Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-11
MANY APPEAL FOR AID
REPORTS PRESENTED TO Asso-
GATED CHARITY MANAGERS.

A meeting of the board of managers of
the Associated Charities was held at s11
street on Tuesday afternoon at o'clock.
The members in attendance were Justice
David j. Brewer. Prof B. T. Janney, Col.
George Truesdell, Commissioner Charles p.
NELL. Col. Archibald Hopkins, DIR. George
NJ. kober, Mr.. William H. Baldwin, Fred
erick l.. Moore, George S. Wilson, Miss
Lucy NJ Solger DR.. Emily Young O'Brien
and Secretary Charles #. Weller. The re-
cent death Of Rev w. E. Parson, d. D.,
was noted and appropriate resolutions of
coincidence and sympathy were passed by
the board of which DR.. Parson was at one
time chairman. The resolutions referred
appreciatively to the fact that for a score
of years Dr. Parson has been a cordial
friend of organized charity work in Wash
ington. He was strongly helpful in the
early councils and activities OF the Asso-
ciated Charities, assisting the work at
time when its friends were few and its
needs great
\ communication was received from the
board of managers of the Associated Char
tiles of Atlanta, Ga, thanking the local
organization for the assistance given to the
Atlanta work through the recent visit of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Weller. For the
finance committee Col. Archibald Hopkins,
chairman, reported the contributions to the
Associated Charities general fund from
July l. 1905. to January 1. 1906, had amount
ed TO 81, 1896, as compared with 1892. 70,
contributed in the corresponding season
last year.
As collections during the first nine days
OF January, 1906. have been six times as
large as the contributions secured in the
first nine days of January. 1905. board men,
bers expressed their confidence that total
collections this year would soon reach or
exceed the amount secured year ago.
Statistics of Months Work.
Secretary Weller reported that 1,456 ap-
plications from or in behalf of needy fami-
lies have been received during December.
or these 942 came from needy families
themselves directly, while III came from
private individuals interested in the needy;
116 from free dispensaries, twenty-nine
from church officials and workers, thir-
teen from school teachers, fifteen from
nurses, seven from policemen, eleven from
fraternal organizations, nine from business
firms and 143 from other specified sources.
The number of cases or families treated
by the agents during December was 1877, of
which go were new cases, while 597 hau
previously required attention. The total
number of records filed to date is 1861.
Material aid was administered 1,017 times
during December, being drawn from the
following sources: From the Citizens Re-
lief Association. $50 times; from private in
dividuals, 40; from public school dona-
lions, 81; from business firms, g.; from
church officials and workers, % times;
from charitable organizations, 81 times;
from the Golden Book Fund.- % times,
and from other sources SO times. En-
ployment was secured in 90 instances dur
ing December, while five individuals were
supplied with transportation to other cities.
There were thirty-one families aided
through institutions and organizations,
while correctional and legal aid was admin
istered in thirty-nine instances. Special
help for the sick was enlisted thirty-fve
times during December and forty-f1ve chill
dren We're given clothing to enable them to
attend public school.
The number of volunteer workers active
during December was notably large There
were thirty-nine friendly visitors. fifty saw
ings collectors, twenty-nine who attended
division conferences and forty-two who
gave volunteer help in other ways. The
total number Of visits made during the
month was: By agents. 1.166; by volun-
teers, 300; total, 4,2T5 The total amount
collected on the small savings system was
s42369 in spite of the fact that a large
ma jority of the savers drew out their money
for Christmas uses. In connection with
Christmas activities 252 families were Sc
lected for dinners, baskets, Christmas trees
special gifts, and ninety boys were
lected for the new overcoats distributed by
Saks & Company.