Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-04
WORK OF CHARITIES
Meeting Of Board Of Managers of Local
Organization.
Report of Secretary for Month of De-
cember--Efect of Cooperative
Plan of Relief.

oi managers OF the Associated Charities
was held yesterday afternoon at the central
office, No. S11 G street northwest. There
were present Prof. B. T. Janney, chair
man: Mrs. J. W. Babson. Col. Archibald
Hopkins, Mr.. F. L. Moore DIR. NJ G. Mot
ter. Mr.. T. W. Smith, Col George Trues-
dell and Mr.. S. w. Woodward
The committee on District work reported
that the offices had been opened and the
work had been organized in the several
districts of the city, and that the society
was now in shape to cope with almost any
demands that may be made upon it, pro-
vided it received the necessary financial
support.
Col Archibald Hopkins. chairman of the
mittee had, in conjunction with the similar
committee of the Citizens Relief Associa-
ton, made an appeal by letter for the sup
port of the two organizations, as had been
heretofore agreed to by the members of
Doth The response. thus far to the joint
appeal had not been as generous might
have been expected. He said it was hoped
that now, after the first of the year,
many persons who had not yet been heard
from would respond to the appeal that
had been made. 1t was the plan of the
committee to meet again at an early day
ana arrange some effective plans for rails
ing funds, as both organizations were now
in urgent need of money.
Report Of Secretary
The report of the general secretary of
the work of the society during December
was read and approved. The report was
follows
During the month of December the So
ciety has felt the pressure of the winters
work, the number of applications having
increased from 257 in November to 7o7 in
December. In December, 1897, the total
number of applications was 773, the num-
Der in December this year thus being less
By &c than in the corresponding month last
year.
These 70I applications came from DO
separate families, PIT being from white and
32S from colored families. OF these fami-
lies, 1o9 are ClasSed as new cases, that is,
cases that have not been brought to the
notice of the society since its reorganiza-
ton in 1895.
Inves igations to the number of 1884 were
made by the agents during the month, ex-
elusive of investigation Of applicants for
free medical treatment. Seven persons re-
ported for Investigation were found to have
given false addresses.
Relief Was procured for 80 families as
follows: From churches, for 13 families;
from private relief associations, for 70
families: from benevolent individuals for
30 families; from the Golden Book fund,
for families, from the Citizens Relief AS
sociation, for :522 families, and from sup
plies contributed by the pupils of the pub
lie schools IL families These figures as
compared with the month of December.
1897, show the growth in corporation in
relief work with churches, private relief
organizations and private individuals.
I'm December, 1897, relief was procured
for t91 families. and 412 of this number, or
So per cent, were relieved from the citi
zens' relief committee, while only 3d. or II
per cant, wee relieved by other Co-operat-
ing agencies.
Relief Afforded.
I'm December. 1898, while relief was pro-
cured for a total number of 80 families, 1t
was procured from the Citizens Relief As
ISOLATION for only 322 families. or G3 per
cent, Will other cooperating agencies,
church hes, societies and private persons fur
nished relief tor 1Ss families, 81 per
cent. In December. 1897, therefore, the So
cety had to depend upon the relief commits
tee to furnish needed relief for So per cent
of the families relieved.
IN, December, 1898, the Citizens Relief
Association was called upon to furnish re-
lief 10 only G3 per cent of the families re-
licved, thus showing that the society iris
year has BEEN able to obtain a more eX-
tcnsiva corporation from the misccliane ouss
relief sources in the community than it did
a year ago.
.'Fifty-six persons applied to the society
for work only, and employment was found
for twcnty-three, permanent employment
for nine and temporary employment for
fourteen. Five persons were placed in in
stitutions, four for temporary treatment
and one for permanent care. Transports
ton was procured for one family to rela-
tives outside Of the city.
THE agents during the month have made
a total number of 1906 visits in the work
of investigation savings collecting, etc. The
amount of savings deposited during the
month was $Ji.2t This IS a failing off of
S3G.1p from the amount deposited in Novem
Der. This falling off is due not only to the
change in season and the consequent lack
of ability of the poor to save, but also to
the fact that the pressure Of work in in
vestigating applicants for relief has made
it impossible for our agents to visit poor
families for the purpose Of collecting. The
amount of savings deposited in December,
1888, was about double the amount depos-
tied in December, 1897, however.
''Eighty-fiVe letters were received making
requests for Investigations and 100 written
reports of Investigations, etc, were sent
out.
Treatment at Dispenshry.
THE number of Investigations made of
applicants for free treatment at the Central
Dispensary was ninety-nine, to seventy-fve
of whom certificates were given, fourteen
were refused and ten were found to have
given false addresses.
Fourteen Investigations were made of
applicants for free treatment at the Wo-
mans Clinic, to ten of whom certificates
were given, and ten were refused.
Two applicants for free treatment at the
Eastern Dispensary were investigated, to
both of whom certificates were granted.
The division offices have now been opened
in the first, second, third, fourth and sixth
divisions. and district committees have been
organized in most of the divisions to advise
and direct the agent in her treatment of
families. The agent in the northeast has
thus far been obliged to work from the
central office. because we have not sue
ceeded in finding a suitable Office in her sec
ton: but We hope to have an office estab-
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