Evening star., 1907-11-19


Bishop Henry Y. satt=rlee. Rev. j II
Bradford. l. L. Blout, Rev. Roland Cotton
Smith. Rev. John Van Schaick. jr., and
Rev. d. Stafford treasurer John Joy
Edison; board members. Prof. B. T. Jan
ney. s. w. Woodward. George S. Wilson,
DR.. William G. Rives, DR.. Sofe A. Nocd-
hoff-Jung.
Report of Treasurer.
The report of Treasurer John Joy Edison
showed that the receipts for the previous
fifteen months had been So 1881, from
the following sources: Balance from
previous year. $5.452 80: contributions,
s15,6o9.2o subrentalS. S5S2 10; telephone
usages, S23 10. Citizens Relief Associa-
ton. $3.50 40. interest, S170.75; Friendship
fete, $500. OF this amount all has been
expended in the various work of the Asso-
Gated Charities except a balance on hand
Of $3.50 81 The net expenses for the
fifteen months amounted to Sl9l5S.07
National Field Secretary Mclean. in the
course of his address, emphasized the i'm
portance of personal work and contact
with the individual cases recurring relief
lie declared that charity work has passed
the perimentaI stage and that certain
general PRINCIPLES have been established
This has led to more concentration on
preventive philanthropy. He maintain
ed that the workable knowledge of
how to use the charities must depend on
great is the problem of work in this coun-
Try he showed by pointing out the num-
her OF races of people which are being
poured into the crucible ot lie nation to
be malgamated Just as tie physi-
clans work in each individual case is
physical. mental and moral. so also is the
problem Of the charity worker-in each in
dividual case, physical. mental and moral
Field Department.
The field department. which has been in
existence about year he stated, hoped to
promote an exchange of experiences gain
Cd by the visits of agents to different
branches in the different cities here the
work is established. The field department
has undertaken. he stated, to issue a few
pamphlets, TO circulate typical case rec
o-ds and TO publish monthly bulletin
dealing with technical questions in admin
I~t-atiOu
lie has visited many different branches
-pughOut the country. he said and upon
ais visit TO Washington he learned the
strong features of the work in the Dis
trict. These. he said. were the strength
Sulng OF tuberculosis work by having II
related to thorough case work and under
the immediate charge OF one trained in
district work: the constant effort to in
fuenCe public opinion in interest in the
problems of charity: the constant effort
adding new contributors: the grip taken
on the preventive side. and the society s
Willingness to launch new work as the
time becomes ripe the systematic effort
l" bring the churches into closer Co-opera-
ton; and the proof that in cases of desar
ton as an eXtraditabieN offenSe though
not felony. il is possible by constant
effort 10 nave the law enforced when pub
lie officials are once convinced that il is
their duty TO enforce il.
As for suggestions to the local workers
he stated that he found that the district
workers do not have enough paid helpers
They are where the hardest work must
be done and yet lack reinforcements
Record of Fifteen Months.
The work OF the Associated Charities as
a whole, covering the past fifteen months
ended with October last, was presented,
with the aid Of the stereopticon, by Gen
eUal Secretary Weller. He stated that
during the past fifteen months 17,119 ap-
plCations had been made to the As oc.ated
Charities for help. these including 20 SCI
individuals. or one-stXteenth of Washing
toms population. OF these applications
10 593 came from needy persons them
selves. In 1,1s0 cases the agents of tbs
society have searched out the needy ones
And the remaining applications for aid
were referred to the society by others
than the needy persons or the agents
these numbering 5346.
General Secretary Weller advises per.
sons to whom applications for aims OF
other needs are made to refer the applica
tons to the society. II has record OF 4
vast number of Individuals who make
such applications, and these have been in
veStigated by the agents and the society
therefore knows best what kind of aid /.
needed. This will, he stated, prevent suci
charity that might produce dependence OF
distress instead of lessening them, as i:
the aim of the society.
Relief Department.
During the period covered by the re
port he stated further relief has beer
given 8, ,707 times to 1,2Si families. Ii is
notable fact that out of 5.9O6 families
dealt with in the past fifteen mo!lths onl,
l.2si, or approximately one in every five
required material relief. This indicates