The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-11-08

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"Did Mr.. Black promise to be good?'
was the first question asked the Dis
trict Attorney. Black had been abusive
and neglectful of his family, and the
Associated Charities had requested that
he be summoned for an interview. Yes,
the threat of non-support proceedings
had proved sufficient Black said he
would be good.
'tCan Mrs. Murphy be forced to en-
ter Willowbrook Sanitorium for her
own good and the health of her chill
dren?" The woman was dying of tu-
bercu1osis, and had refused to go volun-
tarily.
The next question concerns two chill
dren whose father had failed to support
them on account of drink. Their mother
is dead, and the father has placed them
to board with family which had been
befriended by the Associated Charities
at previous time. Now he has moved
them to a new boarding place without
paying $3.50 already owed at the old
place.
The Associated Charities had paid the
bill and is now asking the District At
torney's aid in collecting that amount
from the father. The father will be
called in for talk.
"Ha1e you heard what the Depart
ment of Justice is going to do in Mary
Blanks case?'' Mary was the unfortu-
nate victim of man who deserted her
to enlist A trip was made to Mil
| waukee by an Associated Charities
worker to lay the facts before the gov
eminent. The District Attorney says
he has not heard the decision.
The next call in this busy day IS work
is made at factory to interview an
employee whose wife is in a hospital as
result Of his i'll treatment. viii this
husband pay the hospital bill, and will
he take better care of his wife in flu
lures Apparently he has come to re-
alize the seriousness of the situation,
for he promises to change his ways.
A look at the memorandum of the
days. work shows that the next visit
is to the home of a patient IN Willow
brook. This patient is not gaining be-
cause he worries about how his family
is getting along. Therefore visit is
made to make sure his family is COM
Portable. Things are found in very
satisfactory shape, so that reassur-
ing report may be sent to the anxious
father and to a former employer who
is taking interest in the family.
The VISITORS next call is at a home
where undesirable conditions have been
reported to exist. It was alleged that
both parents were drinking and neglect
ing the children. The Associated
Charities worker finds no evidence to
substantiate that report, but will have
to make several subsequent visits to
make sure.
An extremely sad case is encountered
at another home, where the father and
wage-earner is Ill from brass-poisoning.
He has been unable to work for months
and is In despair until the Associated
Charities visitor tells him arrange
ments have been made to take him to
hospital where he will be under the
care of noted specialist. The hosp1-
tai is the same which cared for his little
girl, suffering from heart trouble, so
that the father is willing to 60.
The treatment will require six weeks,
so the father is assured that during
that time his family will be well looked
after. The wife and mother win have
to give up her work temporarily to care
for the children.
The next call was made upon the mo-
Their of a clubfooted baby. The mother
thinks that nothing can be done for her
child, but is finally persuaded to con.
suit an orthopedic specialist. By way
of convincing her, another woman whose
child, similarly crippdled, was operated
on successfully, has promised to go
along.
The last visit Of the morning is in
home where heroism resulted in widow
hood and fatherless children. Arrange
ments had been made by the Associated
Charities to apply for a mother 8 pen
sion, but this has now been made I'M
necessary because the Carnegie Founda-
ton has substantially recognized the
father IS heroism.
In the afternoon, the program is as
varied, though less active. Conference
with the superintendent Of the Associ-
ated Charities in which report is
made of the mornings work, requires
an hour. Also, further directions are
received and new calls assigned. The
worker then dictates report, for a
permanent record is kept in the office
of all work done.
The first interview of the afternoon
is with the service worker in a factory.
A child in one of the homes visited that
morning works in the factory. Will
the service worker interest herself in
the child and shield and help her in all
possible ways9