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( FE THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1931 OF CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY "# {Continued from page 1) wo § tooms and yards, good wholesome be, g "Working children is not the drab life it is often % i ie wived in the Varying woswork from day to day. ¥ Lal] 8 food, kindly discipline, good man- mers and a general atmosphere of ' will and cheerfulness. ere and there along the way, # We are cheered and encouraged in work by a letter from some y ward hearing the news of her Happ wedding, another tells of her Faduation as a nurse, a family in- es their joy in being able to pulder their own. burdens again thankful for the help they have ived and so we might continue story of the pictures that crowd memory as we seek to visualize i ithe success and extent of the work Wwe are trying to do. Not Drab Life for, among and with sometimes pictured. It is like living among shrubs and vines and flowers . --growing things, full of life and "olor and beauty. While there is h perhaps that may be termed monplace, yet we are confront- * ed almost daily with some new and € most perplexing problem which projects itself into the future, _ 80, as we said at the beginning, 'we : ere is no clear line of demar- ieation between the past, the present and the future so far as our work #8 concerned: it is ome continuous : Little Idea of Work "Bare figures alone give little idea of the amount of work invol- phases of our Every ap- plication for a child must be care- ly investigated. the proposed visited, all references inter- d of communicated with, docu- ments carefully drawn up and and submitted to the Department of Public Welfare. A 4 "The many Try To Do Best v complaints against "ohildren, against grown-ups, or Lagainst certain families demand our 4 t caretul consideration, We en- 'deavour to do our very best for the _ cehild or the family, for whom or { against whom complaint has been Now and then the complain- ants against a certain family are "firmly of the opinion that the only #="remedy for the situation is to re- £ Wy SB 9The : -thinking person, I am sure, hs serte that it is better 'to preserve move 'all of the children of the ! ot family to the Shelter or anywhere, 80 long as their particular neighbor- "hood will not be further troubled by them, of every best judgment the family home intact if at all pos- sible. A home once broken is us- . mally broken forever. Thanks to Miss Jackson £4 "Through the splendid assistance bf Miss Jackson and the Associated Welfare Societies of our city a con- siderable amount of family welfare work has been done and with a considerable degree of success; en- ough at least has been accomplished to satisfy us that home-saving work will pay big "dividends in every community. "In thinking of the growth of the work, we are impressed with the Society's unique place and work in the community. Our Department has been no less busy during the year but has in fact; when the grave economic depression is taken into consideration, accomplished a great deal more than was anticipat- ed Saving the Homes "There were many cases of dom- estic difficulty and family troubles, by which the children were serious- ly affected, which were referred to us from different sources. An ef- fort was made, through sympathetic counsel and a great number of in- terviews," to get these families to help themselves and find a happy solution of their problems. We have ever had in mind our motto-- "Save the home for the child, And the child for the home." Parents have failed through ig- norance, selfishness and crime in what should have been their cheer- fully fulfilled duties of parenthood. Parents have been warned, advised and in some instances persecuted. There have been cases, where all other means seemed to fail, which necessitated other action. Children of Unmarried Parents Act "This department of our work has grown beyond that of any other and presents the most difficult sit- uations. There have been 32 new cases dealt with this vear, together with a number carried over from former years So far 'over $1500.00 has heen collected on these, Pay- ments in these cases usually cover many monthly instalments. The Act calls for the maintenance of the child until it 4s 16 years of age by those resnonsible for its heing. "It is estimated that close to a million dollars is collected an- nually in the Province of On- tario alone for the benefit of chiidren born out of wedlock. In some cases settlements are ar- ranged mutually while the others have to be brought into the courts. The House Committee The work of this committee, if T had the ability to give it its proper setting, would provide a chapter of wonderful interest to all people interested in human welfare. * Last year, this commit- mittee lost the service of its lea- der, Mrs. E. W, Drew, through death. This lady gave of her best in behalf of the children under the care of our society and in her will left $500 for the carrying on of the work. Since then, the leadership has fallen upon Mrs. W. R. Geikie and she has proven a most worthy and capable suc- ccssor. 