Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-04
MANAGERS OF CHAIR TIES
MEETING OF ASSOCIATION BOARD
HELD YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
Report of the General Secretary for
Month of Narch-The Re-
lief Work.

The regular monthly meeting of the board
of managers of the Associated Charities
was held at the centra! Office. 81 G street
northwest, yesterday afternoon. There
were present Prof. B. T. Janney, chair
man; Mrs. ]. W. Babson, DR.. A A. Hoehl-
ing, DR.. NJ G. Motter, DR.. Chas P. Neill,
Miss Lucy NJ. Solger and Colonel ]. B. T.
Tupper
After the reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting and the transaction of =
routine business the general secretary read
a report of the work for the month of
March. The report was in part as fol-
lows:
The total number of separate applica-
tons for assistance made to the society
during the month of March was S92 as
compared with 14.2 in February and !H2 in
March. 1899. In these S}2 applications 80
separate families are represented. 226 be-
ing white and $50 colored families. While
the numoer of separate applications during
the month was only about the same as it
was in the corresponding month last year.
our agents have been kept buster during the
past month than they have been in any
corresponding month for several years.
This is explained by the fact that we are
constantly being called to do more work
in cooperation with other societies and our
agents are required to spend good deal
of time in making Investigations. In
March, 1SEi, the plumber of invest ga tons
made by the agents was Il Ii. while in March
of the present year the number was 2,S,
although the number of direct applica lions
made to the society for assistance was a
little greater in the former month than in
the latter.
Relief Obtained.
1.-The number of families for which relief
was obtained during the month was $50, as
against COS in February and ASS in March,
1899. This relief was procured as follows
From churches. for 80 families: from pri-
vate relief societies. o.her than churches
IL families; from private individuals di-
rectly, 10 families: from the Golden Book
fund. families. and from the Citizens Re
lief Association. 4oS families. In addition
shoes for school children We're procured
from the school fund for eight children
and private contributions of bedding. cloth
ing. furniture. etc, We're made to three
families. y new sewing machine was pur-
chased by private subscription for a widow
who is struggling to support herself and
children by sewing but who did not have
the means to purchase a machine.
"Thirty-eight persons applied for work
only and employment was found for fifteen
temporary employment for thirteen and
permanent employment for two. In addi-
ton to this, between twenty and thirty wo-
men still have some employment furnished
by the Cooperative Sewing Society on the
recommendation of our agents. This soci-
ETY. has enabled US to provide sufficient en-
them to exc out livelihood when other
wise they would have been obliged TO apply
for relief.
Twelve persons were placed in institu-
tons, four for temporary treatment and
eight for permanent care, while tranSporta-
ton was procured for two persons to
friends or relatives outside the city
The Savings Fund.
"a few persons have commenced to make
deposits in the savings fund again and
during the month a total amount of SOS ~
was deposited, as compared with $3.50 in
the corresponding month last year. As a
goodly number of laborers who have had
little employment during the winter arr
beginning to have work regularly. we ex-
pect to see a very considerable increase in
the amount of savings deposits for the next
month.
"A resolution was passed indorsng the ac-
ton of the board of trade IN endeavorina
to bring to this city for its annual meet
ing next year the national conference of
charities and corrections and the general
secretary was appointed a delegate to at
tend the convention 20 be held at TGpcka
May III to 2; his year, and he was in
Structed to cooperate with the board of
trade in is effort To secure the conyent ion
for this CITY for next wear