The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-04-27
WORKOF REDCROsS
FORMARCH MONTH


The Mankato chapter Of the Amer
lean Red Cross, had a very busy and
varied program during the month Of
March. The assistant secretary as =
sisted twenty eX- service men in
various ways. 1t was her privilege to
assist them in preparing papers OF
various kinds. Some needed assist
ance in obtaining claims from the
government This required her to
visit homes of men occasionally,
which visits together with her office
interviews, were about thirty, during
the month. Several men were given
relief in the form of clothing and
meals, lodging and transportation to
the amount of $11.05 Some were as
sisted in obtaining admittance into
hospitals where they are now re-
ceiving medical care. Twenty nine
letters have been written in the in
terest of ex service men. IL any ex-
service men need assistance we will
| always be glad to assist in any way
possible Call at our office at 317a s.
Front st. -'-H ..
The Red Cross chapter is also try
| ing to assist needy families. During
the month of March, more than
| thirty families have received assist
ance in some way or another. To
these families have been given dur
ing the month: two vests, one romp-
er, three dresses. twenty three pair
of shoes, one pair OF stockings, two
skirts, six hats, one pair OF oVeralis.
| two pair of trousers, and groceries
and supplies to the amount OF $19.15.
This work has required twenty six
/ % inuncftcof anh nf
| flee interviews IN the interest OF
these families, during the month.
| The assistant secretary OF the
] chapter, also assisted at the baby
! clinics which are held every two
| weeks under the auspices Of the
Blue Earth County Public Health
| association.
Whenever her time permits, she
has rendered assistance to the
school nurse in weighing and mea-
surfing children at the st. Peter and
st. Paul's school.
The chapter wishes to acknow
ledge with thanks, the following
articles donated this month by Mrs.
T. s. Johnson, Mrs. Esther Jacob
son, Miss Lena Peterson, Lindholm
Laundry: one dress, five pairs shoes,
one pair of stockings, two union
| SulLS, IHTee SuliLS hCiC uoNO bSSh
calls for childrenS' shoes and cloth
ing which we have been unable to
take care of and will appreciate any
donations of old clothing and shoes
if you will leave at the office, 317k
South Front street, or call $50 and
we will be glad to call for any
package.
Miss Paimer's Work
Having spent three weeks in the
employ Of the Mankato Chapter
Red Cross as a prenatal and infant
welfare worker, / am glad to be able
to say that these three weeks have
been much more profitably spent
than / anticipated. Everyone / have
met, wit one exception, has been
pleased and cooperative. Many have
spoken of the need Of this educa-
tional work for mothers. There have
been two classes organized, one al
| Madison Lake and the other at IT,
wolf. All the women seem more than
pleased to study something of this
sort and some of their questions al
most overwhelm me. The one excep-
ton is a great great grandmother
who, when I was introduced as the
! infant welfare nurse, quickly asked
me, Have you had any Of your own!'
| To which l had to reply No when
she said: L don't see how you can
tell anyone else how to bring up
theirs.
Our mothers and young people
have said that they can go through
High school, through college and
university and can take post grad
uate nurses, without studying one
thing about the science Of raising
children This important knowledge
/ l. 90 1ht oirn6 all from
| the experiences within one home
and through ones own experiments.
| Successful farmers, business organ
| izations and now families are be-
| coming more scientific in their
methods every day. We frequently
hear. Young people didn't used to
be like these we have today. Alex
ander Meiklejonn says however:
| There is one obvious and outstand-
| ing fact about the younger genera
ton, viz: That the older generation
made 1t. The marks OF its makers
are upon it. These young people who
torment us, who battle us, who seem
so different from ourselves. these
are our children. Whatever they are
they owe to us. We gave them birth,
we gave them training, we gave
them the social order which shapes
| anu IdSulUuo II NV va
tues, the cause is in US; If they have
vices, it is we who brought them in :
to being. IN every proper causal
sense they are ours. If, then, we
wish to understand our children we
must examine ourselves-just as our
fathers whom we approve, made us,
so we made those who follow us,
whom we often condemn
| Several other committees or rep
resentatives of committees, have
| called in asking me to explain the
work to them and also one is con-
templating forming new class. In
dividual infant andprenatal calls are
not as large in number as / hope to
present at the next meeting, though
those / have made were very well
received for the most part and q
great many questions are generally
asked OF me.
Forty instruction and demon
stration visits, one ito doctor, one to
| child welfare, and twenty business
| calls were made during March. AS
sisted at two infant clinics held by
the Blue Earth County Public
Health association, and four demon :
STATIONS have been given. Talks
| four news items written two, litera
ture distributed twenty eight, ma
ternity patterns four. One meeting
with advisory body, fifteen office in
terviews, thirty nine letters OF
which nineteen were individual and