Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-05-07
Public Service
Bureau
Week of April Twenty-third

visited during the past week: De-
tention Home for Women, Henne-
pin County Girls Home, Veterans
Hospital, Headquarters for Grip
pied Children and General Hos
pital.
No deaths reported from any of
the above mentioned institutions in
the past week. Four new Negro
patients admitted to General. Two
were released. Four of our group
are patients in Veterans, three in
the Detention Home, one at the
Girls Home, one boy and one girl
attend the Bowling School for
Crippled Children, General Hos
pital has at least twelve patients.
From the Nurses Note Book
That drab old building out on
Lyndale and 5Oth North, common
ly known as the Old Work House,
is not the popular conception OF a
work house. In fact it is not drab
except on the outside. 1t is a De-
tention Home for Women. Women,
who for some reason have offend
ed society and been caught in the
act. 1t is always interesting to
learn the reason why. The offense
NAV be small and is often the first
breach. Unless a woman is moral
degenerate, her outlook on life will
be improved after her confinement
there. The most scientific attention
is given to her health.
Every corner of the Home has
been frightened by the touch of
woman, who, understanding her
weak sisters, is doing all in her
power to inspire and develop them
for the hard fight when they leave
her and try to find place in a
world suspicious of their inten-
tons. The penalty paid society by
these offenders is after their re-
lease.
Miss Agnes Lutz, head of the
Home, expressed her appreciation
for the help the Minneapolis
Spokesman offered through the
Public Service Bureau.
No sign on the Hennepin County
Girls Home to point it out as diff
ferent from the other homes along
Penn Avenue North. No doubt the
only difference from other homes
is the fact that Miss Jessie Nc
Aulliffe is mother to so many little
girls. The care given to personal
needs is just as individual in this
big household as in any small one.
For an example, when Negro girls
need special care for their hair
they are taken to one of our hair
dressers. Oil is always kept on
hand for their use. Only one of
our little girls is there at present.
She is liked and fits in nicely with
the others in their work and play.
The logs burning in the big fire.
place gives the recreation room
that cozy feeling an open fireplace
always gives room. The monthly
entertainment for the mothers was
to be held in that CHEEKY room that
evening.
The happiness and excitement of
the girls as they made final prep
arations was very good to see.
Next week more time can be
given to our patients at General
Hospital. Wish some of their
friends and relatives would stop
breaking the rules of the hospital
by slipping them food stuff. Big
ole greasy fish sandwich being eat
en- by a patient on a soft diet.
Fried foods are not on soft diets.
Ran into Reverend C. F. Stewart
making visits. The men at Veter-
ans say that visits from their
friends would cheer them more
than anything. The librarian out
there said the Opportunity Maya
zine is sent there and is enjoyed.
She did not know there were any
other publications of magazines by
Negroes.
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