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THE HAILEYBURIAN THURS., NOVEMBER °20, 1930 Page 2 Close Twentieth Year of Children's Aid Society Annual Meeting on Friday Night Shows Works for Little Ones in District Goes Steadily On; Many Cases Dealt With by Superintendent; Interesting Address Given When members of the Child- ren's Aid Society of Temiskam- ing met on Friday evening last for the annual meeting, it mark- ed the closing of twenty years of steady work by the Society in the interests of the homeless and neglected little ones of the dist- rict. 'tindale said, believe that _tions in their own country are su- them realize that they were in the presence of God and bringing home to them their personal re- sponsibility. While most men, Father Mar- condi- and perior to any others, are There was a large number! taught this in the schools, it was present to hear the reports for|not the best system in his opin- the year and to lend their assis-|jon. tance to the cause. The meeting was presided over by Mayor G. T. Hamilton, president of the So- ciety, and the secretary and local superintendent, Mr. J. R. Mc- Cracken, gave an exhaustive re- port of the year's work . After reading the minutes of the last annual meeting, the sec- retary referred to the loss which the Society had sustained through the death of Mr. Geo. T. Smith, who had been a charter member and for many years past the trea- surer. At the suggestion of Rev. Canon Hincks, those present paid a tribute to Mr. Smith's memory by standing in silence for a short period, and other speakers who addressed the meeting later, spoke with feeling of his long and faithful service. In presenting his report for the year, Mr. McCracken gave some interesting and enlighten- ing figures in regard to the work. A total of 449 children had been involved in the various investiga- tions and actions which had been handled. Of these 17 had been brought to the Shelter here as non-wards and 18 had been re- ceived from the court. Of these 14 had been returned to their parents, three had been sent to the Industrial School and there had been five legal adoptions dur- ing the year. In his work dur- ing the year the superintendent had travelled 13,378 miles, the re- port stated, had received 770 communications by mail and had written 1,080 letters. He had ad- dressed 10 meetings and had ap- peared in court on 37 ocacsions. There had been 13 wards of the Society placed in foster homes and 66 had been visited during the year, Parents had been pro- secuted in eight cases and there had been 12 cases dealt with un- der the unmarried parents' act. One hundred and _ ninety-four complaints had been received by Mr. McCracken and he had made 322 investigations. The financial statement showed that there had been over $6,000 handled during the year. The foregoing is only a short summary of the secretary's re- port, which will be published. in full in these columns at a later date, but it shows to some extent what problems the Society has to face. In his address as president, Mayor Hamilton spoke of the bright days and dark days which had been encountered. There was little difference between the Society and many other organiz- ations. It had its good times and bad, but the work of caring for the neglected little ones went on continuously, even though it had to do almost entirely with the darker side. He spoke with appreciation of the work of the local superintendent,. Mr. Mc- Cracken, saying he did not un- derstand how he could keep so cheerful when his contacts were all with people in trouble. He hoped the Society would see fit to grant him an increase in sal- ary, as he did not see how anyone could live and keep a family at the superintendent's present rate any more than he could under- stand a man "keeping his dis- position sweet when dealing en- tirely with trouble. This ques- tion was discussed later in the evening and it is expected that the executive will consider _ it later and that an increase will be the outcome. Rev. Father Martindale of Co- balt, gave a very interesting ad- dress to the Society, although he said it appeared unusual to go to men for information on child welfare who were debarred by their calling from having child- ren of their own. As he saw the problem, it appeared that the child's personal responsibility to society and to his God was_ not sufficiently emphasized. He did not know what other creeds were doing, but he believed that the Roman Catholic Church was do- ing its part of the fact that the children were made to go and confess their sins, thus making He believed that he himself would have been a _ thousand times more loyal to his country if some of the truths had been pointed out, instead of having it impressed on him that others were always in the wrong. If it was admitted that there are ele- ments in other countries which are superior and that if they could be put together to form a universal ideal, it would improve the education and ways of living in all countries. That what is generally known as education is sometimes a mere superficiality was another thought brought out by Father Martin- dale. There were many boys and girls, he said, who could not spell their own names that he would not have change places with others who received all the advantages of modern training. Education, he said, was not en- tirely in learning how, but rather in learning why and in getting the relative values. This, unfor- tunately, is not the view of some in charge of education, the speaker said Speaking of his travels in Eu- rope, Father Martindale said that he had found conditions better there in some ways, but of all countries he had visited condi- tions at home please him best. There was a better home life which was more intimate and wholesome in England, France and Italy, he said, where parents Continued on Page 7) THE RHYMING OPTIMIST By Aline Michaelis Defences Let us build a fortress, Shutting Love inside, Where no thief can enter, Where no foe can hide. Let us keep it guarded Always through the year So that Love may never Know the taste of tears. Let no winds unkindly Blow within the place; Let no light too glaring Fall upon Love's face. If we shield Love closely He will surely stay In our mighty fortress Forever and a day. 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