Evening star., 1898-11-02
THE ASSOCIATED CHARITIES
Regular Monthly Meeting Of Board of Mana
gers Held Yesterday.
The Secretary's Report sOf sshe Work
of AgcEts-DetaiIcd Is tntcment
Coming Annual Meeting.

of managers of the Associated Charities
was held yesterday afternoon at the CEN
trail office, S11 G street northwest, at 4:15
o'clock There were present Prof b. T.
Janney. chairman; Mrs. J. W. Babson. Rev.
J. II. Bradford, Miss Katherine p. Hosmer,
Col. Archibald Hopkins, Mr.. F. L. Moore,
DR.. Chas. P. Nein. DR.. NJ. D. Peck, Gen.
w. K. Van Reypen, DR.. NJ. G. Motter and
Mr. S. w. Woodward. with the general sec
retary, Geo. S. Wilson.
The regular routine business was trans
acted, after which the secretary, Mr..
George S. Wilson, presented his report of
the work of the society during the month
of October, as follows:
THE total number of applications made
to the society during the month of October
was 146 compared with 116 in Septem-
Der, and 120 in October 1897. OF these 146
applications seventyfour came from white
families and seventy-two from coiored.
Twenty-Five persons applied for work only,
and employment was found for five per-
sons. permanent employment for three and
temporary employment for two.
"Fifty-siX Investigations were made by the
agents during the month"; exclusive of in
vestgations of applicants for free medical
treatment. Three persons reported were
found to have given false addresses.
Work of Relief.
Relief was procured for seventy-nine
families, as follows: From, churches, six
families; from private relief societies, two
families; from benevolent individuals d-
rectly ten families; from the Golden Book
fund four families and from the Citizens
Relief Association, fifty-seven families We
have still on hand considerable number of
families who are quarantined on account
of diphtheria or scarlet fever, and cont:nu-
and adequate relief must be provided
for such cases during the period of quaran-
tine.
Six persons were placed in institutions
for temporary treatment and five for per-
manent care Nineteen letters We're re-
ceived making requests for investigation,
and twenty y-one written reports of investi-
cations made were sent out.
"A total number of ,213 visits were made
by our agents during the month in the
work of investigation and savings collec-
tinns. The amount of savings collected
during the month was Sloi.43, as compared
with S31.6 in October. 1897.
The number of Investigations made of
applicants for free treatment at the Cen
tral Dispensary during the month was for
ty-one. OF this number certificates for
treatment We're granted to thirty-one, eight
were refused and two We're found to have
given false addresses. Twelve applicants
for free treatment at the Womans Clynic
We're investigated, to all of whom certifi-
Gates We're given.
The Records.
"Our agents have devoted all their time
possible to the work of writing up their
records during the summer, and at present
all the records are up to date. with the ex-
ception of a few in the sixth division, and
these VIII have been written up by the time
the division office is opened. Our records
are now in better shape than at any time
during the past three years, and as we have
q larger number of familieseon record than
at any time heretofore. we will find that
larger percentage of all families making
application hereafter will be families al
ready known to us. and We viii consequent
ly be able TO deal with them more intelli-
gently.
Our agents have had a better opportuni-
ty the past summer than ever before to
work among the people, and undoubtedly
much more has been accomplished, and
they are in d better position to begin the
work of the. winter than in any previous
year.
we have had four agents to work in
SIX divisions the past summer and we need
six permanent agents for the six divisions,
so that each one will have an opportunity
of keeping in touch with her people
throughout the year. Let us make an earn
est effort, and surely we can keep these
two additional workers from November to
November
hthaiIs riNen.
Miss Caroline Witman one of the Dis
trict agents, was present and spoke for fif-
teen minutes to the board, explaining in
detail the District work and giving several
Instances showing how families had been
permanently helped. She spoke of one young
colored man who was crippled and had
been more or less dependent on charity for
years. She succeeded in interesting several
n and II.y ,In- aitoa.I d
mission for him to the Hampton Industrial
School where he will be taught 4 trade
and have every opportunity in the future to
be stlf-sLpportinS.
report was presented from a special
Committee which had been appointed 70
confer with a similar committee from the
tiliZens' Relief Association in reference to
q proposed plan whereby the two orSauiZa-
u"nS shouid unite in a joint appeal to the
community for funds for the support of
g CHI. With the report was presented Il
proposed circular outlining the felds of
work of each of these organizations.
Inc plan outlined in the report and cir
GUAR was approved and the committee was
continued ard authorized to complete ar
ranGenents with the committee from the
Citizens Relief Association for carrying the
plan into effect.
After the adjournment of the meeting
of the board of managers the association
was called together in annual session and
az adjournment was taken subject to the
Sali oi llie cidHlildn. A committee was ap-
pointed at the last board meeting to make
arrangements for the annual public meet
Ing ana program is now we'll under way.
1t IS expected that the meeting will be
heid within the next two weeks.
II pays to read the want columns of The
Star. Hundreds of situations are filled
through them.
Residence Sold at Auction.
The large residence, 1923 ssachusetts
avenue northwest the lot being 30x105 feet,
was sold at public sale yesterday by Dun
CaESoh BROS, auc ticneers, to James w.
faul' Jr.' OF Philadelphia for $4,000.
All Halloween Rowdyism.
10 the Editor of The Evening Star:
If the celebration of All-Ha!loween must
De accompanied by the exhibitions of
roWdytsm that characterized last night i.
might be well to let it fall into ..innocuous
deseutude." The throwing of missiles at
windows. often cracking or-smashing them