The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-14
.RED.GR0SSHELPS
CH|LDREN0IT Of
BAD SITUATIONS

In spite OF the hat last night AT
tho regular monthly meeting 81 the
Red Cross held at the courthouse
somo Interesting report were heard
and 4ppteelate 4The atsendhnce
rss ,stpRl ,Shiy represer
fatile. y he count teitef wori which.
With tho home Service work com
prlses most Of the actiFities Z 81 tif
Red Cross was reported mon hr
afrsg Joseph n Il III has been IL
lhg9 some exoeIiS ont h chsifs inFcs.
lttgatton torthet past ttises months.
The county WORK has proved I'M,
usually interesting and uchsneed
ed. A number Of children nShRye beer
discovered In need Of help and they
hay ebeeh taken from bad environ.
ment where thy had been ngicted
and were receiving bad moral train,
ing and through efforts OF iboth,Airst
Roster and Miss Margaret McKfnneS
have been placed In various STATE Il
stitutions. The Red Gross proyid.
ed them first with proper clothins
an dduring the. past month spetlt
sl13 dressing them appropriately 4
number of worthy cases were In tliiy
manner equipped for homes with q
the state. n
Soldier boys are urged to come Ii
to headquarters and get their med!
ais. So far not all OF them 5haye an
piled and the Red Cross wants them
all TO have these as they. are badge
.ot special honor. About 400
been delivered:
At last nights meeting Miss FLOR.
cnce Kueisel who has done stici
good work in the Red Cross Soffies
was urged TO attend the sumner
school at Morgantown where Mis-
Ruth Jones, well known Red Cross
worker, from Washington Is teach.
ing a class In welfare WORK al thr
university. Arrangement was mad
for her TO take advantage OF the Of!
portunity. K x Z
Mayor Conaway paid a.hlgt tfib,
ute to Mrs. ". II, Hartman Who
head of the Public Health Nurkins
Service. Mrs. Hartman reported
S6S visits made. this past mon ii q
her department and muchY good ac-
complished. Mayor ConawayS said
there waS no organization mar.
mont which cooperated better thar
the Public Health Nursing Seryies
with the city and nc! more effsstiss
work had been done than wastdons
by. this department.
Necessary budgets were aIiores
last night for the months work. The
dental clinic was not reported npon
but this viii remain open until ali
work IS finished. The clinic Il do.
ing wonderful work. supertntend
ent Of Schools Wilson, q short tima
ago brought a little fellow 10 haya
his teeth fixed who had been crying
with the ache Of them during school
hours and whose mother worked and
was unable 10 take the boy sherSeif.
The child was very grateful tor the
big relief afforded him. Many eHii.
dren have been enabled TO sthay
where besor they did poor WORK be-
cause Of continued aches IA their
mouths thy did mot undesstand
Mrs. W. T. Hartman told d sez.
eral cases which had beou talcor
care ot-amon gthem that oi 1 par-
aiytlc IN the eounty IAN who war
removed to a hospital heee; TIC ease
Of worthy woman Who wn1 ulfar-
Cling hard to earn aliyins FOR hor-
self and children whilo in pr6lched-
ly poor health. The woman vas
cared for. A number q tn6orcuiar
cases are eaFed Tor each month
through the Public Heath NnnInr
Service.
". L. Brown reported stl,iao.sT
balance % hand Ia th6 trssaurr.
piseuE!e 70 for DE psst month
vera tasss1s