Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-03-22
Tho Associated Charities.

The superintendent OF the Associated
Charities has presented report for the
montn or February. from which the fol-
lowing 10 taken:
There were ITO applicants for help, Of
whom II we're non residents. Tho labor
tcst applied to these has sensibly dimin-
ished the numb,r, while those helped are
truly neeiy. Tho difficulty OF finding
work which unskilled labor can perform
70 very great, and daily the evidence In
creases that 1t Is . lack Of education
wn.ch causes most OF the poverty and
suffering. To devise scheme for teach
ing, and thus raising those who apply is
the chief aim Of those working most
earnestly In the society. There we're
distributed 81 grocery orders, "a coal
orders aud medical prescriptions.
Among the causes OF dest,tution were
cascs Of desertion, ? applicants needed
work rather than relief, we're furnished
with temporary employment, l with per-
mansnt employment, became selfsup-
porting, did not require relief aud
gave false address, 4 were helped BY
church aud other sources, 8 by private
persons and referred to the trustees OF
the poor"
The committee in charge Of the sick
diet kitchen mskes the following report
for the months Of Dscsmber, January
and February:
"Ws opened the kitchen this winter on
December .. one month earlier than the
months Of our winter work 81 sick or
fesbis persons have received food rom
our kitchen. Tho daily number Of those
supplied during JanuLry and February
was 13. During December the demand
was somewhat less. The last week or
two We have served Is and l6 on single
days, making In ell 100 calls during the
| mouth OF February.
These have all applied through the As.
sociated Charities with tho exception OF
two casrs. OF these applicants for our
food four cases have been supplied for
nearly the whole Of the three months.
"TLeso ara cAses Of consumption,
paralysis or other chronic dissascs, which
We think there 10 little danger Of pau
perixing by continued assistance. One.
an aged cuIeebled woman, receives only
a quart Of milk three tiInss q week, with
occasionally . little fruit or pudding.
Another, . young consumptive woman,
we supply with quart OF miik daily.
During the three months we have dis
mutton broth,75 quarts; coup, 1877 quarts;
Catme,l Cruel, 81 pints; rice pudding, 80
pints; tspioca, 80 pints; corn starch, 3l
pints; farlna, "a pints; milk porridAe, 8
pinis; custard, = cups; stswed prunos, II
cup; peaches. SO cups; apples, O cups;
one eau OF Lisbig ,Xtrsct; total eI-
penses for the three months, ,$S5.6l.
"Tne ommittee cknowi,dse with
thanks the following donotious: Cash
". Do. Que can OF extract ot msai, vanilla
extract, and i0ur OF I've quarts OF lamb
broth.
| In = retrospect Of our woFAAnd CON-
pairing It with other wintera We are ad
20 report increasing sotisiac tion with tile
preparation of our TODD. as well as les.
scning of expenses. The difficulty oi
preparing, In con siderable quantities,
soups, broths and light desserts OF first
c!Ass quality, has been, We may say, en-
tirely overcome, and we eau now recon
mead our siek diet without reservation.
1t Is palaiabie, nutritious and cleauly
served.
"Our sxpe.Aes last year averaged $40
per month; this yesr, up to the preseui
| date, SIS. o. monthly Tho reduction has
been principally uloJ meat and grocer.
les. by the assistance Of our superiuten-
dent We ar. now getting excellent niea,
for soup At cents = pound against !
cents y pound proceeding winters In
many details OF this branch Of our chari.
table work We sro makiaK progress,
I gratifying to visitors and to ourselves,
who frequently express gratitude tor tho
| benefit received from our diet kitchen.