Evening journal., 1895-04-05
GOOD WORK GOING ON.
Charitable Institutions in the
City Represented
AT THE CONFERENCE OF WORKERS

and Unfortunate Residents OF whining
ton aud How They Have Been Kept
Through Severe winter-The Confer
ence stu ON.
There was large attendance o.
women from all parts OF the city who
are deeply interested In charitable work
in the New-Century Club drawing room
at 10 80 this morning, when the third
annual conference OF Associated Charities
aud other institutions met,
President ID w Taylor, In calling ths
conference TO order, said
I'VE meet again in our annual confer
enee TO compare notes and By giving
forth the Efforts OF our different depart
menta OF work 80 that we may aid each
OF her by this mutual commingling. We
thank you all for your presence and in
terest In the matter that should be so
dear to all our hearts, that OF improving
the condition OF our surroundings, aud
leaving the Impress upon the community
that We have done what we could feeble
though our efforts may have been, aud
far from satisfactory to many OF us.
There must be change In the methods
Of public and private bensvolenoe
1t is beginning to be understood that
the highest charity Is that which guides
rather than supports Men and women
will be taught TO help thems elves, Gull
tiveting both self-reapect aud SELF
reliance The greatest benevolence will
be conducted upon some business
prlnciples-and | presume that Ia the
next century Those of us who then live
will see something like solution Of
these great and hitherto troublesome
] social aud economic problems.
Again thanking you TOR your presence
we will now have the reports from bands
of union In our work,
: Ia Those who Help 1hemseiyes.
Ia the Associated Charities report 1t
was shown that about so Of the women
were referred TO the Female Benevolent
9 Society and about the same number OF
r the Provident Society and a similar
humber to the ProvIdent Society for
a sewing during three months Of the
| Winter. The various sources of employ
ment were: Clean towel supply, 1B
= workroom, ,33; woodward, 80 small Jobs
or day work. Ia; situations found,
; Every effort to make work the basis Of
II relief has been made but all sources have
! been inadequate to the demands. About
= 260 orders for coal and groceries have
been given as rem uneration for services
n rendered thus showing two fold charity
a the opportunity TO earn the needed
relief, aud the encouragement to preserve
self respect.
: other workings Of Associated Charities.
4 This report went on TO show the ex
callent work OF this organization VI
supplying the necessRries OF life TO 90
Il new families, 45 residents, ~
Il recurrent families, from October 10 I
April During that time Oh
az number Of visits made by the super
n inteudent Was 260; by "lriendly visitors,
$50. or resident families 1t WAS foun
ie that forty four did not require relief
hfty four we're undeserving To worth
CO poor. PAT coal orders were distributed
10 272 grocery orders, twenty four wer
"a fitted out in clothing and shoes
Mission Work at Farnhurst.
- Superintendent David Mccoy, of th
) I county almshouse st Farnhurst, reporte
u that thu population of that institutio
ne averaged from 25l to 275 The csus
Of death at this institution is mostly ol
so age On both Thanksgiving and Christ
n mas days all the inmates are Furnishes
with extra dinners and the Y. w O
u Of Wilmington. and Mics JohusoI
N MIS- turner Auu hFb r. ~ DuCht iuI
" nished excellent entertainment.
Services are held once a week by Rs'
lk JR Dill, whose visits are looked foI
te- ard to with much pleasure Rev. Il
Brady, Of New Castle. visits the institJ
= tion once 4 week and holds services Q
~ I the fourth Sunday OF every month. Th
10 Y w O. T. u visits the institutio
~ frequently and has established a libraI
LtA hich is growing quite rapidly.
sII Teaching CoIored Boys 20 Work.
er Rev j A DeRuyter, being called upol
said Il WAS called TO this city five yea
he ago by Bishop Curtis, and began u
lat work quietly but RgRrassively. estal
be llshed, first, home for colored boy
las This grew so and began to flourish unl
ict | determined to make this my speci
ad work, and II has grown wonderfully. v
IN have an institution now
ne which the charitable people
D. this country have invested 800, O
In gifts or from 5 cents TO So. 600, q
red major portion OF the gifts having be-
he received from working people II
OF entirely supported BY charity, the peop
ess generally recognizing that such hon
he for colored boys growing up witho
act homes or home influence or with paren
ter Who ara incapable of attending to the
must be ptovlded fer.
The I'VE nave in that institution i
1ns colored boys who had no homes, Al
The ranging in ages from to 16 years. '
ng are not only educating these boys to
ok come good and useful citizens, but q
lis teaching them now toSspply their know
b. edge to the various trades Before I
1ry end Of the year we expect to have an
of stitution that will accommodate $50 boz
752 We are delighted to receive visitors "
are interested Ia this work Of charity q
in will escort through the institution a
ing visitors who may spply any afternoon
ave the house.
lnd Prescribed for Poor People 1000 Thu
~, But our free dispensary, icontinu
NJ Father DeRuyter. 'is a wonderful &c
u.s. in the community. 1t was establish
-. for the worthy poor people Of the c
-. who are unable to employ "a physician
s purchase medicine in time o. illness.
aan auas the last three months this annex Of
iss, 81 Josephs Home has provided 1000 p
scriptions.
4, "In charge of this department
II III 1T. ~. ~r.d-otad from a nharn