El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-26
WORKING FOR BETTERMENT OF ALL
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IL PAS0'S Associated Charities does not make lot Of
Il noise but goes steadily doing important and per
ansnt work, and those who furnish its financial means
long ago convinced themselves that the money IS wen In
vested broader work might be undertaken If more people
could be enlisted IN T. bit It is, there IS steady growth
and healthy growth The Associated Charities has insured
its place in the community, by right Of its strong and in
tellgeat work Of community service.
There are many other charitable institutions and organ
zaions rendering public and private service, including
churches lodges and clubs The city and county have their
aid bureaus there nothing take the place Of the
Associated Charities It does not interfere with the work
q other associations and there need be 10 overlapping OF
duplication There is rOom, and need for them all and
the human problem never solved But the Associated
Charities Is and ought to be acknowledged the clearing
house for all charitable work.
is position to keep complete records and to make
investigations. It comes IN contact sooner OF later with
most Of need tel the deserving from the
deserving. Its methods such that nan woman
needing assistance temporary continuous need feel any
hesitati6a false decacy about asking its help. The
service IS personal TO each individual IN friendly and
capable fashion ike good friend and there embzr
RAISING publicity hateful instuouasm to deter
While the Associated Charities IS all the time extending
the hand those IN distress OF needing the temporary
assistance Of friend with money and good counsel It also
goes much further and engages initiative and consruc-
tive work for the common good Of the entire community
It maintains many different branches Of work, but
important than its visiting and its baby clinic
The clinic IS open every day and mothers and ezpectant
mothers invited and urged to attend Babies exam
med carefully By volunteer physicians the III treated
the weak assisted to get fair start Foods recon-
ended OF prepared Mix IS supplied to all require It.
babies N their homes.
Another nurse visits the homes of all mothers Of newly
born babies in the poorer sections OF the city the
information be had she finds many Of the babies and
mothers Ill need at least Of special and special
food. Tw0-hrds Of the mothers visited found to be
ignorant Of modern methods of baby care and always very
glad to receive instruction
Soon the Associated Charities VIII start school for
expecant mothers, and It VIII also endeavor to have all
dWves attend classes and receive the benefit Of
Of training The Charities win ask for the enactng Of
ordinance regulating the practice Of midwiyes.
Ever since the Associated Charities organized its
motto has been help others to help themselves It has
been criticised sometimes by the unthnng the ground
that does not dole out aims but that very for the
Ultimate effects Of its service is Of its principal
Of strength and usefulness.
Many letters are received indicating that the methods
Of the Charities are appreciated and approved BY those
truly deserving who benefit by its aid. Many small
loans made from tine to tine and very little Of the
money thus used fziis turn up after while. People
very grateful for aid extended In friendly way,
compresnding and sypaheie without being paronizng
There lots Of satisfaction II taking account Of the re-
suits Of acts Of humanity which performed without
There is another work going on in e Paso not con
nected with the Clarifies but having the splendid
object Of helping people to help themselves This is the
vocational schools IN connection with the public schools. It
work that has long been needed here. Il must be
widely extended and developed Il be brought the
attention sf al VINO need it.
While the present SCHOOL viii be Of particular value to
the Spanish speaking population attendance is open all
Boys over Il nay learn any Of several trades and have
the benefit Of both theoretical study practical shop
advantage Of evening classes.
Night schools and vocational schools schools for learn
ing trades and the principles Of and industry
schools for leaning English and good citizenship al these
are greatly needed IN this and every other community
There need not be dscouagement If the attendance at first
not large It VIII take little time to bring mature men
and and older boys and girls back to school, into
school for the first tine But viii come and It VIII
Increase as the benefits become known
Such undertakings these indicative OF the sound
and healthy growth Of Fl Pas9 and Of its strong and pro-
gTsssvs citizenship q Paso is getting so big now that big
things often start and get vel under way before much IS
said about them There many people take up
the different needfu enterprises 5ut they VIII all thrive
al who love their home community. There is no limit to
the work be done, and all have just begin