The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-08
| Is AUGMENTATION
MEETINGS ARE HELD
IN COUNTY, IS REPORT

Mrs. Ethel Jay Probst, county SUI
perintendent of Americanization de-
partment of the W. c. t. U. submitted
her annual report before the county
convention Wednesday which showed
lis meetings held in behalf of Amer
icanization this year.
The work, Mrs. Probst says, is car
ried on through six mediums, namely.
the Sunday school, Bible classes, sum-
mer sewing clubs. mothers meetings,
mothers and fathers meeting, and
the Booster chorus.
Personal calls are made in the
homes of foreigners in order to meet
the mother, who can be reached in no
other way. and who it is necessary to
reach in order to raise the standards
of the home.
Instruction in the speaking of Eng
lish is one of the most important
things taught the foreign born moth
err Calls made in the homes included
rs by members of two local w. G. I.
u. unions and 169 by the county SUI
perintendent.
The report of Mrs. Probst follows:
Wayne County's Americanization
and Evangelization through the w. C..
T. U. have been carried on principally
through the Community center of the
Union Mission located on North
Twelfth street, Richmond.
The Mary Hill w. c. t. U. has
adopted or taken as a special work
the Hungarian families and has car
ried on a very interesting and bene-
ficial work, especially in the homes
with the mother who has practically
no affiliation with any educational in
stitution when she arrives with her
husband and family in America The
husband goes to the shop where he
picks up bits OF English and also he
goes to night school. The mother re-
mains at home with the family while
the older children go to public school
Family Adopted.
"An Italian family with 10 children
have been adopted as the special
charge of this union. Special visits
are made to the home and advise is
given, comfort extended in time of
sorrow. The union has given one of
its regular meeting days to sewing
for this home.
"Forty-five personal calls to the
homes of foreigners have been made
by the union.
THE Frances Willard union has
adopted the Italian families and as
sumed the responsibility OF Home
Visitation work that means
world of opportunity for the foreign
mother
This union has set apart one day
per month to sew for their charges and
10 give instructions in sewing. Forty
one articles of clothing have been
given TO the needy. Members OF this
union have been doing valuable work
in the summer sewing school. having
instructed about AZ children Mrs.
Maude Sweet Winder president of the
lnion, has furnished a Story Hour for
children at the mission. The matron
at the Community House, Mrs. Bea-
rice Sniveley, who superintends the
social and vocational departments, is
furnished by this union. Thirty calls
% foreigners homes have been made
oy this union.
other Ways.
Illustrating other ways OF meeting
he families and reaching them, the
report enumerateS:
THE Mothers meetings which con-
rene the second Thursday each month.
At these meetings they meet the Amer
can mother socially and at the
lectures receive higher ideals of home
and community life.
The Fathers and Mothers meetings
occur quarterly. The children some
lines entertain their parents. A lee
.ure is also given and music is an
important feature of these programs.
During the summer the children met
Zach Thursday at the Community
mousse and during the afternoon a pro-
yram was followed which included:
Music and prayer; Bible study; sewing
and Story Hour. Ninety-five children
attended the summer sewing school
which was divided into five classes
The younger children learned the
stitches and made little articles, sew
ng bags, quilt block. doll clothes. etc.