The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-11-10


With an average Of 81 visits peri
won'h. vour secretary has servei "
some way an average Of fifty-tlree
oiv 'lian families per NOR tn. n one
instance Il was to furnish relief IN
til We could get 4 countv appropris-
tim: in the meantime we get ire
sick husband and father the dentist,
after consulting his physician. thin
tert him in the hospital few da-s
after teeth were extracted. Within
two months this man was again a
bread carer in his family.
Two families, infuenza sufferers,
rerui-ed some financial relief end some
nursing on the part Of your secretary.
Other nursing has been done. In one
instance an elderly lady was nursed
until she gave her consent to 90 t.
the hospital. Two others also at d'f-
ferent times were cared for until ar.
rangements were made for them TO
20 to the hospital. A social worker
needs a patience born Of love. rot to
be intolerant of the views Of the one
ministered II. The poor are rot the
only needv and so your worker has
uroent calls among our most i~de.
pendent to fit into the breach when
sudden severe illness has befallen
them, until another could be found.
We work with the doctors in try
i-g In handle many venereal cases,
and so not onlv minister to the suf-
ferers but prevent them from hecom-
ING public charges LEAVING depend
ents for the community to look after.
Besides the public needs protecting
AGAINST the disease. We also deal
with the result in some Instances of
where the sins Of the parents have
been visited upon their children.
Such reed and deserve all the relief
possible, and the saddest thing Is
when the trouble has not been dis
covered in time to save their eyes or
prevent lifelong naming Of some
kind.
Your worker did not only render
nursing services to some Of our
tvphoid fever sufferers, but worked
with the doctors. our mayor and the
sanitary committee Of the town coun-
ell to prevent an epidemic. Keep ns
people informed as to their water
supply and giving out precaut' ons re-
ceived from medical authorities, we
believe, had much to do with prevent
ing a heavy epidemic. We enlisted
the interest of our State Board Of
Health and, thru the influence Of all,
many people took the typhoid vaccine
The nurse bill in one case of typhoid
fever was $235, then there was the
doctors and hospital biz besides. We
strive to work at the cause and save
the consequences.
am sure that you have noticed
interesting reports thru The Citizer
Of the doings Of our Junior Red Cross
We had seventeen auxiliaries with
500. members. They have miristered
to our local needs, to the childhood
Of our State in furnishing funds fol
our new Kentucky Children's home
to the famine sufferers overseas. ant
lust recently sent away nirety Christ
mas packages for the needy children
Of parts of Europe. As one Of our
speakers said at our recent National
Conference: after all, it does moi
make much difference whether oul
bodies travel very far around this
earth. II only the spirit of this Junior
Red Cross covers the earth as a gar.
ment Of light"
We feel the Health Crusade move
ment has meant q great deal to our
schools In the chapter. During the
ySoh VIZ hiouc IiiIty-uNc NlSitS 70 Jue
schools, making health talks and as
sisted in establishing Crusade organ
izations in eighteen schools with $50
members. The visit of the Health
Fairy with her performance in the
Chapel. September 26. We believe has
stimulated our crusaders.
An interesting phase of our work
was the twenty-six Christmas bas-
kets the Red Cross cooperated in
sending out, besides advising with
other organizations concerning their
Christmas giving among the families
we work with. One reason the Red
Cross has spent less on relief this
year is because of the confidence in
dividuals and organizations have
placed in US and so furnished money
for relief aside from the Red Cross
fund. II was TO our suggested list
that the c. +. presented Thanksgiv-
ing baskets.