The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-15
SOCIAL WORKER
FOR TWO MONTHS

II was announced by the secretary
at the meeting of the board nt direc-
tcrday. that arrangements have nren
made for Miss Luella Mcloy. head or
! the department OF Social Work of the
PENNSYLVANIA college for Women 20
, work on IN" staff OF the loca assoc,
,ation during the months nf July ana
, August. Miss Eleanor Newell former
nuru Of Miss Meloy. Is now working
win TN. Wheeling Associated Charities
having Just taken up her new duties
Z this wech
Mis-. Mrlov Is recognized authority
on social work In addition To her con-
nection with som" Of the leading coll
lrGcs. she has studied the great unneF-
lvIng causes Of poverty and the me'h,
DDS Of handling them in the princ:pa!
eastern cities as well as ll'tsDurHh
and other Industrial CenterS.
, The many serious problems OF social
economic unrest. make the need OF IN
tclliCrnt constructive relief greater
, Than ever before, and Miss M"loyS con-
nrrtion with tho local Associated 'har.
itirs during the summer vii! NJ OF
great value in tho fight against poverty
and dostitution that is being carr''u OH
, in the Wheeling district.
+ DR. 6. \. Wing"rter. vice preSld"n''
! presided at III" meeting. Other mem
hrrs present were:
Mr.. J. a.. Blum, Mrs. +; e.: ET1ns,
| Miss Alma Hubbard. Mrs. julius Hork-
/ he!mrr, Attorney J.. ]. McG!nIey. MI
| ", r. Hilton and Mrs. W. A Rownd.
Problems Of financing and tho WORK
covered by the secretary's report we're
taken up In detail during the meeting
Socretaryu Report
| Scventy-scvrn families were helped IN
! thu Family Welfare department during
! May in which . were new and Il CON
/ tinucd. The number Of dependent fam
| iltes in May was about 10 percent less
! than during the preceding month.
| among the bcnefc!ari"s were rs de-
| pendent families consisting OF WIDOWS
, WITH young children. Thor" wrr" s
! cases Of dependency due 10 d"ser'ion OF
heads Of families TWO Of these with
| the cooperation of the courts. are wei!
! IN their way to satisfactory ADJUST
! mcnt Sickness. Incarceration OF heads
| Of families. fecble- mindedness. epilepsy
! ana infrmities due TO old age. were
among the other causes OF dependency
i during the month.
! The visiting nurse during May took
! care Of So cases Of sickness and disahii-
! ity which required 100 prnfcSSioua! WIS
/ rs. the demand being approximately
III" Same as during the preceding
month. Amo8s me dinsr' m[ , ah%r
measles m and ! typhoid Six patients
were referred TO the Ohio County Dis
| pensary and l to the Wheeling Hos
rital, / to the Terra Alta Sana tor!um.
10 eye specialists, 70 the county
! doctor and to the Associated CHARITIES
Dental Clinic. Glasses were provided
for three patients and drugs and med
ical supplies for "a, Monthly orders
! for certified milk were given - lam
lies.
The ch!ldren'S p"nta! Clinic was open
% half days with total number or
229 operations. minimum. estimate
Of the financial valu" OF Work done IN
THIS department during the month IS
S3iN15. The average monthly cost or
operating the clinic. including itS due
proportion TO IT'S administration. rent
and supplies. is $685.. $" that in ad-
IiIIon To- its main purpose Of providing
service for children who would other
wise hc neglected. this department has
shown 4 saving Of about so percent on
, the months work as compared with the
cost Of this work elsewhere.
The total classified expenditures for
the month were Sl.440.5l as compared
with sl.7S3.l7 in April and Sl,4S@.ii in
March.