Evening star., 1901-06-12
THE ASSOCIATED CHARITIES
MONTHLY MEETING OF THE BOARD
OF MANAGERS.
General Secretary Makes Report for
Month of May-The Applica-
tions for Relief.

The regular monthly meeting of the
board of managers of the Associated Char
tiles was held yesterday afternoon in the
central office, S11 G street northwest, at
4:15 o'clock. There were present Prof. B.
T. Janney, chairman: DIR. George N. ko-
ber, Mr.. J. B. t Tupper, Mr.. F. L. Moore,
DR.. Anne A. Wilson, Mrs. j. w. Babson.
Miss Lucy NJ. Solger, Mr.. George S. Will
son and Mr.. Charles F. Weller.
After the reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting and the transaction of
routine business the secretary presented
his report of the work of the society for
the month of May, which was follows:
THE total number of applications of all
kinds made to the society during the month
of May was AS, as compared with 6l9 In
the previous month and 200 in the corre-
spending month of last year. In these 44S
applications are represented 24S separate
families, 1872. being white and 116 colored.
OF this number p were reported as new
cases. 90 Investigations were made by the
agents exclusive of Investigations OF ap-
plicants for free treatment at the dlSpen-
saries; persons reported for investiga-
ton were found to have given false ad-
dresses; nveStgationS were made at
the request of societies in other cities
Applicants for Relief. a
Relief was procured for a total number
of DDS families, as follows: From church
es, for 0 families; from private relief So
cieties, 13 families; from individuals, 2S
families; from the Golden Book fund, 70
families, and from the Citizens Relief As
soCiation, 1J3 families.
Thirty-one persons applied for work only,
and employment was found for 13, tempo
rary for 10 and permanent for 3 persons.
Transportation was procured for persons
to friends or relatives outside the city; IA
persons were placed in institutions, II for
n
care.
SlXty-two letters were received by the
agents making request for investigation,
asking information concerning poor faml-
lies and on other topics, and - written re-
ports concerning poor families were sent
out.
Work of the Agents.
The agents during the month in the work
of investigation, collecting savings, seek
ing employment, etc, made a total number
of 627 visits. The total amount deposited
in the savings fund during the month is
s17365, compared with S140.S5 in the
previous month, and $20I .05 in May Of last
year.
Through Miss Estelle Foster. agent in the
fourth division. an artificial limb was
cured for a woman who has heretofore
been unable to support herself and who
has spent the past winter in the almShOuse.
This limb was bought for $50. which
amount was raised by private subscription.
The number of Investigations made for
the free dispensaries during the month is
as follows:
For the Central dispensary, 126; certif-
Gates granted, 80; certificates refused, %.
False addresses were given by nine. East
ern dispensary. Al; certificates granted, 3S;
certificates refused, 3. Woman's Clinic 27;
certificates granted. "a; certificates re-
rused. 3 Episcopal Eye Ear and Throat
Hospital, one investigation, and one certif-
cate granted Georgetown University Hos
pital certificates granted, 3. False ad-
dresses were given by four.