'This committee assumes prac- tically the entire responsibility of furnishing and equipping the Children's Home and a visit to NN TRAVEL THE KING'S HIGHWAY CHRISTMAS EXCURSIONS TORONTO Reduced Fare $1.30 Round Trip TICKETS GOOD GOING December 24th, 25th, 31st and January 1st {AND ON LEAVE OSHAWA AM, P.M, asd au. 1.3 D. Sunday. b--Sa 3 and He a--Daily except y tirday, Sundey olidays DATE OF ISSUE ONLY. (Return Limit 30 Days). Eastern Standard Time LEAVE TORONTO AM PM. 9.30 1030 only. COACHES STOP AT ANY POINT TO PICK UP PASSENGERS. SIGNAL PLAINLY BY HAND TO THE DRIVER. Coach connections at Toronto for Buf- falo, Niagara Falls, Hamilton, Brantford, London, St. Thomas, Detroit, Schomberg, Brampton, Barrie, Orillia, Midland, Jacke son's Point and intermediate points, Fickets and Information at GRAY COACH LINES Genosha Hotel = OSHAWA Phone 2825 ccm iii) pe this place will demonstrate, from the laundry rooms in the base- ment, to the beautiful dormitor- fes on the second floor, the won- derful spirit and aim-of t| wo- men, Besides almost number- less visits to the Home and many long hours spent in planning their work,' they have raised and gpent for improvements within the Home and new equipment and for clothing since the first of November last year, the sum of $800.00. The Property Committee © "This committee is under the nominal chairmanship of Mr. David Haverson, with whom fis associated Mr. T, H. Everson and Mr, J. A. Bickell. The commit- tee has had a busy year and many new improvements to the proper- ty have been made.' The grounds have been laid in terraces, a fine start has been made fin tree planting and in flower beds and shrubbery. A fire-gong has been conveniently place in the building and the children are given tests iz fire-drill. The committee re- ceived much splendid assistance and advice from Fire Chief El- liott in this connection, The Kinsmen Club "While the Society has been ubiy assisted in many ways by three well-known service.clubs of the city, yet, the Kinsmen Club h shouldered the responsibil- ity of ministering to the welfare and happiness of our children by providing many forms of amuse- ment and play devices. The members also gave liberally of their time and energy in levelling and seeding down the play- srounds at the rear of the Home and they still have visions of what they propose to do this com- ing spring and summer, Medical Attention "Our Society is most fortunate in that the entire medical fra- ternity of this city and practically throughout the district are solid- ly tehind them to a man in their concern for the health and well- being of the children, Never a dortor has refused our call whether by might or day when our matron has called for his help and never a penny has been asked for, or even expected, for all these services, "At the time the Kinsmen Club voluntarily took upon themselves the splendid work of which we have already spoken, Dr. Grant Berry, a member of the club, vol- untarily placed his services free, at the call of our children. Our children have been remarkably free from sickness during the past year, A few of the children were isolated for brief periods be- cause of mild cases of chjcken- pox. One case of scarlet fever by a ward that had not been in- cculated, covered a period of about seven weeks. She was placed in our isolated wird with a trained nurse in charge. Sev- eral of the children underwent successful operations for tonsil trouble and one ward was given hospital care for ear trouble. All children in the home have been examined by Dr. Montgomery and his Mental Health Clinic and in a number of cases the parents were examined. One boy has been sent to the Ontarjo Hospital at Orillia. Through our efforts one child (not a ward) is being educated at the school for the Deaf and Dumb at Belleville. Three, two of which are not wards, are being educated at the School for the Blirid and all are making splendid progress. Our Children's Home "In the Home we aim as far as possible to have the atmos- phére as nearly like that of a rea) good Canadian family home. Our matron, Miss Gettrude Col- ver, gives herself to this end in a most delightful way and her assistants are all very loyal. Summary "The following tabulated items briefly tell of some of the things we are doing beside attending to the routine of receiving and re- prlging to a large number of let- tere, receiving and answering phone calls, compiling and for- warding frequent reports to the Department at Toronto and tra- veliing over 8,000 miles in inves- tigating complaints reaching us from all parts of the County, visiting prospective foster-homes for new placements and also visit- ing 150 wards of our own and other