Evening journal., 1902-10-22
LOOKING AFTER
NEEDS OF POOR
Reports Heard and Officers
Elected at Meeting of
Associated Charities

The annual meeting of the Associ-
ated Charities was held last night. and
officers elected and reports heard. The
new officers are
President, Alfred D. Warner: vice
president, Mrs. William Fl. Hill; SEE
retary, Charles Warner, Jr., treasurer.
Albert G. Thatcher; superintendent
and general secretary, Mrs. NJ. 4. T.,
Clark.
Executive and Advisory Committee
Mrs. William II. Hill, chairman; Mrs.
M. e. Kent, Miss E. p. Blssell, ]. Frank
Ball, Mrs. II. +. Warenr.
Finance Committee-John 5. Rosse,l,
Mrs e. G. Robinson, Mrs. A. ID. War
ner.
Labor Bureau fer Men-Peter J..
Ford, chairman; "A. G. Thatcher.
Labor Bureau for Women-Mrs. NJ. e.
Kent, chairman; Mrs. Charles Beaden-
kept, Mrs. ]. y. Prentiss.
Penny Provident Fund-Charles
Warner. treasurer; Clifford E. Iszard.
Sick Visiting and Diet Committee
Dr. Ralph P. Stubbs, Mrs. M. "A. T.
Clark.
Library Committee-Mrs. E. C. Rob
inson, Miss E. p. Bissell, Miss NJ. d.
Sisson-
Country Week Committee-Miss NJ.
d. SissOn, Mrs. William H. Hill, Mrs.
S. f. Johnson.
Cultivation of Vacant Lots-A. G.
Thatcher, j. Frank Bah, John S. Ros-
sell.
Board of Managers. Frank Ball, ].
5. Rossell, A. ID. Warmer, A. G. Thatch-
er, p. ]. Ford, II. K Miller, DR.. Lewis
Rumford, George A. Rhoads, c. E. Isz-
ard, DR.. Ralph p. Stubbs, Emily p.
Bissell, NJ. T. Hill, Mary ID. Sisson, An
ME Bissell, Isabelle BeadenkOpf, S. E.
Johnson, Elizabeth S. Taylor E. A.
Eringhurst, Elizabeth G. Robinson,
Sarah Dure. NJ. Elizabeth Kent NJ. A.
Barr, Emalea p. Warner, Charles War
ner, Jr.
The report Of Mrs. Mary A. T. Clark,
the superintendent, in part, was as fol-
lows:
From October 1, 1901, to October l,
1902, we have registered 324 families,
127 of whom are new. These families
represent SS9 individuals and occupy
$50 rooms. There are $50 breadwin-
ners and q families who have no
breadwinneTs. The superintendent
made on behalf of these families, 49O
visits, while the Friendly Visitors
made about 100 visits.
after careful investigation, it was
found that 2S required no relief, 9 were
undeserving relief, 8 were frauds and
had given false addresses, 3S asked only
for sewing as a means of self-help
(and obtained it through the BenevO-
lent and Provident Societies), 10 ask
ed only for work, and 81 asked no other
help than coal through the Self-Sup-
porting Fund. This assistance, with
the privilege of paying for their fuel
in small weekly sums has been OF great
benefit and much appreciated by a
number of families whose earnings
were insufficient to purchase coal in
larger quantities than by the bucket
Situations were found fer Z. tenn
perary employment and odd jobs given
to %, refused the work test Physi-
clans were sent to 10 and a visiting
nurse to A; IL were sant to institutions;
individuals were interested in 5 spe-
cial cases; 2 were referred to and
wholly cared for by private parsons;
were investigated for other societies
and 3 asked advice only. Transports
tion was given to 5, and reduced rates
were procured for 3; 2 were sheltered
in our charity house for a short period
awaiting permanent situations; relief
was given to the remaining 1S9 famil-
les 512 times as best suited to theil
needs. This consisted of POI grocery
orders, 81 prescriptions for medicine
clothing and shoes to As; milk, meat fol
broth, beef extract, eggs, fruit ano
J Jelly from sick-diet kitchen orders tC
%; the period lasting from two to sil
weeks; 175 coal orders were given, be
sides 13O paid into Self-Supporting
Fund.
"In addition TO the above relief, ice
was supplied through a special fund tC
80 families, from one week to two
months as the needs required. For this
we are indebted to the efforts of th'
Rev. r. A. Elwood, who is especially
interested in little children and the sicl
poor, and who believes in encouraging
others to take a practical share in pro
viding necessary comforts during theii
emergency. He originated and worked
very enthusiastically for this fund, an'
contributed generously from his con
gregation to both this and the Frest
Air Fund"
The gift Of $3.50 from the estate o
John R Tatum was reported.