El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-11
The GOSSIP CORNER
By RUTH MONRo AUcUR.

VZOU that have little children in
your families, how would you
L like to have to lock them up
in one little room and leave them there
for three or four hours al time, alone.
while you went out to work OF
course you shudder with horror at the
very idea You would not like that
TO happen to any little child in whom
you were interested. either. would YOU,
whether it be a relative or no2 Vel,
that is what is happening in the south
part Of our city when many OF the
Mexican women come to our homes to
do our washing for us or scrub our
floors.
The washwoman Of one Of my friends
has three youngsters. one eight years
old. one about two and the youngest
a baby. The eight year old child goes
to school. the other TWO are locked
up in one Of the rooms. when the moth
er goes off 10 work The eight year
old child unlOcks them at noon ana
feeds them and then locks them up
again and goes off to afternoon school
There those youngsters stay until the
mother and elder child return AZ night
Now none Of rs can sidestep the fact
that we are our brothers keepers and
that as members OF the white race. We
have to take up The. white mans bur
den or be moral ShirkS-
II is not for use to reason why these
women are in the state of poverty
that encompasses them The facts re-
main that il is Zip 10 us 10 do some
thing 10 relieve this condition The
Associated Charities is attempting TO
90 this by opening a day nursery at
500 South Florence street where the
Mexican mothers may leave their ba-
bies and younger children instead OF
locking them up alone in a room for
the day. The quarters are there and
there are plenty of baby beds to take
care OF the little ones that may be
many. many things and there are no
special funds for the purchase Of these
What they need are towels. bed linen.
table linen. children's clothing. rOmp-
ers. night dresses. jackets. shoes and
stockings. furniture. such as little
kindergarten size chairs. baby high
chairs and similar things. One very
important thing needed is an ice box.
so that the milk to be fed the babies
may be kept sweet by being kept cold
Surely every family may do its share
of assuming this white mans burden
of ours by contributing one thing
ANY family could spare one towel or
one he'd sheet without missing IT, Sure
" there are in many Fl Faso homes
chairs Outsrown by children. that are
doing no service for anyone. Can't Won
them down to the nursery Monday or
phone 1915 and have the things sent
for The Associated Charities would
rather you would visit the nursery in
person. because thev want 10 interest
YOU in the work Of the nursery. and
the nursery board VIII serve in relays
all day Monday at the nursery to re-
ceive the visitors and tell them of the
nursery work and also to receive the
contributions that the generosity Of
Il Paso people may send to help these
helDless children on this hoard are
such women as Mrs. Horace p. Stevens.
Mrs James era nam NcNary. Mrs. r.
n Slater Mrs W g. Roe. Mrs. C. 2.
Kelly. Mrs Horace w Rroaddus. ATS.
Paul Ginther. Mrs r II. Yale Mrs.
William HOgarth and Mrs. C. Freuden-
slime. all Of whom are wei known
by their good works in this city Ir
J. A. Rawlings IS the chairman OF the
board and DR. W. Z. Brown IS the othe-
man member.
"Jitne houses is the name given the