El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-11

uuentIy more appeals have to be made.
Among the people helped by the asso-
citation are many worthy ones VINO ap-
preciare the help and to those the new
warm children's garments are given,
supplying the wants for the entire sea-
son. IN regard to the 344 applicants
for help made during the month, out
side of those asking for employment
Mrs. Lanier spoke of the woodward
which is being worked in cooperation
with the salvation Army. The Charity
association has supplied $25 worth OF
wood. This is kept in the yard Of the
Salvation Army and any able bodied
applicants for meals, lodging or heIp'
are sent to the woodward 10 DO GER
tain amount of work in return for
what thew receive. 1t also serves as
a place to help men hunting work 10
earn their meals and lodgings while an
effort is being made to find other EN-
plOyment for them. The wood thus
split is used by the ASSOCIATION tol
distribution among the charity cases OF
is sold. Mrs Lanier spoke of the very
large number of able bodied men seek
ing employment men of all sorts of
trades. Employment was found Tor
6S cases. Against the 344 applications
for help were Is individuals contrlDut-
ing.
One very distressing feature that has
to be handled by the Charity associa-
tion is the tubercular cases that come
in such numbers to this city as a last
resort, usually in the last stages of
the disease and at the end of their
finance. It is impossible to provide
these cases with all of the food they
require in order to make any fight for
health at all. At best they can simply
be kept supplied with the bare neces-
stiles. With the completion of the
county hospital, the association will
have a place to put tents for the tu-
U TnnV
given some sort of care but the situa-
ton is a rather serious one on account
of the very large number Of almost
destitute tubercular people needing
care. Mrs. Lanier spoke Of the help
fulness of the lodging accommodations
of the Charity settlement house on
South Campbell street. A large men s
dOrmitOry has been made by throwing
the rooms together and this is equipped
with hospital cots. The blankets and
bedding is protected by covers which
may be easily removed Tor Laundry, and
here during the past month 522 nights
lodgings were given men. In order
both to keep the association from be-
ing imposed upon and also to help
those receiving aid to feel they are
giving something in return, some work
is required in exchange from every
one and those able to pay something,
however little, are asked to do so.
During these recent cold nights the
accommodations have been taxed to
the limit and as many as % in one
night have been given lodging. On ac-
count of the large number asking for
employment, the time of the superin-
tendent of the charity work, Mrs. c. A.
Hooper. was almost taken up with try
ing to find employment for the appH-
cants, so during the past month Mrs.
Frank Williams has managed the en-
plOyment department, enabling Mrs.
Hooper to continue with the other work
OF the association. For the coming
month Mrs. Charles Z. Bryan will look
after this work.
Mrs. Lanier made an appeal for do
nations of mems winter underwear, and
for bedding for the lodging home. She
also asked for pictures to help make
the settlement house attractive.
The association mas found that en-
plOyment may be found for boys very
easily if they have a bicycle. Conse-
quently for some time, the association
has had a bicycle which has been
loaned temporarily until the boy has
by his work been able to save up
enough to purchase one of his own.
But this wheel is now worn out The
association is now endeavOring to find
another bicycle that might be of use.
Throughout her report Mrs. Lanier
cited more or less pathetic cases that
had come before the association Tor
help. Six new members were reported,
these were Mesdames Thomas Goodwin,
Sam Given. V. E. Raggio, F. G. Mas
quelette, c. NJ Harvey, J. J. Mundy
and Samuel Schultz. Mrs. W. F. Rob
inson viii be on the membership COM
mittee for the coming month.
The next general meeting of the as
sOciation will occur the second Thurs
day in January at the home of Mrs
Charles Davis on West Boulevard Re
freshments Of fruit punch and cakes
were served during the afternoon
Among those present were. Mesdames
Olga KOhlberg. E. A. Henning. Paul
Ginther, Claiborne Adams, a. W. Nc
Lean, H. W. Broaddus T. W. Lanfers
Frank Williams. Harry Ramey, r. l.
Ramey o. H. Baum, Fred G. Billings
D. Gordon Perry, Charles E. Bryan,
r. NJ Dudley Ed White, Charles Given,
Harris Krupp, F. G. Masquelette, c. G.
Hull G. II. Leavell, Clyde Holmes, f. f.
J. Mccarthy, S. T. Turner, Charles B.
Stevens and W. F. Robinson.