The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-20
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for its loan chest" which contains
bed linens, quilts, gowns, blankets,
| ETC. to be loaned in cases of illness
and, after being Numbered, saved for
| the next call -..- --..
Savings Bank ~.
The bureaus savings bank, for the
purpose of promoting thrift, and the
| success this undertaking has achieved
| was described in the Friday issue, of
the Palladium.
A new function of the bureau is the
direction of the activities coming
under the head OF anti-tuberculosis
work throughout Wayne county. This
work is to be carried on by a COM
mittee composed of members from
each township in the county as we'll
as members of the tuberculosis hos
pital board, the city and county health
| officials and other interested persons.
| tuberculosis menaces every commun
| ity, every home and every individual
and yet it is durable and preventable
The work Of this committee will be
| financed chiefly from the proceeds of
! the sale of Christmas seals.
The bureau has a legal aid commit
| tee in order to assure justice to the
poor who are unable to pay for legal
assistance. The members of the COM
mittee, who are well known attorneys.
have kindly offered to donate their
services when requested.
The bureau has a regularly employed
visiting nurse and in its nursing acti-
vities has the cooperation of the nurs-
ing committee of the Wayne county
chapter, American Red Cross, which
has recently employed a trained and
experienced public health nurse whose
| n ha
A greater part of the time of the bu-
reau's nurse is spent in connection
with the medical examinations and
follow-up work conducted by the
board of school trustees, which pays
one-half of the nurses salary There
is urgent need for the services OF an
other visiting nurse and it is hoped
that the contributions will be suffi-
cient to make it possible to put an
other nurse in the field at once.
Supply Clothing
A new committee has been named
by the bureau whose special RESPONSE
bility will be the supplying of cloth
ing where needed. One of its func-
tions is the remodeling of garments
not adapted for immediate use The
committee plans to assist unskilled
mothers by giving practical instruc-
tons in sewing.
Child Welfare
A child welfare committee appoint
ed for the coming year has two depart
ments, physical and social 1t Is the
purpose of the physical division to CO.
operate with the schools in the work
of locating and correcting physical de-
fects; to conduct registration and
medical examinations of children under
school age, and follow UP cases need
ing attention; to cooperate with the
public health nursing committee in
prenatal and other baby welfare work
done through the visiting nurses: to
assist the tuberculosis committee, in
providing milk lunches to undernour-
ished children; and assist with other
child conservation work The social
division plans to promote whoIesom .
recreation for the boys and girls Of
the community; to reduce and prevent
juvenile delinquency; to assist tn
judge of the Juvenile court in securing
probation officers, to reduce child
labor, etc.
Investigate Applications.
The bureau investigates all ap9lica-
tons for relief made to the Trustee
of Wayne Township. It investigates
also for the Richmond Board of School
Trustees, all applications for books,
shoes and clothing for school children
and countersigns all orders for same
1t conducts various other kinds of
social Investigations. Through these
inquiries it seeks TO discover the caUs-
es of distress, both apparent and
, hidden; to protect the community
from imposters: to prevent indiscrim-
mate and duplicate giving: to furnish
information and knowledge on matters
relating to community conditions and
needs.
A committee composed Of a repre-
sentative of the Ministerial Associa-
ton, the Penny Club, Women's Relief
Corps, Union Mission, Salvation Amy
Board of Chfldren's Guardians, St.
Elizabeth Aid Society and the Social
Service Bureau: the Trustee of Wayne
Township and the Auditor of Wayne
County has been appointed to consider
the care and treatment of families
coming under the attention of the
, bureau. 1t is the function of this COM
mittee not only to see that distress is
relieved through the proper source but
to formulate plans for the permanent
welfare of each member of the family
: coIored Auxiliary.
A committee of twelve colored wo-
men representing each of the colored
churcheS and other organizations has
ben appointed to take a definite part
in the work of upbuilding the homes of
dependent colored families.
The bureau acts as an agent OF the
Wayne County Chapter, American
Red Cross in conducting Home Service
work for ex-service men of Wayne
County and their families.
S. Ethel Clark is the efficient gener-
al secretary of the Bureau. The mem
hers of her staff are Mabel c. Atwood
assistant secretary: Virginia A. Jones.
visiting nurse, and Goldie A. Van
Tress, bookkeeper. The officers are:
Howard A. Dill, president; Mrs. John
II. Johnson, vice-president; Mrs. Paul
l.. Ross, recording secretary and Sam
uel Fred. treasurer. The organizations
affiliated with the Bureau are: Penny
club, Kiwanis club, Rotary club. Min
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