Show MANY WAR ORPHANS PROBLEM OF LEGION mid child welfare workers are beginning D ng to realize that the tha american L legion e g on has a real consciousness of the serious gerlous problem which confronts it la in the care of children orphaned by the tha world war and those left by veter ADS g one of the best known of such workers 0 0 carstens director of th child welfare league of america recently antly made this assertion in a bulla ilian sent to members of his lation lon the letter discusses the le han proposal to take responsibility tor for no 9 welfare of orphans of service men 1 action rati ratified fled by national accord mr carstens bulletin calls attention t an outline of the legion plan which recently appeared in a publication ct c the child welfare organization this plan he bo says bays Is deserving of congratulation and reflects the farsightedness of the leggons Leg lons committee lie ile particularly commends the fact that the legion does not intend to relinquish control of these children to anyone else as it Is to be entirely a legion responsibility in suggesting methods of co opera tion tor for his organization mr carstens Car stena wrote wo we would suggest that you bring cases of service mens children to the attention of legion posts organized to consider them or to interest legion members the point as we see it Is not to request the legion to undertake the entire care of the children at once but to work out methods melli of operation cooperation co through mutual effort in dealing with the ac children who need help |