Evening star., 1901-04-10
THE ASSOCIATED CHARITIES
REPORT FOR MARCH SUBMITTED BY
GENERAL SECRETARY.
Number of Applicants for Relief
Work of the Agents
The Savings.

The regular monthly meeting of the
board of managers of the Associated Chari
ties was held at the central office S11 G
street northwest, at 4:1J yesterday after.
noon. There We're present Prof. B. F. Jan
ney, chairman; Mrs j. w. Babson DR.
George NJ. Kober, Mr.. F. i. Moore Dr.
Charles P. Neill, Mr.. Thomas w. Smith
Miss Lucy NJ. Solger, Mr.. j. b. T. Tupper
Colonel George Truesdel and Mr. George s.
Wilson. Letters expressing regret were
presented from DR.. NJ. d. Peck and Mr. S
w. Woodward, who were unable to attend
the meeting
After the reading of the minutes and
the transaction of routine business the
secretary's report of the work of the So
ciety for the month of March was read
The report is, in part, as follows:
The total number of applications for as
sistance made to the society during the
month of March was 7SS, as compared with
,402 in the previous month, and S92 in the
corresponding month last year. In these
1SS applications are represented 454 separ-
ate families, III being white and $50 col
ored. OF this number 63 We're reported as
new cases. One hundred and seventy-nine
Investigations were made by the agents,
exclusive of Investigations of applicants
for free treatment at the dispensaries. One
person reported for investigation was found
to have given a false address. Ten inveS-
LEGATIONS were made at the request of So
cietieS in other cities.
Relief Procured.
Relief was procured for a total number
of So families as follows: From churches,
II families; private relief societies, 16 fam
ilies; individuals, % families; the Golden
Book fund, o families, and from the Citi-
zens' Relief Association, 314 families.
Twenty-Five persons applied for work
only and employment was found for 10,
temporary employment for 10 and perma-
nent for 5. Transportation was procured
for persons to friends or relatives out
side the city. Ten persons were placed in
institutions for temporary treatment.
SiXty-three letters were received by the
agents making requests for Investigations,
asking information concerning poor fam
lilies, etc, and 101 written reports con-
corning poor families were sent out.
The agents during the month, in the work
of investigation collecting savings, seeking
employment, etc, made total number OF
1888 visits The total amount deposited in
the savings fund during the month is
$140.S5, as compared with $122.S5 in the pre-
vious month and $3.50 in the correspond
ing month of last year.
Investigations Made.
The number of Investigations made for
the free dispensaries during the month is
as follows:
For the Central Dispensary-Total num-
Der of Investigations 159; certificates grant
ed, 1856; certificates refused, Is; false ad-
dresses given. 8.
For the Eastern Dispensary-Total num-
ber of Investigations 80; certificates grant
ed, So; certificates refused, 4.
For the Woman's Clinic-Total number of
Investigations, 16; certificates granted, 16.
For the Georgetown University Hospital
Total number of investigations, II: certifi-
Gates granted, 0; certificates refused, 2
For the Episcopal Ear, Eye and Throat
Dispensary-One investigation and one GER
tificate granted.