El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-15

THANKSGIVING
BALL TO HELP
CITY CHARITIES
At the monthly meeting Of the di-
rectors Of the Associated Charities
held last night at The Roberts Banner
building, Mrs s P. Skinner, who was
chairman Of the Red Cross home ser
vice in FL Paso during the war, was
elected member OF the board 20 take
the place OF AIRS. J. A. Potter
There has been no regular meeting
during the sumner months and sec
rotary J. B. OWNS report covered the
FOUR sumner months, de told ar
length Of the work Of the two visit
ing nurses. These two nurses have
been working in connection with the
baby clinic and milk station and one
OF the nurses has also been making
visits at the homes Of new born IN
tGuts-
The report showed that 81
birth reports have been obtained
at the board Of health, and Of
these % OF the children were I'll
and 10 OF the mothers needed in
strucloms in regard to the care Of
their children The nurses during
that time held 1858 consultations
20 families. The secretary said
the nurses work had been salts
factory and recommended for next
year that two nurses be employed
for the entire time.
The lodging house has had from 20
70 30 men In IL each month. but prac-
ideally all OF these were old men or
cripples or tuberculars- Fifty-six
tuperculars were given transporta-
ton 10 their homes and SIS persons
were placed under doctors care, and
relief was given to lis families.
IWenty-siN burial Investigations were
made for the county. The secretary
said 1876 had been secured from the
relatives Of those helped OF had been
refunded by some OF the applicants.
Funds Are Needed
The report Of the finance commit
tee showed deficit OF $500, as well
as an Insufficient income to finish
this years work The secretary re-
ported for the treasurer that the in
creased cost Of food and railroad tick
els and increase in general living eX-
penses nad made It necessary If the
entire sLanuard OF work IS kept up,
to spend more than any previous year.
The directors, after discussion
OF 1iuuncess decided that they
ought not 90 ask contributors to
give more this year. and. instead
Of that they are going to have a
charity ball. Liberty hail has been
secured for this purpose and the
Dali VIII be held on ThuuEEEfr-
1uE eve Arrangements for this
VIII be placed under a large COM
nittees which has not yet been
appointed.
One Of the causes Of the death rate
among children was due Dr. ". Z.
Brown thought 20 lack Of training
Of midWlvss- de said most Of the
Mexicans obtained the services Of
midWives and he thought that there
ought TO be some wax Of giving in
slruclons 70 midWives and also OF
regulating their practice, perhaps
through the board Of health r f.
BurEes spoke on the legal aspect Of
this and said he thought u might be
necessary 70 have the state legisla-
rure amend the present law
Building 10 Cost $1,000.
U $ stewart told the members that
an plans had been completed for the
memorial building and that il had
been decided 90 have cement floors on
me back porch and thai this VIII cost
500, ID addition, so that the total cost
Of the building viii be $4,000 J. z.
Morgan the contractor. is ready to
start the building at once
-nose present at The meeting were
Eorace 3. Stevens. who presided u
y stewart, Dr. W L Brown. Mrs. 7.
W. Lanier, Mrs ". 4 Foxworth. r.
q Burgess, DR. Martin Zielonl1a- Mrs.
w G. Roe. c. ~ Harvey. J. 3. Gurin.
Ars- Il W Broaddus and George r.
LeB1ron-