St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-10
MANY new APPLICANTS.
SECRETARY JAcKS0g'S SHOWING OF
ASSOCIATED CRkRITY work.
SEEKING TIE DESERVING.

Jackson Finds People With Ample
Means OF Support Seeking
Aid-Efort to Aid Without
Pauperizing - He Commends
the Employment Bureau Gen
eral Outline ofthe Work.
The executive committee of the as
ISOLATED charities held its monthly
meeting yesterday afternoon at the
office of Z. w. Peet in the Manhattan
block. The feature of the meeting was
the report of Secretary jackson outlin-
ing the work done by the association for
the past month and also the first quarter
of the second year of the organization.
A synopsis of the secretary's report
follows:
The number of new applications re-
ferred for investigation continues very
large. About $50 cases were referred in
December. AS in November. very
large proportion have applied for relief
for the first time. Most of them have
had only irregular work for months, and
many of them are almost destitute of
food and fuel. Some have been as prOVl-
dent as could well have been expected;
others could have provided much better
for this very rainy day, but they were
too fond of drink. or Of display, enjoy
ing life to the full extent of their in
come. Others seek to take advantage
of the real distress and accompanying
liberality to apply for articles they
could and should supply for themselves.
Recently two families, whose need
seemed especially urgent, were found
living IN their own houses, With no
mortgage, and had in store fuel for six
Or eight weeks and provisions for several
weeks. Each of these families were
saved from the decentralization of un-
necessary aims, and the aid which would
have gone to them was saved for those
In real need.
Notwithstanding the urgent demands
for investigation, our regular working
force is no larger than that which was
fully occupied by the work last sum-
mer. 1t is, therefore, impossible to de-
lermine the real merits Of all applica-
tiOns in Il satisfactory manner; and
many cannot be visited until some time
after their applications are filed. This
Is unfortunate. as it often seems neceS-
sary 10 extend aid pending investiga-
ton. If the condition of the treasury
warranted, TWO visitors could be regu-
larry employed. Under tile circum-
stances 1t has seemed nece SSary to avail
of the assistance Of volunteer visitors.
Daring the past month business man,
who speaks English and German, gen
- rf,tT Ia for
hours daily. n physician, accustomed
to discriminating charitable work. has
also ogered to assist in investigating,
and Will devote some time each week to
the work. Each of these volunteers
provides l,UrSe and cutter for his own
use. y lady who has had experience in
similar charity work in New York, has
also volunteered to do some of this
work. While the amount of this volun-
teer work will be limited, it promises 10
be of material assistance.
j he reg: Straliou work of the various
relief agencies has been brought down
to date, also that of sending return re-
ports. We have received more applica-
tons tor information from other cities
during the past month than ever before.
Too much can scarcely be said of the
Intelligent and helpful work of the citi-
Zens' committee aud the employment
bureau. Unfortunately it Is impossible
to give work every other week to those
whom investigations prove 10 De in need
nt il. The committee is employing three
Investigators, WHO check up their work
constantly with the records Of this Of
tice. Fifteen or twenty per cent of the
applicants for work have previously re-
cClycd reliefin some form. The amount
Of work now given enables hundreds to
get on without aid and keeps others
from entirely abandoning hope and
ambition. This method contrasts favor
ably with the pauperiZimg plan OF the
free indiscrimiuate distribution of soup,
bread and other food which has pre-
vailed i'll other cities. Fortunately for
the needy the benevolent impulses of
our citizens have not taken this form to
any considerable extent.
During the first quarter of our second
year | have visited 333 new families
and revisited II. Our volunteers have
visited 81 families, making a total of
All investigations, as against about ITO
for the corresponding quarter last year.
Our registration now covers about 4, 500
names, and has already furnished much
needed information to our cooperating
societies.