The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-01
ENDORSES : !
THE CHILD WELFARE
DRIVE FOR FUNDS
Acting Governor Praises
Board for Work Done
to Date

Acting GoNtrnor iahktN nus IN
dorsed the drive OF the Child Welfare
Board to raise money to complete the
purchase of n home In Santa Fe and
to equip the building as a maternity
hospital. His letter, which was re-
celved today by Mrs. Mas Nordhaus,
state chairman Of the Childs Welfare
Board, follows:
my Dear Mrs. Nordhnus:
Il see by the press that o are
beginning n drive to secure funds for
further payment OF the building re-
comfy purchased in Santa Fe for the
use OF tho needy children OF our
state, and the interest 1 have In this
work fuses me to write TO you and
to say that there is no greater work
to be accomplished In this state. and
I am quite sure that / could not have
subscribed to n better cause.
"The great work that you and youi
board are doing In behalf Of these
orphans and needy children should
receive the co~mmondation of every
philosophical citizen, as no more
worthy cause was ever begun In this
state, and the building purchased was
only one half Of It's real worth, and
your board Is to be congratulated on
securing such an admirable and com
handing location for tho homo Of
thene worthy children. And the New
Mexico state legislature, while they
had this object In view, buiided better
than they knew when they enacted in
to law 'chapter 1i7, laws 1919, ana
established a permanent Child Vel
fare Service for the State OF New
Mexico, and made certain appropria-
ton there.
1T is my understanding that eN-
cellent work is being done all along
this line. The Child welfare work
is Of great Importance, and It is nee
essary that everything be done by our
government hat can possibly be done
for the purpose OF maintaining a high
standard OF perfection, both physical
ly n mentally. The home establish
ed hore in Santa Fe to look after the
prevention OF disease in babies and
children, and to watch over their
growth, is certainly doing promising
work in the elimination Of disease.
You arc doing splendid work in the
right direction, and this years serv-
ice has been Of tremendous benefit
to the children OF this state, and /
am heartily In sympathy with the
work OF this worthy cause. and every
worthy cause Is eventually success
full, and I predict that this one will
be most successful, as the years GO
by.
You have my hearty cooperation
In this great work you have under.
taken, II I want to take this OPP
portunity to offer to. you my servic,
In any connection wherever ant
whenever I may be of any assistance
Yours very truly,
BENJAMIN Il. PANKEY,
Acting Governor"
Bishop Indorses Drive
Bishop Howden has also Endorsed
| tha 1rlun HE Iatta. F,tl.rr..
His letter follows: O.
Missionary District OF New Mexico In.
Guiding Texas West Of the Pecos
River.
RI. Rev. Frederick u. Howdon. d
d. Bishop, Bishops House, Albu'
querque, New Mexico,
November go 1920.
Chairman OF Child Welfare Board
Albuquerque, Now Mexico.
MY. Dear Mrs. NOrdhaus:
The campaign for funds, witt
which 1t Is hoped to provide n child
welfare house for our state, will,
am confident commend itself to al
citizens. for both humane and pa.
triotic reasons. 1t is difficult to i'm.
agine any object stronger in Its APP
peal TO human sympathy, and worthy
purpose that tho care and preserya.
tion OF child life, and the tender pro-
lection Of women In the sacred func-
tion OF motherhood. No man who
thinks of his WI mother, in relation
to his own life, can hesitate in ac-
cording "a sincere interest to an effort
that IL designed to give all the moth
ers and babies in New Mexico n full
measure OF opportunity for life and
health Mt the critical time of mater
nity. No citizen VINO has spirit and
Intelligence to compute real values
ear better express his devotion e
country than to lend his best efforts
In helping to insure the child life q
tho nation from Ignorance and nc.
glcct. The future OF our country do.
Ponds more upon healthy babies, o
being born than upon the building o.
battleships or the paving Of our high.
ways. The present statistics of NOR
tality among infants in our land man
TESTS n wastase In human economy
that Is appalling. AS men and womer
and as citizens, therefore, we can al
be thankful that In New Mexico W,
have a duly constituted child welfar,
board, and 1 take pleasure In com
mending the campaign which you ant
your associates are now launching I,
obtain funds for the carrying on o.
this all important child welfare work
Sincerely yours,
FREDERICK b. HOWDEN.
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