Show I TilE 0 I Copt Cop C y for tor f r Department b by the th thA A n rl n Lelon LeeSon L IB New N n llen-Io llen S IMPORTANT STEPS IN CHILD WELFARE The opening recently of ot two new American Legion billets for tor orphans I ot of the World war tsar and the appointment ot of Miss C C formerly agent of ot the St Louis board of ot chil chil- chil children's children's drens dren's guardians ns as field secretary for tor forthe the tho child welfare division ell mark marlc ha- ha Im Important forward steps In the American Legions Legion's national child welfare pro pro- program program gram am declared Mark T McKee national na- na national na national chairman of ot the Legions Legion's child welfare committee e One cottage was opened at Otter Lake Mien Mich and oneat oneat one ono at N J Tile The new cotta cottage e at Otter Lake Is the lie fourth to be opened there three cottages having previously been opened The fourth cottage was built to preclude all nil possibility of ot crowding at the Otter Olter Lake billet v T Twenty six Twenty Ix children can cnn be accommodated In the new cottage Twelve children were waiting wafting to go Into it when It was wasI opened I The funds to build the new ne cottage were subscribed b by the American Le- Le Legion Le Legion gion glon and Its auxiliary department ot of Michigan That department also es- es established established es established the other cottages at Otter Lake with the exception of ot the one built by the national body of ot the aux aux- auxiliary aux auxiliary lar 1 from dimes contributed by its members The home Is a colonial mansion surrounded by two acres ot of beautiful grounds It was purchased with the proceeds of ot the tir annual sales ot of poppies on Memorial day Le Legion ion posts and auxiliary units of the four counties of ot Burlington Camden Gloucester and Salem are arc responsible for this billet Ownership ot of o the property will be vested In a n local board but the administration of ot the billet will be assumed by the national child welfare committee of the Amer Amer- AmerIcan Amerlean American ican lean Legion Increasing activity in child child welfare work brought home to Legion officials the advisability of ot securing additional personnel to direct and supervise the tho work To that end Miss lIss was appointed field secretary ot of o the tho Le- Le Legion's Le Legion's gions gion's child welfare committee said Mr Ir McKee She will assist in set set- setting setting set setting ting up the lie Legions Legion's child welfare field service Miss lIss lias tins been actively ely en- en engaged en engaged In the work of ot the hoard board ot of childrens children's guardians at SL St Louis since Its creation In 1012 1912 She has advanced ad- ad advanced ad advanced from the position of secretary to the tho superintendent of ot the former St Louis Industrial school to agent ot of the lie board doing the work of ot executive executive executive tive secretary of ot the tir board and dl- dl director di director rector of ot the placing out department She has handled several hundred adoptions In the juvenile ju court and has been legal representative of ot the board In all courts She holds the de de- degree de- de degree degree gree of Bachelor of ot Laws and Is a member of the American Association ot of Social Workers of ot the National Conference of ot Social Workers and of various other professional bodies Miss Is n a member of ot the th auxiliary of ot Quentin Roosevelt post posto ot of the American Legion at St Loula |