The evening times., 1898-11-05

pltdl- anu lic llll pupiiSdlioAi ou4h'S Ni'N
year of the results of all this work,
makes it unnecessary to offer any ex-
tensive description of the motives. meth
DDS or results of the various charities
nominally under my supervision. l have
visited each of them at least once, and
made careful notes regarding their con-
diJion and operations, and the results OF
my inspections will appear in this re-
port in such recommendations as it seems
necessary TO make.
Relief Fund AIIotments.
the following partial allotment OF the
fund for the relief of the poor for the
year 1S9S was made upon my recomnien-
dation: For twenty-five physicians to The
poor. at $500 per annum each, $3.50; for
medicines and printing prescriptions for
the physicians to the poor. $3.50; Wom-
ans Dispensary, $500; Aged Woman 5
Home $500; collins TO be furnished upon
order of health department, $500; total,
81, 600.
There was a surplus of s7l4.27 from the
amount allotted for medical relief, and
thereuDon the following reaaotrdent of
the surplus was made: Bell Salt Air
Home. 500; Childrens Country Home,
S2e0; Woman's Union Christian Associa-
ton, SSl4S7 total. S7l4.37.
"A number of new applications for
parts Of this fund have been received.
but it has not been thought expedient to
either further subdivide the present ap-
preparation, or ask for its increase There
is, of course, no limit TO the n1mber and
variety of charities which may be organ
lied nor TO the arguments which may be
presented in favor of the support nr as
sistance of all ~ Ulam from public FIND :;
1.-h1
support or assistance Nhich may prOPe: :
ly be given, and some one must find and
define it.
As specially worthy of notice l take
pleasure in directing attention TO tht
fact that all of the free dispensaries
which are served by physicians who arr
members of the medical association, have
put into practice the plans of the asso'
citation begun two years ago for the cor
rection of the abuse of medical charity
this plan being simply that all those wh'
apply for free treatment shall be reliev
ed if suffering a the time of application
and shall be given a blank application
! which may be filled out and signed b!
some responsible person known TO th'
Gispensary physician, and which then be
| comes evidence OF the inability Of th'
{ patient TO pay for services sought, an,
! that no second treatment shall be giver
1 a person who does not return q certiti
! cate properly filled out and signed. !
! large number of cases such as these hav,
/ been taken in charge by the agents of th'
! Associated Charities. The result of tn
/ plan has been marked falling off in mum
ber Of new cases treated at the dispen
! saries.
This plan is not in use at the Freed
: mans or the National Homeopathic Hos
/ z..H, =
/ great Improvement in the matter of dis
! elimination as TO who should or shoult
not be treated free of charge.
Industrial Homo school.
'The appropriation Of $4,000 for the
| erection of a new building 1t the Indus
| trial Home School has revi-ed the heres
! of all fri ends of that institution, AMI tnt
new building now rapidly nearing com.
! pletion promises to be in every way wei
suited to the present needs of the schools.
( THE Reform School for Girls has pass
ed a year comparatively free from the
spirit Of insubordination which prompted
! riots in former years. The housekeeping
appears TO be managed with efficiency and
with the view Of making the best use o
| the internal resources of the institution
such as the garden, dairy, poultry yard:
and piggery. The expense per inmate j:
still very high and will remain so unit
the institution begins to fulfill its rea
mission by furnishing reformatory treat
ment for all girls, both white and colored
who are found to be in need of sucf
| treatment in the District.
AT the Temporary Home for ex-Unior
| Soldiers and Sailors there has been az
Improvement amounting to transforma
| ton.
This old three-story residence, whel
rearranged for an institution, can neve
be appropriate or satisfactory When Wis
| tied it appeared wholly unfit for use 70