Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-31
GOOD WORK DONE
AT SETTLEMENT
Total oil 39.I5S People Attended Ac.
tivities in Interest Of Social
Service.
THE WORKERS MADE s,l4i CALLS
Child Welfare Nurse Stationed Mt the
Community Home Has 10 Babies
Under Her Care.

The West End Settlement is prac-
tically the only social service institu-
ton maintained in the city of Rock
Island and its influence reaches out
over big portion Of the city and 1t
includes in its work much systematic
charity, especially for the poor in the
western part OF the city, in which sec
ton the settlement buildings are 10
Gated Mrs. W. B. Barker is the SUI
perintendent in direct charge of the
affairs of the institution, and she has
under her salaried workers giving
their entire time: Miss Sarah Barker,
settlement worker: Miss Georgia
Turnbull, child welfare nurse; Miss
Frances Lucille Brown and Mrs Wells
Andrews. together with other paid
workers, who give portion OF the
time and are: Arthur Swanson, Miss
Bertha Strebling, Miss Leota You'd,
Mrs. VIII You'd and Jacob Gloor. Vol
unteef workers for the last year in-
clude DR.. A. \. Mueller, Mr.. and Mrs.
W B. Barker. Miss Ruth West, Frank
Johnson, Elmer Swanson. B. f. White,
Frank Donaway, Mrs Peterson, Will
liam Barker, Francis Barker, Edward
Justis, Mr. Stanley, Miss Marie
Schmidt, Miss Martha Schmidt, Miss
tEilda johnson, Miss Ruth Kruger
Mrs B.-F. White, Mrs John Kruger,
NJ Talbot. Gladys Malmrose, Mrs. Neil
Adams, Mrs George Gall and Miss
Alice Ullemeyer.
/ The average monthly attendance at
/ the settlement activities is. 1888 and
( the total fol- the year is 39.137 Neigh
horhood calls to the number of 3,141
have been made by the settlement
workers
/ The activities at the settlement in
clude: Morning service on Sunday
Sunday school, kindergarten, child
welfare. boys cooking classes, girls
cooking classes, young women's cook
/ ing classes, boys and girls gymnasi-
UNI classes, library meetings, prayer
meetings, conservation meetings, girls
knitting classes, mothers knitting
4 classes, milk station direction girls
chorus under the direction of Miss
Helen Parker, mixed chorus under
the direction Of Mrs. Andrews, junior
/ social sessions, evening knitting
classes, and Little Mothers league
] Special services have included three
baptisms. 20 cottage prayer meetings
and 50 conversions.
+ Special entertainments have been
provided for the people Of the Set
Element community from time to time
throughout the year and include q
New Years party, program by the
Rock Island Musical club. boys gym
nasium fest, exhibit Of girls sewing
class with awarding Of prizes, Christ
mas tree two nights and a Christmas
gymnasium fest for girls. At tbs
I Christmas season So baskets were
given out almost exclusively to wild
ows and mothers supporting families
The Christmas dinner usually givef
at the holiday season was dispensed
with this year because of the improy
ed condition Of the people for whom
formerly the spread was prepared
Gifts from the Christmas tree to thu
number of 500 were distributed anf
to each child was given a half pount
Of candy
Work OF Child Welfare Nurse.
At the settlement building is located
the headquarters Of the child welfare
nurse, Miss Georgia Turnbul Here
also IS located the milk station fol-
babies and each week mothers are
given an opportunity to bring theil
children to the rooms, and under tht
direction of the welfare nurse and DR.
A. n Mueller each baby is weighed
and examined to ascertain what prog
ress has been made by the child IN
der the treatment accorded il. Eacl
child is treated according to the indi
yiduaI doctors prescription, and fol
lowing his advice the formula for thu
baby's milk is prepared each day b,
the nurse and given out for its use
The nurse has at present under he
care 20 babies, most OF these beinj
follow-up cases in all parts Of the city
An average Of IS a week are weighed
and the average attendance Of moth
ers and babies is so. While the small
babies are being weighed the rest o
the children are taken care of by on
of the kindergarten teachers. Spe
Cial programs are given at interval
of two or three months, when specia
speakers are procured, musical mum
hers and readings given and every
thing done TO make the settlemen
, attractive for the mothers of the city
Recently Miss Turnbull has organ
lied a Little Mothers league, wher
girls over the age of IA are laugh
I. mother-craft The league was organ
ICED with 40 girls from the West En-
Settlement and the Camp Fire girls
but the organization is open 70 an
girl over IA who cares to join Meet
. ings are hello the first Friday even
: ing of each month at the settlement
building and the course of instruction
ii will include Is lectures. IN connec
q. ton with these lectures there will
iQuizzes, demonstrations, etc, termin
ating with examinations and the Civ
ing Of diplomas.
The state has also authorized d.
c. W. East TO conduct clinics on In
fantile paralysis every two weeks a
the settlement building. and to thes
= clinics all doctors and nurses Of tn
city are invited, and parents who wis
to know more about the disease wi
be welcomed
; BETHANY is HOME