El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-12

Mrs. T. IS. Lanier. the president Of
I the association, to cooperate in form
ing q plan that may be suggested TO
the city council fO- an antfly cam
paign for FL Paso-
The reports of the various branches
OF the Charity ASSOCIATION work dur
ing the month were read On account
I OF the stormy weather, the relief work
for the sick and the night lodgings
Z given to unemployed men have been
unusually heavy. Ms. 7. W. Lanier
I told Of the work OF the past month.
| Applications for help were made by 4i5
persons and for these employment was
I found for So Relief Of various kinds
{ was given TO 215 cases. Of these 81
were tUbercular sick. Isl emergency
and relief and two very sick babies
for whose need milk and food was
provided by the association. There
we're I7S English speaking cases
Z helped and 80 Mexican cases Last
year for the same month, February,
there were IS English speaking cases
helped and 40 MeNicans. The majority
OF the cases given assistance were des-
titute women and childreR. As the de-
mand for help was greater than the
finances Of the association could aid,
the rule was adopted at the end OF
January that no meals would be given
TO any but the sick. and 9Ol meals
were provided during the month
Nights lodging TO the number Of Svr
were provided at the settlement house.
The charity workers made 259 visits
during the month
The visiting nurse, Miss Ruth Hill,
reported the -unsanitary conditions Of
the homes Of the people in Chihua-
huita as responsible for most OF the
diseases from which the people SUI
fered. Dr.. J.. a. Rawlings attended
1872 sick BABY cases In the charity
clinic during February Mrs. Victor
E Raggio read the s~ecretary's report
Of the last months meeting The re-
port Of the treasurer, Mrs Guy L.
Warren, showed a disbursement Of
S725.91 and an income Of S493.lO from
subscriptions, contributions and pledg-
es. of the disbursements 1851 was for
salaries. Sl95-50 for meals and the
emergency fund expenses; $225.4l for
regular monthly bills such as coal,
electric lights, phone, milk, gas and
other supplies, and So for rent for the
settlement house
Mrs. V. Z. RaEgio, chairman Of the
Give a Bundle day campaign re-
ported $50 bundles OF clothing received
and about SO worth Of groceries. Mrs
Charles E. Bryan, Hartman Of mem
bership for Februar-- reported the fol-
lowing new members: Mesdames c.
Il Townsend, J. j. Mahan, J.. H. Cum
bingham, William Maurer, d. c. Brock
and ". @. Bansemer. Mrs. T. N. Waller
will be the membership chairman for
the month OF March and her assist
ants viii be Mrs. Zach Lamar Cobb
and Airs. D. Baker Smith During the
presentation Of reports, the members
sewed on garments for the poor chill
dren and 20 Of these were completed.
An appeal was made for a second hand
filing cabinet for the superintendent
office
At the close of the afternoon light
refreshments were served by the host
ess- There were present: Mesdames
W L FoXworth, George LeBaron, o.
II Baum, = A Pickett, d. c. Booth.
Guy l. Warren, 7. w. Lanier. W J.
Freeman, W. G.. B-ansemer. c. r Town
send. H. ". BrOaddus, V. Z. Raggio.
Claiborne Adams, Charles Hull. W \
Pence, Elizabeth rlenniken. T. NJ.
Waller, Haymon Krupp, Ed Thornton,
J. H NcBrOom. S. Il. Sutherland, A.
p AyeriL D. Mcdaniel, VIII E. Race,
Charles E Bryan and a T. White.