The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-15
Community Council Annual Report
Heard At Meeting Here Last Might

Inc annual report of the Com
munity Council was presented last
night by Rabbi Samuel A. Fried
man, president of the organize
ton during the meeting held here
last night.
The report was as follows:
Since we met together a year
ago, twelve projects have been in
ltrated by your Community Coun-
ell through its Board of Directors
and its Health, Welfare. and Rec
reatlon divisions. Seven of the pro-
Jects undertaken have been car
RED through to successful conclu-
sion within the year, much sound
progress has been achieved on
tne others which we hope will lead
to their successful conclusion dur
Ing the year that lies ahead.
AS you no doubt remember, the
Community council originated in
1913 as the social welfare planning
committee of the Community Chest.
"A study OF social welfare agencies
In our community by the staff of
the State Board of Public Welfare,
completed in the summer of 1915,
recommended the establishment OF
a separate Board of Directors for
the Community Council to .inter-
pref the long-range planning func-
ton of the Council with emphasis
on its separation from fund rails
ing.
After careful study of this rec
ommendation by the executive
committees of both Chest and Coun-
Gil, the suggested plan was carried
out by official action of the Com
munlty Chest in May, ~severing its
connection with the Community
Council. The Council then adopted
its own constitution anu bylaws
at a special meeting in June. In
order to maintain a close laison be-
tween both bodies, provisions were
made whereby the president and
budget chairman of the Chest shall
serve as ex-officio members of
your Board of Directors. and your
president as ex-officio member of
the Chest Board and Budget Com
mittee.
Following a stirring plea made
at the last annual meeting by your
president, the Reverend Walter B.
Freed, your new incoming Presi-
dent pledged top priority and all
the resources of the Council to
promote the establishment of a
Mental Hygiene or Child Guidance
clinic. A number of communica-
tons we're dispatched to lead
ing psychiatrists and mental health
associations to obtain necessary
information for the project.
DR.. Maurice H. Greenhill, dis
ti1guished psychiatrist from the
Duke University School of Medi-
cine, came to Wilmington at our in
vitation to speak before the April
meeting of the Council. High-light-
ing his talk was the statement
that the seven hundred thousand
patients now in mental institutions
represents a total economic loss OF
$500, 900. 900 per year, and that one
out of every six persons will some
day be in a mental institution I'M
less more psychiatric services
are developed as preventive
measures, especially for children.
A committee, headed by Miss
Jennie Stout, was appointed to
study the need, seek ways and
means to establish a clinic here.
When a well deserved promotion
in her line of work made it neces-
sary for Miss Stout to leave Viii
mington, Mrs. Herbert Bluethen-
thai shouldered the responsible
ties and carried the project for
ward energetically the remainder
of the year.
The committee is delighted to
report that the services Of a
clinical psychologist have been
secured through the cooperation of
the State Board of Public Welfare,
and that when the services of a
psychiatrist can be secured, the
clinic will become an established
fact. Facilities for the clinic have
been offered by the James Walker
Memorial Hospital.
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