The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-13
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES.
Professor George H. Haynes, the secre-
tary, Writes OF the Work.

tarv, Writes OF the Work.
To the Editor of The Spy:
Will you kindly give me an opportu-
nifty to bring to the notice Of The Spy's
readers the present needs of the As
ISOLATED Charities?
The work of this association is not
dramatic. With no parade of aims
giving it sets about the problem Of
| checking and preventing pauperism.
That it has accomplished much, is the
cordial and oft-repeated testimony of
the city authorities, and of the charit-
| able organizations which cooperate
with us. And yet the support Of the
work is so hating. The necessary ex-
penses of the past year were about
$4,000. Thus far since Oct l. 1898, in a
city of that boasts a population of per-
haps 10000, only 375 persons have con-
| tributed to this charity. In one dollar
membership fees and in subscriptions.
this handful of people have contributed
$500. At least as much more will be
needed If the year is to be ended with
out q debt.
But what becomes of so much money?
A large part of it must go in Temporal
ry relief, in tlding deserving people
over an emergency. For example.
Here is self-respecting family; the
father was Ill and out of work for a.
number of weeks. On his recovery, he
secured employment but within a.
week he was so badly injured in an
accident that he must be out of work
| for at least a month. He has four Iit-
tie children, one Of whom is an invalid
needing the mothers constant care In
another instance, a Woodworking wild
oW IS struggling to make a little plain
| sewing support her two children and
| has mother and an auntwho are depeDd-
ent upon her. Some weeks ago a, man
lost work because Of illness. Upon his
partial recovery, he took a Job where
! the work was heavy and rushing. He
| broke down under the strain and a Sc
| we're attack of the grip" followed He
is now looking for work. He is a faith
full workman, and his old lob would he
ready for him, but he has not the
strength Tor 1t. Meantime, what Of his
wife and eight children? The onIv
regular income of the family has been
the small earnings Of one girl in a
mill.
What is to be done in such circum-
stances as these? There is hero no
faint of paupersm. In the face of
tremendous obstacles, these people are
an making a splendid fight to support
! themselves and keep their self-resnect
Every one who has had any eyneriance
in relief work, will say that it WouId he
the most short-slghted economy mere
ly as matter of dollars and cents to
throw them upon public relief. Tbeso
| children. for their own sake and for.
the sakes of Worcester's Doclatboo1,
twenty years hence, must be kent Of
of the pauper list If no other inetitJI
ton can do it, must not the Associato5
Charities accept this as a duty ana
may we not expect support in So do
ing? - So uo-
But in many instances It is not money.
that is most needed. A moor, ,,,o,,ry
VINO by hard work supported her his
band till death ended his long iiInnes -
now desperately i'll herself; until two
months ago ner earnings lasted. but
now the only income is the two do,1oTe
a week earned by one of her boys ''5 ~,
other son is looking for work NoltLaI
of them is old enough to oi,,o ~
mother the care which she needs Luz Iue
only chance Of recovery denendg -, -
the working out Of plans for sac, u!,Dn
special hospital treatment IlIS
IN another instance a widow with COO.
eral children has one boy whose t,a
ers say that he can eel nnt5i S 'eacn-
the school which he attends, IT, . rom
conditions continue he viii ei,,,Epi ~ .SgHI
generate into an inefficient grz ue-
| nent burden upon the ror,,,l ~ '.Ia-
Under proper training tba , sh,I.sy.
could be lifted SO that he womb h' oalW
a self-supportng man. Tr% ",u o become |
for Worcester calls for tbat b GT"lo, my
moVal to some special school r7,a re-
are typical of many of The n,.,,i nese
Which confront us. In such ig netord,S5
Ine money burden will NOT rest ''' ,,'t,s |
US; put some one must do the plannina
t HIVE maze nbnH connection, must "brHg
n aA vas+ t dooI ana such work demands
There are many encoura 10" W.
about the work Of the present ' ydn,