The Washington times., 1910-02-03
SYSTEMATIC WORK
DONE FOR CHARITY
Personal Attention Given By
Organization TO Each
Case.
VISITS TO POOR
ARE MADE DAILY
Lessons IN Saving Given and the
Needy Are Cared
For.
By SFLFNE ARMSTRONG

The year 1910 has begun wei Tor YOU.
You have not counted yourself particU-
larIv fortunate. but now that YOU come
70 think OF IT. YOU remember that you
have health. a friend. work. and sun
Shine when the skies are clear
Therefore. you also remember that
you are obligated 10 the man or woman,
who. having not these things. comes
asking aims And so, thouEhtlessly. you
, give a dime to the first newsboy who
asks for It. a quarter 10 the man on
the COTneT-WhOSs face seems so IA
niliar that VOC wonder how many times
you have met him bef0re-and then
come more dimes and. quarters 10 some
more who are IN need The giving does
not bring any very great glow 20 your
heart because when you look at a
starring, shimmerinz human being, or
one who Is only comparatively in need.
tie absurd question comes into your
mind:
What can a quarter or a dollar. or
even i've dfllOrs do Tor this brother OF
nine. Tomorrow ne viii be cold and
hungry as he is today
Where the Quarter Goes.
But just the same YOU drop your
quarter into his hand and hurry on.
wishing that the Old question would not
ask itself every time you have a Zener-
Gus impulse
The reason you feel a bit uncomfcrt-
able is that you have put your money
IN the wrong place. 1t should have
gone TO the fund which the joint finance
committee OF the Associated Charities
Is raising for The maintenance OF the
work this year Of the two organiza-
tons Distributed BIZ this agency every
penny which you give would accom-
pl1sh results both tangible and peTma-
nenL
But We DO not want 70 reduce char
tty 70 q system when Il loses its per
sonal side, II Is not charity. you object,
because. after all, you co not know
very much about charity, or anything
whatever about organized charity.
The Associated Charities does a work
which is entirely personal Its agents
and volunteers make daily visits 70 the
homes Of the poor. TO the bsdsldes Of
the sick, interesting themselves N the
problems OF the family and lending
q counsel and announcement which
only the trained social worker knows
how 70 give
Instances n Work
For instance, how a man was saved
from drink when woman encouraged
20 thrift and economy and a child with
bone tuberculosis made strong, IS only
one OF many happy stories that illus
trate the value OF The personal work
friendly visitors are recognized as the
most valuable OF social workers
This particular family. whose story
ends well. had been unfortunate for a
number Of years The man. partly By
reason Of an accident TO his arm and
leg, and partly by drink. had been in
Capacltated for regular work His
small and uncertain earnings being TO-
tally Inadequate TO the needs Of his
household. ar existence was ekad out
only By theraid OF what help a few In
dividualS could give them Finally the
Associated Charities took the case and
secured for the family the kindly serv-
ices OF q friendly visitor
Hope Brotght To Home
Ths~ weekly visit OF this woman be-
came the one bright hope Of the sgusII5
home Through her encouragement the
man resolved TO give up drink Though
his VIII failed many times, and posi-
tons were repeatedly lost, the friendly
visitor never despaired Of his reform
Under her guidance. the house became
orderly and Clearly Sewing vas OBJ
tanned for the woman, and clutches Sc
cured for the little girl with LubercJ-
strength on the diet Of milk and egEs
furnished BY the Relief Association At
length. the viii Of the man Lriumphed-
and he has now become "a sober and in
dusTiOus citizen VINO provides Tor his
wife and children
Better than the cure Of poverty how
ever. IS its prevention and toward
shts end the agents and friendly visit
ors Of the Associated Charities work
Fifteen years ago, according 20 the
oiared Charities q family consisting Of
z man, wife. and four children were IN
distress, because the nan, though sober