The Washington times., 1905-01-11
COMMIT TEES FOR
CHARITY BOARD
Prof. Bernard f. Janney
Makes Selections.
WILL APPEAL FOR FUNDS
Finance Committee of Board of Asso-
ciated Charities to Send Out
a Special Letter.

The Board of Managers of the Asso-
ciated Charities held its regular month
ly meeting yesterday afternoon in its
general office at S11 G. Street northwest.
Justice David J. Brewer, recently elect
ed president of the association, was
present for the first time. Others in at
tendance were Miss Helen c. Woodward,
Mrs j. W. Babson, Miss Lucy M. Sol
ger, Col. George Truesde1, DR.. George
NJ. Kober. Frederic L. Moore, George S.
Wilson. and Charles f. Weller. Prof.
Bernard T. Janney, chairman OF the
board Of managers, presided.
Recommendations of the executive
committee for the appointment of two
new agents, on trial. to fill vacancies
caused by the withdrawal ef d. A. Gas
coff, who has been appointed secretary
of the Associated Charities of Des
Moines, iowa, and Miss Caroline Wit
man, wka is to give her entire time to
Noel House, were approved.
Committee Assignments.
Prof. Janney announced the assign
ment of committee members as follows:
Executive committee-Mrs- j. W. Bah
son, Col. George Truesdell, George s.
Wilson, Cuno II. Rudolph, John b. Sic
man, jr., with Prof. B. 7. Janney as
chairman.
Finance committee-Col. Archibald
Hopkins. chairman: Frederic L. Moore.
S. w. Woodward, Thomas w. Smith,
and Cuno H. Rudolph.
Auditing committee-Wi H. Bald
win. Mrs. J. w. Babson. with Prof. B.
T. Janney. chairman
Committee on p-ovident plansaDr.
Charles P. Neill, Miss Lucy NJ Solser.
George S. Wilson, and Miss Helen G.
3 Woodward.
VIII Appeal for Funds.
For the finance committee Col Archi-
bald Hopkins submitted a written re-
port showing that the contributions re-
ceived by the association during the
month of December, 1904, were much
larger than the amounts received in
December in previous years. The col
lectious for January, however, were an
nounced to be smaller this year, thus
far, than the subscriptions received in
the corresponding period last year. The
finance committee is about to send ont a
special letter of appeal, to be issued
jointly with the finance committee of the
Citizens Relief Association, soliciting
financial help. Both of these closely co.
operating organizations are obliged to
raise the money necessary for their en-
tire years work during the winter
season
The board granted permission to the
general secretary. Charles F. Weller, to
deliver lectures in Raleigh, n. c.. and
Richmond Va
There were ISIS applications received
during tie month Of December for ser
vices of all kinds. These I,5l6 appIica-
tons represented LIS families. of whom
current cases. The unusually large
number of cases needing charitable at
tention during the month was due to ths
unusually early spell Of cold weather
the diminution of opportunities for en-
ployment, and the DEVELOPMENT of In
creased corporation among churche.
and other pfiianthropic agencies. TIL,
Salvation Army, for example, requested
the association to investigate and re
port upon every one of their hundred.
of applicants for Christmas baskets.
Material Aid es7 Times.
Material aid. consisting mainly o.
food fuel, shoes, and clothing, was ad
n1inistered 9sT times during the month
of December. From the Citizens Re
lief Association material aims wer.
drawn 457 times. while the supplies con
tributed by public schools furnished
material relief in 329 instances Othe
cooperating organizations supplied ma
terial aid Dol times during the month
Employment was secured in fifty in
stances. while three were provided wit
transportation to friends in other cities
There were fourteen cases provided fo
: through institutions, and correctional O
legal aid was given in fifty-six in
stances. Children reported to the Boart
of Children'S Guardians because of i'm
proper home conditions numbered nine
teen. and twenty-one truant childrel
were influenced to attend school
Clothing children in order to enabi
them to attend public school classes
made special activity of the Asso
ciated Charities. and there were fifty
four children thus provided for durinl
December. Special help for the sick wa
procured in forty-six cases. and eIeyel
applicants for free dispeEsary treatmen
were investigated.