Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-12
WORK ORRARITIES


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T.. by Justice 1rew1 Mr. Moore
ana ot rs.
AT the meeting Sc the board OF managers
of the Associated Charities in the rooms at
were present Justice David j. Brewer, pres
| ident of the association: Prof. B. T.. Janhey,
chairman of the board of managers; Mr..
John Joy Edison, treasurer; Mr.. William H.
Baldwin, Mrs. J.. w. Babson, Mr.. Frederic
| L. Moore and Secretary Charles F. Weller.
There was a report on district Office
equipment. submitted in the form of a let
ter from Mr.. George s. Wilson, chairman
of the special subcommittee. For the
finance committee report was submitted
on behalf of Col. Archibald Hopkins, chair
man, which showed that the contributions
to the general funds of the Associated
Charities during the present ascal year
have amounted to $2.O53.O2 more than the
sum collected during the previous financial
year ending June 30, 1894. The treasurer
Of the association, Mr.. John Joy Edison,
eeipts and dfsbur sen1ents and the auditing
committee presented bills and expenditures
for the month of March amounting to
81, 254GO for the work of the past month.
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| S4S applications had been received. during
March, Of which 116 had come from private
individuals, twenty-four from nurses,
| twenty three from dispensaries, twenty
: from church officials. four from police of
| ficers, nine from out-of-town sources and
four from business firms. From needy fam
| lilies direct $50 applications had been re-
ceiyed. and tweniy-four applications from
| six other sources. There were 1913 cases of
! ne edy families treated during the month
of March. of these ninety-eight were new
| cases. while 395 had previously been known
| to the agents of the Associated Charities.
| THE total number of records. on file to date
| is 1870. giving the history and circum-
stances OF that many different families
mediately available for use by any persons
| having a charitable interest in any family
| recorded.
.--..-..,s Material lAio Supplied. s.e :
Material aid was procured COZ times DUR
| ing the month of March, for 313 different
| families. The sources from which material
:alms were secured were follows: From
| the Citizens Relief Association, 46S times;
| from private individuals, IS; from the
| Golden Book Fund % times; from appli-
| cants' relatives, times; churches, times,
charitable organizations and from 3
other sources 49, times. making a
total of 607 times that material
| aid was administered. The cash value of
| the Citizens Relief Association orders is
sued by agents during the month of March
was $873.94 'a-@ III ~.
Employment was secured in seventy-five
| instances during the past month. There
were fifteen cases aided through insutu-
| lions and organizations. Correctional and
| legal aid was provided for thirty EIGHT
| cases. including tMentS- five children who
were reported to.tthes board of children S
guardians as lacking nproper home care
| There were fvesichildren who We're re-
stored to schoobsattendance through the
earnest influence: Of the Associated Chair
| ties agents. Beside s3thsSe, there were fifty
one children to wfDm clothing was furnish;
ed during the month fof March for the
specific purpose of enabling them to attend
public schools. ms fiftNreight cases special
help for the sick was senlisted. including
| physicians medicines hospital care ana
| the services of nurses from the instructive
Visiting Nurse Society,"
1t was reported. that there were l6S Voiun-
| teer workers activ., during the month OF
| March, of whom -thIIy-one were newly en-
listed during that time. S Of this total num-
her seyenty1twe- attended division confer
ences'' or case committees, meeting IN
the eight division offices of the Associated
Charities for the purpose of helping the
agents in deciding difficult problems and IN
providing. adequate, permanently helpful
treatment for their needy proteges. There
were thirty-three friendly visitors active
during March. each working persistentiy
for the upbuilding Of one or two needy
| households.
Collections of Savings.
The secretary also ItpOIleo ehut Al ZIG
| regular weekly collection Of small savings
| the agents of the association were assisted
by forty volunteer visitors, while nineteen
volunteers gave help in various other ways.
| In the work of collecting small savings
263 persons were visited by the agents and
| 1,019 were canvassed by volunteer visitors
| during the month OF March. The total
amount collected in nickels. dimes and
quarters was s421.55, which is said to be
| an unusually large amount of savings to
| be collected during the month of March:
The number of visits made during lne
month by agents and volunteers was 3,S25.
Reports concerning cases were sent out In
| 165 instances to individuals and organlza-
| lions who had asked for information con-
corning needy families Twenty-seVen meet
| ines were held or addressed during the
month by the eight division agents OF the
association, in addition to other meetings
organized through the general once: IheSe
meetings were mainly for the enlistment
and training Of volunteers and for the de-
| cisfon of difficult cases investigated by the
agents.
Addresses Made.
At the conclusion of the secretary's report
Justice Brewer, Mr. Moore, Mr.. Baldwin
| and other members spoke, emphasizing the
| Importance of the summer work by agents
and volunteers and suggesting that every
| family who had appealed for assistance
during the past winter should be called on
| frequently during the summer months for
| the, purpose of urging them to lay up their
| small savings for the possible needs of the
| future winter season. They also ufgeo the
| Importance of constantly insisting upon
| every possible effort for self-help and econ
| omy during the summer months. After DIS
| cussion Of these points, Justice Brewer, Mr..
| Edison and other members inspected the
res. stration system of the Associated Chari-
| ties and expressed themselves as much i'm
pressed with the thoroughness of the infor-
nation secured concerning each family
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| the investigations of all applicants was not
| simply to eliminate those who do not really
| require assistance, but also to determine
the possibilities of helping the applicants In
ways which will best enable them to help
| themselves. -5s-.-.,..
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