Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-13
MEETING OF MANAGERS


At the meeting Of the board Of managers
Of the Associated Charities Tuesday after
noon the proposed bill for the prevention
of extortion by companies which lend
money to poor people on their household
goods was Endorsed and the secretary was
instructed to send to the clerk Of the
House Of Representatives committee on the
District Of Columbia a letter reciting a
number Of instances Of families that have
been victimized by loan sharks
The resignation Of Commissioner Charles
p. Neill. who has been member Of the
board since he came to Washington, was
accepted. with expressions OF regret. Mr..
NeiI has found himself obliged to give
his entire time to his work in the bureau
Of labor.
Judge William n. DeIIacy submitted the
draft Of proposed bill for an Industrial
hospital for the treatment Of inebriates.
The board voted to approve 1t and to sud-
matt It to the District Commissioners.
The new committee on division organiza-
ton. Miss Florence p. Spofford chairman.
the management Of the eight division con-
ferences Of the association. who meet fort
nightly to assist the District agents IN
planning constructive treatment for needy
families.
Number Of Applicants.
The secretary reported that during the
month Of January alone 1850 applications
had been received from and In behalf Of
needy families. OF these 167 came from
private individuals interested In cases OF
need. 6 from school teachers, % from
churches, o from charitable organizations,
IA from free medical dispensaries, Az
from nurses. 10 from police officers and
8 from physicians. There were also 1,2Ol
applications made directly by needy fami-
lies themselves. Altogether LOSS families
were dealt with during the month. Of
these 306 were new cases, while 762 had
previously been known to the association
The board discussed in detail the dis>
burSement of the special fund collected by
school children to provide shoes and cloth
ing for children whose parents are unable
to furnish them. About $500 has been ex-
pended since Thanksgiving time In enabling
needy children to attend school. In Few
cases the agents have found idle people In
households and have insisted upon their
doing some work to earn the shoes desired.
When this reasonable work has not been
accepted the shoes have been refused. with
the idea that the attendance officer should
bring the law to bear to compel school at
tendance.
Report on Finances.
For the finance committee Col Archibald
Hopkins reported that $1,000 must still be
secured to meet the expenses of the Asso-
ciated Charities. Mr.. Edison, Justice
Brewer and others discussed various
means of securing this balance, and the
board voted to authorize the finance COM
mittee to make an urgent appeal to the
community. 1t was stated that out of the
325 900 Inhabitants of Washington only
1.G2S have contributed this year to either
the Associated Charities or the Citizens
Relief Association, and 1t Is believed
much larger number should be aroused to
a sense Of responsibility for the largest
general charitable work of the city. The
board expressed its appreciation of the
cooperation given by local newspapers in
this effort to reach all the resourceful citi-
gems of the city with an invitation to con-
tribute even small amounts to the Asso-
cisted Charities, of which John Joy Edison
Is the treasurer. and the general Office ad-
dress is 81 G street.