The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-09
THE ASSOCIATED CHARITIES.
Report Of the Secretary for the
Month of September.


The regular monthly meeting Of the
board Of managers Of the Associated
Charities WAS held yesterday afternoon
in the central ONCE 81 9 Street north
west. There were present Prof. B. r.
Janney. chairman; Col Archibald Hop
tins. Dr. George II. Kober, +. L. Moore,
Miss Lucy VI. Soiger. J. 3. T. Upper
George ). Wilson. and Charles F Wei
Ter.
After the reading Of tie minutes Of the
last meeting and the transaction Of rou-
tine business the secretarys report Of
the work Of the society during the past
four months was read, as follows:
"To the Chairman and Board Of Man
ayers of the Associated Charities-The to-
TAI number Of applications Of all kinds
made To the society duTi~ : the past four
months was l,U6S. In these u6S appli-
cations are represented 6G2 separate fami-
lies J46 being white families and "a col
ored families. OF this number llJ were
reported as new cases, all the others hav-
ing been known TO the society heretofore
Three hundred and forty-four iuvestiga-
tious were made by the agents exclusive
OF Investigations Of applicants for free
treatment at the dispeusaries. Fifteen
persons reported for inv estigatiOu were
round 70 nave given false addresses. Sew
enteen Investigations were made at the
request OF societies in o hsr cities.
Relief was procured for a total num-
Il
churches for 81 families. from private re-
lief societies for % families from individ-
uals Tor o. families, from the Golden
Look fund Tor families. and from the
Citizens Relief Association for 25S fam
ines SeNeniy-slN persons applied for
Work only and employment was found for
80 persons, temporary en- Dloymeut for 2S
ana permanent employ ment Tor g per
sons Transportation was procured for
II persons to friends OF relatives outside
the city twenty persons We're placed IN
institutions, u for temporary treatment
and { for permanent care.
Two hundred and eighty-seven letters
were received by the agents making re-
quests FOR Investigation asking inforrna-
ton concerning poor families. etc. and
i7l written reports concerning poor fami-
lies were sent out.
The agents during the month made a
total number Of 1874 visits in the work
or investigation. collecting savings. seek
ing employment, etc. The total amount
deposited in the savings fund during the
four months was SS2U25
he number Of Investigations made for
the free dispeHsaTies was as follows.
For the Central DisDenSar,r- Total
number Of Investigations. 500. certificates
were granted 70 III. certificates were re-
fused 70 6; false addresses were given by
For the Eastern Dispense ry-TotaI
number Of Investigations. lf3, certificates
were granted to I24. certificates were re-
by g.
For the Woman's CHnIc-Total number
OF Investigations. o.; certificates were
granted 20 50. certificates were refused TO
II. false addresses were given by 3
For the Episcopal Eye. Ear and
Throat Hosp,tal-TOtal number Of fuvrsrf-
CATIONS, 3 certificates We're granted 10 g.
For the Georgetown University Hos
pltal-TOtal number Of Investigations. Is.
certlhcateS were granted 10 H. certificates
were refused to Z; ! false address was
given