New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-10
REPORT OF THE A. I. r. p.
PRESIDENT CUTTINGS REVIEW OF THE WORK
OF RELIEF FOR A YEAR

PRESIDENT CUTTINGS REVIEW OF THE WORK
OF RELIEF FOR A YEAR
The nf,v-ffh annual report ~ the Ne~-York
Association .or Improving the Condition OF the foor
for tho fiscal year beginning October ]. 1897. and
ending September 90 1895. has Just been Issued me
association ls the only general relief agency In the
city and has gown steadily since its Inception IN
1913 In this report r. Fulton Cutting. the pres'-
dent. states that the expenditures OF tho ias' hsca
year we're SIS &c. the heaviest In N" history o.
the association. except in the winter OF ls's- ~
when there much distress.
The principal work OF the association II that OF It's
RELIEF Department. which. with the central ofnces'
is in the United Charities Building No. los East
Twenty second-st The statistics OF the Keller De-
parment show $ $50 ~ distributed FOR rent trans
portation and other cash Tor the relief OF ap-
picants sl2 80 Is expended Tor groceries S.5S 70
for coal and sisi :, FOR shoes The total number OF
people aided with groceries was ait with coal.
6.5Oi with clothing 4.0is. with shoes. 3+5. There
1886 visits made TO the poor and on their
behalf. 1870 lodgings provided and 6,6s meals given
The OF coal distributed number 655i7 Two
hundred and sixteen people we're provided with
transportation TO other parts OF the country where
their friends relatives had promised care FOR
them.
An Interesting feature Of the Relief Department
is the Sewing Bureau. whore women who are at all
skilled with the needle receive work which has
already been cut out and prepared FOR them. and
which they may do their homes This often
provides means OF buying food Tor women with
small children who cannot go out work. and
also for elderly who feeble TO 60
Payment for the work is made either In groceries
or In cash. The bureau made s.3s4 garments during
the year
Next In importance 10 the work OF the Depart
ment OF Relief is the summer work Of the associa-
ton at its home in Vest Coney Island. known A.
Sea Breeze. The total number OF people cared for
last summer AZ SEA Breeze aas Lag.
The work OF the Peoples Baths. at No Centre
Market Place. Is well known. The building vas
erected in 1921 Al cost Of 90. leased land.
experiments, without BELIEF that they would prove
a S"lt-supporting venture but that good business
management has made them nearly
Through the Cooper Union Labor Bureau. which
Is maintained by the association and Is free 10
both employer and empoye. 4. 4O3 men received en-
poH nent in temporary or permanent positions and
At Nos 4Os All and 4ls West Forty--ixth-st. the
association maintains the Hartley House. an in
given TO the association by Narceus Hartley, In
memory OF various members OF his family The
Hartley House has kindergarten, classes and
clubs for young men and young women. and en-
poys trained nurse who visits among and adj
vises the Sick poor % the neigh horhood II Is
stated in tho report that Mr. Hartley contempates
erecting gymnasium on the roofs OF the three
buildings
In thu conclusion OF tn. report President Cutting
ceeded the Income by $500. and tho deficit
made up by encroaching on the reserve fund and
using ths egacies OF the year for expenses. He
thanks those who contributed and expresses the
hope that the contributions this year may he suf
hcLont 10 meet the expenses Of tho association
The association is investigating the cases
merly received free coal from the city Las, wear
the association spent $500 in the purchase o, coal
sum this winter the cold weather has begun so
much earlier Checks for the coal fund may he
turn treasurer and TO the Offices OF the $50
citation. No. Jos East Twenty cond-st.