counties resident in this county, Number in home at end of Dec- tober 31st, 1930, 24. Number admitted during yea: (not wards), 36. . Number of wards admitted to shelter (new), 16, Number of wards returned to shelter, 18, Number (not wards) returned to parents, 28. Number of wards returned to rarents, 16, make Ovaltine your daily beverage, because ment in perfectly balanced form. It is the scientific nature's three best tonic foods, fresh barley malt. Served regularly in place of ordinary to affect if concentration of eggs, creamy milk and ripe beverages, Ovaltine will build, up in you and your family a priceless reserve of energy and vitality to resist winter ailments, 'A cup of hot Ovaltine at bedtime ensures sound, refreshing sleep. ' Number of wards placed out, 4, Sundry 'placements -- Boys' Training School, 2; Alexandra In- duet School, 2; children placed out (not wards) 2; School for Bund, 1. Children made permanent swards during year, 10. Children made wards during year, 19. Children sent to Industrial School, 6. . Children sent to Bowmanville, temporary Number of children dealt with during the year--home, school and court investigations, 6065. Parents prosecuted, 10. Visits made to wards in City and County, 150. * Court attendances in case of unmarried parents, 21; juvenile delinquents, 29; police court cases, 6. Number of cases under Un- married Parents act, 32. Legal adoptions completed, 186. Wards released from supervi- sion, 17. Thanks to Board "In concluding this review of our work for the year, we desire to express our appreciation of the confidence of the members of the Bgard to whose very active inter- oh in all that pertains to the wel- tare of the childhood of this County and City is due all that has been accomplished. We can- not overlook the splendid assist- ance we have received from the various other agencies, organiza- tions and individuals during the year Miss Farncomb, of the City Re:fef Department and county of- ficials as well have given their hearty support to the work; the various courts, Police, Public Henlth and other . departments have also done everything pos- sible to aid us. Crown Attorney McGibbon to whom we have of- ten turned for assistance has al- ways freely given of his time and counsel. The officers of the sev- eral Children's Ald Societies ad- joining our County have given indispensable co-operation and we have found it a real privilege to work shoulder to shoulder with them in the interests of the childhood of our Province." The Financial Statement The financial statement, sented the president, Schell, in the absence of C. D. Lyons, treasurer, showed total receipts of $14,004.- 14, which, however, included an overdraft at the bank of $1,290.- 39, and outstanding cheques of $429.82. The total debt of the so- clety, at the end of the year, in its current account, amounts to $3,- 720.21, which includes the over- draft and outstanding cheques and a bank loan 'of $2,000. The county of "Ontart> maintenance grant amounted to $65,638.50, while the maintenance grants from the city of Oshawa amount- ed to $4,793.50. The allowance for the superintendent from the pro- vince of Ontario was $550.00, while the amount of maintenance costs recovered was $1,151.97. ~ Maintenance of the Children's Shelter cost the society $5,422.99, while the cost 'of maintenance of wards outside the ghelter, includ- ing salary and travelling allow- ances for the superintendent, of- fice expenses and salaries, a- mounted to $7,483.24. The building account presented showed $500 had beegp paid off the bank loan for the, building, leaving this loan at $30,500, plus a balance of $1,225.00 on the plumbing and $2,625 on the gen- eral contract. This makes the to- tal debt.on the building account $34,350.00 at the end of the fiscal year, October 31, 1931. MORE WHEAT SOWN . INAUSTRALIA Crop Estimates Indicate 212,000,000 Bus. Yield Canberra, Australia.--Despite low world prices, planting bof wheat in Australia has been ex- tended and the Federal Depart- ment of Markets, after a prelim- inary survey of crop prospects in all states, anticipates the coming harvest will yield more than 212,- 000,000 bushels. The state of Western Australia has greatly extended the acreage devoted to wheat. An extensive examination of the wheat lands and agriculture generally is being made by F. Lindfield, dean of the faculty of agriculture at the University of Montana. He sald he is impressed by Australian farming methods and the efficiency of Australian agricultural colleges, but he de- plored the tendency to plant more wheat in the hope of better prices, FISHERIES HAVE HAD BAD SEASON Aberdeen.