The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-02-20
REPORT Home SERVICE
DEPARTMENT RED CROSS
Secretary Reports Work Done During
Month of January to the Exec
utiye Board.

That the home service office of the
Red Cross is being recognized as a
department where service of all kinds
| can, be rendered to the community has
been shown in many ways the past
month. A young girl who came di-
rectly from Liverpool, England to Wis
it relatives living in the country and
who was unacquainted in Glasgow, was
directed to the office where every as
~sistance was given her in locating her
friends; and in connection with this it
was discovered that the sister she had
come to visit and whom she had not
seen for eleven years, had died and
was brought to town the night before
the young girl arrived in Glasgow.
Some work which is being done by
this office and which is of great impor-
lance to the community is in coopera-
ton with the county superintendent of
schools and the school board in re-
gard to enforcing the parents to send
JuClI CulluIcU " oSIlOOl. 4AC jill
munity sent for the executive secre-
tary to make some Investigations of
families who are not sending their
children to school. Upon investigation
the secretary learned that some of
these children had not been inside Of
a school for three years. Three boys,
II, IL and 10 years old, with the as
sistance of the county superintendent
and the county attorney and the home
service, will be given ar opportunity
to go to school.
An effort is being made to stop chill
dren from begging for clothing from
house to house, and the secretary asks
the cooperation of the women Of Glas-
gov; the plan is to send every one beg
ging to the home service office, as we
investigate every case and keep a rec.
ord and know exactly what is being
done. The principle of allowing chill
dren to beg is wrong, as these children
, grow up without pride and with the
, idea that they have a right to charity
: We do not give clothing to children
but insist on the parents coming them
, selves. Some very interesting thing
are coming to light in Glasgow re
garding this begging. Cases ar
g known where the parents have sen
y the children out begging and hav'
dressed them in the poorest clothing
y SO as to enlist the sympathy of tn
Il mothers; this has happened where tn
~ home service has given clothing, war;
underwear, good shoes and dresses, an
in n case the children have give
different names and addresses so tn
secretary would not kknow they we1
N the same families who had been give
assistance. All these matters are TO
lowed up and when necessary the pal
ents are taken before Judge Hall an
Judge Rapp and a few matters are e,
planned to them as to what this con
munity will insist on and enforce n
garding their children.
One small boy was brought in1
Glasgow and a home secured for hi
so he could have proper food and |
sent to school. AS this child has nett
err father or mother, an effort is beir
made to secure a permant home ar
it may be necessary to send him to 6
institution. A has given hi
splendid care and the secretary wish
to acknowledge the splendid assistan,
that is being given by the womt
whenever problems of this kind con
up. A complete outfit of clothir
was furnished the child and he WI
sent to the barber. This will show
some extent the different problems v
are handling.
One soldier who has been sick in Il
hospital two months has had his Ii
insurance paid for the quarter and DO
es of fruit were sent to him. We al
got in touch with his relatives al
friends from out of town.
Three out-of-town trips were mad
also auto trips out from Hinsda
where we were able to make invest
CATION of three families.
There has been more interest TAX
in the sewing for the children and
finished garments have been made al
sent in and distributed. Twelve PAL
of stockings and four pairs of soc
have been knitted this month. Sever
ladies have held sewing bees at the
homes and some emergency sewing h