El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-15
ARMY ENGINEER
/. FOR SOUTH SIDE
H. B. Stevens Urges Clean
up of Chihuahuita; Char
ity Concerns Merged.

! The Woman's Charity association
J was formally merged with the Associ-
ated Charities at a meeting in the au-
ditorium of the chamber of commerce
/ Tuesday afternoon. at o'clock. and a
motion was introduced by Mrs. Z
( kohlberg, representing the Women's
J Charity association. that the 20O mem
! bers Of the old organization be notified
! Of the merging and the fact that the
| creation of the Associated Charities
1 widened their work rather than re-
/ stricted il or took it away from them.
Turns Over 1881.
Mrs. G. L Warren, treasurer OF the
] Woman's Charity association, trans
/ ferred TO the new association fund
! of S13S-31 and gave report for the
I past six months. The report showed
( receipts of S2254S1 and disbursements
/ of S3122.91; the deficit being made up
/ by S1223 received from the Charity
/ Ball.
! The merger meeting was first pre-
! sided over by Mrs. KohIberg. who in
/ the absence of Mrs. T. W Lanier repre-
| scented the WOman's Charity assOcia-
I ton. Upon stating the purpose Of the
: meeting, the session was turned over
/ to G. P. Putnam, president of the As
! ISOLATED Charities. who explained to
! the women that, instead of their work
| being completed il had only begun on
a broader scale
Mr.. Putnam said a committee from
I the association had received a pledge
/ og $4,000 a year toward the charity
( burget. and that the same committee
! would call upon the city council Thurs
| day morning to ask for a similar sum-
! with $4,000 pledged by the city and
county, we should be able to raise 5000
among the business men and another
$1,000 among the women and. with
, budget OF $4,000. carry on our first
| years work.
Mr.. Gwin, the secretary. tells me"
Z said Mr. Putnam, that he can scarcely
! N1-n for nn
for less than $4,000 or $4,000"
Secretary Gvvin Talks.
J. B. Gwin, the new secretary. ex-
| planned the work he proposed TO carry
! said. first of all. the association would
have to conduct an employment depart
ment and place men and women IN
need He emphasized the great amount
of domestic work which might be given
TO these people and how the secretary
might be advised of such openings.
He spoke of the development OF the
work of the visiting nurse and the
need Of a second nurse to carry on this
work of relief successfully; of carrying
on the work Of a day nursery; family
rehabilitation; volunteer work; and the
need of adequate relief to aid families
lacking the necessities OF life
sMen Behind Movement
Robert Krakauer, speaking for the
new association, assured the women
that. while it is the function OF men
to finance charity. 1t is the work OF
women TO dispense II. he assured the
women that the men of FL Paso are
back of them in their relief work and
that instead of it stopping, that 1t
| should be given an impetus by the
opening up of a larger field Of action
H B. Stevens expressed himself as
believing that the best work an associ-
alton can do is to help men and women
to help themselves and that one of the
essentials is that they be found work
He endorsed the employment bureau
idea. As for Chihuahuita- We ali
recognize that II is a real and vital
problem and that, unless il is cleaned
up in time, it viii be a scene of great
epidemic he said. 4 am in favor OF
having an army engineer. or men from
the city engineering force. to set aside
a block in this section and improve Its
sanitary condition; making the block
an example.
Make 1t Compulsory.
''The work in that section Is the
work of the health department. If the
health department cannot do the work
then the owners of the buildings should
be compelled 10 make them healthy
and sanitary If the owners are not
then we should try to do it ourselves
by working in sections and instructing
the families how to make their homes
sanitary