New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-30
CHARITY SOCIETY YEAR
..rn FOR MORE FAMILIES.
7,,smfe Hard Times" There u as
LITTLE UnreIieCed Suffering Here.

TgfftE W Cttt "a QUIZ tftaS HtfC.
.se Charity Organization scoiety's report fer
ves~ ended on September 80. Just issued. IS the
t.r.ez,e7t that - per cent more families were
- fo- than in the twelve months before. At no
,,.vrevc- were resources lacking The num-
~ families assisted was al. against S-SSS the
= be4o-e Ia spite Of the increase in want and
= .r,suensson Of activity by the Hebrew Charities
- ere week the society says there vas little IN
.seve5 suffering In reporting on the conditions
ssrb confronted the society. whose year began
- tie panic, the report says:
RE vsa- has hecn hard one fer TIE poor IN
- york CITY - IT has slso for many 81 the
r. - o. much larger number ~ fa1li les than
r znv = The zen ar twelve years preceding have
"a 70 ask for hel7 many othsTS naLe oeei sols 70
--ss-rst1 tnoepen0eace onlN nE 4Ii'NSiiit9 e'on'-
res arno7snring not iHfreguently. ve must Be-
asTe. 70 oepriTatien-
u-rsr tre year ended there VAS 2 shortage of
~ & eea. Many thousands cf small loans were
.5e b. the Prov5dent Loan Society. which indi-
+ss distress among wage esruers. The per
.-sre OF loans unpaid zas considerably larger
81 pr several years The professional unem-
,,-sz class. tho report says. vas fncrea se1 from
.-,--- which rzesnc longer bread lines and often
-f,s--f7z Of aid <-om those who we're really
xc-th--
.--a-rf77 IS called IN The report 10 alleged dem
----fars q the unemployed. the agitation for
:. -s1ser ~ East Side children who we're said TO
~ attending school in hslf-stsrved condition
~ - strike Of tenants On the East Side and
-r-r-
..--uss social problem IS noted as having been
-tss- -,rorls bout the country snd IN national
- cate government circles. L IL said that the
- XII Be Of great advantage IN settling many
questions
ICES Of ne cry TIE report mentions the Man
80 Trade school. Alliance Employment Bu-
- z7s-ierl Relief Society, New York Proba-
- S,-e-v q third Mills hotel. 4 training school
. DIX s-d detective children On Randslfs Isl
- : 5s- nursery 81 The Bronx. milk sta
- Caroline Rest Country Club for Social
---s--z he zift o. George Il. 2 Schrader. and
-. ru-ez1 OF school hygiene. established by the
z-ssrsh pepsTtnent-
- -bousa-6 i1vltstions q the joint applica-
- h--eau zere E5ven bv policemen 70 men in
- r-szd fines a-IE % responded and most OF
80 declined work. The society believes that the
--- r. 30 stop me bread lines Is TO stop the
h-ss5 Work CT farms vas obtained for seventy
ga --e- through ire bureau. and OF that number
sz-isza----r reports were received from thirty
--vs. Others PAID hack The money advanced fo-
-al-osd fares
-T-z~a zaS Tot u71-h O. : decline Al the end Of
- fsczl -ez- In Ire application bureau, but there
rzs considerable drop ID TIE registration bureau
e early IS July. Ire latter made z total Of S444
.-res-i-s-.s-s Thls work consisted. among other
.rf-E< IN tracing deserving husbands. finding girls
vr7 had -r17 away from rescue homes. persuadng
-t-e-s % care Tor destitute ki1snlen. and in one
We desired q MARI girl n sn institution in
s10tae- stale
r TIE special employment bureau 2,S55 a7pli-
rznrs registered. and q these IL placed
-He-e ve-s more women applicants than in other
yrzrz Z the laundry - women did the work OF
won - lad -eFer been there before The wood
-z-6 taxed SIS cspacity- and the number
~ da-s' work done was two and cne-haIf times
III C Ire yea before 4 contribution Of s7ogeo
w used IN gifts Of wood Another contribution
r En,1 vas used fcc 1he same purpose In al
. cords - wood vas distributed between FebTl-
- and Ma {. z q valuation e S1a,54s -.
rs csc1-5ilTse pTcvideCt --abits showed
5=-=zse Ct ten stations suc { ner loss q @2-z3S
e7osite-z. and The amount On deposit a. the close
e ne year vas E7,-zs IS Jess than : year age
Tas reE-o-r declares that 10 Paupsr class IS being
6szsIers5 here Al the efforts q al kinds OF
F-g-1h-52ac organizations are bent toward teach
- selt-1eir The Independent life Is the ideal
bsc5-e those 1ith whom the society comes in
roz.ssI TIE results q its activities are summed
II allows
hard year, such have just flushed
sh7 Is rsa--ze mat uEeL! I'to1f eaJ II ne sense
r iscE II v-ark for men able and willing 70 work.
eal- =z-l1o-s-ll7-. a. long intervals The in
--ssss6 efec-iyeness q the organized movements
. heV-e- distribution CT population. ro- sEol-
s-zE premature ana unsuitabls employment Tor
vezsn sad children for preventing preventab3e
ssaiz-- Greetings and spaces for play ana reCrea-
TN fe- protecting ali consumers against iulpuTl-
seeming ~z-7fIies reEeJller for determination IN
-slsz The esLa bIishruent Of new charity
Ezn-zz-1- societies and 5he renaissance Of ex-
'-1z ones Tzinh have lost their original spirit,
f1r providing Tor useful and adequate education
- c-L1-en-thiz rs the most hopeful feature OF
ths E1rk
ana his. together Nth the increased fr-o7 e1Ee
n social conditions and the increased enthusiasm
f7- social which have also characterized
80 -ez- IS Tia best guarantee that We shall not
7-L necessary provide = Eorerur1enr- pen
sea te- 81 our old men and women and that
ma Eo-E with increasing confidence o. Sue
toward the ideal for every man and woman
norma health and ability e an independent