Show Varied Work U Undertaken n n By Junior A Aid d Group of Girls Devotes Time to Welfare and I Art Arc Work The Junior Aid association is an organization o of younger women whose whO aim Is to fit themselves for Intelligent intelligent in In- service to the community Its purposes are varied in that it attempts attempts at at- tempts to foster faster interest in its an mem memo members bers bens in all phases of community life lie social economic and cultural During the past year the association association tion has tried to be of service in all the welfare a activities of the city It has offered volunteer service and il Ii aid and has sponsored vanous vari van various ous enterprises of the social agencies Members o of the association have worked under the direction of the executive secretaries of the agencies at the Childrens Children's Service they have Investigated foster homes and done clerical work at the Family Service and the county charities they have I done supervised case work at the city baby clinics they have helped d the city nurses in weighing babies and keeping keepIng keep keep- Ing charts thus releasing the nurses for work requiring more training The Junior Aid has furn furnished hed many enthusiastic Girl Scout leaders helpers helpers help help- Travelers Travelers' ers at the juvenile court at the Travelers Travelers' Travelers Travelers' Trav Trav- elers' elers Aid and at the Neighborhood House The Junior Aid has always been interested in the the city and its members have found great satisfaction satisfaction satis satis- faction and inspiration in the little that they have been able to do for this group For the last two years the association association association tion has become Interested in the occupational therapy work at the general general gen gen- eral hospital and has provided money to help continue this work There are also sewing groups which provide provide pro pro- vide layettes to be distributed to the needy a of the city Although the larger part of the In terest and time of the members have been devoted to welfare work there Is 11 a group who have applied their energies to the cultural aspects of community life me They have sponsored sponsored spon spon- art exhibits musical programs and lectures for the public as well as for their members Anew activity which promises to tobe tobe tobe be very popular is the production of oJ plays for children During the year the Junior Aid usually makes one or more appeals to the public for money through dances and parties or by sponsoring a some enterprise like the horse hone show In cottonwood which was done this year The proceeds from any of these I enterprises are devoted entirely e to charitable purposes |