El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-18
Wor,en's Organisations

The monthly meeting of the Wom-
ans Charity association was held at
the home of the president. Mrs. E.
KOhlberg.
The work of the Charity association
is steadily increasing. Relief was given
to individuals sos times during the
month OF November.
Meat. provisions, fuel and clothing
have been given to the sick and feeble
old people who come frequently, now
that the weather is colder. Mothers
of i'll babies have been fed while they
remained at home to nurse their little
ones, and those in trouble have been
helped in ways best suited to their
needs
Early in the month little girl was
brought to the office. She was incOr-
rigible and in need Of restraint
Through the kindness of father Roy,
the Church School in Denver was
opened to her and she will be placed
there for a few years under the care
of the sisters
Two other little girls who need care
fuI training, and who have been under
observation for months, are also to go
to this same school.
One family OF four have been taken
into the Charity Home at 4O5 South
Campbell street for a few DAYS IN
til they could secure rooms The head
of the family became separated from
his wife through a MISUNDERSTANDING
and. being strangers, the woman and
children were placed in the home until
the father was located.
very sick man was placed in
tent for a few days until he could
make arrangements to go to his
friends; and another man, incapaci-
tated through age and lame leg, re-
NAMED at the Charity House for two
weeks He helped with the stoves and
did little chores in return for his bed
and meals.
A woman very i'll with pulmonary
trouble was reported to the associa-
ton and upon investigation by Miss
A NJ CooksOn, the case was found to
be a very pitiful one. The mother
was in bed with no one to wait on
her The husband went to work
early in the morning, and the chill
dren cared for themselves and went
TO school. Conditions were indescrib-
able and the need Of help very plain
The mans income would have been
sufficient to keep the family in COM
fort II there, had been a strong, cap
able woman In charge, but with the
mother i'll in bed and the children
too young to have much knowledge or
judgment the money was not spent TO
advantage and the woman was suffer-
Ing Tor the lack Of necessities as well
as comforts A member of the assOcia-
ton became interested in the case and
gave a very generous supply of bed
ding. heavy wooden blanket and
warm night gowns. The association
gave her good mattress, and then
enough money was contributed to pay
q woman to go into this home for a
rev hours every day to clean and
make the sick woman as comfortable Z
as possible This woman is also one
of the associations pensioners. She
mas tubereular husband and three ]
children TO support The one sum is [
now helping both families
A little boy of five was brought to 4
the baby hospital at the Charity home /
with pneumonia: The child was so ]
sick that it took the entire time OF }
three nurses to care for him. He was ]
by far the worst case that has been /
brought up, as he was delirious and /
to nurse Il seemed that he I
could not survive the long run of the
fever but he slowly convalesced and !
was discharged last week cured
The hospital has been done over. the
walls were painted new beds were
DrOvements installed.
DR.. Craige is much interested and is
anxious to have it on a good hospital
basis. Under his care the hospital work
has been very successful.
DR.. Kluttz continues his interest in
he work.
The baby clinic in the county iail is
n charge Of DR.. Irving Mcneil. while /
Dr.. Stark looks after the eyes. ears and
hrOats of the patientS
The laundry is doing good work and /
s1VeS employment to 10 women daily !
Bills for relief have been much reduced |
ince the laundry was installed.
The visiting nurse has continued on
Ter rounds of visits, teaching how to !
make the home clean and to make it
and convenient
Little garments are made over for I
ne DaDleS and many of the women and
iris show a desire to learn to sew
The police reported the case of
irl in roOming house without money
. meet her expenses Miss Cookson
Ound the girl as they said and car
led her to the Charity house. whore
he was cared for until she was suf-
,cienty well to go to her home in
neighbOring state.
The Travellers aid at the station took
young girl to the home until her
amily could be communicated with.
he girl had entrusted some one to
urchase her ticket to California Civ
lg him all her money When she |
cached FL PasO she found that her
lcket read only to this point instead |
f her destination.
Another woman and her two children !
-ere taken to the home by the Travel
rs bid. Through some error she could
OF purchase her ticket at reduced rates
S she had planned. She had to wait
ntI the matter could be Strengthened
ut before continuing her trip. While (
J the Charity house she helped with
be sewing.
The cooperation of the Woman's
harity association with the Salvation
rmy successfully inaugurated last
later, has been resumed. and able |
odled male applicants for charity have
cen sent to the Salvation Army wood