--The losses suffered by the Scots fishing fleet during the English coast fishing season just finished became apparent on the return of the fleet to Bukle, its' centre located not far from here. The total earni of the fleet amount to $32,000 at the present rate of exchange which is pre- P. '| a big drop on last year's total. "The gross earnings of steam rs ranged from $460 to §$2,- being $1,400 e of aix to eight weeks others have gained $64 oy average boats were $1,120 with $720 of expenses. The result of the poor profits in the industry is that local au- thorities are experiencing great difficulty in providing work and relief for destitute fishermen this winter. An agitation has recently been made and is gaining daily for the imposition of duties on foreign particularly, Norwegian herrings which during May and June were sold at prices that brought Scot- tish prices well below a profitable level and in January, February and March of every year complete- ly put the Scottish fishermen out of the market, . The closing of the Moray Firth to trawlers is also demanded by many. LECTURER NAMED AT HARVARD Thomas Stearns Eliot of London, Appointed for 1932-33 Cambridge, Mass. -- Thomas Stearns Eliot, of London, Eng- land, will become Charles Eliot Norton, Professor of Poetry at Harvard University for the year 1932-33, it was announced at University Hall recently. The choice of Mr. Eliot, who is regarded as one of the finest poets of this generation, fulfills the terms of the endowment of the Norton chair, which call for the appointment of men "of high distinction within the field of lit- erature." The present incumbent is Sigurthur Noroal, ppofessor of Icelandic literature at the Univer- sity of Iceland, Reykjavik. Mr. Eliot, known to. the world 'of literature as T. S. Eliot, is as well known for his critical essays as for his poetry. He is editor of the Criterion, a London publica- tion reputed for its high literary quality. . Aside from his work in the university, Mr. Eliot will be ex- pected to deliver six public lee- tures on poetry. Born in St. Louis, Mo., in 1886, Mr. Elfot chose to live abroad and, following his marriage to a Brit- ish girl, became a British citizen in 1927, He has been closely fden- tified with poetry abroad. After receiving the degrees of A.B. at Harvard in 1910 and A.M. in 1911, he went to France to study. He attended the Sorbonne and la- ter Merton College, Oxford. His best known works are "The Sacred Wood," a book of es- says published in 1920, which es- tablished his position as a critic; "The Waste Land," 1922, which did much to establish him as a poet of high talent; "Homage to John Dryden," 1924; "An Essay of Poetic Drama," 1928; *Shake- speare and the Stoicism of Sene- ca," 1928; "For Lancelot An- greves," 1928, and "Dante," ---------------- ARMORIES SGENE OF NERRINENT (Continued from page 1) to the gathering a real touch of the Christmas spirit by playing some carols, which were sung beautifully by the hundreds of young voices, There was real inspiration in listening to the singing. The music by the or- chestra was much appreciated, and Mr, Richer was warmly thanked by the Legion for the voluntary services rendered. A surprise was sprung when, during a lull in the evening's proceedings, the door of the Band room at the Armouries opened, and out marched a large group of members of the Ontario Regi- mant band, playing a spirited march. But, instead of being at tired in their red coats, they were garbed in motley, wearing fan- tastic clown and comedy cos- tumes, and creating quite a sen- sation as they marched around through the milling crowd. They helped wonderfully to keep tne Iun going until the party dikpers- cd, And, of course, Santa Claus was there, heralded with enthusi- asm as he was escorted to his throne by a party of the clowns. He remained there throughout the evening, and delighted all the kiddies as he handed out bags of nuts, candy and fruit to all of them, The party was in every way a remarkable success, One of the biggest tasks of all was providing sandwiches, cakes, tarts, and drinks for the children, but this was admirably undertaken by the members of the Ladies auxiliary, and each child wds served with a minimum of fuss and confusion. At the close, Dr. Berry and his committee, {including Dan M. Douglas, who had charge of the clowns, were: warmly thanked for the effort they had made, and for the success which had been achieved in this, the first under- taking of its kind by the Oshawa Branch of the Legion. : Re-union Dinder Kingston. -- The first annual dinner in recent years of the "A" Company, 4th Machine Gun Bat- tallon, was held at the Frontenac Hotel on Tuesday evening. There was a large turnout of members of the company and a number 'of guests were also present. A gplen- did menu, a most interesting toast list and a bright program was pro- vided for the entertainment of the members and guests. Major C. L. Boyd, the 'officer® commanding the local company, was toastmas- ter of the evening. Sleighs Put Away Kingston.