The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-09

humans, helpful. usefulness to the poor. needy
and distressed The enrolled number of these
friendly visitors-for the most part women-ex-
ceeds 100, and they are organized into an
efficient board, holding weekly meetings FOR
consultation ana instruction, presided over
by Mrs Charles F. Fishoaek, and having Miss
Evelina Ayerst as secretary GOETHE said, "Woe
to the land when woman ceases to lore the SOL
der" and we may well say, "Woe to the COM
munIty where women cease TO lend their heayts
and hands to the cause of distressed suffering
humanity" Under the auspices of the friendly
visitors public concert was given at the First
Methodist Episcopal church November i6
which yielded several hundred dollars profit,
aud thereof the sum o; $500 was donated to this
board.
This summary review of the creation and
maintenance OF your bureau will be supple
mented by the more detailed reports of your
manager. superintendent and the president of
the board OF friendly visitors. In explanation
of the tressurer's report it may be stated that
our main financial reliance has been upon the
IS mem bership fees. and the amount tins OBJ
tanned has been augmented by the gift OF $500
from the proceeds OF the concert, by several
church collections and by payment OF monthly
installments by subscribers. Our
promised membership conditioned
the simple payment of s. annual
dues amounted to about $3.50, and we re-
greet that many who gave their names never
gave their dollars. Wetrust that the member
ship for the coming year will be fully main
tanned and even increased. Our card pledges
of monthly payments now amount to about
$l6o, and we hope the amount will be much in
creased. Two public concerts at the Seattle
opera house are now planned for the 10th and
llth inst. for our benefit, and we hope for SUBJ
stantial aid therefrom.
Our expenditures for the last year have
chiefly been for salaries of men who gave their
whole time to the service, for rent OF offices and
fnfa
amount has gone for relief, but in this direction
our reliance has been upon the public authorl-
ties OF county ana city, upon other charitable
relief societies and upon private benefaotions.
The cash assets in hand are more than enough
to pay all outstanding bills and leave small
balance of $76S
In looking forward to the years work before
US. we may well wish and try to obtain 5000. to
enlarge our agencies aud render them most ef-
ncient, while to maintain them upon the pres
ent basis at the very least so must be raised.
With congratulations upon the start that has
been made and the degree of success attained
in the first year, the board renews its assurance
OF implicit confidence in the correctness and
soundness of our principles and aims, and ap-
peals earnestly to you and the humane public
for continued and increased support during the
coming year, to the end that the efforts OF all in
our community engaged in the noble work of
aiding and uplifting the suffering and distressed
and nOblest success
The report of Treasurer Jacob Furth
from January Is, 1892, to February s, 1893,
was as follows:
Received from subscriptions of mem
From Mr. Strong, OF Portland.. .......... Is 90
From Thanksgiving donation. .......... "a II
From mass meeting and collection...... 81 90
Board OF friendly visitors. ............ 800 co
!have paid out on vouchers issued by the sec.
of SIS. IS.
Superintendent Dooley's report covered
the practical work of the bureau for the
six months ending January 81, 1893, ex-
tracts from which are as follows:
Tho total number of persons relieved were
7S6, of whom 1s6 were men, 1863 women and 43l
children; OF the adults BOG were married. 81 sim
gle and So widowed The incidental relief
given. aside from much personal work done by
the friendly visitors, is as follows:
Families furnished groceries, maiuly from
Families furnished household furniture. 20
Families furnished fuel. observation-disclosures. 81
Families furnished rent. Observation-Disclosures. Is
Families furnished sewing machines. .......
Families relieved per relatives. 8
Families relieved per various charitable or
Families re ieved per money obtained from
various sources. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 80
Families relieved per payment or remission
OF hotel charges (persons) ................. 10
Families relieved by means obtained to start
,.ue business; ~,
Employment furnished, temporary .......... li9
Employment furnished. permanent. ...... A
Transportation furnished persons ....... %
Clothing, partly worn, furnished, number of
Meals furnished. ......................... $50
IndGiups obtained
Prescriptions furnished. Immediate cases. i0i
Physicans attended ordinary cases. ..... IS
Temporary homes found for sick women or
| Bnrisls of INDECENT dead provided for ....... 10
Extended treatment and hospital care pro-
Special nursing hospital care for POOR
women or wrongsd girls during confine-
Furnished artificial legs or crutches for per.
Obtained continuous support for invalid
ADULTS. 4
| Placed in insane asylum, adults. ......
Obtained admission to county amshouse for
Rescued homeless. neglected or abused ~
Walls temporarily cared for , r............. 10
Children taken from vicious homes and
guardianship obtained Observation-Disclosures. !
Minors informally committed from courts &
Homes found for children by adoption or In
Children placed in the home OF Ladies' Re. -
Children per Roman Catholic clergy or sis
Children placed with relatives under sur
veliiGnce. 4
Suppression of chronic beggary involving
families %
Repressed unworthy benefcisries of county
or city relief (cases) .......... q
Obtained funds for legal redress (casesl..... |
Obtained legal separation Tor adu is. .
Convictions secured for brutal treatment of
wives.
Convictions secured for criminal imposture
ana Sagrancy.-.
Obtained release from Jail, adults. .... 3
Defended adult misdemeiuants. ...........
Other legal services or advice given or OBJ
taineu ioF cases
Christmas gifts for children ................ 40i
Christmas remembrance to adults including
sixty-tEree inmates of county farm. $3.50. $50
The prime source of relief is that which the
friendly visitors bestow from their own supplies
or purses or from special contributions received
through their solicitations. The board OF
friendly visitors IS composed Of 100 persons in
cluiing six physicians who are always at our
disposal and also including three attorneys. /
venture to estimate that the members OF this
board supply from their own purses 500 per
month. The committees of this board are:
Emergency fund, Mrs. W. II. fl. Green, char
man; aims house and hospitals, e. Van Wyck,
chairman: literature OF Charitable work: sup
preston of beggary and vagrancy: dependent
and delinquent children; daily office assistance,