Bisbee daily review., 1922-11-14

Warren Mining District Chapter, American Red Cross, held recently, the following report of the Civilian Relief Committee was given by the chairman of this committee, C. w. Allen:
 The work of the Civilian Relief Committee for the past fiscal year, in the Warren Mining District, has proved q real necessity, from the fact that no less than one hundred and min ety-seven families and indi- viduals were found to be needy and were given aid at various times un- til it's was possible for them to be- come self-supporting, or to dispose of them by sending them to som" other community where they could help themselves.
 149 Families Aided
 Out Of these one hundred and ninety-seven cases given aid there were one hundred and fortynine lam flies. leaving forty-eight transients and individuals who were given tenn porary help. Among the transients very little aid was given although we have always given them meal or two, or few articles of old clothing. whenever i; was apparent they needed such, whether or not they were considered very worthy as this we believe to be only humane whereas some of these transients we believe to he honestly looking for work Many of them have ex pressed their gratitude for even one meal, or a pair of shoes or some other garment, when they would then leave for other places.
 One of the most trying problems that have faced us, and is still fac ing us, is :he fact that a number of men who had formerly worked III the district nave gohe away to find work and left their families here to supported from scme source. This is mostly prevalent among the Mexi- cans, many of whom have lived in the district anywhere between ten and twenty years. all of their chil- dren having b,en bern here, and Cllt uSudill IOuf AA'C SiiAA dren in such families. The mothers are often handicapped in obtaining work on account of the small chil- dren in the home, while on the other hand there is very little work to be found that the ycan do, outside of washing, ironing and cleaning. Some times these mothers know where their husbands are, and occasionally they will receive aid from them then in such cases we endeavor to get them off our hands endefinitely by sending them to their husbands. Others We have Sent to their rel atives when we We're assured that they codli either obtain work or be supported through the aid of such relatives. Transportation was furn ished in fifty-three cases during the year, number of these being children, whose husbands or rela tives to whom they could go were in other places in California usually We have not been able to obtain employment for the class of people who come to us, to any great eX tent, although on about forty-five occasions We have obtained temper ary work for women and girls in the various homes in the district and occasionally permanent work.
 "The cases of illness that We have been called upon to help have not been as many IS in former years although number of tuberculal cases were given temporary aid by us uni, they passed on to a more suitable climate.
 Quite a new phase of our work during the past year has been sup plying aid to tourists going througf by auto,-some of whom were ill although most of them were appar ently seeking better financial loca 1 tions.-many of whom were quite destitute, and we were called on tt help them with provisions to enable them to go on to some other place. i'll two of these cases auto repair were necessary.
 Elks Brighten Christmas
 "As was done for the past severa years at Christmas season, the Elks Lodge asked us to furnish then with the names of poor families wh would need a Christmas Dinner, W gave them the names of fifty-eigh