Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-09-06

stan. On ncccmhcr list, lvlS, |ncTc
were "a children In the home. This
Is about the average number OF chill
dren,
The cost of maintuinine the home,
according 10 the report of the audi
tor. was S5.991,6S in 1917, and SS,-
5000 in 1918.
La Sale County is to be congratulate
ed upon maintaining such beauti-
fully appointed and well managed de-
tcntior home,
La Sale County Tuberculosis
Sanitarium.
The La Sale County tuberculosis
Sanitarium is short distance from
Ottawa and is reached by trolley car
On December 80, 1918, the buildings
we're completed and il was almost
ready for occupancy
There is brick administrators:
building and two pavlions. II is eN.
pected that more pavilions will he
added when needed. Each pavilion
can accommodate 20 patients by
using the administration building. the
capacity can be increased to one hun.
dred. The admins tration building
has two floors and a basement The
two pavilions are just alike. They
are built Of frame and stucco and
face the south and east The cen
trail part of the pavilion containing
hA hn ;,, 10,
contains one bed aud opens into the
screened porch,
The appropriation for the insttu-
ton in September. 1917, was S77.60e.
In September, 1918, the appropriation
was $4,000 The auditors report
for years 1917 and 1913 shows eX-
pendturcs of $500 for 1917 and s76,-
0S5,92 in l9lS
La Sale County Funds to Parents.
In December, 1918, here were bity.
seven families receiving mothers pen
SiOnS in La Sale County. The>total
spent during the last fiscal year was
$I.s3S31. Instead OF making a spr-
ciaI appropriation Tor the salary OF u
juvenile probation officer in this
county, the probation officers are paid
ont of the Mothers Pension Fund
This is unfortunate. as the amount
available for mothers pensions l.
very small in proportion to its impor.
lance. The purpose of mothers pen
SionS is TO build up family life by
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mothers can stay AT home and care
for the children, When the pensions
are sufficiently large and carefully su.
perviScd they become a strong power
in preventing dependency and delin
quency OF children. They should
build up homes and strengthen family
ties. Ii is essential that all families
receiving these allowances should be
visited by a juvenile probation officer.
This means that all such families are
having competent help and advice ana
that the money is being spent for the
best interests Of the children There
should be salaried probation officers,
But they should not be paid out OF
this fund
That any Of this fund should be
diverted from the families who are
receiving mothers pensions is prob,
ably due to the lack of understanding
cf the Importance of the pensions
Averaging (fifty-Seven families and
$500 a year, each family receives APP,
proximately so a month The
amounts vary according TO the size Of
the family. The average Is small
The appropriation in September.
1918, was $4,000 for Mothers Pension
Fund and probation officers
La Sale City Lookup.
La Sale has a small cage of two
cells in one room on the first floor
and another barred cell in the base
ment OF the city hall for the city lock.
mp. Both were clean on December
9th The cell in the basement Is
very inconvenient The main part Of
the lookup which is on the first floor
Is small for city the size of La Sale.
The worst part Of the situation is NJ
provision for women II is only occa.
sionally that women have to be de.
| tanned In the city lookup Yet ar,
rangements should be made for such
emergencies. Modern standards de.
mand that no woman should be locked
| INTO cell next to a cell containing
mon. La Sale should have woman's
detention room in the city hall. and
should have a police matron Ar.
| engagements should be made with
some woman who has other work in
the city to act as police matrOn on
a part time salary.
Private Welfare Organization In La
Sale County.
Inc City of Ottawa has n Public
Health Nursing Association. Strcator
mas an Associated Charities, The
cities of La Sale, Peru and Oglcsby
nave Joint Associated Charities
These same three cities also have n
Joint department of health, which is
connected with the Hygienic Institut o
IN la sale. In connection with the
La Salle-Peru Township High School
at La Sale is the Tri,Cities Social
| Center.
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