El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-06
AGED GRANDFATHER
WITH bURRO TEAM
Drives From Deming, 80
Miles, to Get Orphans.
Monthly Report of
Woman's Charity.

There is always a CHEEKY sidey' says
the March report of relief work of the
Woman's Charity association. even in
our seeming most hopeless cases The
members especially those of the board,
will remember the Los Ganos family We
cared for about Christmas time. The
mother, a widow. died of tuberculosis,
leaving a family of four small children
among them a blind baby, who was
adopted by the godfather. The other
three we have been supplying with
clothes, the county giving the food. A
few days ago the old grandfather drove
two little burrOs TO a farm wagon all
the way from Deming and said he was
now able to care for them and had
come to take them off our hands"
Following is the report presented
at the regular meeting today:
March has been a very busy month
and we found many opportunities to re-
lieve much suffering. Not day has
ended that we did not feel at its close
we had done something to help some one
less fortunate than ourselves. OF money
we do not always have an abundance,
yet like the widows mite it never quite
gives out.
But we can truly say that the giving
of money is the least of the work the
charity does. We found many diseour
aged, suffering. and alone in their mis-
food, clothing-etc., and kept them un-
der constant care, and if found worthy,
many visits were made there, always
carrying words of cheerNand encourage
ment until they were self supporting.
We have received many donations of
clothing and seven dozen fresh eggs,
but we~61ways have a place to put Them
and need more at the present time
The little 5yearold tubercular boy re-
ferred to US by the Health league no
longer needs human aid, for he is dead,
but We are helping his little brother,
who has contracted the disease.
Our opportunities for doing good
have been many, and our experience has
been interesting and varied We have
secured half rates from hospitals and
railroads, had notes extended, secured
deeds TO homes, Investigated life insur-
ance by seeing that the policies are kept
paid up, written letters home, and our
matrOn, Mrs Hill, even appeared once
n court in behalf of a very worthy
woman
The family in East Ell Paso whom
we have been caring for since Christ
mas-the wife and mother most Of the
time in St Marks hoSpital-expect to
leave next week for Pennsylvania their
former home. Arrangements are now
being made for their journey and
friends fouE6 to care for them on their
arrival
I'VE cannot speak in detail of the
ca ses, but the following is sum total
Of the relief work for the month of
Mar..b:
Relief given to $50 persons. of whom
there were:
antilles, 81.
Widows. Sc
Young men. 4.
Visits. As.
Interviews in office, 131.
Grocery orders given, 49,
Flour from Storer DOM. $3.50
Coffee from storeroom, $40 OF this
$1.95 was given for work.
Meal tickets, 4.
Meat orders. both free and paid, So
Bread tickets, 200.
Eggs donated and given to sick peo-
pie, seven Dozen
Garments given, 1872
Shoes, six pairs.
Lodgings, f.
Prescriptions 3
One fountainsyringe.
Fuel orders, l.
One request for transportation.
Horlfck's matted milk in one case.
Number of quarts of fresh milk, 129.
Mrs. John L. Dyer,
Chairman.
Mrs. w. S. Crombie,
Mrs. d. T. White.
Committee"