The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-01-25
ASSOCIATED
CHARITY.

Mrs. NJ. A. CLARK, superintendent OF
| oil tho Associated Charities in the annual
report Just published says in part On0
of our Especial duties Is the visiting OF at,-
pllcahts by the superintendent and visi5.
ors, and upOn our recommends Ion. tile
co-operation organizations. The Benevp-,
lent and tho Providsnt Societie. gave
orders Tor weekly sewing through the
winter Last year thsy oach employed
from 90 to 100 women, and altogether
made some 1000 household articles and
garments, Many of these garments wore
given away 10 the sick and neeay, WHILE
others were disposed OF through salss-
women and the Needework Guild.
The woodward gavo temporary work to
twenty-three men. TwOnty women wsrs
engaged for 100 days in tine laundry.
Through the fuel saving fund thirty wo-
men secured their winters coal by max.
ing monthly payments. The number Of
families apolying and receiving aid In
some way was 2s3. We regret to state, that
much imposition still continues. ana
there arc many families in the citv who,
hlve'lived for years by heir pathetic ape
peals to the sympathetic public. Number
OF applicants, 2S!; OF this number we
found employment for %. This employ-
maLt proved permanen IN cases OF 5 We
gave ma erial relief GIL times to 1871. This
relief was given direct from the socety's
supplies in food, fuel, clothing, etc. =, as
best suited to individual needs.
We procured aid of other kinds for 40
such ns placing in institutions, sending
doctors and nurses securing aid from
trustees of tho poor, and other societies.
h lrvls through seif-supporting fund.
transporting to other cities, and interest
ing private persons in special cases.
We sent to country through our fresh
air fund, 81.
We c8posei or warned impos tors aud
freuds, 20, This includes persons giving
false addresses, and Cases begging in new
localities under assumed nanes,
Tho superintendent and frisndly visit
ors made visits numbering $40
The report on the Penny PrOvidsnt
fund shows that the account made up to
the Is Ii of November shows new deposit.
tors since the fir t of he year I,11S, de-
positOrs withdrawn in the same period.
2l0. Amount depo tied during thi+ time
S93172 Amount withdrawn, $4SI,SI At
the first of the year the amount standing
to our credit in the Nsw York office was
S24S 49, and therefore the amount now
standing to our credit is sT0l 49,
"These amounts do not of themselves
appear very largo, but when it is consider
ed that the bulk of the deposi are five 10
ten cents at a time. 1t is soon that i6 will
take from ten to twelve thousand sepa-
ratio deposits to make nlle hundred odd
dollars. go
"a least 90 per cent. of the LIS deposit
tors arc children. and while quite a mum.
Der Of these depositors bavo continued and
filled their books rapidly. still the majori-
ty have not deposited moro than twenty
five or thirty cents during the time. Con-
sidering the class Of children which Is
reached by their work, this amount of
twenty-five or thirty cents would probab-
ly represent u good portion OF their splre
money for the few months the work, has
been In operation"
The vacant lot culture report has already
been prlnt ted.