El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-12
DIRECTORS WILL
VISIT CHARITIES
Next Meeting Will Be One
for Suggestions After
Personal Calls.

At the regular monthly meeting Of
the Associated Charities directors.
held Tuesday night in the Roberts
Banner building, q suggestion was
made that the directors should take a
more personal interest in the details
Of the work Of the various depart
ments and a motion was posted that
the next regular meeting be called
Suggestions meeting" and every one
Of the Il directors is required ac-
cording to the motion TO visit the
buildings Of the Associated Charities
before the next meeting and be pre-
pared to make at least one suggestion
for improving the work. All the mem
bers readily agreed to this.
The chairman Of the various COM
mltteeS gave reports Of the work Of
their department during the past
summer. One Of the most interesting
reports was that given by Mrs. II. W.
Broaddus for the childrens day nurs-
cry She said that q new playhouse
had been erected on the grounds at
the cost Of $50 and that some play
ground apparatus were to be added
in very short time. An average OF
~ children have been taken care of
there each day. while their mothers
work This committee requires that
the mothers who leave children there
must really go out TO work and have
no relatives or older children at home
10 look after these children
Spend sI459 For Relief.
Mrs. T. W. Lanier told Of the plans
for the sale Of Red Cross seals and
Of the work Of the tuberculosis com
mittee She said the visiting nurses
had had II tubercular MeXicans under
their care, but that most of the tuber-
culars We're Americans. The sum Of
lief work, secured from the sale OF
Red Cross seals, since January 1 OF
this year, she reported
L. s Stewart told Of the efforts Of
the finance committee to keep up the
contributors Interest and 10 get the
renewals of last years contributors
He said despite the war. very few
have failed 10 renew; where the work
is at all understood the response has
been quite liberal and a few have
increased their contributions from
last year.
The reports Of the visiting nurses
showed that they had under their
care during the month OF August S4S
sick people and that they made 213
visits 20 homes Of sick children on
account OF the increase in the work
there were two nurses employed dur /
ing August
Had 217 Families Under Care.
The secretary's report showed that (
during the month Of August there /
were 2ls families under care and that i
material relief was given in some 4
form 10 113. He told of several in /
stances where families had been made 4
self supporting without material help /
and where deserving husbands had .
been united TO their families The en-
plOyment department had a busy
month also. Regular work was found /
by the week or month for 1872 and /
days work for SCI. OF total OF 703. T.
Forty five Of these were men. The ]
lodging house and cOuyalesent home /
gave lodging during the month to IS I
men, all Of whom were sick or Grip I
pleds 81 meals were given At the 7
milk station 1872 pInts Of sweet milk 4
were given away and in addition six t
are receiving from one to two 4
quarts every day delivered at their ]
homes. Most Of these are tuberculars, .
the report said
Mrs T. W Lanier presided IN the .
absence OF Robert Erakauer Those /
present were T.. 5. Stewart. Rev f.
Perry J. Rice, rabbi Martin Zielonka, I
II. B. Stevens, A. A Kline. Mrs. Olga 1
AOhiberg, Dr. W l. Brown. Mrs. H. T.
" Broaddus and George r LeBaron- |