Show SALT LAKER TELLS OF SOCIAL WORK Conference at Kansas City Takes Advanced Stand StandI I in Many Lines Mrs Amy Brown Lyman general secretary tary of the National Women's Relief societies has returned from Kansas City where she went with several others to attend the National Conference of Social Work held from I May 1 15 to 22 I Among others who went to the convention con con- are Miss 1 Kate Williams and I Miss Claire Smith representing the Charity Organization societies Apostle Apos Apos- tie tle S. S L. L Richards and Mrs 1 Richards Beth Bradford who went from Denver Den Den- vcr ver where she had been attending the home service institute ute for six weeks representing the relief societies societies so so- so-I so Mrs Arthur S. S Bird representing represent represent- ing the Catholic Women's league the Charity Charily Organization so societies and the Red Cross The object of the convention according according ac ac- acI I cording to Mrs Lyman was was' to formulate formulate for for- plans to apply the lessons I which the war is teaching aching and to use them i in l civil pro problems lems as as tl the govern govern- ment has used them in tn military ar- ar fairs Among the prominent speakers speak speak- ers era well known nationally were Henry P. P Davison head of the national Red RedCross RedCross RedCross Cross Julia Lathrop head of the Child Welfare league and pioneer in many movements for the betterment of child labor conditions Florence Kelly secretary sec see of the National Consumers' Consumers I league and Jane Addams of Hull House Chicago I The social workers have decided i according to Mrs 1 Lyman that if Camp I II Funston Kan as a model could be beI I I cleaned of malaria and all sorts of social vice for the safe keeping of the soldiers that a similar amount of work vork expended will bring about equal results in civil life for fol the betterment of the men women and children not in service S Another movement which the social workers are backing will be that of I visiting the families of enlisted menI men and offering them assistance and comfort comfort com I fort for they claim that if the family of the enlisted man is happy and contented contented contented con con- I tented the soldier will be contented and it will keep up the morale of the army Problems brought about by the thc war and those which must be met in the coming days of reconstruction were also taken up at the convention Among those who went from Ogden to the convention were E. E S. S Hinckley of the state industrial school ool and I Miss Cora Corn of the Ogden Relief Relief Re Re- lief lieC society |