The evening times., 1898-11-02
HELPING THE CITY'S POOR
Report of the Associated Char
tiles for Last Month.
WORK OF THE AGENTS
During October 146 Applications for
Relief Were Recei, ed-Nunli,cr OF
Cases Requiring afeGicai Atten-
tion-PrOposed Union with the Cit
iEens' Relief Association.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Board of Managers of the Associated
Charities was held yesterday afternoon
al the central Office. No. Sl1 G Street
northwest, AT 4 O'Clock. There were pres
ent Prof. b. T. Janney, chairman, Mrs.
j. w Babson. Rev. J. Z. Bradford Miss
Katherine p. Hosmer, Col. Archibald
Hopkins, Mr. r l.. Moore, DR. Charles
p Neill, DR.. NJ. d. Peck, Gen. w. X.
Van Reypen, DR.. NJ. G. Motter, Mr.. S.
w. Woodward and the general secretary,
George S. Wilson.
The regular routine business was trans
acted, after which the secretary present
ed his report Of the work of the society
during the month of October.
The total number of applications made
10 the society during the month of Oc-
uober, was ll6, as compared with ll6 in
September, and 120 in October 1897. OF
these las applications, seventy-four came
from white families and seventy-two col
ored.
Twenty-Five people applied for work
only, and employment was found Tor five
persons. permanent employment for three
and temporary employment for two.
Fifty-siN Investigations We're made by
the agents during the month, exclusive of
Investigations of applicants for free medi-
cal treatment. Three persons reported
were found to have given false addresses.
Relief was procured from various sources
for seyenty-nine families, as follows:
From churches. for families; from pri-
yate relief societies. for two families;
from benevolent individuals directly, for
ton flr no
for four families; from the Citizens Re
lief Association, for tifty-seVen families.
We have still oa hand a considerable num-
ber of families who are quarantined on
account of diphtheria or scarlet fever,
and continuous and adequate relief must
be provided for such cases during the
period of quarantine. Six persons We're
placed in institutions for temporary treat
meEt and five for permanent cases.
Nineteen letters were received making
requests for Investigations. and twenty
one written reports of Investigations made
Were sent out.
A total number Of LIB visits were made
by our agents during the month in the
work of investigation, savings collecting,
etc. The amount OF savings collected dur
ing the month was $lll.5. as compared
Wilh SSl.65 in October, lA91.
Tne number of Investigations made of
applicants Tor free treatment at the Cen
tral DlspensaTv during the month was
! forfy-one. OF this number. certificates
! for treatment were granted 10 thirty-One.
! eight were refused and two were found
10 have given false addresses.
Twelve applicants for free treatment
AT the Women's Clinic We're investigated,
I To all of whom certificates were given.
''Our agents have devoted all their time
records during the summer. says the
4 report, and At present all the records
/ are up to date with the exception 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 a larger number of
families on record than at any time
! heretofore we will find that q larger per
! centage Of all families maxim appica-
! ton hereafter will be families already
/ known TO US. and we will consequently be
able To deal with them more :nleliigentiy
] Our agents have had a better op1ortuni-
! ty the past summer than ever before IL
1 work their people. and undoubtedly much
more has been accomplished and they are
in better position to begin the work OF
the winter than in any previous year
I'VE have had four agents TO work il
! six divisions the past summer and W.
need six permanent agents for the six di
/ visions so that each one will have an op
! portunity of keeping in touch with hel
. people througout the year.
/ Let US make an earnest effort ;4nt
/ surely we can keep these two additiona
! workers from November 10 November
Miss Caroline Whitman. one of the Dis
/ trict agents, was present and explained
r. 1etail the District work and gave sew
eral instances showing how families haJ
! been permanently helped. She spoke o.
one young colored man who was crippled
and had been more or less dependent OF
charity for years She succeeded in inter.
esting several friends in his case anC
I finally obtained admission for him to III.
Hampton Industrial School where he vii
! be taught trade and have every Oppor
! tunity in the future 10 be self-supporting
4 report was presented from a specia
committee which had been appointed Il
! confer with 4 similar committee from
I the Citizens Relief Association in refer
ence to a proposed plan whereby the two
organizations should unite in a joint ap
peal TO the community for funds for tht
! support Of each. With the report wa:
! presented a proposed circular outlining
the fields of work OF each of these organ
/ izations.
The plan outlined in the report and cir
/ cular was approved and the committe,
was continued and authorized to compIet,
/ arrangements with the committee from
! the Citizens Relief Association for carry
( ing the plan into effect.
/ After the adjournment of the meeting
/ of the board of managers the association
was called TO order in annual session anC
an adjournment was taken subject to tn,
| call of the chairman. A committee wa.
| appointed at the last board meeting Il
make arrangements for the annual publ,
meeting and a program is now well unde
| way and a public announcement will b,
| made of the time and place of meeting
As soon as arrangements have beer
| made.