Evening star., 1900-05-09
THE ASSOCIATED CHARITIES
MEETING OF BOARD OF MANAGERS
HELD YESTERDAY.

The regular monthly meeting of the board
of managers of the Associated Charities
was held yesterday afternoon at the central
office, S11 G street northwest. There were
present Mrs. ]. w. Babson, Col Henry F.
Blount, DR.. A. A Hoehling, DR.. George NJ.
Kober, Mr.. F. L. Moore, Col. Archibald
Hopkins, DR.. NJ. G. Motter, DR.. Chas. P.
Neill and Mr.. ]. B. T. Upper.
After the reading of the minutes Of the
previous meeting and the transaction of
routine business. the report of the secretary
for the month of April was read and or
dered filed The report was, in part, as
follows:
1.-The total number of separate applica-
tons of all kinds made to the society dur
ing the month of April was 321. as COM
pared with S92 In the month OF March.
These 321 applications represent 1S3 sepa-
rate families, eighty-three being white and
100 colored. Twenty-four families are
ported new cases. all the others having
been known to the society heretofore.
''Relief was procured for total number
of 165 families, as follows: From churches,
thirteen families; from private relief
lies; from benevolent individuals, ten
families; from the Golden Book fund.
four families, and from the Citizens Relief
Association, 133 families. Nearly all those
now being relieved by the Citizens Relief
Association families partially dependent
all the year. and to whom, for special rea-
sons, the District committees have recon-
mended small permanent allowances. The
committees seldom recommend permanent
allowances where there are children be-
cause it is not considered wise, as q general
rule, that children should become accus-
tened to the frequent or constant receipt
of charity The number of families to
which relief is granted more or less regu-
iarly and continuously is something less
than 100 for the whole city, and this num-
Der is not likely to vary much during the
summer.
Persons Given Employment.
Employment was found during the
month for nineteen persons; permanent en-
ployment for six, and temporary for thir-
teen. Five persons were placed in institu-
tions, two for temporary treatment and
three for permanent care. Transportation
was procured for two persons to relatives
outside the city. Fffty-five letters were re-
ceived by the agents during the month
and nlnety-one written reports of investiga-
tions, etc. were sent out.
A total number Of 2.062 visits were made
by the agents during the month IN the
work of investigation. seeking employment.
collecting savings, giving friendly counsel,
etc. This Is the largest number Of visits
Of April. and Is nearly double the number
of visits made in April 1899. when the total
number was 1920 The tota! amount de-
posted in the savings fund during the
month was $1O4.75 as compared with
$5S.55 the previous month. and $5465 in
April. 1899. The amount deposited in April
this year, therefore. is almost double what
it was in April year ago. The total number
Of poor persons now having savings ac-
counts is 43o, 100 being white persons and
326 colored.
Action Approved.
The secretary stated that last week the
health officer had made an urgent appeal
TO the society to send a patient to the Pas