Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-11
NEW QUARTERS NEEDED
BOARD OF MANAGERS ASSoCIAT-
ED CHARITIES TO MOVE.
Arranging for National Conference OF
Charities and Corrections-Ac-
tivity Of Volunteers.

The board of managers Of the Associated
Charities held it's regular meeting yester-
day at Ais pm, In the general ONCE, at
S11 G street. There were present Prof.
Bernard T. Janney. chairman; Mrs ]. w.
Babson. Miss Lucy M. Solger, Messrs. John
Joy Edison, Cuno H. Rudolph, Frederic l..
Moore, George s. Wilson and Charles f..
Weller. The most important business
transacted was the decision to rent new
office quarters near the corner Of 18th and
streets, where building has been Offer
ed at very low rate, and the society hopes
to subrent rooms for offices, SO that its own
rent will be reduced to very reasonable
figure. The plan is to move the LIST of July,
If the building in question can be secured.
The board desires to make the building a
Charities headquarters" similar to those
which have been developed in Boston. New
York, Baltimore, Chicago and other cities.
AS the national conference of charities
and corrections is to meet in Portland, Me-,
from June Is to %. the board decided to
hold it's own meeting in June. the first
Tuesday of the month instead Of the second
Tuesday and voted to send the general
secretary and one Of the division agents to
the conference, as has been done during the
two previous years.
Mrs Mary Kirwan. who served for a
number of years as agent for the George
town division and has been absent from
her post for a number of months because
of illness, presented her resignation, which
was accepted with regret, and with thanks
also for the devoted intelligent service
which she has rendered in the work of the
society. The general secretary reported
that he has been searching for another
agent to I'LL the vacancy, and that several
are now under consideration but no final
decision has been made.
New Quarters for Division Offices.
II uas aIeo ranortad RI tho hoard tbat
the society must seek new quarters for
its division Offices in the northern division
and also in Georgetown. In both these
places the agents of the rooms now occu-
pied desire to make other disposition of
the quarters and have asked the Associated
Charities to vacate The secretary has not
yet succeeded in finding suitable rooms
In addition to auditing bills for the month
of April and performing outher routine
business of the association, the report of
case work during the past month was con-
sidered. In all OIL applications were re-
ceived, 1876 were from needy families them
selves. 43 from free dispensaries 30 from
visiting nurses. 40 from private individuals
13 from church officials. from ST. Vincent
de Paul societies, from other charitable
organizations, 2 from business firms and 27
from various other sources. These applica-
lions represented in all 800 cases. of which
SO were new, while 329 had already been
hnOWH 10 the agents OF lne association, Ma
teriai aid was procured 400 times, in 81
instances the relief was given from the
funds of the Citizens Relief Association,
private individuals helped in 80 instances
and the other help was secured from visit
ing nurses. st. Vincent de Paul Society,
churches, business firms. friends and rela-
tives of the applicants themselves and from
the Golden Book Fund The number of
cases for whom this material aid was pro-
cured was 16S.
Employment was secured in thrty-one
instances and five individuals were pro-
vided with transportation to friends or en-
pioyment in other cities. Through appro-
pirate institutions and organizations
twelve families were assisted, while cor
regional and legal aid was administered
In forty-four instances, tliirty-three chill
dren being reported to the board OF chill
dren's guardians as needing the attention
of that society. In following out it's spec
ial work of clothing needy children in order
that they may attend the public schools.
the society provided garments for fifteen
children during the month Of April for
this purpose. Special help for the sick
was secured In nifty instances and thirty
six certificates for free treatment At dis