The monitor., 1928-01-13

all eight churcheS OF South Omaha
helped to assemble, some dismissing
early that evening in order to permit
their members to attend. 1t was a
meeting of 106 mothers and married
women to discuss the Responsibility
of Mothers and Daughters" The spe-
cial significance of the subject was
given it by juvenile delinquency
situation, which had lately shocked
the community, and in remedying
which the Center was able to help in
many ways. Representatives of all
eight churches were on the program.
Of the LOG women present, % were
without any church connection.
Within so large a group, the strong
spirit of good will and sympathy and
understanding which showed itself,
was taken by all as an omen of good
for the future.
"The other occasion to be men
toned was the recent Christmas Bene-
fit, sponsored by the Parent-Teach-
ers Association. This benefit was
inspired by the need of two invalids
in the neighborhood for wheel chairs.
The Parent-Teacher Association at a
meeting in the fall had set itself the
task of supplying these chairs and
later gladly accepted the offer of
Mrs. Rhone to let the children of the
Center share the effort by giving a
program at Christmas Benefit par
ty. The consummation of the plans
was large gathering a few days be-
fore Christmas in Swift's Employees
Cafeteria, most generously loaned by
Mr.. Cushman on this as well as other
occasions. The audience again rep
resented every church in South Oma-
ha, and money enough was taken in
to buy one chair and contribute to-
wards the other. Boys and girls as
well as grown-ups were present when
the chair was presented and no eye
was dry.
again, at the Improvement Clubs
Christmas Eve party for children, it
was boy who made the presentation
speech when $500 was taken from
the tree as a surprise for old Mr..
Clark. 1t was this boy who explained
how IS months ago when the Center
was being made ready for occupancy
it was Mr.. Clark-then in better
health than he is now-who labored
day after day, volunteering his skill
in the laying of the long stone walk
which stretches from street to alley.
Such enterprises are doing things to
the community
GAS for the rest of the program
the definite activities along special
lines can only be briefly suggested.
"Our director in charge, Mrs.
Rhone, brings quality of spirit, a
spiritual and mental poise, as well as
a high degree of executive ability
and social vision such as we must be
profoundly grateful for. Three and
one-half years experience in Y. w.
work lay behind her when she came
to us last March at the time when
Miss Patrick, our previous director,
had been called home by illness.
Mrs. Busch, the original inspira-
tion for the Center, and now its home
visitor, is kindred spirit and works
in closest sympathy with Mrs. Rhone.
Through her visiting in the homes,
she shares multitude of the neigh
borhood's problems and needs, needs
both material and spiritual. Some of
these problems the Center can help
to solve; many it can refer to other
agencies. One case conference held
at the Center enlisted the co-opera-
ton of six different groups.
"The Center's Home Improvement
Club is also reaching the homes. AS
one result of last summers contest,
an alley-long an eyesore in the
neighborhood--dre two out of ten
prizes awarded for improvement of
premises. The first prize went to a
yard which had been transformed
from a bare patch of ground to a
lovely mass of blossoming flowers.
"The boys work at the Center has
drawn in several workers during the
year. Since last spring, however, Mr..
Stewart has been with US, at first as
a volunteer interested in particular
baseball team, and since September
as the regular evening assistant, in
terested in ALL the boys. His nat
ural interest in athletics and club
work draws quick response from
the boys, and his ready cooperation
with the other workers, means the
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