The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-05
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mody, president Of the Lincoln
House.
Todays speaker will be Miss
Louise Markham Of Middlebury, 6
student Of the wildly high school
who has chosen as her subject the
waterbury Anti Tuberculosis league
A representative Of the organiza-
ton will be present at the studio
for the broadcast.
Tomorrow afternoon at the same
time, $40 p. m. Miss Martha
Bowes, q student OF the Waterbury
Catholic high school, will read hel
paper on THE Visiting Nurse Asso-
ciation."
Miss Miller's article Of yesterday
was as follows:
October 1881 The great de-
preston was In full swing. Jack
walked the streets night and day
trying to find something, anything
that would give him a chance to
support his wife and i've childsen.
Pictures flashed before him as he
walked. The rent would be due
next week, and their little hoard
was almost gone. Johnny needed
warmer clothing. Yesterday he
had come home from school
frozen to the bone. Janey, who
was crippled, needed medical care.
They needed :. but what was the
last months bill wasn't paid yet.
They needed . but what was the
use Of thinking2 He needed work.
When Jack arrived home one
night he found a social service
worker in the living room. She
was the warm and friendly type
and Immediately put him at his
ease. She explained that the Lin
coin House Association was willing
to give the family financial help.
It would try to find work for him
and would see that Janey had cor
rect medical care. Jack was as
tonished. Imagine an organiza-
ton offering to help usl ! wonder
who ever told them Of our trou-
bles?"
Jacks family wasn't the only
one In those distressing days to
receive help, financial or other
wise, from the Lincoln House AS
ISOLATION. Hundreds Of other
families in the city were being
helped In like manner.
October, 1943l Waterbury Is alb
sorbed In War Work. Man power
shortage and high wages result.
Financial obligations are easily
met. No need for such an organ
ization as the Lincoln House? Let
us see.
Here is Mrs. Anderson, the
mother of several children whose
husband is confined in sanator-
ium. 1t would have been grievous
for her to leave her children and
60 out to work. She had no one
to leave them with and in these
times few people are DESTROYS Of
giving up large factory wages to
care for children. The Lincoln
House Association stepped in and
helped Mrs. Anderson solve her
problem. It gave her financial
aid because the children needed
her care.
There Is an old saying, THE
poor are always with u.s." and it
Is true. For that reason every
community needs an organization
to know Of and assist these cases
that require help in good times or
bad.
Another function of Lincoln
House Association is to give adj
vice and assistance to families or
individuals with psychological
problems. Many homes are con-
tinually upset, because Of differ
ences arising between the parents
or parents and child. There Is
Edith. for example, who is an at
tractive girl Of sixteen. Her par
ents give her everything, time,
money, love, everything but indie
pendence. She was never allowed
a date with a nice boy. Edith de-
cided 10 take matters into her own
hands and soon she was having
dates on the sly. Everything went
well until Mother and Dad discov-
cred II. They considered her Just
q bad girl. The parents APP
pealed 10 the Lincoln House Assoc
citation for advice. A case worker
talked with Edith and her parents
and they came 10 . decision. Edith
was 10 be allowed more freedom.
She was 70 be encouraged 70 invite
boys 70 the house. and che was 10
be given the choice Of two nights
q week 10 be considered ns date
nights.
u worked Edith became q dig.
leFgnt giEl ever night.
Tie case worker not only HAIRS
% sfFaIHhtan cue auch problems IS
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