Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-31
WORK OF CHARITY.
Annual Report of the Citizens Relief
Association.
The AGGREGATE OF EXPENDITURES
List of the Members Whose Terms
Expire Next Month.
Il r E A RER'S REPORT

The Citizens Relief Association through
It's secretary. Mr.. Raymond A. Pearson, to-
day submitted to the District Commission
ers a report of its operations during the
1scal year ending June 80. 1899. The ASSOC
citation succeeded last November the CEN
tral relief committee, a committee which
had formerly been appointed each winter
by the Commissioners to take charge of
and distribute funds and supplies donated
Tor the relief of the poor of the District.
Inc association is Incorporated body Of
unlimited membership. its affairs are man.
aged by a board of thirty citizens ap-
pointed by the Commissioners for q term of
three years each
Mr. Pearson states that the present men,
bership of the board of managers of the
association is almost the same as of the old
rellef committee. The terms of ten mem
pers Will expire each year, and their places
VIII De nlled by appointment of The Com
miSsioners. full board was appointed in
1913 and the following is its membership,
with the term of each member as decided
by lot. according to the constitution.
Term expires first Wednesday in Novem-
Der, 1899: H. F. Blount. A. T. Britton (de-
ceased). Judge c. c. Cole, John f. Cook,
James E. Fitch, Mrs H. B. F. Macfarland,
Bishop Satterlee NJ I. Weller, Beriah VII,
kins and Geo. s Wilson.
Term expires first Wednesday in Noyem-
per 1900: John JOY Edison, Mrs. Horace
" Richie, DR.. D. ]. Stafford, Surgeon
General Sternberg, w. S. Thompson. r. n
Warner and S. w. Woodward
Term expires first Wednesday in Novem-
iamlin, John F. Hurst, Tallmadge A. Lam
pert, Herbert w. Lewis, Mrs. ]. H. McGilI.
Mrs. Charles Moore, George Truesdell, Dr.
b: l.. Whitman and Simon Wolf
he first
Judge {. c. Cole, president; Rev Teunis
3 Hamlin, vice president; Raymond A.
PEARSON, secretary, and Beriah Wilkins,
treasurer.
Possesses Advantages.
Continuing, Mr. Pearson says:
The present form of organization for re-
lief work possesses several ADVANTAGES
over the relief committee, which had
served for eight years. 1t was the custom
TO appoint the members of the committee
each year, and the first meeting was called
by the Commissioners when AN emergency
made relief measures necessary. The Citi-
Zens' Relief Association is a permanent or
ganizatton and is ready to furnish relief at
any time. No matter what the demand its
action will not be delayed by the necessity
of organizing nor is it likely to ever find
itself confronted with conditions difficult
because of the unfamiiarity of its mem
bers with them, as at least two-thirds of
the membership will always be more or
less familiar with the work of the preced-
ing year years.
The excellent organization and methods
of work were clearly shown at the time of
the blizzard last winter. While the snow
was still falling meeting was, called and
the needs of the hour We're carefully dis
cussed. 1t was found that no special ac-
ton was necessary, so well the work
of relief being carried on through the chan
nels already arranged.
In order to provide against imposition
by unworthy persons and, especially, to add
minister relief where it is most needed, the
association makes 1t rule to give help
only when the recipients have been found
by careful investigation to be needy and
deserving. The Associated Charities of the
District has made the Investigations for US
and thus enabled the association to best
complish its purpose. BY the quiet system
of district visiting necessary supplies were
taken to many persons who were unable to
leave their homes-the most needy class
and the eXtravagant and harmful practice
of giving to all applicants was avoided. 1t
is confidently believed that all who really
needed relief were cared for; the associa-
ton was never obliged to refuse aid on ac-
count of lack of funds.
Treasurer's Report.
'The treasurer's report, a copy Of which
is hereto appended, shows the receipts dur
ing the year were $1,000 So OF this
amount 81 300 allotted to the associa-
ton by the Commissioners from the item
priated by Congress; the remaining sum of
Slo,13O. 80 was generously and promptly
contributed by the public when the needs of
the organization We're made known through
the press and by circulars The receipts of
the year and the small balance from 1893
made the total amount available So 141. 10.
Of this sum S6,3S4. 80 has been expended for
relief supplies, such as fuel, food and cloth
ing, leaving a balance in the hands of the
treasurer of So. 1926. About 81 900 is due
on similar unpaid bills, thus leaving COM
Portable balance with which to commence
the next years work.
THE board has to record with deep sor-
row the death of two esteemed fellow work
ers, Col. A. T. Britton and Mr.. William
Redin Woodward. Both these gentlemen
were active workers with us and We're In
terested in all philanthrOpic work and ever
ready to help forward plans for the alevia-
uon OF the conditions of the poor of our
city.
The thanks of the association are due to
the citizens who have generously contrib
uted for the prosecution of its work, to the
press of the city for the liberal amount of
space given % its interests to the Wash
ington board of trade for the free use Of
its rooms for meetings and to all other or
ganiZation and individuals who have in
any way assisted in its work"
To fill the vacancy caused by the death
of A. T. Brtton, the District Commission
ers, upon the motion of Commissioner Ross,
have requested the widow of Col. Britton
TO accept appointment as a member of the
association.
Randolph Bailey, John Callan and John