Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-29
SOCIAL SERVICE WORKERS
PROVIDE HOME FOR GIRLS
Institution Is Part OF Nurses Settle
ment, and They Want Il
PhonoXrapli.
GIRLS JUST LOVE TO DANCE
Could Fill Many Such Places-Clubs,
Glasses and Kindergarten Included
In Activity-Other Womens' Inter-
csts and Meetings for This Week.


eight girls who live there. and have
just the incest home imaginable. They
have cluhs and classes, 5000 meals,
and nice, big. airy bedrooms. but they
want to dance and why not? There
is not one over nineteen. and who
ever heard of girl under nineteen
who did not want to dance IL she
were perfectly normal--and these girls
are? They earn their own livings;
make and remodel their clothes, en-
terrain their friends just a girl
would do in her own home If she had
one. or II her parents We're in Rich
Inord. In number of instances the
girls parents are in the country.
which leaves the young wage earners
very much alone in the city.
The boarding home is conducted
under the auspices of the Nurses Set
tlenient. and is such a splendid insti-
tuition that If the settlement could
afford It, there would be boarding
homes opened in every section of the
city to accommodate the girl whose
wage is small or uncertain, and who
cannot really pay the average board
and clothe herself. When wages are
81 and board Is IS. he who runs may
read the story.
MANY FEEL INFLUENCE
OF WORK OF NURSES
In addition to those who live in tho
home. many feel its influence. There
are eighteen clubs OF various inter
csts that meet here. Some are taking
up the first aid" work; others are
studying history studying up on
the branches that will best 1T them for
business that will pay "a higher wage
than the one in which they are now
employed. Then is n club COM
posed of the girls that live In the
house called the Lucy Mason Gym
nasium Club This organization, by
reason of It's numbers. was given a
special rate in the Y. w. G. a. GYM
nasium classes. and this means one
or two evenings, OF the finest kind OF
recreation. y daily kindergarten for
the nelghborhood children is another
feature.
settlement worker and probation
officer live in the boarding homo. and
they help make il more like IL real
home They meet the young girls
friends. both boys and girls. and any
Z OF their families who may be stopping
in the city. and in mild wa? give
sage counsel if IL is sought
NURSES MADE a,7G5 VISITS
DURING LAST MONTH
This is one branch Of the Nurses
settlement work; the other Is the In
structive Visiting Nurses Associat ion,
whose work for the city of Richmond
almost every one knows. Last month
there were eleven nurses at the set
Element, who made "2.765 visits to 1876
patients. These nurses are busy
spreading the health gospel as they
20. To each home whore care Is nee
cssary. they find one member Of the
family who can take charge and they
try" 10 make clear just what they are
doing, and why. In this way the com
munity knowledge OF sanitation and
disease prevention Is extended.
But who can minister TO Il mind
aiscascd?"N, Why, the Visiting Nurses.
THIS phase OF the work is to many
even more important than that TO pre-
vent and cure the ills of the body. In
number OF cities a social service
department. has been added TO the hos
pi,als aud patients who leave arc
looked after to see that. the other side
OF their lives Is rounded out. In
Richmond ,this work is done almost
entirely by the social workers, who arc
also nurses. In this way the family !
WHO has Il dear one i'll Is not further
disturbed by another organization, com
ing into the home circle TO assist them.
LOOK AFTER SOCIAL.
As WELL. As PHYSICAL.
The nurse who mas been on the case
has naturally been the confdantc OF
all. She knows whether tho bread
winner of the family is able TO bear
the financial burdens o: tho group:
whether mental worries OF any kind
arc retardinG the fanilys progress in
several directions. When the sick one
is able TO have the nurse stop coming.
then tho social worker takes up the
case on its social -sisft. tells what
TO do and how TO do. investigates
positions for the girls, gets tho boys
into schools. and in general straight
ems UP conditions, and Is an actual
help.
Since annexation another nurse has
been added to the group. This makes
twelve nurses, one of whom Is a
colored nurse. whose wage Is paid In
part by her own people The board
a fnr 4 l,..
salaries OF the nurses. their uniforms,
bags, fare and the heating and
lighting OF th4 Nurses Home, at 30
South Cherry street, where the nurses ,
board themselves. II prov.des loan
closet. where articles for the sick arc
leaned, clothing and other comforts
given to the very poor patients. and IN
severe illnesa carctakcrs are pro-
vided and. when possible. arrange
ments arc made 10 have the patients
enter hospital. Last year $3.50
visits we're paid. and the expenses for
the year were sa,669.
PLAN TO ENLARGE WORK
DURING THIS WINTER
Heretofore subscriptions TO the Nisit-
ing Nurses have been secured through
churches OF all denominations. Now
that the two have united under the
Nurses Settlement. II has been decided
that the two should make joint APP
peal TO the citizens of Richmond. ask
ing the subscribers TO designate to
which branch of the work he prefers
TO subscribe.
Miss Mamie Minor. when seen at the
Sett"men. House yesterday, said they
were urging more people To subscribe
this year This work is OF special
value TO community. because 1t is
not charity No one is ever an
preached In the alnsgiving spirit. but
they are aided to help themselves. to
mako the most uf what they are, and
live UP TO the one, two or three talents
with which an all-wsc Providence has
supplied them
GINTER PARK WOMEN
MEET TUESDAY AFTER NOON
The Wpincus Club OF Ginter Park
VIII hold its regular meeting Wed
rcsday afternoon at ! o'clock. This
organization has done much 10 In
crease community interest there, and
il Is now planning charity tea for
December 4. from which the proceeds