Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-07-18 | Page 4 | Pension Mothers out of Wedlock Causes Discussion

PENSION MOTHERS OU OUT OF WEDLOCK CAUSES DISCUSS International 1 o Service Columbus O d July Jul 17 mo mors cm rs out of ot wedlock be pensioned Discussion of this question led I n in fc fi rt f r jp r. r h a J r A S SL y r i 5 X 1 t L H 1 X- X VE j f 1 T- T 1 jH s I 1 r t tl Afi h l' l lI I t l um t J r Common Pleas Judge Frank W W. G gel g-er of ot Springfield who address address' the tho conference urged adoption of ot j amendment to the Ohio mothers' mothers p i slon sion law extending its benefits ft t t mothers of ot I illegitimate children t. t I Pointing out that the Ohio law it now stands limits pensions 11 t t mothers whose husbands are deac dea permanently dl disabled prisoners o 0 p who have deserted desert d their tamI lc Judge Geiger declared th that t this ciple Is wrong The real purpose of ot tho the Is to protect the children to o help J 1 keeping the family together Th The I S. S legitimate child needs this prote as ts much or much very more Hi tha tha- any other said Judge Geiger GelSer Wh Wj penalize this class of or The enter life with too large a bandies as it Is The Tho mother of the m lt mate child likewise needs this hel bel from the state Her lot at best beat I Inot not an easy easy one one Although h a a. number of delegates vi via opposed th the proposal deck decla ing such an amendment would about a storm of ot protest the con f ference frence rence adopted a resolution the granting of pensions not mothers of ot illegitimate children buto bu to children whose mothers are arc d dea payment Ito to be be made to the next ot of RI who are custodians of ot the children 1