Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-06
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES
Report Made for Month of August by the
General Secretary
Relief Procured for 1O2 Families-The
Savings of the POOr-STOtal
Applications. r.,

Mr.. George s. Wilson,. general secretary
of the Associated Charities, has submitted
to the board of managers a report for the
month of August of the matters coming
under his direction, as follows:
1.-THE total number of applications made
to the society during the month of August
was 1856, as compared with 1913 in July and
50 in August, 1898. OF these 1850 applica.
lions 20 were made by white persons and
So by colored. The total number of fami.
lies represented in these applications is So
80 being white families and 40 colored
Twelve families were new cases. all the
others having been known to the soc ETY.
heretofore. Fifty-six Investigations were
made by the agents during the month, ex-
elusive of Investigations of applicants fol
free treatment at the dispensares One
person reported was found to have given a
false address.
"Rellef was procured, follows for 1Ol
families: From churches, for families
from private societies, for 2 families; from
private individuals, for IL families: from
the Golden Book fund, for :, families. and
from the Citizens Relief Associa zion, fol-
81 families
The prevalence of diphtheria and scarlet
fever has caused demand for relief in
many cases where families would otherwise
be self-supporting. Sometimes a Jingle
case of disease in house keeps four OF
nNe persons from Work owing to the quar-
antine regulations
'Twenty-four persons applied for work
only, and employment was found for r.
permanent employment for and tempo
rary for 8. Transportation was procul ed
for persons to friends outside the city:
persons were placed in Institutions for
temporary treatment and 1 for permanen ut
care. Forty-one letters were rece. we'd du :
ing the month making request for investi-
cation, etc, and so written reports of such
Investigations were sent out.
Collection of Savings.
1.-The work Of collecting savings from the
poor progresses most encouragingly the
amount of savings collected in August be-
ing $263.s5, against $201 e5 in July and
$11065 in August, 1893 The deposits are
more than double what they were for the
corresponding month last year. This saw
ings system is one of the most important
features of the summer work. 1t undoubt-
eGly does more to build up character and
encourage habits of thrift and industry
than any other thing we do. We have on
the list of savers now G34 persons, and
these are all persons who within the past
few years were applicants for charity.
Some have bank accounts of only one dol
lar while some have over twenty-five dol
lars. These people will be able to do some
thing to help themselves if they are sick
or out of employment during the coming
winter. This not only lessons the necessity
for relief, but it teaches these people les
sons of self-respect and seif-helpfulness
which are of far greater Importance than
the financial saving
THE present summer has seen a great
growth in this work, and we will watch
closely the results seen in the winter.
The Investigations.
1.-The number of Investigations made for
the free dispensaries during the month was
as follows:
Central dispensary-Tntal number of in
vestigations. 232; certificates were granted
to 204; certificates were refused to 20; false
addresses were given by 8.
Eastern dispensary-Total number of in
vestigatiors, so; certificates were granted
to ~; certificates were refused to Z: false
address was given by l.
"Women's cinic-Total number Of inves-
LEGATIONS, II; certificates were granted to
IL; certificate was refused to 1.