The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-13
OFFICIALS RELIEVE THAT SOME
ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN By
CITIZENS TO AID THEM
Red Gross Forced To Close Service De-
p&rtnent Because OF Lack OF
Funds


cases coming ~ the attention OF the OF
fiCialS Of MoundSvine was brought 10
light Yesterday on the eve of the an
nounccnent by the MoundsNiiie chapte'
Of the American Red cross, that MS
service department would be closed en-
tirely until the regular October mee'-
ing OF the directorate. The case IL tn"l
of widowed foreign woman living ~
No. l42O Water street who il the sole
support or a family Of seven children.
rhe oldest Of whom is twelve Years ana
the youngest. two.
The woman Is Mrs. Katie kA!insky.
whose husband died in April. 1921. FOL
lowing a lingering Illness All tho
funds the family had during the
mans Illness were completely exhaust
cd IN an effort To save his lie. h"t I"
no avail Ever since the husband ;
death. Mrs. kailnsky has worked day
In and day out at jobs Of odds and rn"s
in an her seven children
from, S:aryation'S door. The county
court Ssrr--' r,"rrhs ago upon being
interested. voted an allowance from
the county fund. set aside Tor such
cases Of 50 per week. 10 the family
This small sum has helped the wido"
some. but In order that the children
Nigh, be kept alive she was forced to
seek work at anything that she could
earn d coin.
The children are as follows: Annie.
aged u years: Helen. II: stefani. To-;
Rertie. :: Mary. 8: Sofia. 4; and Will
liam. =.
The Ca<S was brought 10 the attcr-
zion 81 The Inrelli rencer representative
! ny Chief ~ Police charles =. Bryson
and Officer Harry McMullen. both OF
whom have made an investigation ot'the
foreign home and find that conditions
there are destitute. In speaking OF tho
case last evening. the former official
said. 1t IS one Of the most destitute"
cases coming to my attention during
my term Of office. In Flew OF the fact
that ~" local chapter Of the American
Red Cross has completely closed its
doors IL now falls upon the good citt-
ZenS Of MoUndSVil!e TO come To the res
cue Of these poor unfortuuates. have
Investigated the conditions at the Kal-
insky home and ind that the poor chill
drcn often Io without food for two
meals and some times an entire day.
The mother works at whatever she can
procure. With her II Is only a matter
Of making 4 small coin that a loaf or
bread may be bought 10 feed the hum
cry mouths that patiently await her re-
turn home.
Mrs. Kalinsky has tried TO keep all
her children. ot school age, in the pub
lie schools. but she has found II hard
matter TO get enough money to pay for
their text books She has told me that
she did not know what she would do FOR
the coming year. The case is ono tha,
every good citizen should note and aid
in whatever manner may seem best"
nlks Meet Monthly
AZ the last regular meeting OF
Moundsville lodge No. 2SS. r. p. o. Elks
II Was decided TO hold meetings this
summer once monthly. Future meet
ings will be held on the first Friday
evening in each month
Seventy Now Enrolled
The second week Of the Moundsyille
summer sChoo! finds more than seventy
students enrolled Tor the term. More
students are expected to enroll this
week and before the close Of The month
At least one hundred are expected to
be attending the school
Mitchell Passed Through
General William Il. Mitchell. assist.
ant CHIEF "c the L. :. air service passeI
through Noundsytle sunday afternoon
enroute 10 Washington from Mnneap-
oils. Mimi. The general was due to
have returned 70 the capital several
days ago but was delayed owing TO
minor injuries sustained while riding
horseback a. the Minnesota city on
Memorial Day.
Churchmen Play Tonight
The RaptisiS will clash with the Cal
vary McthodIsts o. the >Fjrth street lot
this evening Much interest has been
aroused IN the church games.
Club to Move
The New TrcN cub Htl move its
quarter from tn" Henderson fats on
jefferson avenue to che Flanagan fats
on Second street On the frs; Of the
month Their nrcsca, quarters are 70
hc tatcu over by lnrat resiauraater
who WI venture into the lodging buS.-
ness.
Parriott In wheeling
Hon. James y. rarrto,t. Of this city.
candidate for congress from the First
district. was in Wheeling Monday at
tending 20 business affairs. Mr.. Par
rlott is quite conAdcu; over the outlook
for the primary election and his many
friends believe that ne Will he success
full in securing :he nomination on the
Republican ticket for congress
Red oross Closed
The service department Of the Mounds
vile chapter Of the American Red
cross. has been closed until October.
according to announcement made Mon
day ny Secretary $ VI. Thompson. Char
table work. will necessarily cease.
Council Held Meeting
Rottine business Was disposed Of NJ
the regular meeting OF the city council
held last evening. Duly a few import
ant matters were considered
Rotss W. Kiwanig
The two baseball teams representing
the MnuudSy!uc Eiwanis and Rotary
clubs Will lash IN their tilt OF tho wear
on the Fifth street grounds Friday
afternoon. The proceeds from this game
VIII De used in the equipment OF the
city'S new playground
Progress On Hangar
Progress Is being made on the cree
tiun OF the new nil steel hangar for
Langn Aviation Field here. The work
was begun about ten days ago and is
expected TO be completed by the end or
shis week.
Compton Gets Instruments
Or. A. Fillmore Compton. prominent
local eve, ear nose and throat specialist
has received mis- entire new set or IN
strumentS and is again making his reg
ular practice at his office on Jefferson
avenue Tar. Compton suffered the loss
nr more than $s.00o IN instruments dur
ing the recent IRE that came near de-
Str0yiug the. Strope building on Jener-
Ron avenue last week.
ors Man Released
One man was released from the state
prison Monday by cason OF the eXn'r-
alton Of his term. His discharge left
q total "f I.5S5 names on N" books OF
the stat" prison.
AouudsvilIs Briefs.
The county court will meet tomorrow
10 consider matters Of business per.
tanning to roads.
Mrs. Ndda Myers mas returned % her