Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-11-01


crusade against tuberculosis" 'The
civil betterment association" "The
PHILADELPHIA association for house
hold research" and THE juvenile
court and probation system" are treat
ed in brief and pithy papers by repre-
sentative Philadelphia women. In
1903 Philadelphia's death rate from
tuberculosis was shocking-3125, o.
one-ninth of the total death rate; and
as Mrs. Charles J. Hatfield observes,
it is estimated there are more than
10. 900 cases every year, very grave
condition of things. There are six
hospitals that receive cclsumptives:
The first systematic effort by wo-
men in this crusade was the forma-
ton Of women's auxiliary oft he free
hospital for poor consumptives in
June. 1904. In the fall of the same
year, it was decided tc adopt the plan
followed by the Stonywold sanatorium
of New York, of organizing number
of auxliaries throughout the city. In
consequence, there are at present SIX
WfDllttt duAAlAdi tNo anu q JoAACA
tgroup, having in all about 400 mem
| 5ers. Three of these auxiliaries were
organized among members of the
civic club. the New Century club, and
Ithe college club. AS a result there was
formed in April by the Civic better
meat association of the Civic club a
committee on tuberculosis, designed
to comprise at least one representa-
tive from every charitable organiza-
ton IN the city, with the idea Of in
vesugating the condition of poor con
sumptives and spreading accurate in
formation as to methods of proven
tiau, ard modern care Of cases =
tuberculosis, and their work is as fol
lows:
I. A canvass of general hospitals
and dispensaries in the city to iures-
tieate their facilities for the treat
ment of tuberculosis patents; a SINH
| lar plan Of investigation of hospitals
Throughout the state to be suggested
to the women's clubs of Pennsylvania.
2 A canvass of diet kitchens to
develop facilities for distributing milk
auJ eggs to destitute consumptiyes.
8. Distribution of tuberculosis lit
eraure to workers in department
stores and factories, and also to the
student of the medical colleges o. the
icity.
4. 70 arrange wherever possible for
| popular lectures on tuberculosis by
tho members of the staff of the Phipps
institute, a special effort being made
to reach the private and public
schools.
;. To visit drug stores asking them
10 keep the display supplies fer con.
sumptives.
AS for the civic betterment associa.
ton, it l. groups of women in the
election divisions Of the various
wards, and these neighborhood
branches hold monthly meetings from
October to April and work to improve
the con lition of the streets, to secure
Fairgrounds, pre- ent the issue of
liquor licenses and sale of tobacco to
minors, and similar objects, and to
advance in every possible way the
citizenship of the voters in the neigh
borhoods where these branches exist
The central committees work for the
juvenile court parks and Fairgrounds.
street car service and police matrons,
anything and everything that is with
in their influence that makes for
civic betterment.
- The work of Household research"
hardly needs mention, for 1t is EN-.
bodied in the investigations of Miss
Frances Kellor, described in her
"Out of work" lectures, and papers
on the methods Of employment bu-
reaus; the conditions both of house.
hold AMI of the servants that work in
them; their needs and the course best
20 pursue; the advantages of training
schools; the conditions of lodging,
houses for the unemployed. and the
dangers that arise from them. The
work begun by Miss kellor and now
carried on by the intermunicipal com
mittee on household research, com
mittee formed of representatives
fgoD Boston, eNw York and Phila-
dclphia with Miss Kellor as general
director is not for the furtherance of
ease anu comfort but the advance.
ment of morals:
The work of the association is two
fold; first, that of investigation of
facts and conditions in the field of
| household industry which has already
been outlined, with the view to eff
] feet constructive work to meet the
conditions and needs as ascertained;
second this constructive work to be
effected by the coordination of
Iagcncies already existing whenever
possible. The constructive work to
he along the lines of substituting for
IAN unconscious commercial system,
ignorant of AMI Indifferent to its part
in the ecoaomic welfare as It affects
/ the household work, and often I'M
moral. a conscious humane system
providing proper care and protection
10 both householder and household
worker b. providing tlJ agents at the
iccks TO meet The frieudless gills as
they arrive and who would other.
wise he liable to get into the hands
Iof Unsergpul0us employment agencies
tsi a proper boarding place for such
newcomers sntil they get work and
{ for these who are temporarily out OF
work. t3A model employment