El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-14
CharitieSBOard
To Give Aid To
DeIinqnentGirLS
Splendid Record Of CITY
Association Shown At
Monthly Meeting.

At its last meeting for the fiscal
year, held Tuesday afternoon at the
| day nursery, the directors Of the As
ISOLATED charities decided to broaden
its work by embracing a new Jine Of
activity. after an appeal made before
the association by Miss Atacia Brown.
Of the national interdepartmeutal So
cial hygiene board. begging It to con
tinue the work begun by the govern
ment Of delinquent girl ceases dis
missed from the county venereaI
clinic.
Miss Brown read before the direc-
tors an interesting and pregnant re-
port Of the work done in Texas. along
these lines and cited the cases worked
on in FL Paso. After the matter was
placed before the directors for dis
cusslon, views and opinions were
frankly aired. II. B. Stevens and u.
5 Stewart were not in favor Of adding
this line Of work 20 the charities. as
they claimed that El Paso was not in
sympathy with me work and the ass0-
citation was getting into a bigger and
more difficult line OF activity than 10
was aware Of However. a majority
Of the directors present were ia favor
OF at least a temporary trial OF the
work, and it was decided to employ q
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20 DO the follow up Work with delin-
quent girls dismissed from the city
and county venereal clinic. Tor a two
months trial
Judge T. B. McCIintock voiced
strongly his sentiments upon the inn
portance OF this type Of work. say
ing All the good work that Is done
by the clinic IS in the greater part
lost if these girls are not taken care
Of after they leave the hospital 7
mean the girls that are not hardened
offenders. They come 10 the clinic
and are treated and when dismissed. II
a place IS not provided for them. 8
place away from temptations OF the
away from the temptations OF the
city, they viii be back IN a short time
and a IL the work must be done again
Where the Associated charities can do
big work IS In directing these
women and girls to a proper environ
ment and protect them when they are
released from the clinic"
Wants Permanent Home.
Rev. Percy Knickerbocker suggest
ed 70 the directors that at some time
within a year the Associated charities
should make a campaign IN Fl Paso
TO raise funds 20 provide the associa-
tion with permanent holdings. The
association is doing a ma-Rificienr
work. = IS a belief ameng all the peo-
pie OF FL PasO that Its aim Is high,
and that its accomplished work IS as
high as its aim. Now I believe that
the time is near when we can do
real work by asking the public 20
aid us I'm establishing a home for
the work Of the association that viii
be permanent" The suggestion was
met with approval but the directors
felt that the time was not propitlous
for the beginning OF such campaign
and that Mr.. knickerbocEer's sugges-
ton would be referred 20 at the next
meeting OF the directors, which VIII
Be held I'm the fall
An inspection OF the newly com
uTered nursery was made and the
quarters were found splendldly
equipped and as Mrs Olga kohlberE
said. The work done at the nursery
shows excellent uanaEemeut upon the
mart Of the matron- Il IS admirable.
The house Is scrupulouslF clean ana
homellke as private dWeling
Robert Erakauer, chairman or the
directors Of the Associated charities.
proposed that as the association nao 4
made provision for a delegate % the
national convention OF Associated
charities that IS 70 be held IN Atlantic
CITY I'm June. the secretary. J. p CIV IN /
be au1ointed to represent The Fl Paso
local association Mr. Gwin stated
that he would endeavor to be pres
eut at the convention. PROVIDED ne
could leave Fl Paso at that time.
The report Of the finances OF lne
association showed receiuts Tor tle
month to be sa5s5 % and the expenses
of the association en- Fl Paso for the 4
month. s82527s leaving small .
amount fn the treasury
The tuhercular report for the month I
showed the excellent work that the 4
asz0cfaffon IS doing along these lines I
The exhibit that IS sho--ly 20 re
placed fn the south end 81 II Paso. FOIL
+ha education Of the Mexican nopu-
1ation ln The care and prevention of I
the disease. viii be begun within 30 /
favs and VIII he carried on in con-
nactfon with the Texas hubble health /.
board After the exhibit has been q
shown Tor a nerfod OF two month"; fn IT
the CITY. 20 viii be taken to ser
cities and towns along the Mexican f
border. by the state board