The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-11-28
EVEN
IN DIRE POVERTY
How the Ruling Human
Frailty Exists Even
Among the Dependent.
LIVED IN "G|RARD''
A Glimpse of the People With
Whom Help Has Become
A Habit Of Existence.

In the welfare work of every town
there comes the charity docrs"
who are the people who live from
the gifts Of the community, and
make no effort to aid Themselves
They poSe as worthy poor, and II N
only by close observation that the
nurses and workers are able To de-
tect tho. uselessnoss of helping them
After their true standing is d!scov-
cred they are no longer considered
patients or cases" and tho onl,
help given them Is what can be seer
as necessary medical or physical as
sistancc. In Tulsa there are but few
Of this manner of people encoun'
tered, and while they are "a constant
care there are amusing incida0fs
that tighten the work among them
and they hold on their shoulders
tho burdens OF poverty lightly.
I'VE arc living In u 'Girard' now.
and you must come to see us was
tho invitation that was extended to
the nurses OF the Tulsa County Anti
Tuberculosis assoc !ation at the dis
pensary a short time ago. The In
vitation was given by former pa.
ticnt OF theirs, and since she had
faded into obscurity during "A lapse
OF few months the nurses hastened
To take advantage of her cordial
request that they he her guests.
They were anxious concerning the
health OF Jimmie, ana they were Gu
rious as TO what constituted
'Girard.'
They wendcd their way through
the best part of town, aud out mo
an open field whcr. tiny corrugat
ed tin shack dominated the hills
around. The "Girard" was ga
rage Upon he.ng received by Mrs
Peters, the hostess, they noticed the
recent addition OF screens to the
door. II was summer and they were
delighted to see how carefully they
were guarding the health of their
family Of five Children. They com
mcnted upon the wisdom OF the ad
dition, and were answered by the
mother who announced with IN
portancc, 'Dh, II amt the flies. W.
can manage about them. Tut ] nave
/ to have protection from the mad
dogs around here. That's wh'
/ | put 'em up"
small palc-faced little baby la!
quietly in it's filthy bed and gazc'
/ blankly at the cracks in the boar'
| vail. "Yes stree. she IL gosn' to b'
/ christencd sunday ChuCklcd tn
| father. AN she's got IA rich, r"a
rich. godfather ana mother too
/ chImed In the affected little moth"
1 as she hiknd up he sagginR skir
| and swept the rags off OF the nnl'
! chair In the house. \ bright ltn
| baby sacque iay ON the heap OF dirt
rags that covered the bed and he
spoke by It's cleanliness the shor
time that II had been In the nous
of satisfied poverty and uncontrolla
bic fifth.
II am about cleaning house an
80 hats why | am bit torn up
Mrs. Peters offered up IN" rhbbe
stamp excuse for the unaan TAR
condition OF hCr two rooms Ever
visitor gets the sam" reason i"g ln
untidluCss given to her ana houhu
lcss improvcmcn.s are just about I
bo performed whenever somo ON
ouisidc OF the regular circle OF por
cr,y appears on IN" o1rthon doo
step. we are starting to paint IN
bed TODAY. and tomorrow we ar
gbln' to lay the floor In the oth'
room" In the statement madc owe
and over. But the bed ~ stiil n is'
ed with dirt. and the floor Is In8d
Of mother earth.
MIX was given to Jimmie, VINO
an advanced r.. ~, but the famil
! became too familiar with Jiinm
milk. and II was necessary to'witf
= draw the ticket. The mother wa
. allowed to get some clothing for h
] boys a. n local clothing store, ~
: when she was last seen. shH WI
leaving the store with ~ pairs
: shoes, and l2 coats. And the on
who had sent her there remarkc
let her have them. She Will "
= csrne for more money II we ta
Q them away from her" The vario
0 church organizations have refus
= to assist the family further. Y
I husband Is "A big. strong man. "
d seems able and willing to work,
:, his Ideas and intentions are "A bit
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