Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1909-06-07
ASSOCIATED
CHARITIES
Second Years Work Closed
With a Deficit Of $500
APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC
Contributions are Desired at
Once---An Outline of the
Years Work That Justifies
Consideration of Apprecia-
tive People.
APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC


year Of the work of the Associated
Charities under it's present organiza-
ton, though it is the fifth year since
the organized work for charity in this
community was first undertaken. Miss
Gilchrist the superintendent of the
work, has Just made her annual re-
port to b. A Fowler, president OF the
organization, and to the executive
committee. A synopsis of her report
is herewith presented chiefly for two
reasons One is to advise the people
who have so generously supported the
organization of the splendid work they
have helped TO make possible, and the
other is to advise them and others
who are sympathetically inclined, of
the fact that the organization Is now
facing a very material deficit which
must be met. Either a great deal of
help must be had from those who have
thus far held aloOf from the work of
the society. or those who have al
ready shown their liberality will have
to be further taxed. and before any
one is asked to contribute il is quite
fair that they should be given a good
idea of what is going on, the more
because results in respect of every
thing except the accumulation of cash
have been so satisfactory.
During the last year relief has been
given to 335 cases. as the beneficial
ries are termed in the report, though
in many instances one case afforded
relief to several for instance, where
it is given TO one member of a fam
lily found in needful circumstances. In
that way, through the relief OF 335
cases. benefits have been derived by
512 individuals. These 512 individu-
ais have been disposed of as follows:
Sent home or to places of assured
support. SO; dismissed as unworthy
26; sent TO county hospital, I: sent
to MaricOpa hospital. tuberculosis
ward during the six weeks il was
maintained previous to April 1. 81:
dismissed as transient or self support
ing, 2S4; died, %: cases continued
through April. So; total, 512. In addi-
ton to these there were many small
children in families aided. of whom no
entry was made. so the beneficiaries
really number still more.
The cash received from all sources
received for railroad fares from
friends and relatives of applicants,
outside of Phoenix. and STATS re-
turned by grateful beneficiaries who
had been helped and who were able
to refund the expense in full or in
part. The expenditures for board,
railroad fare salaries and all
purposes amounts to 1851, which
leaves a treasury deficit of S49625.
This deficit represents unpaid bills to
the amount stated, which the organ
ization has got TO meet in some way
at a very early date The principal
events of the year were tag day
which Melted the Associated Charities
$1,000; Thanksgiving donation of
$685.: Christmas donation OF s220.45,
and groceries candies, toys, clothing
and other things estimated in value at
800
The work OF the Associated Chart
ties during the last year has been !
marked by decidedly new lines of en-
deavor 1t has become the agent of |
the Children's Home Society of Cali |
fornia. Cases of orphan children are |
and referred to a committee |
appointed by the home society.
The most important movement of the !
year and the most significant In the |
entire history of charitable work in |
Phoenix was through the assuming by |
the Associated Charities of the con-
troll of the Maricopa hospital on jan |
nary l. The Maricopa hospital is the |
name given to the tuberculosis ward /
IF the county hospital, which ward, |
through the cooperation of the board /
IF supervisors and DIR. H. A. Hughes, |
he superintendent of the county farm. /
vas turned over to the Associated |
Charities. The superintendent aided |
he latter in making such improve
nents as it thought necessary for the
ARE and treatment of the tubercuIo-
sis patients. On February l, the AS
ISOLATED Charities appointed Mrs.
Sarah L. Mcconnell as matron of the
hospital. She has direct per-
;onal charge under the Associated |
Charities when she took charge there
we're nine patients in the tuberculosis
ward From February Is to April 1,
i tubercular patients were admitted.
III being indigents. The object is to
receive only such INDECENT persons as
ire suffering of tuberculosis and to
provide such food, nursing and sani-
AIRY conditions as their-disease de-
hands, and in every major point to
comply with the regulations of the
Anti-Tuberculosis league.
This object has been attained with a
legree of success far beyond earlier
and some of the patients
eem to be getting well. a fact that
Hiss Gifchrist says she has noted this
ear for the first time in respect of
he tuberculosis patients under the
are OF the charities. The Maricopa n
hospital is to be only a temporary
.bode for moneyless strangers while
heir cases are being investigated and
made for their care. OF
he thirty patients listed during the