Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-29
SOCIAL SERVICE
CLUB ON RECORD
FOR A new JAIL
Moral Welfare of Inmates De-
mands More Sanitary
Housing, 1t Is Said.
REVIEW SOCIAL PROGRESS
September Meeting Largely Devoted
to Summing Up Of Work So
Far Accomplished.

The Tri-City Social Service club put
itself on record last evening as favor
ing the $4,000 bond issue for the cree
ton of a county jail in this city. 1t
is held by the club that a sanitary
jail will have a good effect on the
morals of the inmates and that it is a
matter that should receive the appro-
baton of every social service worker.
The matter was acted upon at the Sep
TENDER meeting of the club held in the
y. NJ. c. A following the serving of
supper at $50 to a large number of
members and friends. representing the
three cities.
The subject of a community training
school was also discussed after il had
been presented by the president, Rev
/. O. Nothstein. This is a matter that
is being advocated by religious work
ers and was presented yesterday be-
fore the Ministerial alliance by DR.. r.
y. Shepherd, educational secretary of
the state Sunday School association.
the idea of which is to give the school
child credits for time spent in the
study of the bible under qualified
teachers. The matter was well re-
ceived by the club. though no definite
action was taken on it.
Review Social Progress.
The general topic for discussion was
a review of social progress in the
three cities during the summer Just
passed. Miss Owens, president of the
East Moline Woman's club gave a short
talk on the Fairgrounds movement, as
carried into effect in her home city
The movement was given a good try
out and has been found to work sat
isfactorily
Mrs. rI'~ Hamlin of Davenport
spoke on social center work as car
ried out in Chicago and advocated the
establishment of social centers in the
three cities. available to both men
and women. Mrs. Josephine Barn
hart, visiting nurse of Moline, told of
the infant welfare work in Moline.
The movement has been very success
fully carried out in that city. where
a special effort has been made along
the lines of prevention of disease. She
stated that when the work was in
augurated in Moline it was found that
one out of every four babies died from
preventable disease. This ratio she
believes is being reduced through the
education of the mothers. Misses
Georgia Turnbull and Edna Flanagan.
visiting nurses of this city. spoke of
the child welfare work as carried on
under their direction at the West End
settlement. This movement was be-
gun during the last summer and has
been successful in every respect. and
much good has been accomplished.
Especially helpful have been the elm
les for the older children, saving time
for the mothers and nurses in the
care and treatment of children. Thir-
ty-two babies are enrolled at the sta
ton. The club was given an invita-
ton to visit the station any Wednes-
day afternoon when the babies are
weighed and examined.
Talks of FIyIess City.
l.. II. Martin, secretary of the Y. VI.
c. A. introduced the subject of a hyless
city and cited as an example Green's
boro. y. c, which city is IS percent
hyless and has a one-third negro pop
ulation. He was of the impression
that with such results accomplished
in a city with so large a negro popula-
tion as least as much If not more
could be accomplished in this city. He
submitted the proposition of inaugur-
ating a hyless city campaign next
spring and the suggestion was well re-
ceived and IL is probable that some
thing along these lines vii be done at
the opening of spring next year.
The next meeting will be held in
Moline Oct. &c and the topic will be
school nursing.