Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-09
SUBJECT OF FINANCE
MATTERS BEFORE MANAGERS OF
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES.
Appointment of Standing Committees
Report of Audit Committee
Work During Last Month.

At meeting of the board OF managers
of the Associated Charities yesterday aft
ernoon the principal subject discussed was
finance. Col. Archibald Hopkins, chair
man of the finance committee, reported that
the association had received from July L.
1905. to January 8. 1907, $5,725.27, and as
the total requirements for the year are
more than $4,000, about $1,000 remains to
be secured by voluntary contributions. Col
Hopkins reported that the finance commit
tee is making earnest appeals to all who
have supported the work in the past and to
possible new subscribers.
Prof. B. T. Janney, chairman of the
board of managers announced the appoint
ment of standing committees for the year,
as follows:
Executive-Prof. B. 7. Janney, chairman;
Col. George Truesdell, Mr.. George S. VIII
son. Mr.. VIM. H. Baldwin. Mr. Cuno H.
Rudolph and DR.. Geo. NJ Kober tempo-
rarily. in place of Mr.. Slemam:
Finance-Col Archibald Hopkins, chair
man; Mr. Frederic L. Moore Mr.. 8. w.
Woodward. Mr.. Cuno H. Rudolph and Col.
George Truesdell.
On provident plans-Dre Geo. NJ Kober,
chairman; Mr.. Geo. Wilson, Miss Helen
Nicolay and DR.. Sofie A. Nordhoff-Jung.
On division organization-Miss Florence
Spofford, chairman; Miss Helen Nicolay
and Judge VIM. HIS De Lacy.
Auditing-Prof. b. 7. Janney, chairman,
l.
Audit of Accounts.
The board received a report from the
American Audit Company which has just
completed it's audit of all the financial
accounts of the society. Secretary Weller
reviewed the work of the past month, of
which the following are some of the fea-
lures: Applications received, LOO, includ-
ing 1913 from private Individuals; go from
Salvation Army, 23 from school teachers,
40 from nurses. 100 from free medical dis
pensares and 10 from churches The total
the month was 1,031. There are now on
file Is, 426 case records. Material relief was
administered 9S1 times, some of the chief
sources being as follows: Relief secured
from the Citizens Relief Association, 351
times; Golden Book fund, 1874; school sup
plies, 200; private individuals, So; business
firms, 81, and churches, % times. From
the special fund collected by school chill
dren for the purpose of providing shoes and
clothing to enable needy children to attend
school, $3.50. 20 was spent during December.
From the Golden Book fund $3.50 was ex
pended. largely for special assistance and
gifts at Christmas time as two anonymous
donors had contributed 500 each for this
special purpose.
Christmas activities were especially large
this season; III families were selected for
Christmas baskets, II for Christmas trees,
las for special Christmas gifts and 70 for
Christmas dinners. The holiday benevo-
lences came from Sunday school classes,
other organiZa and private individuals
who used the Associated Charities as
means of introduction to the destitute
families whom they desired to benefit. For
Saks overcoats 8 boys were selected. The
children clothed to enable them to attend
school numbered 164 during December.
Special Help for the Sick.
Special help for the sick was enlisted in
sixty-eight instances, and thirty-one fam
lilies were accepted for aid from appro-
pirate institutions and organizations. There
were 130 Investigations made of applicants
for free treatment at the various medical
dispensaries Although great many de-
pOsiters of small savings withdrew their
little boards at Christmas time, $432 % was
collected in pennies, nickels and dimes dur
ing the month. For that purpose $40 fam
lilies were canvassed by volunteer visitors
and 1863 agents of the society. The total
number of visits made during December
was 4.549, of which 1921 were made for
the collection of small savings, and 1,42S
families. aside from the savings work. OF
the large total of 4.o49 visits, 1,S45 were
made by agents and 2,714 by volunteers.
The number of Office Interviews held by
agents during the month was 1884. The
number of reports sent out to reSourceful
people who inquired concerning cases was
341. Employment was secured during the
month in ninety EIGHT instances. including
temporary employment and work relief or
work tests. The secretary reported pa
thetic stories of some of the people aided
during the month.
The board members in attendance at the
meeting were Judge William H. De Lacy,
DIR. George M. Kober, DR.. Sole A. Nord-
hoff-Jung. Miss Helen Nicolay, Col. Archi-
bald Hopkins, Frederic l.. Moore, Prof B.
T. Janney, George s. Wilson, Mr.. marry G.
Meem representing Mr.. John Joy Edison.
and Secretary Charles F. Weller. Regrets
were received from Justice Brewer Mr. S.
Woodward Mr. Rnd01ph Sherman
and Mr.. Baldwin, who were unable to at
tend.