Evening star., 1901-10-09
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES
MONTHLY MEETING OF THE BOARD
OF MANAGERS.
Report of the Secretary Submitted,
Showing Work Done During
Past Four Months.

The regular monthly meeting of the
board of managers of the Associated Chari-
ties was held yesterday afternoon at 4:15
o'clock In the central office, S11 G street
northwest There were present Prof. b. I.
Janney, chairman; Col. Archibald Hopkins.
Dr. Geo. H. .Kober, Mr.. F. L. Moore, Miss
DIR. Geo. NJ. Kober, Mr.. F. L. Moore, Miss
George S. Wilson and Mr.. Charles F. Wei
Ter.
After the reading Of the minutes OF the
last meeting and the transaction Of routine
business the secretary's,4 report Of the
work of the society during the past four
months was read. The report was as fol-
lows:
The total number of applications OF all
kinds made to the society during the past
four months was 106Sl In these LOGS appil-
cations are represented 622 separate fami-
lies, 348 being white families and 24S colored
families. Of this number h5 were reported
as new cases., all the others having been
known to the society heretofore. Three
hundred and forty-four inWestiga tions were
made by the agents exclusive of inVest1ga-
tions. of applicants for free treatment at
the dispensaries. Fifteen persons reported
for investigation were found to have given
false addresses. Seventeen investigations
were made at the request Of societies in
other cities.
Relief Furnished.
Relief was procured for a total number
of 397 families as follows: From churches,
for 81 families; private relief societies, 80
families; from individuals, 6S families;
from the Golden Book fund, families, and
from the Citizens Relief Association, 25s
families.
Seventy-six persons applied for work
only and employment was found for 65
persons, temporary employment for 2S and
permanent employment for 81 persons.
Transportation was procured for IL per-
sons to friends or relatives outside the
city. Twenty persons were placed in In
stitutions, 13 for temporary treatment and
for permanent care.
Two hundred and eighty-seven letters
were received by the agents making re-
quests for Investigation asking informa-
tion concerning poor families, &C, and 45l
written reports concerning poor families
were sent out.
The agents during the month made a to-
tai number of 1854 visits in the work of in
veStigation, collecting savings, seeking en-
ployment. etc. The total amount deposited
in the savings fund during the four months
was $S20.25.
Number of Investigations.
The number of Investigations made for
the free dispensaries was as follows:
For the Central Dispensary-Total num-
ber of investigations, sos; certificates grant
ed, 411 certificates refused 6s; false ad-
dresses given, q.
For the Eastern Dispensary--Total num-
ber of investigations, 143; certificates grant
ed 1884, certificates refused, 10; false ad-
dresses given, f.
For the Woman's Clinic-Total number of
Investigations, 81; certificates granted, 53;
certificates refused, IL; false addresses
given, g.
For the Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat
Hospital-Total number of Investigations
s; certificates granted, 3.
For the Georgetown University Hospital
Total number of investigations, 16; certifi-
Gates granted, IL; certificates refused, 4;
false address given, l.