The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-11
ARRANGING WORK
FOR HEATED Days
Charity Managers Consider
Plans for Summer Term
WHAT WAS DONE IN MAY
An Invitation From the Mayor and
Business Men Of PoTtland-Applica-
lions for Assistance During May.
Investigations Made by Agents

The hoard Of managers OF the AssocI-
sted Charities met yesterday afternoon
in the central Office, S11 G Street north
west
There were present Prof. Bernard T
JanDev. chairman; Mrs. J. ". Babson.
Miss Lucy NJ SoIger. Col. Archibald
Hopkins. MIR. Frederick L. Moore. Mr.
-. r T. Upper. Mr.. George s. Wilson,
Mr.. T. s. 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. Nesbit. John B. Sleman, jr-. Carl
B. Keferstein, and Albert G. Wymer
were present to ask the advice of the
beard concerning new plans for fresh
air work during the summer. After con
siderable 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
An invitation was received from the
mayor and special committee CT business
men in Portland. Ne. asking that the
general secretary be allowed to deliver
one or more stereopticon lectures in
Portland for the assistance of the work
there. It was voted that the secretary
be allowed time for this trip in connec-
ton with the three days allowed him in
New York city, in which 10 take charge
: OF the summer school CT philanthropy.
As review OF the past months work
the attached report was presented;
TO the Chairman and Board of Man
! ayers OF the Associated Charities:
The total number of APPLICATIONS OF
all kinds made 10 the society during the
month of May was 435, as compared
with 81 in the previous month and AIS
/ in the corresponding month last year
+ In these 10 applications are represented
/ EOS separate families, III being white
and 81 colored- OF this number 10
were reported as new cases, all the
others having been known 10 the So
ciety heretofore One hundred and
E thirty three Investigations we're made
+ BY the agents Six persons reported
were found 10 have given false ad-
I dresses. Twelve Investigations were
made at the request Of societies in other
cities
[ Relief was procured for 4 total num-
/ Der Of ia families. as follows: From
churches. for ): from private relief So
cieties. for 10: from private individuals,
/ for IS; from Citizens Relief Association,
1 for lis.
/ Fifteen persons applied for work
only, and employment was found for one
/ person permanently. and for fourteen
Z 4u-7-o~o DprGr1a
! we're placed in institutions, two peTma-
nsntIy and one temporarily
One hundred and thirty letters were
! received by the agents making requests
4 for Investigators. asking information
/ concerning poor families, etc, and IS.
written reports concerning poor families
we're sent cut.
The agents during the month. in the
work Of investigation, collecting savings
asking information concerning poor
families. etc, made total number o.
! .495 visits. The total amount deposited
lin the savings fund during the month /:
s254 80. as compared with S14 the previ-
Gus month. and with $173.65 in the CORE
ispondinE month last year.
The number of Investigations made
for the free dispensaries during the
month is as follows:
For the Central Dispensary, sc: GER.
itifcates granted, 81; certificates refused
I9. false addresses given, IL
For the Eastern Dispensary. 40; Ger.
tifcates granted, 80; certificates re
fused, l.
For the Woman's Clinic. Il; certif
Icates granted, Il; certificates refused,
false addresses, I.
Eye. ear, and throat hospital. .; Ger
Itsfcates granted, /; certificates re
fused, /
Georgetown Dispensary, 4; certif
Gates granted. 4.
Respectfully submitted.
CHARLES F. WELLER.
General Secretary