The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-04
MONTHLY REPORT MADE.
Associate Charities Held. Regular
Meeting Last Night.

At the regular meeting of the Board
of Associate Charities in their rooms at
the court house last night the monthly
statement of the secretary, Mrs. Couch.
was submitted. This report shows a
very busy month for that worthy organi
cation.
During the month fffty-two applications
for assistance were made at the office in
THE court house and seventy-five calls
We're made by the secretary. one hundred
and forty-seven garments Were distrib-
uted from the office the same being paid
for by work done by the recipients.
Employment was found during the past
month for nine persons, seven of whom
We're women, one a man and one boy.
Sickness in nine differet families has
also received the attention of the associa
ton. In three instances. however, the
eases were turned over to different church
societies which are ever ready in offer
ing assistance of this kind. One case
was. given TO the Baptist society one to
the 81. Pauls NJ. E. society and one other
to the West Side Presbyterian society.
number of donations were received
during the month, consisting of several
bundles of clothing. some jelly and fruit
for the sick. The most valuable donation
was So which was given by relatives of
a certain poor family for the purpose of
purchasing them new tent. The floor
Of the tent was donated by the Mentz
Lumber company. The locating of this
family was very gratifying to the associ-
alton They now have a nice new tent
with new board floor. and il is situated in
a nice shady place where the children
can play and be kept off the street. They
also have a good space for a garden and
seeds were furnished them, and flower
seed was also given to the children. The
mother of the family has been quite sick
and is just recovering. There are six
children in the family, the oldest being
barely 10 years of age.
LAS is often the case" said Mrs. Couch,
the first of the month brought our tram
sient friends. y peculiar thing is that
these transients are more frequent at the
first OF the month than at any other
time
First to come was a woman whose
second marriage had proven very I'M
happy and unfortunate one. After the
had saved before the honeymoon the hus-
band suddenly grew tired of her and left
for parts unknown. The association sent
her to her former home, where she will
reside with a daughter.
Next came sick man who was as
sisted on his way to Mexico, and follow
ing came an old white-haired man who
was too old to work and who had been
residing with son in oklahoma who had
died. and the old father was compelled
to seek daughter living in northern
Kansas. Mr. Hicklin. the poor commits
sioner. furnished him transportation.
"Of course we had our professionals.
and among them was young Swede who.
because OF his having only one arm,
seemed TO think that the world owed him
living He informed me that he had
been begging down town and that he was
told to come to the Associate Charities
for help. | saw that he was well dressed
and strong looking. l asked him how he
got the good clothes. He looked at me in
surprise. and said: WHY. they were given
10 ME Of course How else could | get
them? l can't work, I told him many
men who had only one arm could support
themselves. and So might he if he cared
TO try
About the 9th Ct the month We had an
amusing. though provoking case A fam
lily we had helped before came back to US.
They were reported one rainy day and !
found them in q house that was partial
liz burned The neighbors had assisted
them a little and we loaned them a stove
and a table and sent some groceries and
coal to them The husband found work
for several days. until they tired of city
life and So they had a sale and disposed
OF the comworts and other furnishings
that had been provided for them. When
they departed the woman left word with
a neighbor 10 tell me that some day sh
would explain why they sold the goods
that | had leaned them. / am anxiously
awaiting that day and wondering what
her explanation viii he No doubt when
they grow tired Of their travelling f7ou1
place 70 place they win return again
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