The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-15
URGE COOPERATION
IN CHARITY WORK
Churches and Societies May
Use Associated Char
tiles Record.
Plan to Encourage School
Children to Begin
Saving.

r Methods of developing closer cooper
alton between the churches and the AS
ISOLATED Charities were discussed at a
Z meeting OF the board OF managers Of
p the association. Justice David J. Brew
. or, president Of the Associated Chart
ties. referred to the large number OF re
I lief societies and other charitable or
ganizaJions and the Importance OF
! bringing about such cooperation among
then as would minimize their clerical
and administrative expenses and pro-
mote the efficiency Of their work with
NEEDY families. He suggested that rep
fTesentatives Of church charities. par
ticularly should be persuaded TO make
use Of the records and visiting agents Of
sthe Associated Charities for this pur
pose. He said that anyone having a
Legitimate interest in any needy person
is invited to consult the records Of the
Associated Charities and then TO act rs
his own Judgment dictates without any
attempt on the part of the association
TO control the charitable acts Of the in
iquirer.
. Urging Children to Save.
+ The board members present at the
meeting were Justice Brewer, presiding;
Milton Z. Allies, Col. Archibald Hop
kins. Col. George Truesdell, Judge VIII
liam II. DeLacey. DIR. George NJ. Kober,
Miss Helen Nicolay, Frederic L. Moore,
Miss Florence Sponord. George S. Viii
son. and. by special invitation. Rev.
John Van SchaiclI. one Of the vice pres
idents of the association. Upon recon-
meudation OF the committee on provi-
dent plans the board decided TO COM
municate with the Superintendent OF
Public instruction and the Board Of
Education. suggesting their adoption Of
a system for the collection Of small say
1ngs in the public schools with the pur-
r pose 10 EDUCATE the children in prOvi-
dent habits.
Relief Work in April.
The work Of the association during
April was reviewed by Secretary Charles
+. Weller. Altogether 1.022 applications
were received. including 124 from medi-
cal dispensaries. sixty-nine from pri-
vate individuals. thirJy-dve from school
teachers and officials, fifteen from visit
ing nurses, twelve from church officials,
eleven from charitable organizations
and 693 from needy applicants them
selves. These represented CO. different
families. OF which III were cases not
previously known to the association. Ma
terial relief was administered SOB times
during April 10 265 families. For the
Citizens Relief Association the sum Of
S54l.l2 was expended, including s107.35
for milk and eggs for INDECENT cOnsump-
tives. Other sources from which mate
rial relief was secured included the
"a Golden Book Fund, which was drawn
upon l43 times. private individuals who
gave aid tWenty-seven times, the St
Vincent de Paul Society three times.
church workers, five, and applicants
relatives, friends. and previous employ
ers. nineteen times.
The board decided 20 hold it's next
meeting on June 4. as the regular date.
June II. might interfere with some Of
the representatives who plan to attend
the National Conference Of Charities
and Corrections meeting IN Minneapolis
from June i 20 10.