El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-26

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| the home, an isolation ward has been
! completed, where all cases Of con-
/ tagious diseases are cared for
It is only by a visit to the home
l that the results being attained may
/ be fully appreciated. The noticeable
! thing TO the visitor is the effort be-
! ing made TO give these children the
I training they would get in well
] regulated home, and how well that Is
la accomplished These children get all
/ the benefit Of play. Little by little.
/ duties are given them as they become
older until. at the age Of from Il to
! Is girls are thoroughly familiar with
/ taking care of a house .Thirty-seven
Of them are now in school. know how
| to sew and have a public school edu-
I cation Boys are given duties that
come in their line, performing much
OF the heavier work to be done about
Commissioner Mrs. Mary Estiu. Of
| Chicago, who, with her husband. has
control of all Salvation Army work,
and Brig. Mary Stillwen. who has
charge Of all the army's institutions
west Of Chicago, will visit FL Paso
February 6, Z and s, and while here
viii inspect the Rescue Home.
Self Government Taught.
The system Of self government is
applied by the children Duties OF
assisting in the kitchen, Of helping
| cook, Of waiting the table, Of washing
the dishes, Of caring for smaller chill
dren, and all the other many activ1-
ties at which it is possible for them
to help. are divided so that several
crews are kept busy at different
| tasks, working for two weeks in one
capacity and then being relieved by
another shift The work in sewing
and cooking is very creditable- No
child is given enough to make his
part approach drudgery, but enough
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dustrious habits and to acquire useful
The success Of this system seems
to be largely due to the fact that the
children are permitted TO govern
themselves as much as possible. They
have regularly appointed police and
leaders Of working squads the more
/ experienced generally acting as lead
ers. The smaller children and in
fants are under supervision OF Ensign
Fannie Bunfill who has charge OF the
The home and the children are kept
remarkably clean. The writer has
been at the home when he was ex-
pected and when he was not expected,
and at all times found the same clean
con ditfons prevailing. The remark
able thing about it is how those in
charge-consisting Of only four whose
duties are strictly at the home-man-
hage to keep the rooms and children
tidy and neat. 1t IS possible only pc
cause several Of the larger girls have
been trained at the home so thor
oughly that they render very mate
rial aid to those in charge
Proves Blessing to Many.
The records Of many who have been
reared in the home strongly attest the
worthiness Of the cause Girls have
gone from the institution into some
of the best homes in Texas. New Mex
Tor Nr-fv and rhngA TTnn have
taken them testify as to their useful
ress and ability to compete in life
with other children. Several OF the
boys have left the home to become
successful in business; several are
now serving in the United States
army. In cases where the boys and
girls have been at the home long
enough for them to acquire habits
taught there. invariably they have
been successful in after life and
proven satisfactory to those who have
in many cases adopted them
FL Paso HeIr~ Literally.
The people Of FL Paso have literally
assisted the institution in its worthy
work. but without doubt more help
would be forthcoming if persons who
have the means could only make
mistake about going home some dark
evening and get into the home long
enough TO see what is being done. As
one donor expressed it. 1t is pleas
ure TO give your money when you
know they get so much out OF It.
visit to the home is convincing and
stronger appeal than any description
Of It can be-
young girls who have gone astray'
or who are about to do So Untortu-
natelv the home life OF many girls IS
such that they are brought in contact
with vice and are easy victims Of
H. fcru0r.n1 of THAR
acts. or Of older men without princi-
pie. Many have the cases been at the
home where girls became mothers at
IS and 16 years Of age. In most cases
such girls have no parents capable
of caring for them-if they did have,
the girl would know better and avoid
such an unfortunate affair In the
absence OF any one to care for her
under circumstances OF that klnc,
most girls are lost Reformation at
such time is the least OF their
thoughts although they are young
and may become useful and upright.
Helping them and the child. keeping
the mother and child together. is the
work Of the Rescue Home For those
who have means and are inclined to-
wards charity, there IS no better place /
for an investment
The Earnest Workers.
Ensign Kate Marelz is matrOn Of the
home and to her administrative abil-
ftv is due much credit for the success |
attained in the rescue work To see
the manifest pleasure Of Ensign Fan
ME Bunfil as she works in the nurse
~, is almost to cause the visitor at
the home to believe that she is actu-
ally the mother of some II infants IN
the cradles. She likes the work.
years at It attest this-and nobody
outside Of a mother could do it more
lovingly As for efficiency. very few
mothers may compare to Ensign Bun
fill. because most Of them have never
cared for as many babies. Capt /
Clarissa Brayton is a favorite with
the children-because she is the cook
and knows what children like as well I
as what is best for them on the table. |
She is ably assisted by Lieut. Ruth |
Yoe. And Lieut.. Lottie Schell-well, !
she makes the wheels go round, that I
is, she is the financial representative. /
II you want to make her long paths J
shorter and at the same time help I
the children at the home to have I
fair show in lfe-come across, give I
her a ten dollar note. or hundred II
you can afford IT. The institution is 1
making good citizens out Of poor
prospects-so great a work can't be
done without financial means
Ell PASO IS A MILITARY
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