Evening star., 1909-04-18
food and cooking and sober habits In the
of health and morals?
Dereliction in Charity.

"It is q lamentable fact that less than
1000 Of our residents are engaged in
charitable and uplifting influences. The
same men and women who subscribe to
the Associated Charities, social settle
ments. Fairgrounds. summer outings. pre-
vention Of tuberculosis. day nurseries. diet
kitchens. visiting nurses to the poor and
other philanthropic agencies have 80 Tar
furnished the means for the erection or
269 buildings which provide clean. health
full homes for 53s families at rentals from
$3.50 a month upward for three rooms
and bath.
1.-The wealthy men are not adequately
represented. Nor are the rank and file
of our citizens, probably because they do
not realize how the other half lives.
In a recent investigation Dy the
Presidents homes commission. out OF
1,217 families investigated 4I8 families
had an income of less than $500 year,
and 159 families less than $500 a year.
In addition. it was ascertained that there
are 1.033 married men in the government
employ earning less than $500 year.
and 515 married employees In the District
government earning less than $500 a year.
with such incomes even among gov
ernment employees. who can deny the
fierce struggle for existence and the
pecessity for a broader human sympathy
for our less resourceful neighbors? Every
effort to keep such families on self
employment for able-bodied members. Sc
curing prompt medical treatment and the
best of care to expedite their recovery
IL one OF the functions Of the Associated
Charities
ut is practical Christianity. Intelli-
gent and we'll directed efforts will do
much toward narrowing the breach
which now exists between the church
and wage earners and between capital
and labor"
Appreciation From West.
The Associated Charities and the Cfti-
zens' Relief Association have recently
been visited by representatives from
similar organization west OF the Missis-
sippi After making a tour of charitable
societies in the east one of these visitors
writes to the Washington Associated
Charities and Citizens Relief Association
as follows:
Allow me to say that it is my i'm
preston that in all the cities visit I'd
charitable organization holding the con-
fidence Of the public exceeding that 0
yours in Washington"
This entirely unsought commentator
Of our local charities is the more val
liable because il is made after a visit to
Baltimore. Philadelphia, New York and
Boston.
The following contributions have been
received by the joint finance committee.
which have been acknowledged by the
treasurers Of the Associated Charities.
Citizens Relief Association and the As
sociation for the Prevention of Tuber-
culosis:
General fund: Miss Kate Bradley,
$1,000: E. b. Crawford. $500. Friend
through II. n. Stokes. $500; Mr.. and Mrs.
John Linn McGrew. $l2.OO; Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Parsons, 5000; Sunday School OF
Church Of the Covenant. $500; Miss
Julia r. Maths through church collections
of Church of the Covenant. $500; G. +.
Society of First Baptist Church. $J.U.
The Associated Charities acknowledges
the receipt of the following amounts for
it's work: I'm His Name" S1OO; Miss
Ella a. Norton, $500.
Following are new subscribers added to
the Five Dollar Club" Gen. E. T..
Alexander. $1,000; Corby Brothers. $1,000:
Mrs. II. C. Gauss. saOO: Walter Wyman,
$500; William Hahn e. Co.'S, $500;
Christian Heurich. $1,000.
Over fifty memberships have already
been taken in the Five Dollar Club