Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 May 1918 — ORGANIZATION OF CHILD WELFARE WORK STARTED [ARTICLE]

ORGANIZATION OF CHILD WELFARE WORK STARTED

The work of organizing the county for carrying on the child welfare work under the auspices of the county council of defense was begun Saturday afternoon. A committee representative of the various pro-. sessions and callings that have to; do with the various phases of child life was called by the county chairman, Mrs. J. I. Gwin, and the fol- • lowing members were present: Mrs. Ora T. Ross, representing the county council of defense; Dr. F. H. ( Hemphill, county health officer; -Miss Hemphill, superintendent of the county hospital; Miss Ryan, of the county hospital; Miss Simpson,* of- the Monnett school, and Mrs. R. ( L. Budd, chairman of Union township. To this committee also belong ex-officio the judge of the circuit court, the secretary of the board of children’s gtiardians, the probation officer, city health officer, the county and city superintendents of schools, and physician and nurse who will volunteer some service for the improvement and wellbeing of the children of our county. It was planned to appoint a chairman in each township who would in turn select a helper' in each school district, so that information may be distributed to even the remotest parts of the county.