Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-19
MOTHERS AID
SOCIETY HEARS
REPORT OF WORK
Mrs. Henrietta ELlinIUOOd
Elected President for
Tenth Time.

At the annual meeting of the Mothers
Aid Society at the office of the organiza-
ton in the Union Trust Building yester-
day, Mrs. Henrietta e. Ellinwood was
reelected president this being her tenth
term in that capacity.
In acknowledging the pleasure OF the
society in again placing Mrs. Ellinwood
at it's head, Mrs. Frank D. Stalnaker gave
a resume of the work Of the organlZa-
ton since It's inception in 1907, she hay-
ing been on its board Of directors since
that time. She related how the Mothers
Aid had grown from it's first few families
cared for to its present enormous pro-
portions; from the days when Mrs. Ell
hnwood and her several officers carried
on the work up to the present time when
hundreds of families are handled In the
course of the year. Mrs. Fred c. Gard
ner also Endorsed Mrs. Ell1nwood's re-
election by motion that vote of thanks
be extended her for the many years of
faithful, efficient service she had rendered.
Mrs. Gardner has also been a director
in the Mothers Aid Society for many
years.
The following report was read by the
president:
Industrial and economic conditions
during this past year have been more
Of our organization.
"Unemployment and lowered wages
have on the one hand increased the num-
Der of persons dependent upon the
amount Of money available for our use.
"Thus with increased demands and de-
creased funds the members Of our office
force have been compelled to exert siren
nous efforts and spend long hours to carry
on the work. We have, however, given
relief and advice to all who have sought
our assistance or have been reported
to US.
sYou win be interested, no doubt, to
know that we have assisted 1,90S widows
and children (490 widows, 1418 children).
Our disbursements were $58,010.93 We
have given advice alone approximately
1890 times, and handled 157 court cases.
Made 4267 visits. Reunited and made
self supporting fifty seven families. Re-
turned fourteen families to their respec-
tive relatives in other cities.
"a new phase of our work has been the
establishment of four social centers in ad-
dition to Fairview Settlement. These So
cial centers were organized primarily to
enable us to cope with the high rent sit
uation. It being much more economical
to supervise. teach and provide for nu-
merous families under one roof We are
thus able to keep the children with their
mothers and permit the mothers to go out
and work for their own livelihood by
leaving their children in the care of
widow in charge and in many other ways
simplify and coordinate our work; for
example:
zone of the colored centers has ninety
children enrolled in the kindergarten and
eleven mothers with thirty-two children
housed there.
'The work at Fairview has gone for
ward with ever increasing interest We
have provided at the Settlement for fifty
three widows and 1856 children during this
past year Our supervisor has made 1155
visits. You can thus readily see that the
homes, two nurseries and kindergarten
have been overcrowded at all times. If
we had more cottages we could accommo-
date more families.
eve hope during the coming year to
establish more social centers, thus in
creasing our facilities for handling a
greater number of dependent families on
the most economical basis possible"
The society officers include: Mrs. FL
linwood president; Mrs. Harry D. Ham
mond vice president; Mrs. Stanley Tim
herlake, vice president; Mrs. Frank L.
Jones, recording secretary; Mrs. George
G. Haerle, corresponding secretary; Mrs.
Harry Miesse, assistant corresponding
secretary; Miss Martha S. AIlerdice,
treasurer. Mrs. Fred C. Gardner.
Advisory Board-Mrs. William J. Sum-
ner, chairman; Mrs. Henrietta E. Film
wood, vice chairman; Mrs. Frank D. Stall
maker. Mrs Fred c. Gardner, Fred c.
Gardner, George C. Haerle, G. A. SchnulI,
Louis E. Lathrop. Will H. oaks, Fred E.
Barrett, Lehman Fl. Price, William L.
Taylor.
Directors whose term expires this year
were re-employed for term of three years
as follows: Mrs. John Kinghan, Mrs.
Frank J. Lair, Mrs. Fred C. Gardner,
Mrs. John Madden. Mrs. D. Mccall White
Miss Martha S. Allerdice, Mrs. Richard
Lieber, Mrs William L. Taylor, Mrs Fred
w. Scholl, Mrs Herbert Wagner, Mrs
Henrietta e. Ellinwood, Mrs. Frank D
Stalnaker, Mrs. George c.. Haer1e, Mrs
Joseph Allerdice, Mrs. Frank J. Lair
Mrs. Fred C. Gardner, Miss Martha S
Allerdice, Mrs. Louis Hollweg, Mrs. Harry
D. Hamond Mrs. Stanley Timberlake
Mrs. Frank Hamilton, Mrs. Harry Mics
Sc Mrs Gavin L. Payne, Mrs. Clyde J.
Roache Mrs. Frank w. Wood, Mrs. Rich
ard Lieber, Mrs. Harry Griffith, Mrs. Will
liam L. Taylor, Mrs. Fred W. Scholl, Mrs
Frank L. Jones, Mrs. Maurice J. Moore
Mrs James l. Dissette, Mrs. Kin Hub
bard, Mrs. John Madden Mrs. D. Mccall
White, Mrs. Herbert Wagner, Mrs. E. E.
Parry.