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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1918
Page
12
A San Antonio public welfare program runs a children’s camp near Comfort where a distressed 8 year old girl, exhausted by care for a sick mother and poverty, receives aid. Volunteers describe the girl’s weary gaze and her family’s hardships as her mother dies and the father fights in Europe.
The article details a San Antonio recreation camp for war-affected children, with Miss Emma coordinating science values and Miss Georgia Locke supervising. plans include meals, naps, and structured activities. It notes Red Cross seal sales raising funds, a Public Welfare liaison, and a broad volunteer committee led by Morris Stern to support health and camp programs.
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