Bisbee daily review., 1919-05-18
RELIEF ASSOCIATIONS
 REPORT FOR QUARTER
 SHOWS MANY HELPED
Warren District Assn. Great Asset During Recent
 Influenza Epidemic


 At a meeting of the board of con- trol of the Warren District Relief as- sociation held on Monday, May F, financial statement and report of the work for the past three months. Feb ruary, March and April were given by the general secretary, Miss Esther Cummings.
 This statement showed an expendi- ture of $1O1S.35 for all purposes in connection with the work of the as- scciation for the three months men, tioned, during which time forty-one different families had received aid, whi D included more than one hun, dTed children. The general secretary stated in the report that this was larger number of families than would have required aid under ordinary cir cumstances, as much distress was first brought about by the result of the influenza, and then later by the scarcity of work, chiefly among the Mexican families, as 2S out of 45 fam flies mentioned were Mexican.
 There were in all 34 cases of illness given attention by the w. D. Relief association since February 1, O (which IA were influenza cases. In all the influenza cases the Red Cross chap ter of the Warren district has re-em- bursed the association for the amounts expended to date, which amounted to $441.OS for the three months. The widows pension was also granted by the countyFin a num- Der of the cases where the father was an American citizen or American born and where the families were left des- titute-and were entitled to aid from that sourcee, besides which the coun- ty has given more or less help to other families in the district who were in need, working with the Warren. Dis trict Relief association in that way.
 Much of the clothing donated to the association has been given out to the school children in these poor families, although the purchase of shoes alone has been a considerable expense The Red Cross chapter Rav- ing donated several bolts of new
 
 great help in the local work
 Transportation was furnished in five cases during the past there months, four of which were on ac- count of illness, the general secretary stating that the district is seldom without some tubercular sufferer who has come here for the benefit of the climate and is compelled to leave again on account of the high altitude
 Some weeks ago tn epupils of Miss Kathleen Hail gave a recital at the high school auditorium, the pro- ceeds of which, amounting to $S4.7O, were tufned over to the association for the benefit of one particular fami- ly where the father has been ill for many months. The general secretary was asked to write Miss Hail a letter of appreciation from the board for this donation, Professor Philbrook making mention of the fact that the high school auditorium could be ob- tained for Tecitals at any time when the proceeds were used for charitable purposes. Some months previous to Miss Halls recital, the pupils of Mrs. Esther Nave Thomson English also gave a recital at the high school audi torium, the proceeds of which were donated to the relief association.
 A letter having. been received by the general secretary from Governor Campbell, appointing her delegate to represent the state of Arizona at the national conference of Social Work to be held at Atlantic City June Is. was left in abeyance for the pre- sent on account of the expense in- volyed in making this trip,