The evening times., 1898-12-07
HELPING THE POOR
OF WASHINGTON
ASSOCIATES CHARITIES work
Secretary Wilson Submits His Re-
port for Observation-Disclosures
Aid Extended.

The regular monthly meeting of the
board of managers of the Associated Char
tiles was held yesterday afternoon at the
central office, 81 Street northwest, at
AIS o'clock. Prof b. T. Janney having to
leave the meeting early Mr.. F. l.. Moore
was elected chairman pro TEN. The regu-
lar routine business was transacted, after
which the secretary's report of the work
for the month of November was read.
The total number of applications made
to the society during the month OF No
vember was 257 as compared with I46 in
October and 227 in November, 1897, the
number of applications during November
Of the present year thus showing an in
crease of 80 over that of the correspond
ing month last year. OF these 257 applica-
tions 157 were made by white families and
100 by colored families. The total number
of separate families represented in these
applications is 191-111 white families and
so colored, One hundred and seventeen
Investigations were made by the agents
during the month, and 2 persons reported
for investigation were found to have CIV
en- false addresses. Forty-six new cases
were investigated during the month. Only
| 80 persons applied for work. and employ
ment was found for 10-perma employ
| ment for and temporary for 6.
Relief was procured from cooperating
| agencies for 156 families follows: From
| churches, for II families: from private re-
| lief societies. for 10 families: from benevo-
| lent individuals, for Il families; from the
| Golden Book fund, for 6 families. ami
| from the Citizens Relief Association, for
| 113 families.
| Typhoid and scarlet fever are still preva-
| lent in several sections of the city, and a
| considerable number of the families reliev-
| ed are those quarantined on account OF
| these contagious diseases.
| Four persons were placed in institutions
| i for temporary treatment and for per-
| man:nt care Thirty-one letters were re-
ceived making requests for investigations.
| etc, and 40 written reports of investiga-
| tons were sent out
The agents during the month made to-
| tai number OF ,17S visits in the work OF
| investigation, savings collecting, etc The
| total amount OF savings during the month
| was 1870 as compared with SOL 10 In Oc-
| tober and $3S. .05 in November, 1897.
| The number OF Investigations made OF
! applicants for free treatment at the Cen
! trail Dispensary was l20. To go of these
| applicants certificates were granted, -
| were refused and We're found TO have
! given false addresses. Eighteen investiga-
| tions were made of applicants for free
treatment at the Woman's Clinic, and GER
tificates were granted to Is Of these apph-
! cants, while were refused and l was
! found to have given a false address.
| A number of families were reported TO
| the Central Union Mission, with the re-
| quest that Thanksgiving dinner be sent
| TO them and in every case a dinner was
sent A quantity of supplies, consisting
| of clothing and groceries, was contrib
| uted by the pupils of the Normal School
! and given TO families recommended by
agents of this society.
| ARRANGEMENTS have been almost COM
pleted for the organization of the divis-
| ion work, and offices have been opened
| in three of the divisions. Agents have
been secured for all of the divisions with
| the exception of two, and two agents
have been appointed on probation by the
! executive committee, in the hope that one
| of them Will prove capable for the per-
! manent work in the second division and
| the other may be employed as an agent
| at-large, to investigate cases lying outside
| any established division. or to work as
| needed during the pressure OF the winter
| in any division TO which she may be as
| signed.
| Miss Estelle Foster, agent for the
| Fourth Division, was present and spoke
| to the board for fifteen minutes, explain
ing in detail the work in her district, tc
| which the members of the board listened
with great interest After which the
meeting adjourned.