Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-23


tinuing it.
Subsequently. the examinations
were made in Bernalillo county, all
the doctors assisting, DR.. Landers,
psychologist. from the University
of New Mexico, doing the mental
testing. In Gallup the examina-
tions were very successful under
the county chairmen, Mrs. Aldrich
and Mrs Darlington; In Las Vegas,
under the leadership of Mrs. Car
room and Mrs. Bennett, of the Wo-
mans club: in San Juan county,
under Mrs. C. c. Meacham; in Col
fax county, at the mines at Daw-
son, under Miss O'Brien. In
number of other counties they
were ready to begin examinations
when the Influenza epidemic stop
ped all examinations. DIR. Hewett
gave his services to each of these
counties starting them off in their
campaigns, the council of defense
paving only his travelling expenses
In Las Vegas the Woman's club
established two public Fairgrounds
| with supervisors, under the eff
cient leadership of Mrs. Buchanan
and Mrs. Worfelt, as the direct re-
suit of the activity of the council
of defense. In Bernalillo county
Mrs. Charles Porter led this work
with the greatest enthusiasm and
efficiency. The council of defense
and the Woman's club, together,
had a tag day." from which they
realized $500. Two hundred and
ln1 onYnrfinnnA fn
the Woman's club for their day
nursery; $3.50 was given to the
school nurse and a committee of
teachers TO esta blish milk station
in the Third ward of the public
schools. The results were wonder
| full for the undernourished chill
dren. One hundred and twenty
eight children were examined in
Rernalillo county in ten days, and
follow up" work done later. The
| district nurse was obtained for AL
| buquerque under the auspices OF
| the child welfare department for
five months, and the Needlework
guild was founded by the child
new garments were collected in
/ three weeks, and during the win
] ter, through the bureau of charities
and all the churches and benevo-
lent associations, three hundred
and fifty children were clothed.
| About one hundred of these could
not have gone to school without
this help. A sum of SS5 was col
lected by the sale of bags, and
| turned over to the city schools IN
buy playground apparatus. In
1920 the Needlework guild con-
tinued it's activities under the
chairman, Mrs. Cornish, and S75
was sent to the school committee
for a milk station.
During the last regular session
of the legislature a bill was passed
making the child welfare commit
tee of the council of defense the
permanent child welfare service
under the department of education
carrying an appropriation of $4,000
a year, and providing for paid
supervisor and a board of directors
| consisting of seven citizens of New
| Mexico to serve without pay, but
providing for their travelling ex-
Denses when they attended meet
| ings. The governor appointed Mrs
| Max Nordhaus, of Albuquerque
chairman; Mrs. Ramona Gellegos
of San Jose, vice chairman; Mr.. }
| II. Wagner, superintendent of ed
ucation, secretary; Mrs. s. p. AS
carate, of Las Cruces; DIR. jean
nette Reid, of Deming; Mrs. c. e
| Mason, of Roswell, and DR.. Edgal
| l.. Hewett as members or TINS
board. In June a meeting was held
by the board, only Mr.. Wagner
! Mrs. Nordhaus, DR. Hewett ane
Mrs. Gallegos answering the sum
mons. DIR. Sarah Cocker was elected
| medical director, at a salary oil
| $4,000 year, and Miss Montana
| Hastings, child psychologist, fol
nine months at salary of $500
The services of a secretary begar
the middle of Novembe:, 1919, al
$500 a month.
A model maternity center has
been equipped in Santa Fe witt
children's medical library ani
three rooms for maternity cases
| q servation of exceptional children
and minor operations which would
IltCtSSlldlt Gil lie piii
a short while.
i The child welfare service has Sc
/ cured the cooperation of DR.. Lu'
kens in Albuquerque, who has
promised to take charge of all or
| thopedic cases recommended by the
state child welfare service. DR.
Lukens' success with babies in santa
Fe and Albuquerque has been phe'
nomenal.
During September and october
Mr.. Wagner, superintendent of edu'
cation, DIR. Cocker, Miss Hastings
Professor Landers of the University
| of New Mexico, and DR.. f. III. H
! Roberts of the Las Vegas Normal
university, made out a program OF
study which will be submitted later
This program is subject to change
without notice, by the staff and ad-
visory committee. 1t took over two
| months to study and arrange this
course, and to equip the library and
headquarters in Santa Fe, and at
tend meetings in Albuquerque, Las
| Vegas, Las Cruces and Ration, (the
meeting of the State Federation OF
Women's clubs).
During April ana May III Is the
| intention of the child welfare staff
to hold examinations in Eddy,
Roosevelt and De Baca counties.
The women's clubs. parent-teach-
ers associations. the Red Cross,
mems organizations, every church,
and all fraternities and county
medical associations are requested
to unite to make these examina-
tions a success by assisting the staff,
! making all arrangements for these
examinations in their own coun-
| ties.
In June and July a four weeks
course for teachers and parents VIII
be held at the Las Vegas normal
and silver City Normal universities,