Disease Clinics in Relation
to the Needs of Children; DR.. JOS
epA Jastak of the State Hospital
on 'aThe Mental Hygiene Clinic il
Its Relation to Handling the De-
pendent, Neglected, and Anti-So-
cial Child" Miss Pennypackel
spoke on "The Welfare Services
Being Given for Children; Mrs
Lane on THE School in Its Rela.
ton to Handling the Educational
Problems and the Instilling Of
Character In Children" and DR.
Charles M. Wharton, former direc-
tor Of physical education ant
health training at the University
Of Pennsylvania, on The Physica
Training Aspect"
Delegates Are Welcomed
The delegates were welcomed or
behalf Of the state by Earle D
Wiley, executive director of the
Qtata Legislative Reference Blu.