Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-08
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES
Report of the General Secretary for the
Month of October.
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neutrality-suspicious. for the
Annual Meeting.

The regular monthly meeting of the
board of managers of the Associated Chair
ties was held yesterday afternoon at the
central office OF the society. 81 q street
northwest. There were present Pfor. b. l.
Janney. chairman; Mrs. j. W. Babson
Rev. ]. H. Bradford. Mr.. F. L. Moore. Dr.
NJ. c. Motter. James B. T. Upper, Mr.. s.
W. Woodward. with the general secretary
George 5. Wilson.
After the reading of the minutes and the
transaction of some routine business, the
report of the general secretary of the work
of the society for the month of October
was presented. as follows:
The total number of applications of all
kinds made TO the society during the month
OF october was 1856, as compared with 16s
in September and 1i6 in October, 1898 OF
these Isl applications f19 were made by
white persons and siXty-seven by colored.
The total number Of families represented
Is 12u. SeveTty-fve being white families
and fyrty-tive cOlOred. Twcnty-eight per-
sons applied for work only, and employ
meut was found for thirteen. temporary
for nine and permanent for four.
The number Of new cases reported during
the month was twenty nine, all the others
having been known to the society hereto
fore. SeTenty-tive Investigations were
made by the agents exclusive of inVeStiga-
dl$penSarieS. Two persons reported We're
found To have given false addresses. Relief
was procured from various sources for
ninety families, as follows: From churches,
eight families: private relief societies, other
than churches, three families; private in
diViduals, fifteen families; the Golden Book
fund, three families. and from the Citizens
Relief Association, siXty-One families Two
persons were placed in Institutions for tenn
porary treatment. Transportation was pro-
cured for three persons to friends or rela-
tiEeS outside the city.
Cases of Need Reported.
'Forty-four letters were received by the
agents during the ronth, reporting ca es
Of need. making requests for investiga-
items, etc. and seventy-three reports We're
sent out. A total of 2,4gS visits made by
the agents during the month in the work
of investigation. collecting savings, etc,
and the sum of 1912. IN deposited in the saw
trgS fund during the month. constitute a
part Of the work performed. The amount
stated Is larger than the deposits for Sep
tember, when the total amount was only
S2r'.iJ. while in October 1S9S. the amount
Of deposits was only Sl01. II.
1T Is encouraging that the savings de-
posts have not fallen off so early in the
year as they did last year. The consider
able increase in October over September is
especially encouraging in view of the fact
that the forms of stamps and deposit books
were changed during the month. The Union
these stamps. and We We're obliged to have
them iSsued-On our own account. The total
number Of persons now having savings ac-
counts is so, ITS being white persons and
f12 Colored.
As this is the first year we have had one
agent constantly at work in each division
during the entire summer, We are anxious
u examine carefully the results of such
work. and l have asked the agents each to
prepare a statement enumerating briefly
the advantages of such summer work as
the have noticed in the various divis-
ions, and citing cases Illustrating some Of
the work done. These statements are now
in my hands. and they arr most encourag-
ing indeed. 1 should be glad to bring them
in detail to the attention of the board.
Judging from these reports and from the
lrCted. which We are preparing for the an
nual report, have no doubt that the board
viii b. fully convinced of the importance of
having a full corps of agents at work.
Hereafter | believe IL will not be ques-
ton Of whether or not the agents can be
retained. but it will he admitted they must
be retained, and the funds to maintain the
work can always be secured if We .ere
thoroughly convinced Of its Importance.
What Statistics VIII show.
The statistics now being collected will
show that during the past year there has
been a very large increase in the number
of visits made and the amount Of con-
structive work done by the agents; also
that the number of poor persons having
savings accounts and the amount of saw
tnES deposited have more than doubled
within year: and further, that the work
Of cooperation of charitable organizations
with this society has seen most encour-
aging development and especially is this
true in the case of the churches, both
Catholic and Protestant.
The number Of Investigations made for
the free dispensaries during the month was
as follows:
Central dispensary-Total number of in
veStigauons 1?1. certificates granted. 1j9:
certificates refused. ~; false addresses
given. Il.
Eastern dispensary-Total number of in
veStigations. 81. certificates granted. "a;
certificates refused, n, false addresses
given. =.
'Woman's cIinic-Total number of fny-es-
LEGATIONS. :. 20 all Of whom certificates were
rented
Annual Meeting.
The committee on arrangements for the
annual meeting reported that arrangements
htd been made for the holding of the an
nu1l meeting of the society Tuesday. No
Vemher ~ at : pm. In the hall of the Co
lumbar University. 18th and H streets
northwest. Rev. DIR. Whitman, president
of ihe association, VIII preside and deliver
- address
The report Of the treasurer Mr. Holm Jox,
Edison Will be presented. and also the re
port OF the general secretary 1t is cv
p|ctsd also that Or. Fred H. Wines assist
ant director Of the census and others will
speak. Al this meeting officers and r,er,o-
brrs Of the board Of managers will he
elected f"r the ensuing year
Al the meeting Yesterday afternoon DIR
y y fOeHling was chosen TO NIL a vacancy
on the board Of managers
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