El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-14
CHARITY WORK IS DISCUSSED ALL
ITS PHASES BY THE WOMEN OF Ell PASO

on Thursday afternoon in the Charity
Home, 4O5 South Campbell street. Mrs.
{ Z. KOhlberg, first vice president Of the
| association at the request Of the presi-
dent, Mrs. Marie LOomis, took charge
of the afternoon. The minutes Of the
previous meeting on January 10, were
read by the recording secretary MIS-
Irving Mcneil, and were approved
Mrs. Mcneil read the report of the
superintendent Miss Ada A. Cookson,
for the month of January. She reported
many donations Of clothing bedding
and supplies during the extremely cold
weather A tent mas been given 10y
the association IN Government Elll Tor
abtub ercular patient The patient sur
fering from the same disease In the
tent at the Charity Home died, and
his wife and daughter returned to their
home. Orders for milk. meat and bread
are reported as continually pouring IN
The three girIs who were recently sent
to Denver We're reported as DONG Well
During the month 327 persons were
given aid. TWenty-siX of these were
Americans, four negroes, IS MeXicans
and one Dane. The number of cases Of
relief given were SIS The care Of most
Of these fell upon the nurses About
p were given aid by the superintend-
ent and three by the assistant superin-
tendent.
The number Of cases admitted to the
hospital for treatment during the
month of January were 16. OF these
10 were discharged after treatment,
two died and four are remaining. Some
d.
intestinal trouble and many other dis
eases. Mrs. Charles Stevena chair
man Of the house committee, reported
that the cost of running the house dur
ing the month Of January had been
much less than at any other pre-
Vtous time, as arrangements had been
made with the wholesale dealers to
supply them with food. The total ex-
pense during January by this depart
ment was S249-1O making the average
per meal 10 cents 1t was reported that
SlS meals had been served at the hos
pltal, 42S in relief work, 217 to the
laundry, and 37S 10 employees, making
a total OF 1907 meals served during
the month.
Mrs. J. A. Rawlings. chairman Of the
baby committee, reported three meet
lngs held during the month Accounts
were kept, bills paid, nurses appointed
and staff OF physicians consisting of
DTS Branch Cralge, ". C kluttZ, j. A
aid The salaries of three nurses were
especial expenses. The total disburse-
ments were S24S-21. Mrs. Rawlings
SPOKE OF the little paralytic boy, Harry
Phillips, better known as Happy
Harry" who, through the kind dona-
ton OF Mrs. Josephine Nations MOrfit
and other donations of her friends and
the newspapers, has been sent 10 the
chlldrenS home IN Denver. A woman
was sent with Happy Harry" to care
Tor him and he viii remain in the home
Tor three years and receive treatment.
Mrs. Rawlings read a clipping from a
Denver paper which told of the boys
picture OF him on the clipping shows
mat ne IS well named, for he is Smil-
ing as II he were the happiest boy in
the world and not a pathetic cripple.
Inc report OF the visiting nurse, Miss
Barlow, showed the most seriously sick
given special attention BY herself and
the district nurse There were 95 visits
made to sick and needy and IS of these
were MeXlcans and Miss Barlow spoke
particularly Of the gratitude among
these needy foreigners. She said many
OF the Mexican women viii work freely
10 aid another and that several had
Deen given sewing and in that way
direct charity was relieved
Laundry work.
Ihls report showed 172h days work
pIoyed. and 559S large pieces of Iaun-
dry washed and 785 smaller pieces /
w nile this work Of the association has
never been on a paying basis. it comes
nearer one Of the principal ideas Of the
association not 10 pauperize" than any
otRer department; as il not only gives
the women employment but teaches
them to do good laundry work
The tubercular report showed IS Wis
us made 10 sick q patients on the list,
= o. WhOm are Americans and TWO
DR.. c NJ Hendricks holds a
IuDerculaC clinic on Tuesday afternoon
from to 8 o'clock at the court house.
The expenses for the month were
SZI5-2l. The expenses have been some
what reduced owing TO the refund Of
Sz5O to the tubercular department by
the state society from the sale Of Red
Cross seals OF last year
AT the meeting Of the executive board
on THURSDAY morning at the home of
was decided to employ Mrs. Mary FL Z
we'll as superintendent OF the assOcia-
hon, when Miss COOkson, the present /
leaves Miss CoOksOn /
-lnds, on account Of physical inability,
hat she is not able to carry on the
work longer and it IS with regret that 1
ne association accepts her resignation. /
It was reported that she has shown /
5reat capacity for work and great un- /
ieltishness as she has often been called /
lpon 10 DO the work OF superintendent |
assistant and nurse, and the asSOcia-
ion feels that the members owe her a !
lebt OF gratitude for her services for /
ne past year.
Rev Miles Hanson gave a brief out
Inc Of the Elberfeld system Of char
" which prevails in Germany and
ome English cities It was decided in
MS particularly English city Of which
kew. Mr.. Hanson spoke that in the (
natter Of charity. the individual work
vas useless and that the civic re- I
possibility for the poor was as great |
IS any other civic question It was ]
leclded that the town should meet the
ieeds OF the people. The town was
lVlded into five districts and in these
lStrlcts the persons were TO call aid 1
rom the others. On each street a man 1
M woman were held responsible for
Feryone in need living on that street ]
4 central committee Of "a was ap-
,Gl4Led ana II the persons in the dis
LlCts 4ouhd any particularly hard
asses to handle they were to he re-
'orted to the central committee and a
Sg ntar report given every two weeks
.ney found no difficulty in getting
unas when needed and, contrary to the
ustom IN such work in America. the
Lsn TOOK the responsibility They
ere detailed to give the people aid
- SET on their feet and horses and
.d5Qns were bought and sewing and
41LltIng machines purchased to aid Z
nem IN securing work When the
y SIm was first started, there were
S sts from Is to 20 persons dav. and I
4 4 yer e had been used for some time /
ne ne cans Tor aid were greatly reduced. /
-t.eIy Dooy was asked to refuse to give /
= iNate CHARITY This system has been 1
operation now for seven years and
treet O'SI edch /
rabbi Martin Zielonka spoke on the
e,usssII sage system of charities in 1
~ YORK and said that an experience5 !
OIAer IN that line might be able to /
ope win the serious problems OF char
y n tnls city. He thought prObabI /
" hlDerfeld system would not meet
ne Soholtlons in FL PasO as so many / .
Ine applicants are foreigners. and /
y iLle u. measures are necessary to ham
- me situation Mr.. ZielOnka thought J (
"a the workers in the system in New /
OIk would be better fitted as tbev
Re constantly brought in contact with
eOpie OF almost every nationality in