St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-15
IN THE CITYS MIDST.
A Globe Reporter Investigates the Work
Of the Associated Charities.
THE RECORD OF ONE DAY
What Is Being Done to Help the Deserv
ing Poor to Help Themselves.

stratum OF society the GLOBE reporter,
who is the author of the articles which
nave from time to time appeared under
the above head, heard so much from
them about the organization known as
the Associated Charities that he
determined to give the inStitu-
ton a call and find out what
they were doing What follows
Is the result of investigation. The first
case that attracted his attention was
That of worthy and deserving carpen-
ter of the Thirteenth ward, with funds
exhausted and great deal of sickness
III his family, who had obtained and
paid loans to purchase fuel with
on two previous occasions during
the winter. Owing to the backward
ness OF the season, he again applied
for similar loan, which was granted.
but one of several worthy and industri-
Gus mechanics who, from causes like
sickness, old age, and large families,
and nothing ahead for rainy
day, have been accommodated with
loans, emergency relief and odd jobs
that have enabled them to pull through
ana avoid the pawnbroker OF something
else still more disastrous. The next
case was that of a young dry goods and
clothing clerk, who set sail from Nor
way two weeks ago. He wanted en-
pioyment. He was aided to lodging,
meals and odd jobs of work
An honest, hard working Scotchman
with wife and babe at home applied for
work or relief, he having been in ell
forced ldleneSs all winter and funds eX-
hauSted. Had been given odd Jobs at
various times by the society and was at
this time aided to job which he could
make S1.75 day.
Then bricklayer, single, twenty
nine years old, seeks a lodging and
meal. He came from st. Paul this
morning. Was out of work all winter
and sick a portion of the time. He was
aided to lodging and meal and encour-
aged to come to the office for odd jobs.
An American widow living in North
east Minneapolis with eight children,
who came from Lake City about five
months ago, next presented herself.
Her husband deserted her week ago.
lie had had no work since December.
She had son twenty-One years old and
one of thirteen who wanted work. She
had girl of eighteen sick. This case
Mr.. Holt promised to visit and aid if
worthy.
Next came woman and child seeking
assistance and employment. She was
obliged to leave her husband, their
property being chattel mOrtgaged and
her husband ID drunkard. The mortgage
HAD BECOME DUE
and 1t was impossible for her to pay
rent. Her husband would earn s35 a
became responsible for boaru tor
hprSnIE nd "
could be procured. This lady is very
competent copyist, but prefers smaller
pay and home for herself and child.
a young man, American, aged twenty
one, parents both dead, and who left
Omaha two weeks ago, now desires adj
mittance to hospital. He is afflicted
with a lOathSOme disease. Denied adj
mittance to hospital, but lodgings and
medicine were furnished him. A friend
was found to provide him with meals.
a young and incompetent girl, whose
mother, widow, is sick i'll South Min
neapoiS, then presented herself for day
work, and was aided to place. She
has been frequently helped to work
until now she is a competent supply
and IN constant demand and the mainStay
OF her family. The last case observed
was a boy with basket on his arm, &C
companled by one of our leading citi-
ZenS, who reported that his mother had
been deserted by her husband and that
the family were hungry and starving.
1t being case of fragrant impOSture. as
shown by the office records, no relief
was recommended OF deemed necessary.
The secretary, Mr.. Holt, is one of the
busiest men in the city. He has to tend
to all these cases, take care of the books,
tend to the correspondence and make
nnI vic tla.Nl
who apply for aid. The telephone is in
send me some one to do a days
work at - street. is continu-
ally sounding over the wires. The
well-to-do and public-spirited citizens of
Minneapolis should visit the office, No.
II Stillman block, and see for them
selves the great work the society is do
ing. Mr.. Holt said that owing to the
backwardnesS of the season there Was
great distress, and he wished that the
citizens would give more literally
than they had heretofore done. He said
he needed more money for the emer-
gency fund. The number of men and
women applying for work or aid in one
day is astonishing. Although the
is registration and investigation.
yet it is also doing great good
by giving employment to unfor-
tunate, but worthy applicants, thus en-
abling them to help themselves and i'm
time to become self-supporting. AS
many as ten or twelve persons, mostly
married men and women, are furnished
with odd jobs every day. When man
or woman goes out to take job they
are furnished with printed card, which
reads as follows: