mittee in each unit to acquaint
themselves with conditions of
under-privileged children and
solicit the aid of the Red Cross
and other welfare organizations
in bettering these conditions .
The child welfare guide sup
plied to our department by Na
tional Director of Child Wel
fare contains a wealth of in
formal ion and I sincerely hope
that every one connected witn
this work will study this guide
continuously.
Under the heading of “Child
Dependency” in this guide, I
wish to quote regarding “Men
tal Disturbances.” Or> the latest
data available, there were in
hospitals for the insane in the
United States 338.251 persons.
Almost all of these were adults.
The age distribution is not a
vailable. but tremendous num
bers of them are of the age at
which men would normally be
supporting families and the wo
men caring for households. If
the mother be sent to a hospital
for mental patients, some make
shift must be resorted to. If the
father is a victim of mental dis
turbance, the income of the
family is abruptly cut off. In
many instances the children are
sent to the care of others, and
long range planning is impos
sible. If one could lock into the
family groups from which this
army of more than 300,000 men
tal patients come, amazing
volume of child dependency and
neglect would invariably be dis
closed.
I mention this merely to show
the close connection between our
cujid welfare problems and the
matter of caring for merit .il
patients. I sincerely hope that
the American Legion and its
Auxiliary will continue to inter
est themselves in the present
system of caring for the mental
patients of Alaska, in the hope
that an institution may be built
within our own country for car
ing for our own people.
(Note: Here follows in the report
a detailed account of child wel
fare activities in each of the
towns, affecting the lives of
many children. The complete
report is too long to be included
in this issue.)
“The National Director recom
mends that wherever possible
tbs same personnel should be re
tained in the child welfare work.
Where good workers arc found
cn these committees, make every
effort to have them continue in
the work. Also when iz is found
that you have someone who is
not particlularly interested and
haven't the time to give, it is
best to replace them. In this way
you will build a strong organiza
tion of experienced workers. * * *
I would like to recommend
that we continue our interest in
all these children, and that wo
extend this interest to dependent
and delinquent children who are
being cared for at St. Anthony’s
School in Idaho.
Also that the American Legion
and Auxiliary make an effort ;o
have the children at Morning
side removed to suitable schools
cr hospitals.
Until such time as wo shall
have proper institutions and
methods for earing fer cur own
in the territory, car continued
interest in these children is
bound to nford them more at
tention and better care in their
present situation.
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The San Francisco News
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There was a diptheria epidem
ic at Point Barrow in the Far
North last March. Some 600
people were stricken. Airplanes
made it a simple problem for Dr.
H. C. DeVighne of Juneau,
health commissioner of Alaska,
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KAKE CAMP
Alaska Native Brotherhood
Meets Every Monday
8 p. m.
President, Peter Ilanson
Secretary, Thomas Skeek
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SITKA CAMP
Alaska Native Brotherhood
Meets 8 P. M. Monday
Ed Marshall D. Marshall
President Secretary
RR. L. P. DAWES
Physician and Surgeon
First National Bank
Building
Phone 2602 Juneau
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Phone Black 121 Box 843
ELECTRIC LAUNDRY
Phone 156
GENERAL L\UNDRY
WORK
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War mends but few and spoils
multitudes.—Jeremy Taylor.