Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-08
TO TEACH THRIFT.
The Associated Charities Will T-v =,
Help the EOar tn SnUa

Help the Poor to Save.
The board Of managers of the Associated
Charities held the regular monthly meet;n.
yesterday afternoon at O'Clock at the Of
nee OF the association. There were pres
emit Rev. b. I. Janney. Mr.. F. L. Moore, MIR.
5. w. Woodward. DR.. NJ. d. Peck, Rev. 1.
H. Bradford, Mr.. L. S. Emery, Col. Arch;-
nald Hopkins, Mrs w. H. Baldwin, jr., Miss
hatnarlne b. Hasmer and Miss Florence
sponord The report of the treasurer, Mr..
John Joy Edison. showed a balance on hand
Oh *'es.62, after paying the bills for the
month of March.
Inc report of General Secretary Wilson
was read. March was the worst month of
the winter in relief work. Appeals for aid
increased during the severe weather and
the funds Of the emergency committee he
came exhausted just at the time of the
severest weather. and the committee was
obliged to issue an appeal for relief funds
Inc response on the part of the community
was prompt, and the committee was enabled
to withdraw their special appeal
or the 916 families asking for relief Gee
were colored and 80 white families. Forty
hVe persons made application for work oniy
and employment was found for % persons
permanent employment for II, and tempo.
Iary employment for IA. Relief was pro-
cured for 491 families. Wood from the Con
gressional Library was sent to % families
Iwenty-seven families were cared for
through churches. Thirteen were aided
through other societies, and ID were aided
by benevolent individuals; while 16 families
In Georgetown Were furnished supplies from
The Star pound party, and the others were
aided directly through the emergency relief
committee.
''We hope" said the secretary, 'to make
an effort to teach the habit Of saving to the
poor people. Our provident plans committee
has met and considered the question and
we hope in few days to be able to put
savings books in the hands Of our agents,
The plan that we have considered is what is
known as the postage stamp system, and
enables people to save in any amounts from
cents up. The plan has been found to
work successfully in other communities and
1t is surely worth a trial here.
The experiences of the past winter have
taught me that the District needs to take
some active measures in order to prevent
worthless families from neighborfng states
drifting in here to become a charge on the
community. II necessary, we should have
laws passed such as they have in most
states, recurring person to be in the CON-
OF time-usually one year-before they are
entitled to public relief If they become
dependent.
Abundant evidence can be furnished Of
the abuses Of our local charities and 1t
seems to me important that before the ap-
proach OF another winter something should
be done to prevent such abuses"
The committee on provident plans reported
plan OF saving to be introduced among
the poor, and recommended that the savings
books be put in the hands Of the agents at
once. By this system the poor will be able
to save In any amounts from 3 cents I'D
The executive committee made a report on
the general work Of the society, and urged
the Importance of the summer work by the
visitors among the poor.