El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-14
MIX Fund VIII
Be Started For
The Day Nursery
Is For Purpose OF Provid-
ing Milk For Babies Dur
ing Hot Weather.

The Associated Charities nursery
committee met Wednesday morning al
their new quarters. 405 south Camp
I bell street Before the meeting. the
members Of the committee inspected
the building. which has been remod-
eied and repaired under the direction
Of Mrs. w g. Roe and Mrs. i. II. Yale
Mrs Roe told the committee that the
nursery could now take care Of "a
children a day that there was room
for chiidren's Kindergarten She said
that the expenses Of remodeling the
building were $3.50.
About 40 Children.
Mrs. Fenner, the matrOu. said that
there were about 80 children at the
nursery every day now: that they
were given three meals a day, and
that every child that came in was
given bath daily, and the younger
ones supplied with clean clothing. All
the mothers, she said. who left chill
dren there. were doing day work. and
have no one az home to look after the
children who would be playing on
the streets III It were not for the DAY
nursery The expenses Of the nursery
for the month Of April, she said,
amounted 90 S370.9f
VIII Raise Fund.
Mrs. Horace Lay was appointed by
to assist i'm raising the milk fund for
the babies Mrs. Lay saws that she
has secured donations OF milk bottles
from the FL PasO dairy, and these
viii be placed in cigar stores and
banks. so that they may be used for
collection Of small change. The money
VIII be used TO buy milk for the sick
babies under the doctors care dur
ing the summer months. Mrs. Roe
said tnat the estimates were that It
would take $500 20 provide the neces-
sary milk this summer Mrs. Roe also
appointed a committee 10 provide
more chairs for the nursery and to
arrange the installation OF a tele-
phone
Those present at the meeting we're:
Mrs. W G. Roe. Mrs. Horace Lay. Mrs.
II. B. stevens. Mrs n. Goldoft. Mrs.
clara Tepfer Mrs. Wheeler Mrs. Rose
Fenner and J. B. Gwinn.
taxation: W. N wood for the finan-
cial department; Roland Harweu for
the agricultural department. and
John Regau for trade extension and
manufacturing and industrials.
Departmental Reports.
Mr. Tadlock spoke upon the present
status Of the Arizona class rates. Nj.
Bandeen outlined his work in connec-
ton with assisting in preparing the
school budget for the next year and
would be accomplished during the
first week In June. 1Ir. HarwelI spoke
Of the splendid work being accom-
plished by Miss Il II. Swift in or
ganizinE the women Of the city in
home economics activities and espec-
tally called attention TO the quiet but
ef1ectual work OF M shade. the hor-
ticulturist, in combating tree dis
eases and parasites. He stated that
spected 125.0OO trees and made trim
mings OF 10000 branches for blight
Mr. Eegan reported that special in
dustrial briefs had been submitted
since the last meeting OF the directors
TO several Industries contemplating
the erection OF oil refineries; a special
brief looking to the establishment OF
a district supply house for the West
ern Electric Co, and stated that M
Han, the industrial engineer, is pre-
pairing surveys on fuel consumption
with a view to securing lower fuel
rates for FL Paso.
FL Paso Industry.
Manager Roberts, in connection
with the industrial department. stated
that an effort was being made 20 take
care OF the packing OF the 400. 900
pounds OF honey raised in the valley.
in FL Paso, and that theEe was q
probability OF the establislehent or a
branch Of the Alamogordo marble
quarry in FL Paso 20 turn out marble
slabs for interior decorative work
and mantels and tiles, 10 replace mar
bic imported from the east and west
at distance Of several thousand
miles
Reports were also submitted upon
conventions and entertaining, $500
having been appropriated by the
chamber Of commerce as its pro rata
for entertaining, with the city and
county OF returned soldiers. and $500
for the entertainment Of the Graduate
Nurses association
Later, in conference with director
c. A Martin. Mr.. Roberts agreed to
appropriate $3.50 to pay for advertis-
ing TO be done by the Fl Paso RO-
tarians at salt Lake City in June
Present at the meeting were: Geo.
B. Ryan. vice president. presiding. and
directors o. J. Binford. Fl. E. Christie.
p IL Lawrence. g. A. Martin. F. ".
Norton, T. H Rogers, A. Schwartz
and NJ TTnruar