The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-04-11

......................................9 children
/ Home visits made de..-..................... u
Rural schools visited. talking Red
Cross Work ............-.............. 4
Office Interviews ....-............... 80
Contact had with families .... 20
/ Financial Assistance Rendered. IL
Survey made OF children not attend
ing school.
Home visits ............................. II
/ Children not attending school at
all ..............-...........-.........-..-.. %
Assisted in organizing Girl Scouts.
Assisted ex-Service men with vari-
Mrs. Fred c. Oliver, director Of
the Junior Red Cross Work appointed
Mrs. G. NJ. Ballinger, Mrs. Frank
Maddox and Mrs. r. /. Klett to do
active Junior Work. This commit
J tee is going TO enroll the county 100
percent. Mrs Ballenger spent Fri
day in the Grammar School putting
on an Easter program. Mrs. Frank
Maddox will work Monday in the pri-
mary school.
This report shows some Of the
good work that is being done in the
Lubbock Chapter of the Red Cross,
and Miss Ellis is entitled 10 the thanks
Of all the people of Lubbock. 1t
takes a trained secretary 20 put over
the many problems that come up in
this office. II is not every one who
could have come here and with the
money at our disposal, done the very
efficient work that Miss Ellis has
done for the people of Lubbock.
In appreciation Of this work, the
board Of directors increased her SAL
AIRY a small amount, regretting very
much that they did not have funds
at their disposal TO pay her what her
services are really worth. Later on
il Is hoped that we will be able TO
pay Miss Ellis according TO the work
that she is doing.
Following IL her address to the
Texas Federation of WOmen's Clubs,
Of the Seventh District, which held
meeting at the Methodist Church
Saturday:
"ln the words Of DIR. Devine, one
Of our most eminent authorities on
social service. Social welfare work
deliberately undertaken in any COM
munity for the Improvement Of liv-
ing or working conditions.
Whether public or private, wheth- Z
er organized or individual. whether
embodied in some definite movement
or still IN the shape Of separate per-
sonal action, We can readily recog
nize the underlying motives and the
guiding spirit of social work.
Some OF its most characteristic /.
exponents are in public office, work [
ing with the resources Of the State /
or municipality. Others are in the I
churches and religious and fraternal I
orders. Still others are working in /
philanthropic institutions and in eda-
cational and civic bodies. Some are .
in business. others in journalism, 9TH
ers in private life II they are work
ing proportionately to their strength 1
and vision for the promotion OF the 1
common welfare, the removal OF So /
cial ills and the realization Of fuller,
higher, and more complete life Of the
fellow mau. then they are truly en-
gagged in Social Service.
"Social Welfare Work had its orr
gin in economics Its earliest prob
lens had to do primarily with the
economic aspect Of things, the Civ
ing OF relief, organization Of chari-
ties, protection Of children, improve
ment Of housing conditions, preven
tion or spread Of infectious disease,
and numerous other practical social
problems were undertaken and ad-
vocated by people more or less IA
miliar with economic ideas.
Now, however. social work has
come TO be realized as fundamental
ly applied religion. Primarily, its
concern Is to seek and TO save
those who are lost, to rescue those
who are perishing Of privation and
neglect. We who are strong are TO
bear the burdens Of the weak.
"Social workers are not Utopians
with gaze fixed upon some poetic
vision. However, We are rather
70 see that our contem-
poraries, the men, women and chill
dren % our time are able TO realize
the standards to which We have al
ready attained. Prof. Paften has
said: IL Il the democratic bringing
Of all up 10 the level of the best
and not the formation Of new
character that should be the con-
scinus aim of man
Two fundamental principles IN
derlIc all attempts 20 help indlvld.
nais who are In trouhie-personal
responsibility. and opportunity.
I'VE are not 20 seek 90 take the
control of the lives Of others into
our hands. but % treat those who
are In trouble a. persons Give
hem again the chance they have
missed. develop their sense u re-
>puns|hlliiy. and ~ q means ~ 70
hshII,iaiIon. help them a. ne|ThboTs
nut ~ their trouble.
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