Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-24
THE ASSOCIATED CHARITIES.


omcers Elected and Annual Reports Re-
ceIved-Country Week Work.
The Associated Charities held its annual
session last Tuesday week and elected the
following officers:
President, Alfred d. Warner; vice-Pres
dent. Mrs. Margaret H. Hill; Secretary,
Charles Warner; Treasurer. John s. Rossell ;
Superintendent and General Secretary, Mrs
NJ. a. II. Clark; Bourd OF Managers, j..
Frank Ball. j. s. Rossell. A. d. Warner, A.
g, Thatcher, T.. j. Ford, 4. II. Sayery, Jr. I,
II. A. Norris, Charles Warner, George A.
Rhoads, O. L. Iszard, Emily Z. Bissell, M.
I. Hill, Mary D. Sisson, Annie Bissell,
beth 3. Taylor, y. A. Brinahurst, Elizabeth
g. Robinson, Sarah Dure, M Barr,
Emalea Z. Warner aud DR.. Ralph T. Stubs.
Mrs. M. A. I. Clark, the superintendent,
In her report, gives these figures:
Number of new families registered, in
cludipg 10 nop.tesidents 119; number Of
recurrent families. 1S2; total number of
families registered. 2s4; superintendent's
visits. 1886; frauds and false addresses, II (;
asking. for work or sewing, AZ; helped
through the Self-Supporting Fund, IS; not
requiring action, 81; undeeervinR relief,
10; requiring temporary relief, 1856; asking
advice only, L; refused labor test, q; en-
ployed at woodpile, laundry and odd jobs,
70; secured Temporary employment, 6; OBJ
tanned sewing, a; provident societies, 80 |;
procured transportation to othe cities for
10; sent physicians to 8 families; procured
aid from other societies and church for "a ;
procured aid from individuals for g.; in.
terested individuals IN y special cases; aid
by loans; secured Advertisements Tor !;
gave material relief A61 times to 1856 persons.
During the year II have become self-support-
Ing and 8 have died. The cause of Iced in
the 1t6 families who received material relief
was 2.36 per cent BY sickness; 20 per cent
Jack OF thrift; 1S per cent intemperance,
and IL per cent other causes, thus showing
nearly one-half OF the number OF persons
who could or should be self-suppcrting,
The number nj GOAL orders distributed
during the year was 247, which includes 81
paid into the Self-Supporting Fund and %
paid for by work. OF the 1893 grocery orders
issued IL of them were paid for by work.
Theirs were 80 sick diet orders given to II
psr.ons. Milk was served from 2 to 6 weeks,
as the need demanded. Beef extract, lomh,
and beef for broth were ven in SOME cases.
besides IS jars and glasses of fruit and Jelly.
Theirs were IS prescriptions filed and
clothing and shoes given to AZ persons.
The industrial branches OF our work
the wood yard and laundry-have continue
throughout the year, although on a small
basis. They have been helpful TO number
OF families In bridging over emergencies
when there were no other resources.
The proyident schemes, the self-support-
ing iuuu, bntuuRu Wnlun cuHl ana sOme-
times groceries are supplied at wholesale
rates upon small weekly payments, and the
Penny Provident Fund, by which small
sums can be saved, are educational in habits
of thrift and saving. -
The report of the chairman of the Country
Week work acknowledged Indebtedness to
the newspapers. One hundred and one per-
SONS, representing IS families, we're helped.
In conclusion, the report says:
Subscriptions tn the Country Week fund
have been acknowledged through the press,
but we wish again to thank oil who have
helped with the good work, and to especially
remember the Children who, for the benefit
OF the fund, gave u garden purity at the resi-
dence OF John W. Lawson, Jr. We again
acknowledge our Indebtedness to Miss Bent
and her pupils.-the r.. A. II. Club, whose
concerts have, for the past II years, added
very materially to our fund. We would re-
member, too, the effort made In our behalf
by the cOnQreQation of 0liyet Chtirnh ~