Morning journal and courier., 1889-02-15
A sCHEDULR OF POVERTY.

InterestimR Statistics Given in the R e.
 port of Agent s. Q. Preston of the
 Board of Associated Charities in His
 Annual RepOrt-Omcers and Direc-
 tors Chosen.
 The annual meeting of the board of asso- ciated charities was held at the headquar- ters of the association on Church street last evening. The officers elected were with two exceptions the same as last year and are: President, Francis Wayland; vice president, W. L. Kingsley; secretary, Charles P. Wurts; treasurer, Charles A. Sheldon; corresponding secretary, Lester Bradner; agent, s. o. Pres ton; finance committee, Max Adler, A. B. Hill, J. B. Sargent; committee in charge, Dr. W. G. Daggett, Henry c. White, Rev. E. s. Lines, Lester Bradner, s. o. Preston. Substantially the same as last year also was the new board of directors chosen to represent the New Haven Aid society, the United Workers, the New Haven orphan asy- lum, the Young Women's Christian associa- tion, the Leila Day nursery the Home for the Friendless, the New Haven hospital, the dis pensery, the police department, the City courts, the churches and the community at large. They are:
 Max Adler, Charles L. Bald win, Starr H. Barnum, Mrs. Thomas G. Bennett, Lester Bradner, W. E. Downes, Hiram Camp, Colo nel S. J. Fox, Prof. F. R. Honey, George P. Ingereoll, ". L. Kingsley, Rev. B. s. Lines, Mrs. E. P. Low, Rev. Stewart Means, Prof. Winchell, Charles P. Wurts, s. O.. Preston, Thomas Hooker, ,Prof. H. W. Farnam, Mrs. 0. T. Candee, Mrs. S.H. Chapman, Mrs. J. D. Dana, Mrs. W. T. Day, Hon L.P. Dem ing, Rev. I. c. MeseTVe, Dr. H. Fleischner, Capt. A. D. Sanborn, Chas. A. Sheldon, FL. Stevens, Miss Frances Walker, Henry B. Sar- gent, Hon. H. B. Bigelow, A. B. Hill, Dr.W. G. Dagqett, Hon. R.S. Pickett, Chas. T. Boll- man, Dr. Max Mailhouse.
 The annual reports made by Agent s. O.. Preston were complete and interesting. As to the finances the total cash statement gave:
 RECEIPTS.
 Balance on hand Feb, 1, 1888. 271 40 Office and house account 3,33S 10 Employment account. unt.........:........... 6,50e s7
 Total. .s1o,7o7 6e
 ExPENDITURKs.
 Office and house account. ........ &, 99S 09 Reilef account '. 0se 0se aa Balance on hand Feb 1, 1889 ............... 60 2l
 Total.-... ........................ SlO,fO| o9
 The statement of work was perhaps the most interesting collection of statistics for the year. The total cases recorded were: Residents 4, ,025, non-residents 1, ,648, making a total of 5,673. Cases dealt with during the year were: Residents 706, non-residents 1,648, making a total of 2,354.
 Of the 1,64S residents, the summary of treatment that was required is: Work, 67 per cent; none, 2211I per cent; relief, 711S per cent; police per cent.
 As to the coets and receipts:
 1907 lodgings B 30 % % Meals for 13l9 men T fo ao 4s1 4s1 9O Expense for relief of men. en.................$ 25 50 Expense for relief of women..-.............. 5S GO Amount worked out-men. $455 70 Amount worked out-women. ...............- 65 40 Total $5a1 10
 This represents the material saving to the community for the ,648 non-residents, only 67 per cent. of whom worked at all. Seven per cent. only of this total needed relief.
 Of the 706 residents the treatment required was:
 Temporary relet .....--......'-..-. 5I55 per cent Permanent reIer I15 per cent Work ..........-........-........ B per cent No attention 1213 per cent
 Of these work was furnished to 13S, IF were sent to jail, to the Reform school, to the Industrial school, 183 were otherwise dis- missed and 54 frauds were exposed.