Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-07
las SOCIATE o CHARITIES
Regular Meeting Of Beard of Managers Held
Yesterday Afternoon.
Report of Work Done in Month of
May-Numbes.s6f Investiga-
lions sMade.

| The regular monthly meeting OF the
| board Of managers Of the Associated Char
tiles was held yesterday afternoon at the
! central office. Sill G street northwest.
Ihere were present Prof. B. T. Janney,
| MRS J. w. Babson, Rev. ]. H. Bradford
| Col. James B. T. Upper and Mr.. F. l..
Moore with the general secretary, George
| 8. Wilson.
After the reading of the minutes and the
| TRANSACTION of several matters Of routine
business the secretary presented his report
| OF the work of the society for the month of
May. The report, which was approved and
| filed. was as follows:
Inc total number of applications for re-
lef made to the society during the month
| OF May was 100, as compared with 257 in
| ApIl, showing falling off of 81 in COM
parlHs the two months. In May, 1898, the
total number of applications was 137. The
Increase this year over the number Of APP
pIicallohs or last year does not indicate
any greater amount of distress, but only
the CROWN in the concentration of the
| charitable work of the community. Indeed,
tne number of families for which 1t was
necessary to procure relief during May OF
the present year was only SO. while in May
lies. AVA " ~
Inc $50 applications made to the So
cle.y curing the past month represent %
separate and distinct families, Al being
white and 81 colored Only is of these
tamllles We're new cases, all the others
having been known to the society hereto
t slxty-six Investigations were made
~ .ns agents during the month, exclusive
~ Investigations of applicants for free
treatment at the public dispensaries.
Sources of Relief
hehef was procured for Sc families, as
iolio"s: From churches, 6 families; from
private relief societies, 2 families from
private individuals directly, families;
from the Golden Book Fund, families,
and from the Citizens Relief Association,
% FAMILIES. The relief in one Of these cases
represents very large amount, $50 being
subscribed by private persons to assist in
procuring an artificial leg for a young col
ofed woman, who will thereby be made
seI1-supporting. This case illustrates the
necessity of procuring relief adequate to
me circumstances of the case, rather than
giving constant doles Relief to the ex-
tent or 81 or $50 per week in groceries
would probably keep this woman dependent
LOT me- whlle relief to the extent of $50,
IN the manner indicated, will probably
make her independent for life
twenty-five persons applied for work
anu employment was found for 10, perma-
hent employment for 3 and temporary en-
ployment for 10. Two persons were placed
IN institutions for temporary treatment
Transportation was procured for one fam
ny TO relatives outside the city Fortv-fve
letters were received by the agents during
tie month making requests for investiga-
tons, etc, and 40 written reports of IN
Fesusatlons were sent out.
The Investigations.
THE number OF Investigations made for
the free dispcnsaries during the month was
as follows:
Central dispensary-Total number Of In
Vestfgations, LAG; certificates granted. 12a.
certificates refused, 10; false addresses Civ
en- 7.
Eastern dispensary-Total number of In
designations, "a; certificates granted 81.
false addresses given l.
W omans cltnic-Total number of inyesti-
Gates refused /.
homeopathic dispensary--Total number
OF Investigations, A; certificates granted. 9;
false addresses, l. -
During the month a total of $50 ,+eits
were made by the agents in the work of in
vestigation, seeking employment, collecting
savings, etc. This number is greater by al
most 600 than the number of visits renorted
in any previous month The largest nun
Der of visits in any month heretofore was
in September, 1898, when 1924 visits were
made.
We have two agents more than we had
last year, and we expect a large amount of
additional work TO be done. The permanent
results Of constructive and preventive work
cannot be shown by figures but the num-
Der of visits made by the agents Indicates
at least something Of the extent of that
work.
The Savings Fund.
THE amount Of money collected for the
savings fund also indicates that the agents
are able to do more with the increased
force than they were a year ago During
the month of May s112.45 was deposited in
the savings fund. the deposits having more
than doubled since April, in which month
the deposits amounted to s54.65. In Nav
last year S44.70 We're deposited, so that the
deposits for the past month were nearly
three times as large as they were in the cor
responding month last year Not onlv are
the deposits for the past month larger than
they were year ago. but they are a little
larger than in any previous month the
largest deposits heretofore being in August.
1883, when the total amount was s1Io85,
Ihere is every reason to expect that these
savings VIII continue to increase from
month to month during the summer, and
we anticipate That next fall the number of
families heretofore dependent on charity
that will be able to some extent provide
for themselves will be larger than at anv
time since the savings system of the So
ctcty was inaugurated."
motion was adopted granting nermis
sion to the National Prisoners Aid Associa-
ton to meet In the society's rooms at S11
u street northwest at such times as might
De arranged with the general secretary, SO
as not to Interfere with any of the meet
ings Of the Associated Charities
The general secretary made a brief report
OF the proceedings Of the national confer
ence of charities ana corrections at Cincin-
natl, May II to %. to which he was dele
gate. He said it was gratifying to find that
in the work Of charity organizations in
various sections Of the country, as shown
from the various reports presented, that of
Washington compared favorably with
any city OF equal size in the country. IN
deed, il no other large city, he said, was
the work II the relief of the poor during
the extreme weather of last winter carried
on so guilty and successfully with such a
small cost to the citizens
The failure of the delegates to secure the
holding of the conference session of next
year in Washington was explained by the
secretary.
Asks fOrDRehearinx.