Arizona republican., 1919-11-20

~nu MAKING recommendations Tor the
coming one, the superintendent Of the
Associated Charities, Christiana G.
Gilchrist. has made the following re-
port under date Of November 10, 1919:
The year just completed shows lit
tie change and little advance in the
matters OF cooperation and working
policy OF this organization. AS did all
other institutions, the Associated
Charities suffered greatly from the in
fluenza scourge from November of the
past year until the following March.
volunteer help was necessarily lin
tied by the danger Of contagion while
visiting as well as by actual illness in
the FAMILIES Of the volunteers. Contri-
buttons, both for clothing and money,
being diminished and all entertain
mentS suspended, Christmas and
Thanksgiving gave small returns
The month calling for the greatest
expenditure was July, with lis appli-
cations, while May and September
show only 20 each. Counting one APP
plicaton for each applicant each
month. the total number OF applica-
tons for the year are 1918, or more
than 100 the month AS 10 the work of
the year. while little greater in volume
than that OF the preceding year. the
dnnculties have been seriously in
creased by the increased cost of living
and the greater exigencies OF the
times.
tuberculosis
But we have taken up more inten-
sivs work in the fight against tuber-
culosis by further cooperation with
Inc state and county NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
associations. We render weekly re-
port OF tuberculosis cases to the sec
rotary OF the county organization with
view OF tracing the disease to its
source In the individual case
uhe state organization will probably
ask our Cooperation in establishing
lodging house to receive tubercuio-
SIS patients with small means until
more permanent disposition may be
made. The public health nurse has as
sisted US in more than 200 cases. IN
connection with the County Anti-Tu-
borculosis association. The services OF
the nurse are now INDISPENSABLE.
Tho Cotton Industry
THE cotton industry has been re-
source and constant help to many
needy facilies, some of whom have be-
come self sustaining by their four e
five months OF continuous work ant
have thus secured for themselve:
comforts as we'll as necessities. Blu
illness among the imported cottoI
pickers (from Old Mexico) has beef
very severe some cases calling TO
mere care and relief than our re
sources permitted us TO give.
The Day Nursery
The Junior guild OF Trinity Pro
Cathedral established q day nurser,
October 20 in this building. TIL
charities office already feels the ben
eft of this new enterprise.
Child Welfare
"A clinic for well children or rathe
for the examination OF children, i
soon to be opened also in this BUILDING
by DR.. Marian Williams. assisted b,
the public health nurse, Mrs. katherni
H. Martin.
Msthers' Club
This club suspended its meeting
from November / until April l, OWN
OF course. to influenza However
only two weekly meetings have beei
omitted since April /. The attendanc
is small, since 20 or more women ar
employed in the cotton fields.
But the club, with an attendant
sometimes Of 10, sometimes only thre'
has made, since April /. so garments
mended 800. pieced four quilts an
braided four rugs.
Several friends have entertaine
the Mothers at various times, lead
ing discussions on child welfare, HON
economics and sewing. The publ
health nurse has visited some Of tn
homes, giving instruction on dietetic
Influenza
Insofar as possible, this office a,
si,xed the city in the investigation {
cases of influenza. For six weeks OF
visitors daily inspected cases, accom-
panying a representative of the cit
but exact data WAS not kept in this o.
flee.
IN these cases, If there was approx
mate or actual restitution. the Gil
supplied material aid and medical a
tention, but in the long period Of COZ
valescence, the resources Of the char
ties were heavily taxed.
IF patients might have been Ell
abled to remain away from labor al
other month, or even week, in eaf
case, we are confident that the retul
OF the disease or at least distressir
weakness might have seen avoided.
Social Service
The exigencies OF the post-w
period have called attention as new
before to the necessity OF the study
| social service. Trained workers a
in demand in a proportion of five
| one. as compared with three years ae
with this fact in view and also
facilitate our own work, the superb
tendent has organized a class in trail
ing for social work, following a cour
OF study indicated by Drs. r. B. v,
kleinSmid and E. G. Brown, of t
/ University of Arizona. This class W
| suspended almost the whole of the Sc
son by the influenza epidemic, but is
he reopened November 20.
Recommendation
We earnestly request our directo
to consider themselves, through Il