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

- URING 1917 the Associated
Charities Of FL Paso has cared
for so needy children per day.
fed and treated a score Of sick babies
during the hot months; kept many
children in school; relieved the needy
OF all ages; administered to from 30
to so tubercular patients monthly;
helped housewives to secure workers,
and needy girls to get employment;
put able bodied men to saving wood
and led others into the paths Of
thrift; granted pensions to worthy de-
pendent mothers with children TO
care for; distributed $4,000 among
the worthy poor and planned to build
extensive new quarters to further the
best interests OF this kind Of work
Family Relief Work.
The Associated Charities, organized
IN 1913, has work centered around
the department in family relief. The
purpose Of this part Of the work is
NOT only to supply prompt and ade-
quate RELIEF to needy families. ire
spectlve OF nationality or religious
creed, but also to supply helpful ser
wees through experienced and trained
workers TO encourage and direct all
applicants into channels OF seIf-sup-
port and a higher standard Of living.
This has meant that the workers are
busy IN making careful investigations
IN finding suitable employment in
getting the support Of proper officials
10 keep children in school and off the
streets, in getting support from neg
lectIul husbands and reuniting broken
families; also in getting relatives TO
nelp each other, and in Strengthening
church ties. in ENCOURAGE cleanlf-
ness. thriftfulness and saving.
dent Mexican families than American
put there are also quite a few Amer
lean families. many OF whom have
come here because some one in the
FAMILY had tuberculosis. The care Of
Iubercular people and tubercular fam
mes IN FL Paso has been an important
part or the charity work Another
feature Of the Associated Charities is
the children Day Nursery at 403 South
campbell street. The nursery uro-
vides care for about so children a day
while their mothers work Most OF
the mothers are widows who so out
at house work They bring the chill
dren TO the nursery about s am and
come to get them at S o'clock in the
evening The nursery feeds the chill
dren three meals a day, has 4 nurse in
charge and Fairgrounds with appa-
ratuses in the rear; also gives weekly
instructions TO the mothers at an
.
Clean Beds For Stranded Men.
The Associated Charities lodging
house and convalescent home pro-
Vides clean beds and meals for all
sorts OF men who become stranded in
FL Paso- Quite a few Of them are
tuberculars and they are kept in a
tent or sleeping porch: others have
Just come from the hospital and are
not yet strong enough to work. some
are simply out Of employment and
need help Tor few days until they
Ilnd work or until it is found for
then- There IS also a woodward in
connection. where the able bodied cut
and saw wood for their help. The
lodging house IS open night and dav
ana is an important factor in stopping
useless begging Of tramps and 9TH
ers VINO are not willing to work
Caring For Sick Babies.
The visiting nurse Of the Associated
Charities has confined her work
largely to the care of sick babies. In
connection with this there is a abfess
clinic under the care OF DR.. J. A Raw
lings, and a milk station at the build
iHgs Of the Associated Charities
where the sick babies are given milk
under directions Of Dr. Rawlings and
the visiting nurse The nurse. the
doctor and the milk station are the
most important factors in saving lives
OF infants in FL PasO.
Most OF the domestic work IN FL
Paso IS done by Mexican women In
order to make It better for them TO