Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-17
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Red Cross Cooperation.

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Red Cross Cooperation.
| In the absence of the announced speak
er. Ernest p. Bicknell. national director
Of the American National Red CROSS So
ciety. who is now experimenting the Red
Cross relief work at Cherry. H.. where
so many miners lost their lives. Miss Ma
bel T. Boardman spoke of the relation
of the Red Cross Society to the charity
organization movement. She gave illus
trations showing how in times OF emer-
gency the Red Cross Society had called
upon the trained workers connected with
the charity organization societies to as
Sist i'm the disbursements Of relief funds.
This was notably the case in San Fran
cisco. when Edward T. Devine. then sec
rotary Of the Chicago bureau of chart
ties. volunteered their services and work
ed for many months alongside of the
San Francisco committees on relief and
reha bilitation. A more recent instance
| occurred only last month. Following the
disaster at Key West, when the secretary
of the Associated Charities Of Atlanta.
once to the scene Of the catastrophe and
to report to the authorities at Washing
| ton the exact condition Of affairs and how
| much would be needed In the way of ef-
fectual relief.
The Red Cross and the best charitable
organizations. Miss Boardman said, must
work hand i'm hand.
Mrs John NJ. Glenn of New York in an
address on THE Next Street But One
impressed upon her hearers the necessity
ity work. Real effective work could be
done. she declared. I'm no other way.
The Cost in Service.
1T costs to go into our next street but
one and meet its demands" said Mrs
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workers are wanted TO diagnose the real
need of each individual that calls for
charitable advice. The trained worker
must have such devotion and such insight
as to be able to hold the vision so that
valorous service may spring from it, The
community must be prepared to pay the
cost of keeping such a force in good con-
ditiOn for its work
1T costs much effort to provide a force
of volunteers to aid in the readiustmeDt
of the intensely personal problems Of the
group. Young men and young women are
urgently needed 10 help teach these neigh
bors who are in distress, but are not ask
ing for mere aims.
We may begin with study of the in
dividual in distress. Through our effort
to. meet his need we may be led on first
to grasp the sum of the community
needs. and then to conceive the forces.
social and anti,social. which act and re-
act on each other. With the dual con-
ception in mind we may move on to
frame constructive social program And
when our program Is framed we shall
find 1t leading us back again into our
next street but one
General Secretary's Report.
The general secretary, Walter s. VI
ford. reported briefly on the work of the
Associated Charities for the fiscal year
ending September 80 1902 He announced
that the annual report of the society
urt- aafc nd oil Of tIa 49,
| work at some length. would he ready for
distribution early i'm December. This re-
port will show that during last year the
Associated Charities had dealt with 1850
different families individual groups
comprising 1867 persons. or these. 2 2S9
were married couples. ?O7 widows. %
deserted wives, 1911 widowers 219 di-
vorced or separated OF the remaining
oI:'. but 216 were nonresident single men.
This alone, said Mr. Efford. would serve
to correct any impression that the Asso-
ciated Charities is dealing largely with
an itinerant class. Most of those who
applied to the Associated Charities were
handicapped in some way by sickness.
accident, death in the family, by lack OF
employment. or by inefficiency. Showing
how widely the society's services are
used, the total number of applicants re-
ceived. including duplicates, all sources.
was 1854.
1t Is the standing aim Of the workers
of the society to suit the service to the
practical need. Relief is given after per-
| sonal visits to the homes. Such visits
numbered 1910 last year, not including
1885 made by agents and volunteers in
the collection OF stamp savings AS an
indication of the large office practice con-
Quoted at the eight division offices of the
Associated Charities, is noted the fact
that interviews were held numbering
1898. Two thousand four hundred and
seven reports were made to those who
were charitaDly interested. directly or
indirectly, IN the families dealt with En-
ployment was secured in S35 instances.
| legal and correctional aid in 40. Help
was secured for the sick In 6lS instances.
Material relief was given 6,93S times.
The total sales of stamp savings amount
ed to over $1,000. The comparison is
encouragement of thrift the amount
gathered from the poor in small savings
aggregated more than the total amount
given I'm relief. II should he said. how
ever. that many OF those who use the
provident savings system of the Asso-
ciated Charities are not applicants for re-
lief. On the other hand, those who i'm the
winter applied for aid are visited later
and encouraged to save against the needs
of the following winter.
Condition of Treasury.
The report of the treasurer. John Joy
Edison. was read. showing cash on hand
September 20. 1905. S3.OO34O: receipts.
S14, 993.9l: total, S17. 99I.3l: disbursements
for work and service. S15.I471O: balance
on hand September 30. 1909, S2,25O.21.
The report OF the nominating committee
William II. Baldwin, chairman, was re-
ceived and accepted, and the following
officers and managers were elected by
the association: President, Justice David
J. Brewer: honorary vice presidents. Rev.
Roland Cotton Smith. Rev. Father w. T..
Russell. |. l.. Blout, Rev. j. III. Bradford
and Hennen Jennings: treasurer. John
Joy Edison: board of managers. for term
| ending November. 1912. Ernest p. Bick-
| nell. Judge William ii. De Lacy, A.
Lisner. Mrs. Charles w. Richardson,
Rev. John Van Schaick. jr.
The meeting closed with . benediction
by Father Russell.