Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-11
WORK OF CHARITIES
MEETING OF BOARD OF MANIAC
Frs HELD YESTERDAY.
Report for Month of May Made by
General Secretary-Statisti-
teal Showing.

The board of managers of the Associated
Charities met yesterday at 4;15 pm. in the
central office, S11 G street northwest. There
were present Prof. Bernard T. Janney,
chairman; Mrs ]. w. Babson, Miss Lucy
NJ Solger, Col. Archibald Hopkins, Mr..
Frederick L. Moore, Mr.. ]. B. T. Topper,
Mr.. George S. Wilson, Mr. T. w. Smith
and Mr.. Charles F. Weller, secretary.
In addition to the regular business of the
month there was consideration of plans
for summer outings. Mr.. Charles F. Mes
bit, John B. Sleman, jr, Carl Is. Kefer-
stein and Albert C. Wymer were present to
ask the advice of the board concerning new
plans for fresh air work during the sum-
mer. After considerable discussion in
which the need for summer outings was
emphasized. the board decided that it could
not take up any extensive work upon this
line at present.
mayor and a special committee of business
men in Portland, Me, asking that the gen.
eral secretary be allowed to deliver one or
more stereopticon lectures in Portland for
the assistance of the work there. 1t was
voted that the secretary be allowed time
for this trip, in connection with the three
days allowed him in New York city in
which to take charge of the Summer
School of Philanthropy.
Report for the Month
AS review of the past months work the
attached report of the general secretary
was presented:
The total number of applications of all
kinds made to the society during the month
of May was 435, as compared with 664 in
the previous month and AS in the cor
responding month last year. In these 435
applications are represented POS separate
famllies-141 being white and 81 colored. OF
TINS number 10 were reported as new-cases,
all the others having been known to the
society heretofore. One hundred and thirty
three Investigations were made by the
agents. and six persons reported were found
to have given false addresses. Twelve in
vestigations were made at the request of
societies in other cities.
Relief was procured for a total number
of ia families as follows: From churches,
for j; from private relief societies. 10; from
private individuals, IS; from Citizens Re
lief Association, 116.
Fifteen persons applied for work only
and employment was found for one person
permanently and for fourteen persons tenn
porarly. Three persons were placed in in
stitutions-two permanently and one tenn
One hunderd and thirty letters were re-
celVed by the agents, making requests for
Investigations, asking information concern
ing poor families etc, and 49, written re-
ports concerning poor families were sent
out
Savings Collected.
The agents during the month in the work
Of investigation, collecting savings asking
information concerning poor families, ETC.,
made total number of 1896 visits The
total amount deposited in the savings fund
during the month is $2523O, as compared
with Sal the previous month and with
1880 In the corresponding month last
year.
The number of Investigations made for
the free dfSDenSarieS during he month is
as follows:
For the Central Dspensary, &c; certif1-
Gates granted. "a; certificates refused, o.
false addresses given, IL.
For the Eastern Dispensary 40; certifi-
Gates granted, 80; certificates refused. 1.
For the Womans Clinic, 1; certificates
granted, IL; false address, l.
Ear, Eye and Throat Hospital 2; certi-
fcates granted, /; certificates refused /.
Georgetown Dispensary, 4; certificates
l.