Evening star., 1898-08-03
THE ASSOCIATED CHARITIES.
Report of the Secretary for Month
of July.

The regular monthly meeting of the board
Of managers of the Associated Charities
was held yesterday afternoon at the CEN
tral office, S11 G street northwest.
The regular routine business, including
the reception of reports of committees, was
gone through with. and the general secre-
tary presented report of the work of the
society for the month of July.
AS shown by the secretary's report a
great deal is being done this summer
among the poor along the lines of friendly
visitation, finding employment and en-
couraging small savings to provide for the
winters need.
The total number of applications for re-
lief made to the society" says the secre-
tary, during the month of July was 124
peing ten less than during the month of
June and eight more than IN the month of
July, 1897. or this number sixty-four APP
plications were made by white families and
sixty by colored. Ninety-fo persons ap~
piled for work only.
There were sixty-two investigations
made by the agents during the month, ex-
cluslFe OF Investigations of applicants for
free treatment at the dispensarfes. Two
persons reported We're found to have given
false addresses.
Relief was procured for e.ghty-eight
families, as follows: From churches, for
two families; from private relief societies
Tor six families; from private individuals
directly, for eleven families; from the
Golden Book Fund, for six families, and
from the Citizens Relief Association. for
sixty-three families. Permanent employ
ment was found for one person and tenn
porary employment for thirty-three per
sons The employment obtained for about
half of the persons was at the Fort Myer
Hospital, where We were allowed to send
women to do scrubbing, and they were paid
through this society. We sent In all eight
cen women. some of them for two days
and some for three days, at S1.50 per day,
ana the total amount of money paid to
them was $3.50: We have also recon-
mended to DR. Davis a number of white
men as nurses, who will probably be en-
pioyed in the near future.
Three persons were placed in institu-
tons Tor temporary treatment, and one for
permanent care. Transportation was pro-
cured for three persons to friends or rela-
tVes outside the city. Twenty-three let
ters We're received making requests for in
Vestgations and thirty-two written reports
on Investigations We're sent out.
The number of visits made by the agents
during the month in making investigations,
collecting savings, etc, was Loss. Thus
far We have been able to make collections
for the savings fund more systematically
than during any previous summer, and as
a result a larger number of persons are
saving and larger amount of money has
been deposited. During the month of July
hfty-nine persons commenced savings ac-
counts. and the total amount deposited dur
ing the month was SS0.S5 This is the larg-
est amount ever deposited in any one
month The largest amount deposited in
any month heretofore was in June, So 3d.
July thus showing an increase of $3.50
over June.
The number of Investigations made for the
central dispensary during the month was
14o. Of this number certificates We're grant
ed to 11o, twenty-one were refused and four
were found to have given false addresses
certificates being granted to about per
cent of the applicants.
Seven applicants for free treatment at
the woman's clinic were referred 10 us, to
all of whom certificates We're granted.