Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-15
OPEN OFFICE EARLIER
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES TO BE ON
HAND AT $50.
Ehange Made in Regulation of General
and Division Workers-Secre-
tary's Report.

At the regular meeting of the board OF
managers of the Associated Charities on
Tuesday afternoon the Office hours OF all
the division offices were changed from D to
al am, to be from il to 1890 daily. The
spurpose of the change is to enable the
iRgents TO do more work In the homes OF
Ffhe needy rather than SO much work with
applicants in the offices OF the association.
BY the new arrangement they will be able
TO begin visiting applicants and persons
,Frcm whom help for needy families is en-
visited at $50 am, and the need for lengthy
office interviews will be somewhat reduced
by the increased time provided for in the
homes of the families aided. The change
OF division office hours is accompanied by
an increase In the hours of work through
out the city TO be begun at $50 instead of
at am. This will mean that the general
Office at 81 G street will be open from $3.50
TO 8, instead OF 10 ;. and people on their
tway to any of the government departments
or to business places will be able to visit
the general office at any time after $50.
New Division Office.
A new division office has been engaged
at rs sth street southeast to accommodate
the agent for the southeast division, who
has previously shared office quarters with
the agent OF the eastern division at $40
Pennsylvania avenue southeast. The board
also decided TO move the office OF the
northern division from 1904 7th street
northwest to 1924 9Th street. 1t was de-
cided TO accept invitation from Mr..
John JOY Edison for the board TO spend
an evening az his home discussing the
budget and the detailed work of the as
ISOLATION. The board decided to hold this
special conference at Mr.. Edsons house
Friday evening. November "a
The general secretary read review of
the past years work and it was adopted
official statement 70 be published In
the forthcoming annual report 1t showed
dhat the number of volunteer workers dur
lng the past year has been 75S as compared
with only tweuty-four who were active in
the year of 1900 The number of visits
made by agents and by volunteers has in
creased from o. 500 in 1900 to 64,O0S in
1905. The number OF persons canvaSsed for
small savings In 1900 was 94I and the cash
collected was s., 1874 A.; this is increased to
3.5SS canvassed and 81, 229.35 collected in
1905, in sums of one TO fifty cents weekly,
principally from former dependents.
The total number OF cases treated by the
division agents has increased from .S4S
In 1900 to 3,6S DIN 1905 but the construct
ave work of the society has been sue
cessful that the expenditures for food, fuel,
and clothing from the relief funds of the
Citizens Relief Association has actually
decreased from Ss1s04I in 1900 to
$I,709. - In 1906
Justice David j. Brewer, president of the
Associated Charities, was an interested
listener and ased that a copy of the report
he sent to him at once, TO be used in the
preparation OF the address which he is to
deliver at the annual meeting of the So
ciety. Other members present Tuesday
were Prof y. Il. Janney, chairman of the
board of managers; Mr.. John Il. Sleman.
Jr.. Mr.. Frederic L. Moore. DR.. Charles z.
NELL, Mr. George s. Wilson. DR. George
III. kober, Cuno II. Rudolph Miss Lucy
NJ. Solger. Mrs. ]. w. Babson. Mr.. William
u Baldwin, and the secretary, Mr.. Charles
r. Weller