The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-04
Ensley Community House
Doing Much Needed Work
BY CAROLYN b. ELLIOTT

I of their forefathers. Besides the mems
classes are those for women and girls
| in the mornings
| Every one of the groups studying Eng
lish has listed the remarkable attcsian .
that has kept seven volunteer tslihers
| busy during the past year. Two OF the q
are public school principals, two are sta-
dents from the Brmingha South ria { -
lege, together with Miss Annie Pickle }.
| Miss Middlebrook and one OF the pu0.c
| school teachers, all of whom are giving
specific time each week to this patroiio
service
Perhaps if these were no other use for
the spacious clubroom than that which
accommodates the club for mothers it's
mission would be worth while. Beeluse
after all tbs the mothers who reach oat
to know how best to take care OF the
health of their little ones, and how to
keep attractive. sanitary homes, 1t is
during the social hours theF spend to-
gethef knitting, crochetins or sewing
that they study the questions OF Interest,"
| to the welfare of their families
lnseparaby connected with The devel-
opment of the mothers club Il che vol
unteer service of the Fir Christian
church, with Mrs. Norman 8 .litchens as
| their chairman. In sporting of this
phase of community worl, Miss Grim as
sured:
THE MOTHERS CLUB
settlement workers and to the commu-
rty than the mothers club. II has given
| dignity to the commonplace everyday
| things, bit of recreation and social hour
and the love for truth and for beauty"
] From the women of today into the
! model kitchen. dining room and bedroom,
! for peep at the women of tomorrow,
where they are busy with Miss Ruth Me-
| Ribbon on certain days in classes ot
cooking. housekeeping and other accom-
plishments of domestic science.
| Speaking of cooking classes, is reminder
| of z other classes that are comprised in
| the wel-Sraded sewing school, where
| girls learn to fashion their own gar
iaents and those of their little brothers
and sisters at home. Here, Mrs. S. A.
Mitchell, Mrs Overton Fulton, Mrs. C.
| p. Casey, Mrs. j. w May Mrs. H. r. Nc
Lain Miss Williams, Miss Mary Ida
Wood and Mss Julia Schackleford. with
Mrs. J. Il. Cook as chairman, are volun-
! teer teachers whose classes show enthu-
siastc appreciation by the splendid at
tendance. These sewing casses are given
three afternoons of the week in the same
useful auditorium where on other days
Miss Ruth Harrell. the girls physical
director. calls together her classes.
| Not only the girls have clubs, however.
There are five boys clubs, including ath-
| letics, the boys physical director Mr..
| John Aiken: the Little Citizens club and
structive work under the direction of
| Miss Annie Watson
| There@is splendid Garden Boys club,
too. You should have seen our garden
in early summer. praised Misc Grim,
when the vegetables and flowers were
making our settlement the garden spot
| of the community Enough vegetables
are raised every year to supply the Com
munity house and to pay the boys for
their untirlng labors through the sales
they make.
There are other features of the COM
munlty work equally attractive, for tho
clubs and classes enroll 492 young and
| OLD people Thursday afternoon is hoI-
day time for the former. when Mrs.
Frank Gordon Bell comes to tell won
derful adventures and great deeds DUR
THE BABY CLINIC
Miss Grim never forgets to speak of the
baby clinic conducted through the vol
unteer service Of DR.. Gerome Meyer, as
sisted by Mrs. Collins, Miss Gray and
Miss Ethel Cason. Mothers bring their
| sick babies here each Saturday for treat
Tent and minor operations, or their well
ioables Tor consultation about the ounce
| of prevention that is worth a pound OF
cure"
| Altogether" Miss Grim told me. sour
settlement is for the rich and poor of the
nelghborhood, for those who know and
ii'Sp WHO want 10 Know IL is for all to
! give and all to received wonderful place
| TO love ones neghbor as ones self, and
70 help to bring to each a more abundant
| life"
The city mission board has started in
time 10 hold out friendly hand to the
stranger within our gates, to encourage
Christian citizenship, Of those whose
Drawn is woven into the warp and woof
ct our national being" and to save Biz
mngham from the perplexing problems
that have confronted other growing
American cities.
And the Community house without anv
creed save Christian Kindness in its
wide Influence is proclaiming:
am a lover OF my country and I
dedicate myself to its service. to support
us constitution. obey its laws, protect
it's flag.
God save the United States.y