Evening star., 1906-03-14
AMOUNT OF AID NEEDED.
Special Appeal Made by Associated
Charities

discussion of the financial situation
and of means for completing the necessary
collections for the season occupied prac-
ticaHy the entire time at the meeting of
the board OF managers OF the Associated
Charities yesterday at 4:15 pm. The ex-
ecutive committee presented an analysis
of the expenditures necessary to sustain
the work until November. 1906 when the
new seasons collections can be commenced
1t was stated that by careful mana agemelt
81 900 additional to the amounts already
secured can be made to carry the work
until next fall. For the finance committee
Col Archibald Hopkins reported that the
mild weather had reduced subscriptions re-
ceived this winter so that the amount coll
lected TO date Is about 81, 500 less than was
received In the corresponding period last
year The finance committee invited the
assistance of the entire board of managers
in raising the minimum amount OF So 200
which Is now needed.
Mr.. John Joy Edison. treasurer, suggested
that NO deficit ought to be incurred under
any circumstances, and the board unani-
mously recorded It's decision to that effect.
1t was agreed that ifstne 50 200 now need
+ ed could not be secured soon the work of
the Associated Charities should be cut down
to At the resources available. even il very
serious and regrettable sacrifice of essen
tial services had to be made.
Justice David J. Brewer, president of the
association. expressed the conviction that
any lack of subscriptions must be due sole
~ to failure to appreciate the need and.
possibly, to understand the work of the or
ganizaton. He said:
IF we can get people to visit the offices.
read the records. talk with the agents and
look into the work / have done, there
will be no difficulty In securing all that is
needed"
wm H. Baldwin said: There are a
great many people in Washington who al
ready know and appreciate the work of
the Associated Charities and will not allow
IL to be sacrificed"
DR. George NJ Kober. George s. Wilson.
Mrs. Emily Young OBrien and others spoke
to the same effect. and the board decided
to approve the recommendations of the
executive committee that an earnest spe-
ciai canvass for funds should be made dur
ing the next few weeks and no serious
cutting down OF the work undertaken until
1t had been clearly demonstrated that the
$4,000 needed could not be secured.
Col. Hopkins Appeal.
Col. Archibald Hopkins submitted a brief
special appeal prepared for publication, re-
mfndng the public that last year the Asso-
ciated Charities published In March state
ment tl.at no more contributions were
needed because the years budget had been
completed and that special appeal is
made this season only because the board
feels that an urgent need exists Justice
Brewer also volunteered to write some per-
sonal letters soliciting contributions and to
go personally to present the matter to
some resourcefui people Mr.. Edison, Secre-
tary Weller and others agreed to help also
In this personal canvass Although this has
not been done before the board voted that
the names of all board members should be
signed to the newspaper appeal saying that
small as well as large contributions will
Be acknowledged gratefully il sent to s11