Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-06
BIG MONTHS CHARITY WORK.
A Resume of What tho Associated Char
files, Secretary Has Done.


The Society OF Associated Charities is
doing a great work In our midst. The
following resume Of what has been done
during the month ending on Saturday Is
taken from the report Of the Secretary,
presented to the meeting OF the Executive
Committee last night, and will serve to
show the amount of labor which has been
done, and the good accomplished. But II
fails to give the full extent OF the labor
OF the Secretary. who has to sit at her
desk and hear the sad tales told one
after another. until the heart is made
saddened and made sick by the bare re-
cital OF them. As Is well known, the So
ciety does not give relief except in cases
OF urgent necessity. but 1t puts the ap-
plicant I'm a position TO get help. and
through Its methods does Tar more
good than II II gave money directly. IL
helps to teach those who apply that IT
Is far more nobler To help themselves
than to seek aid from others, TO arouse
self-respect in their bosoms and aid them,
so far as they have the power TO get
work.
During the month Just closed there were
these applied in person; the others were
either sent IN by private citizens, who
have the cards Of the Society, or by other
societies or by the police. In order TO
properly investigate these cases fourteen
enquiries were sent TO the PONCE seventy
nina TO visitors OF this or other co-opera-
tive societies, sixty-four to private indi-
yiduals and twenty to the superintendent
OF the Aims House TO do all this work
required of the Secretary to write Hs
letters. Temporary relief, such as fooa
and nourishment, was furnisned IN SIX
cases Twenty-three meals were given
and seven received lodgings from the
society at a house where they have ar
ysngements for giving meals and lodging.
Fourteen were sent 10 homes where
holm was wanted, but only four returned
10 saw that they had secured them. Trans
narration through the fundamentally or
the Secretary was furnished 10 eight
persons to return to their homes Inc
Society investigates each case that comes
hefore n 10 see IL they worthy or aid, and
during last month II was found that 10 OF
those who applied, were either francs or
undeserving OF the charity OF the pubic
They also secured a room for SICK lady
at the Retreat for the SICK Tor one month
THE correspondence last month extended
10 chicago,
ton and Newark. N. j. Through the
kindness Of Mr.. Adam, bread and cakes
were furnished to several "ho needed
Immediate aid. The secretary has a list
of the visitors OF the Colored City Mission
and all of that race who apply are re-
ported to the visitor who has charge OF
the district in which the applicant re-
sides.
1t will thus be seen that great amount
OF work is being done, and good accom-.
pllshed through this Society. Mrs. Pleas
ants. by previous acquaintance with the
work, and an extensive knowledge ac-
uuired thereby OF the poor and INDECENT
of the city. is admirably qualified for
the position of secretary, and Is enabled
to get along much more rapidly and in
diligently than one who was Just en-
terng into It could do. The visitors OF
the CITY Mission are lending her their
aid. while Superintendent Carter, and
Major Poe, and the police are giving in
valuable assistance. No one Il helped
until Il thorough investigation has been
made OF their condition, and thus i'm
position is largely prevented. Street
begging has greatly decreased, and II
our citizens will uphold the society, II
Will evntuall ybe altogether stopped.