The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-01
SOCIETY WILL
INCORPORATE
Associate Charles Will Extend
Their Work.
IN MANY DIRECTIONS
DIRECTIONS
Help Others to Help Them
selves Will be WatchWord.

Monday night the regular meeting of
the Associate Charities will be held in
their rooms in the basement of the court
house and arrangements viii be COM
pleted to have the organization incorpor-
ated under the laws Of the state, and the
work OF the Associate Charities will be
extended so as TO truly be what its name
signifies.
The association has been organized
three years and much good has been &C
complished 1t was only small begin
ming, but now the association is one of
the most important factors in the charit-
able life Of the city. The original plan
was that of many of the larger charity
organizations. 1t was TO provide for the
sick. procure work for the unemployed
aaa furnish facilities for work to people
who We're willing to labor for their bread,
but whom circumstances prevented from
procuring the. necessary utansials for
their work.
Next winter the association plans, I'M
der its charter, TO have a large room fur
nished with sewing machines, wash tubs
and practically an the necessary ma
cihnery of the housewife. Many poor
women are good needle workers. They
have no sewing machine and must de-
pend on charity for clothes for their
children The Associate Charities has
done a great deal of work along. this line
already and are planning to do more.
\ poor woman goes to the society with
goods. She uses the machines TO make
ner own and her familys clothes and
pays for the machines by doing a little
work for the society. Many women can
not even do this work owing. to small
children. They will be invited to come
to the room and leave their children in
the nursery while they work.
Many poor families have no wash tubs
or other utensils for laundry work, The
Associate Charities will provide the soap,
water. tubs and washboards. woman
may go to the rooms to do her washing
and pay for it by doing a little washing
for the society.
Such is the great desire Of the pro-
meters of the association. This is real
charity and that is what the Associate
Charities are trying to teach.
There viii be lunch room, where on
bad days meals will be provided at cost.
and they will be meals of good, substan-
tial food and plenty of it. Those who are
deserving and have not the cash will be
fed and clothed, and a little work for the
society will pay the bill.
Many persons are relieved during the
year in this way. The sick are furnished
with medicine and the proper FOOD
care. Every line of charity is taken up.
\ secretary is employed who calls on
the sick and takes care OF the food and
clothing and conducts the work. She has
sewing classes where women may learn
to sew and she teaches them other lines
of household duties. Mrs. Couch, the
present incumbent has a regular calling
list of sick people whom she visits and
sees that they lack nothing.
The Associate Charities is assisted By
and affiliated with four of the most
prominent charitable organizations in tn
city, and Mrs. Couch receives much valu-
able assistance from the members.
The organization is controlled by some
of the most prominent business men of
the city. ]. Z. Howard, OF the Union
Mills. is president. Charles Lawrence
and II. II. Dewey are numbered among
the board OF trustees with a number of
women of the city.
During the month of February Mrs.
Couch made Sc calls in the city. She gave
out PA garments furnished meals to 10
persons and found employment for eight
The ASSOCIATION will be incorporated and
the work. an outline of which is given
above. and some of this is being handled
at the present time. will be extended
and the work of the association broad
ened.