El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-17

bell street to receive reports of work
done. Mrs. o. Kohlberg. presided and
the recording secretary, Mrs. J. A. Rice,
and the corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Irving J. McNiel. and Mrs. a. F. Kerr,
treasurer. filled their respective offices.
The directors report was given as
follows by Miss Ada Cookson
Relief report. April to September
Number Of applicants aided, 6O2;
Americans. 226; MeXicans, 800, negroes,
Is. Number of grocery orders. 37S;
number of storeroOm orders, 465; mea {
orders, 1l9; free meat, 729; dozens Of
eggs. 5912; dozens of fruit, 1919;
milk, 1852 = quarts. bread. 1920 loaVes,
ice to families; fuel, 16 orders; shoes,
SIS pairs; clothing, SS7 pieces: transpor-
tat1on given to four persons orders for
transportation, 30 persons; number re-
ferred to doctor, seven; referred to
clinic, q; meals given, 81; lodging, IS;
employment, 275; rent paid, one; num-
Der placed in hospital, II; practical
nurse placed with persons, one; num-
Der placed IN sanatoriums, two; number
furnished with tent, one; kilograms
sent, eight; letters sent 4S, telephone
calls. zSl4; messengers sent 49, deaths,
seven; adoptiOns, two
Societies cooperating: City council,
city health department; county COM
missiOners, court, county health depart
ment county hospital, Hotel Dieu. Ma
sonic lodge, Catholic Benevolent order,
church, Episcopal church, Sunshine Day
Nursery, and Salvation Army. Immi-
grafton bureau police department, cor
poration court P r. Price, Daughters
Of the Confederacy.
Relief Report Of the Home.
Number Of cases, 81 American, So
AEeXicanS two, negroes two; number Of
days IA hOurs) 49,; number of half
days, II; number OF extra meals served
TO patients from the office, e.
Laundry Report of Charity Home
The laundry is to furnish employment
for people that must have work who
otherwise would have to receive aid
from the Charity association. They
are taught how to do good laundry and
given recommendations so that they
may be self sustaining Expenses for
July August and September have been
sos, and the receipts S155. With the
new management and the quality of
work done it will be self sustaining
from now on.
Save BabIesv Department.
Clinical report from May to Septem-
Der: Number of children, 1850; num-
Der OF prescriptions 2105.
The visiting nurse reports 651 calls
in May, June, July and August
The Baby Hospital.
Number OF cases, 3; Americans, y; I
MeX1canss 20 Number Of chiloren's
cases, Is; number Of days GA hours, /
900; number Of days (12 hours 461.
Financial Report.
Woman's Charity fund, Mrs. A F. I
Kerr. treasurer. Receipts, S132S.S7; ex- /
penses, S3416.54.
The save the Babies" fund. Mrs. 7. (
g. McNary, treasurer. Receipts, I
s152L90; expenses $1263.8O-
Financial report by Mrs ". C. Davis, I
chairman OF finance;
The WOmans Charity association has I
funds on hand TO carry on the work two +
months more. 1t requires over $500 a /
month to meet the expenses Of the
ri n1 q %
he Charity ball receipts. TIE city and
he county and individual cOntribut-
rs for the support OF the charity WORK !
The following are the individual con
individuals Contributing.
April !. to October /. 1912. Mrs. W.
= Davis. chairman of finance:
Mrs J. A Rice. HOman SanatOrium,
Irs Moye. Mrs. NcHattan. Mrs, Pfaff.
Irs. W. II. Bryan. Mrs. r. NJ Ratliff.
Hiss Ruth Augur. Mrs. Boone Mrs. j. Z. 3
3ishOp, Mrs. Z. S. Stewart Mrs 6.
stewart Mrs. Wimberley, Mr. HOlgate,
Llss Reade, Mrs W r Brown Mrs. :
Harper, Miss Inbridger, Mrs. NJ. f. Rush.
Irs. Cyrus. Mrs. ". D. Wise, Mrs. TUp
ler Mrs. F. B. Simmons. Mrs. Van c.
Wilson, Mrs. B. @. Tarver, Mrs. Arm
trong, Mrs RAY Mrs. Josephine
irs. ". IT. Burgess. Mrs. c. q. Morris. I
irs. F. Kohlberg, Mrs. Thomas Bon
tow, Mrs. #. G Ferris, Mrs. =. O. Bald
vim. Mrs. Alburtus Mrs. Lemon, Mrs. .
z. A. armstrong, Mrs Frank Coles. Mrs.
-rakauer, Mrs. r Bailey. FL Paso School
or Girls, Mrs. Walker. Mrs. Turner,
irs. F. McGinnis, Mr.. Waugh, Mrs Geo,
Iorse, Mr. Harvey, Walter Bateman,
Irs. BischOff. Many parcels were re-
eived without names.
Firms Contributing.
April l TO October I, 1872. Mrs. ".
. Davis, chairman of finance:
bakery, Republic Coffee Co, Western
'offee Co., Standard Grocery, oysters
: O. D. Market, Gulf Refining Co, Ma
ions Meat & Supply Co, FL Paso Dairy,
10 Grande Broom factory, Popular Dry
foods Co, Hawkins Dairy r. L Dan
j Co., Burton Lingo Lumber Co. Rog-
rs Furniture Co. Potter Drug Co, T.
Z. Simmons Co., sos s. Stanton St. Bad
er Fuel Co, z. T. Neff & Co, El PasO
uel Co. HiXsOn Jewelry Co, Gus
Lomsen. Kress & Co. Segau Optical I
o., China Palace, Watson's Grocery,
i Paso Trunk factory, N. Ainsa & Son.
Relief Report.
April 1 to October I. 1912. Mrs. c. z.
-elly, chairman Of relief.
"The past six months work Of the
.harity association has been heavy
he opening of the Charity house and
'aby hospital fills great need, it has
pened many avenues Of relief for those !
Tho apply to Us for assistance. Men
nd women of our own race are here
AIRED for given shelter and food and !
rejected until their cases are prop /
rly disposed of by placing them in po-
iuons. hospitals, etc, as the needs re-
uire.
Previous to the opening Of the Char
Y house provisions were given to hun
~ families when work could not be /
rOvlded, that is when upon inveStiga-
on they were found worthy, now we
End an applicant to the Home to work
NO hours to be paid with provisions
he impOster is in this way quickly
elected and the self respect of many
these poor people preserved Sew
raj women have offered to work for
in return for what they have re
lived one poor old Mexican regularly
aries home sewing which she can do
her home and is much pleased to do J
sr part in the work for the babies.
We are about to erect a tent in the
de yard where we may place a tu- I
CIRCULAR patient for a night or two. ]
-e have placed one in the basement S
a cot, and one slept on the front YER ]
ida, but we need a better and more ! ;
place where one is pro- y
cted and which can be kept sanitary. ] a
One family consisting Of two old Z
omen, Americans, have been under
lr care for more than a year. and as
ey are not growing younger we prob C.
)ly will have to assist hem more and +
ore. One old woman who is now in c
e Home is another case which has s
en difficult to settle. There are no o