The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-11-02
Secretary Reed Of Civic Bet
terment League Discusses
Cases During thu Past
Month as Typical.
EIGHT YOUNG MEN WHO
HAD A RIGHT TO AID
The Practical Side of Organ
lied Charity Effort and the
Need for Albuquerque Char
tiles Day.

III you were sick and were told
that you would die unless you could
set to the southwest. what would you
do? Even 70 you a only a small
sum Of ready cash. what would you.
dO?" Secretary Reed OF the charities
department OF h GIVE Bcttermcnt
league asked these questions and an
swered them this morning. You
would hike for the southwest as soon.
as you could and take the chance,
he said.
This is Just what scores Of young
men In the east do. some win out
but "a lot Of them are up against too
hard o fight. or the fight Is longer
than expected. and they lose. when
500 sick to work any longer and funds
are gone, they have to appeal 70
someone for help. either 10 get back
% the old home. or for care until they
can get funds from friends or TIL they
go on the long journey. Anyone with
a heart stands ready to help such as
these. During the month Of October
! there were eight men In this condition
helped In enc way or another boy the
Civic Bettermcnt league.
80 hNA AnN - HE&HHn AAAHAA AA 49,
northwest developed tuberculosis. He
at once. whom the disease was inclp-
lent. came TO the southwest. Not be-
ing very sick he went 10 work. I'M
fortunately In a mine In Arizona. He
stuck TO IL until IL was too much for
MIN and then began the search for
light work. going from one thing go
another, gradually getting worse. Hay-
ing accumulated a little money he
went TO "a sanatorium. His funds
were oon one, yet ne was not able
10 make u living. For weeks after
that he dbl what he could, worlius
and resting as necessary. out OF
money and sick he went TO "a county
hospital wncre ho stayed until the
authorities bought him "a ticket aad
sent him 20 this city
HE came TO the Civic Bcttcrmcnt
league office and asked Tor help until
he could near from home, Arrange
ments were made FOR him To stay with
another hoalth-aooker for % while.
the league furnishing such provisions
as ne might need Letters were sent
10 his people. In "a few days "a letter
came from the mother filled with auV-
icty about her son but with mo- money
They would Eaiso some money Just Js
soon aa possible soon another letter
: came saying they were trying To sell
a piece OF land in order o. send the
much needed funds.
Another young fellow struck tho
\ city, our OF funds. and came 20 the
office to see what we could do for
him. lie thought that ne might do
some light work. lie was too SICK
10 do much of anything so "a job Wac
hard TO find. Tho league offered q,
care FOR him until word could bee To-.
ceived from some Of his people a.,
declined this offer. Later he cam,
20 the office and said that through
the kindness of the Evening Herald
ne had made {1.g5. They had givct
him papers To cell. and big, fne-iook.
ing man that ne was. he went out a.
the street and sold the papers. ~
was ready by that time. however. foI
US 10 telegraph. \ wire was sen q
"a relative who he thought might re
spond 10 our appeal The lex dal
the money came and he was able q
30 on his way.
These are simply typical of IN.
eight sick men who cumt 10 the uf
flee last month They were an lin
fellows who were IN the hardest posi-
uon "a nan can be-. They should mo-
have come here" some say but the.
are here and will continue TO com.
90 long az this city is known ns th'
best town In the country Tor the siCi,
This is just a small part OF the burdcl
the Civic BetteTmeut league Is askin.
YOU 70 help carry hy your gifts ul
November Q. 1913.