--A few sleighs that were in use throughout the' city 'on Tuesday have again been put away, owing to the return of mild weather although the streets i= | were ast slippery with ice bare treets made sleigh- Bride Ready to Sacrifice Love to Save Nicholas' Royal Title Belgrade, Jugoslavia, Dec. 16. --Mme. Jana Lucia Deletj, com- moner bride of Prince Nicholas of Rumania, who, like Helen of Troy, brought black wrath and bitter quarrels into the Royal household, is reported to have of- fered to lay her love on the altar of cacrifice for her husband. Informed circles here say that she has expressed a willingness to give up the Prince to save him from losing his Royal title and sent a message to King Carol de- claring that she is willing to rec- ognize an annulment of the mar- riage. She could never forgive ner- self, she is said to have told the King, if, because of her, Nicholas suffered all the disadvantages of being expelled from the Royal Family. : At the same time, the Prince and his brother the King were reported to have had a friendly conversation in which Carol talk- ed with Nicholas "in a fatherly manner" and told him that the presige of the Rumanian Dynasty might suffer from further quar- reling by the Royal brothers. - Prince Nicholas, it was said, promised to give the King's argu- ments sympathetic consideration. IMPORTED GOODS DEAR IN BRITAIN Average Citizen Calm and Unconcerned at Price Increases London, -- Suspension of the gold standard by Great Britain has not affected the private citi- zen much yet. For the most part he is still able to buy as much with his shilling as before. There are little signs appear- ing which indicate this pleasant condition may not continue, kow- ever, Furs, almost as stable as gold, went up automatically the day the gold standard was tem- porarily suspended. Then im- ported dresses went up to match, Imrorted magazines, newspapers, books and foreign wines in rest- aurants followed suit, But these were no great con- cern to the average Briton for his wife does not buy any more fur coats of Paris models than the average Canadian wife. Since the recent general election, food prices have heen feeling their way, very gradually, to a higher ievel, - In the meantime British indus- try is fast regaining lost ground in the industrial world. ' Produc- tion costs have heen lowered by the gold standard suspension. Lancashire is able to meet com- petitive prices for cotton goods in China, Dutch East Indies and even India. This holds good too in other fields, such as steel, and particu- larly in the home market, where the British manufacturer sells for the same money with which his men are pald, Foreign manu- facturers must sell for less, ac- cording to their standards, to meet this price. He: "Why are you crying, dar- ling?" She: He: She: "T can't tell you, "Can't tell'me?"' "No, it's too expensive. Terms Forecast for Disarmament Paris. -- Advance information on the disarmament conference to be held in Geneva next Febru- ary indicates that the negotia- tions will centre about a new and broader version of the Locarno Pact, under which the nations would give mutual guarantees agalust aggressive wars. The nations would be pledged ander this proposed agreement, to 21d any country menaced by aggressive war. The pact would pivot on the signatures of Ger- many and France, This information was collected in a survey of world capitals by various Associated Press bureaus. France, it was learned, will ea1bmit a concrete political pro- posal for protecting nations faced by aggressive invasion. The Paris Government will reject any plan for proportional cuts in arma- ments, insisting that some na- tions, such as Russia and Italy, Lave increased thelr armaments while France has reduced hers 50 per cent. The French Government, with such friendly nations as Belgium, Poland and Jugoslavia, will con- tend there can be no essential modification of existing relative armament strength until a prac- tical plan is evolved for mutnrnl armed assistance in cases of « gression. Germany and her former allies will maintain their position that they have been unjustly disarm- ed. The Germans point to the reduction of their army to 100- 000, the ban on such modern weapans as heavy artillery, tanks and airplanes for the trained re- rerves, and the prohibition against submarines, naval air forces and battleships of more than 10,000 tons. "Germany {sg surrounded by nations armed to the teeth and, therefore, she is in a condition of hopeless military inferiority and dangerous insecurity," an auth- orized statement said. The Londen view was that it might be 'worse not to hold the conference than to hold it." CKAC DER TRO" * HE, oH att! : Kingston. -- That Portsmouth Council has cleared off $1,000 of their deficit during 1931, was the most pleasing announcement made at a meeting of the Council, which marked the final session of this year. At the end of 1930, the coun- cil had a deficit of $3,000 and it was reported at the meeting that the year 1931 would close with a deficit of $2,000. 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