. Biennial report of the State Board of Charities and Public Welfare to the General Assembly of North Carolina. l 1, 1947 Mrs. Walter C. Crowell, Monroe Term expires April 1, 1945 Robert Hairston, Reidsville Term expires April 1,1949 Mrs. R. H. Latham, Asheville Term expires April 1,1949 JOHN A. Oates, Fayetteville Term expires April 1, 1949 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL To His Excellency, J. Melville Broughton,Governor of North Carolina. Sir: I have the honor of handing you herewith the reportof the North Carolina State Board of Charities and Public Wel-fare for the biennial period dating from July 1
. Biennial report of the State Board of Charities and Public Welfare to the General Assembly of North Carolina. l 1, 1947 Mrs. Walter C. Crowell, Monroe Term expires April 1, 1945 Robert Hairston, Reidsville Term expires April 1,1949 Mrs. R. H. Latham, Asheville Term expires April 1,1949 JOHN A. Oates, Fayetteville Term expires April 1, 1949 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL To His Excellency, J. Melville Broughton,Governor of North Carolina. Sir: I have the honor of handing you herewith the reportof the North Carolina State Board of Charities and Public Wel-fare for the biennial period dating from July 1, 1942, throughJune 30, 1944. May I call your attention to the continuing development of thepublic welfare program as a result of the increasing demandsfor the types of social services this agency can render the citizensof the state. Not only have the statutory activities of the agencybeen expanded in an effort to meet the demand for public welfareservices but also new activities directly related to the war havebeen a significant aspect of the work of the biennium. Very truly yours, Wm. A. Blair, DEDICATION In grateful recognition of her years of service to the cause ofpublic welfare in North Carolina and in appreciation of theefforts she so untiringly gave toward the betterment of the lifeof the less fortunate citizens of the state, both children andadults, the State Board of Charities and Public Welfare dedicatesthis volume to MRS. W. T. BOST who served as North Carolinas third commissioner of publicwelfare from the time of her appointment by the board on April1, 1930, until her retirement on May 30, 1944. CONSTITUTIONAL MANDATE Beneficent provision for the poor, the unfortunate, andorphan, being one of the first duties of a civilized andChristian State, the General Assembly shall, at its first ses-sion, appoint and define the duties of a Board of PublicCharities, to whom shall be entrusted the supervision of allcharitable and penal state institutions, and who shal
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