Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-20
STATE WELFARE
WORKERS AF TER
$4,000 FUND
Meeting at Chamber of Com
merCe Tonight to Discuss
Plans for Campaign for
Money to Pay Debts.

y IiltNS HlttilliE VI Nih'''NNN
| buquerque will be held at the
Chamber of Commerce at O'Clock
/ tonight to discuss plans for raising
$4,000 to pay off Indebtedness Oh
/ the New Mexico Child Welfare as
! ISOLATION. This sum is the $lZ'OO9
| balance due on a home purchased
| last summer in Santa Fe, and an
estimated 900 needed to make
additions and repairs to the bulld-
ing.
If more than $4,000 is obtained
in the campaign, it will be used 10
establish free maternity hospital
and training school for mid-WlVes'
! to be established in connection
with the home at Santa Fe,
The following communication
from Miss Montana Hastings, dl-
rector of the state welfare service
has been sent to women's clubs and
! organizations all over the state.
THE active interest that the
women's clubs of the state nave
taken in making conditions posi-
| BILE for a more adequate statewide
service in the welfare of mothers
and children, is one of the mos'
/ significant facts connected with the
work of child development and ed
EuCation.
women Behind Work.
"The intensive study of child
welfare for the ensuing year de
termined by the Federation Of Wo'
mans clubs held at Tucumcarl
followed by resolution to CO.
operate in every way possible witt
the State Child Welfare service II
meeting the mortgage on the state
child welfare house, shows beyont
doubt the true sincerity of the
women's clubs in child welfare
work. 1t further reveals then
keen insight to the problem they
are facing and a realization as t.
the concerted effort necessary t
success.
I'm view of these facts the State
Child welfare service wishes to eN
press great appreciation for Thu
timely support. Timely, because
of the federal aid which may b.
received by any state meeting tn
requirements, if the pending Shep
pard-rowner bill passes congress
. No part of the amount received b,
, this act can be used for building
; purposes.
Hospital Work Planned.
an August the Child Welfar
board closed transactions for tn
purchase of a large and most de
!sirable residence to be used as tn
State Child Welfare house. If tn
federal aid is received a part o
this beautiful building will be AIDE
quately equipped for maternit
and infancy hospital.
"The purchasing price of tn
Ihouse was $4,000, and $4,000 o
this amount had to be paid at once
/. Mrs, Edgar L. Hewett, of Santa re
and Mrs. Max Nordhaus, of Albn
I aucrdue, raised the $4,000 With
4 IA few days, leaving Sl2,OO0 10
A which a mortgage had to be giver
4 1t is this amount in addition I
$1,000 for remodeling of heatin
4 plant and installing other necessar
equipment such as a dietary kitch
4 en-, etc, making a total of Sld'0o'
which the State Federation O
Women's club expressed a willing
ness to assist in raising.
"The child welfare house fur
nishes offices for the staff, room
for the mental and physical exam
!inations of children, small nos
pital unit partially equipped, room
for holding mothers classes, larg
: sun room for cOnvalescents,
: medical and psychological librar!
and living quarters for the matro1
q custodian and members OF IN
staff. The house is fairly we
equipped for it's present activities
i When sufficient funds are provide
equipment for the maternity an
q infancy hospital will be installed
To Serve Whole State.
at is the most earnest desire
the child welfare board and sta
that the child welfare house Wi
i serve the entire state. one OF u
Il plans to this end is TO have tran
n ing class in practical work Il
! midwives. Each county of IN
state will be requested to select
least two persons year as men
bers of the training class in mlt
u wivery. This class will begin VINE
the maternity and infancy hosplt
j opens.
q "At present there is a definl
4 plan under way by which carefl
q study Of 200 babies will be mad
j These babies are under one yea
4 of age, the age in which the grea
est death rate of children is foun
4 The number to be studied repr'
n sents the birth registration
+ Santa Fe less the number of deatl
for the past year. The babies WI
be brought to the house for phys
j cal ana mental examination, the
conditions carefully studied J
physicians, nurses and psyehol'
gsts. Children needing slight Of
elatons and not having hon
: facilities for care, will be kept