The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-03-03
PAYING
MOTHERS MORE
Tulsa Town Club Told to
Fight for Women of
the State.
MATTERS REQUIRE AID
only a Woman of Genius Can
Work and Care for Small
Children.

I. would be well for Jhc public
,..,.od women Of Tulsa and OF
oklahoma to turn their attention 10
.r, r.rcrment Of mothors' pen
.,.r UUs. both in amount paid To
o.. ...thprs and in the salary OF
d., workers. Miss Gertrude vale ot
D.r,cr coll. associate field direc-
',r az .r, American Association for
I..,.f. Social Work, told members
~ trr Tulsa Town club at their "
......Yf. dinner In the Kennedy -,
,.ur,.t Monday evening, during the
..,,r.. ..r an instructive and interest
.,r ,p,crh on oklahoma laws per
.....rs to the administration "I
mothers pensions.
.yuur oklahoma law says that
Do, ma..mum amount that can b"
.r.ufpl De- widow Is $40 % month for
ONE child and 81 month for each
.Ilpuuh child Miss Vale said
.r.t now far will that go toward
..rporrur family The Okla
rorra statute is nigCardiy in that
respect though u Is better than 'hhl
,, eouie other states in that 1t limits
mothers pensions to mothers whose
husbands are either insane or dead.
b
b,,.,u-r no mother can successfully
b, mother and father al once Miss
NaiIc said. adding. 1T is not nature.
No matter how splendid and fine
She is the mother must neglect one
hing or the other when she at
trmpts 10 act as both father and
mother. n she earns the living,
.hs cannot care for tho children.
n she cares for the children. she
fNaunut earn the living properly, un-
Us She is a woman Of genius
Miss Vale defined the association
which she represents ds a national
organization made up Of local So
rictios whose purpose Is primarily
10 give personal service to faphlies
and individuals in distress ard.
secondly. 10 furnish such financial
relief as may be- needed. THE so
ciotics are called by different names
n different places, and only those
which attain given standard of cf-
fcieucy are admitted into member
ship I'm the national association
she explained. Intimate under
standing Of the needs OF the indi-
vldual should 20 along with the cN-
pcnditurc Of funds. II is extremely
interesting TO see how public depart
wel-bcing of individuals is matter
for the care of the state"
Following the dinner, Miss Lou
ella Beeis, president OF the Tulsa
Town club, reported to the members
that a thorough survey OF the city
Is now being made by James NJ.
Ford community service worker,
whose original invitation to Tulsa
came through the club. and that a
definite service program for the city
is shortly TO he presented by Mr.
Ford club members also voted 70
purchase an artificial limb, costing
s135. for an elderly man at the
county home. whose misfortune only
stood between him ana lndepend
ence as a wage Garner The Tulsa
Town club viii also help him Sc
cure a position.
Friends of the club members MAY
he invited to the next dinner to bC
held in the main dining room Of the
Kennedy restaurant at O'Clock
Monday evening, March Is, Mis-
BoetS announced. The dinner vii
ho followed bv a musical program, oI
which Miss Eulalic Parks will have
charge
Miss Nell Bowman. I'm the histor,
department. at the Tulsa Nigh school
Was elected tn membership In the
club. II was also announced tina
list Of the professions represented
4 hy members OF the Tulsa Town clut
'Hs being prepared by the secretary
Miss Carolyn Baker. in order thaI
Tulsa women IN professions not rep
resented iu tho list might he invited
into The club. Club members wer'
reminded Of the approaching, clec
lion Of a nomination committee fo1
'ho biennial election Of officers n
April Copics Of the fortnight
bulletin, edited hv Miss Grace Nc
Iregor. Of tho English department
"f the high school, were distributed
Am carly adjournment ~ the clul
was made to permit attendance a
ne senior piano recital OF Miss Mil
drod Jones, Il charter member OF IN,
'rganlzatiOn, in the Kendall collcg'
auditorium.