The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-01-26
CHILD WELFARE ASSOCIATION

Algiers could make its Child We'll
fare station seIf-supporting, Miss
Crete Judis, nurse in charge believes,
and she is endeavoring to prove it.
Interviewed in the clean and COM
Portable headquarters in the Algiers
Courthouse, she gave her reasons.
I'VE have few very poor people
in the Fifth District" she contends.
True, many of the fathers are out
of work just now, and some have
been out of work for six, seven, and
eight months-men who during the
war made good money. That is hard,
and it makes the need for the Child
Welfare Association all the greater.
at is the young mothers who need
us most" she explains. There are
so many who do not know the first
thing about care of babies, and we
must show them and teach them and
watch the baby as it grows, and tell
them when to begin feeding, and
what to feed, and how to dress the
! baby when the weather changes.
Some mothers nearly smother the
baby in warm flannels, shawls and
wraps, and then wonder that it
cries. Others do not keep it warm
| enough.
1--WE have as many as 50 attending
our clinics at a time-the average
is from 35 to 40. We have as yet no
maternity and no dental clinic. But
we do care for sick babies, answering
calls from far down below the i'm
migration station, and we do keep
many babies we'll by the advice the
doctors give, and the instruction in
the homes.
eve have nearly 500 enrolled, and
could have 700 if we could care fol
them. We have just discharged 10
to make room for those who need
help more. We believe that these
mothers, If they would all help
could pay enough, with the help the
business men of this district car
give, to support the station here
There is a mothers club already
organized, which has s35 on hand
to supply layettes and other need:
for women who cannot afford to gel
such things. It's president is Mrs
Frank Himel, and Mrs. William Fort
is vice president; Mrs. Andrew Gay
secretary. Mrs. B. c. Guilder treas
urer. It has only 81 members, bu
Miss Judis and Mrs. Guilder are
planning to increase that numbe
till it includes practically ever!
mother enrolled. Miss Alice Harte
principal of the Belleville school
is helping them, and has promised
to send out postcards to ever.
mother calling them to a mass meet
ing next Friday at p. m.
At this meeting the needs OF tn
station, and the fact that the Chill
Welfare Association board Is plan
ming to close it by February 1, !
something is not done to assure 1T
continuance, will be put up to tn
mothers themselves. Miss Judis be
lieves they will be able to pledge s.
cents a month apiece-s6 a year
That will mean $3.50. She has ais
some junior members among tn
children who have been helped, VIII
are paying, and she has pledges fron
business men and from the priest
and others who know what goo
work the Association is doing.
1.-THE business men do not know
vet" Miss Judis explains. Il nm
that some of them have never eve
heard of the work we are doing
right here in the courthouse. Blu
they are going to be told We hav
pledges of So a month from severa
beginning with former Mayor Nal
tin Behrman, and Father w. ]. Cot
ter. of the church Of the Holy Nam
J of Mary, has given US $50. The mir
: listers Of the Lutheran church ha
, promised to speak Of the work W
are doing in the pulpit, and to urg
: its support. The Knights of Colun
bus will also be told about It,"
!, Plans are also on foot for an er
tertainment to be given to rais
money. Il. II.