Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-12-19

not only put their money into the
organization, but by personal vista
tion and oftcntimes hard work per
form an actual labor Of love for the
benefit of suffering humanity, as
represented in the homes of Tulsa S
poor.
The unwritten annals of the Day
Nursery are filled with deeds OF a
character which picture the society
woman as an entirely different crea-
lure than the popular conception por-
trays her,
\ Tenement House
Take, for instance the case of Il
tenement house-something that the
average person would imagine could
not be found in Tulsl--m which
IA families are living. They are all
honest Woodworking people in every
sense Of the word and not voluntary
objects of charity at all. The Day
Nursery women have as1cItained the
needs of these families and have sup
piled them. They have taken in the
children and kept them during the
day while the mothers were at work.
They have furnished clothing and
bedding and food and articles Of fur
niture.
I'VE help those who are inclined to
ladies yesterday in telling of the
work, "and we never permit anyone
to feel that they are beggars. The
charge that we impose for taking
care of babies in the nursery is
merely for the purpose of making the
mothers feel that they are not OBJ
iects of charity, but are earning their
own way. We merely make it more
convenient for them to work. The
charge is only nominal and If they
cannot afford it they are not required
to pay anything. We never turn any
one down If they are the least bit de-
serving"
But the care of the babies during
working hours is really but a small
part of the day nursery work. If
they hear of anyone who is in dis
tress, whether It be man, woman or
child, they make a personal inyesti-
CATION and upon determining the ne
cessities of the particular case they
supply them without delay, and with
out display.
Sometimes the people they help are
of a retiring disposition and too
proud to tell the truth about their
condition But these are the folks
whom the day nursery likes best to
help
y hcal MIS-. W lSSN.
There is one particularly pathetic
case, in the person of a poor woman,
with a heart as big as all out-ot-
doors. She lives in one Of the poorer
residential sections of the city. From
time to time she called the attention
of the ladies from the day nursery
to certain cases of distress, where
help was needed but the victims were
too proud to ask for it. She per
formed this service as though she
were happy TO be of benefit to her
unfortunate neighbors. Her Charac-
ter and demeanor were so refresh
ing that the ladies nicknamed her
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
I'VE got to thinking said one
woman who had received many tips
from Mrs. Wigs" that perhaps our
kind and charitable friend might need
assistance herself. We investigated,
and found that while she was doing
all her housework and had four little
children to attend to, she was in no
condition to be on her feet at all.
Her husband did hauling, but the odd
Jobs he secured netted him but a
meager sum. One of the children, a
little boy, years Of age. appeared to
be cripple. ] asked the mother what
form of illness or disease had over
taken the little fellow. With a smile
on her face she replied: Well, you
know, honey, he has infantile paraly-
sis l gasped, and she hastened to
reassure me that, 1t was only an ac-
cident, honey. The doctor was per-
forming an operation and by mistake
cut the boys spine in two 1t
angered me to think of what had been
done-of how through ignorance or
carelessness this child had been made
helpless for life. l demanded to know
the name of the doctor. She told me.
And smiling again she said in kindly
tone: But the doctor was mighty
sorry. 1t was only an accident, and
he felt awfully bad about it.
Scrub the Floors.
Sometimes they go into novels and
help the housewife in her work.
There have been times when women
whose homes are the finest in the
city have donned work clothes and
scrubbed the floors of the poor.
Never yet has a member failed to go
"out on a case when she was called.
Club engagements, card parties, cOun-
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