The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-09

raised up TO aid our work by generous
contributions. The membership fee Is
but 81. and It does seem as II every
householder, at least, should be a men,
ber of the organization. Our society
was founded in the midst of the hurry.
anxiety and immediate need of our
financial depression. 1t adapted itself
to the immediate interests of the situa-
t!on. 1t refers to it's work in these two
years with just pride. There will now
be more time, and We hope to develop
our plans for permanent aid to the i'm
provldsnt and overburdened We do
not expect to eliminate poverty; that
cannot be as long as the present social
conditions exist: but with the continued
aid OF our fellow citizens, We believe we
can reduce pauperism to a minimum by
encouraging men in self-respect and
self-support, by exposing and elIminat-
Ing impostors, by redeeming the lives
Of children and by relieving the unfor-
tunate from fear of suffering. We ask
| the cooperation of all earnest men and
women In this great work"
Relief Agents Report.
The report of the relief agent, Mrs.
w. B. Duggan, was as follows:
THE amount of work which has
fallen upon the Associated Charities
the past year has not been as large
as the year previous, for through the
winter there has been more work in our
many industries. While out Of work,
| many entirely consume the savings OF
past years. and this has brought a
large number to us of class with
whom we would not have had occasion
to deal, being a class of people sober,
industrious, provident. but with large
families and heavy burdens.
"The cooperation from other char
| ita hln N has i, ~
the past year. People are coming to
| realize that we can he of service to
them IN supplying reliable information
and preventing two or more people
from assisting the same family. Very
often can be found children attending
two or even three different Sunday
schools so as to have a claim. upon
each school in time Of distress.
How to deal successfully with the
sick in the homes of the poor Is a
serious problem. Nurses should be pro-
vided, for in cases of contagious dis
eases it has been very difficult to find
women who will care for the sick or
even work in the homes where con-
tag'ious diseases exist. In large cities,
district nursing and dispensary work
have become necessities, and nurses are
employed: I'm this city one nurse, at
least, is needed.
Generous Hearted Persons.
at is impossible. in this brief re-
Port, to do Justice to the large number
| of people, who, during the winter. sent
In such large quantities of food, clothes
and other articles. The amount of
work to be done was so great, that
an accurate list of the donors could
not he kept. but to each and every
person who sent us anything during the
paet yaor yUa x.anh pur Sinpera tha n ks
THAT you may realize the extent of
these gifts, as well as the labor in
volved in distribution, we give Il list
Of the larger contributions.
zone hundred dollars in provisions
from one man: twenty tons of coal.
fourteen Christmas dinners and fifty
| dollar check for fruit candy and toys
for the little ones who would not have
been remembered on Christmas day,
| were it not for the kindness of this noble
| man. Ten dinners by three young
men; twenty cloaks from merchant.
Provisions sent from Nos 33. 30 and 10
| public schools, also st. Cecelias acad-
| emy. and the employees of the Colliery
| Engineer for distribution; and also an
immense quantity of secondhand
clothing, which came in all through the
| cold weather. and which was rapidly
| disposed of wherever there was known
| to be need.
Figures That Arc Eloquent.
"The object of this society is to give
time. thought. influence friendship,
| advice-anything but aims. This must
| be carried out in every case In which
| II is possible. The easy thing to do In
| charitable work is to give: to do other
wise and still to accomplish the re-
| qured result is very difficult, but II
| must be done.
I'VE cannot abolish all giving. but
| we do believe that. with the continued
| cooperation of our citizens, we may
so reduce 1t and substitute employ
| ment that any man who recklessly
| takes from his family the means of
support will know that he will not be
| shielded from the consequences, but
must always continue in some way or
other to provide for his own.
The relief agents report included
| this summary of the years work:
| Total number of applications. 1886
| Total number of applications for
aid ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .SiU
Total number of applications for
work .:."..............: .%A
| Total number disposed of at Of
flee, bv advice ...................272
- 1.596
| Number of cases investigated. S2s
Number found worthy and as
| sisted .JJv
| Number found not In need ......la
| Number found unworthy.........114
| Temporary work found for. .....1l2
| Permanent positions found for. 26
| TRANSFORMATIONS found for...... IS
Children cared for at the following insti-
tutions:
| Home for the Friendless.. 10
| ST. Joseph's Founding Home....
St Patrick's Orphan AsyluIn.... II
| Home of Good Shepherd. IA
| BY relatives and friends.......... Q
Returned to parents. ts...............
Sent to Industrial school for
boys NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Predetermined children referred
to poor board ....................
| Number prevented from beg
ging ............''..''.'.'''..
| Cases referred to district attor-
ney Observation-Disclosures. .
Cases referred to chief Of police. IA
Cases referred to sanitary officer 7
Nurses provided for sick fami-
HeS.. ....'......'.. ..... ..''''''
Lodging and meals at Rescue
nsson a,r cr,roi ;, ,o,,ca sta,ion %
Amount expended from emer-
Eency fund ..................... $S9S ~
Finances Of the Board.
The report of Treasurer w. r. Smith
for ten months was presented as fol-
lips:
RECEIPTS.
Jan. 2, 1895, balance on hand. .$26l 81
Received from contributions. 45 9S
Received from proceeds OF
entertainment at Davis
theater March .. 1895. 2s6 80
Received from return of