Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-12
JANUARY MEETING HEIDI IN AID Of HUSBAND
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES Re-
PORT FOR DECEMBER.
Increase in Number of Cases Reliev.
ed Due to Severe Weather.
New Members of Board

The reports submitted al the January
Associated Charities Yesterday afternoon
indicated the large volume of work which
has been placed upon the organization by
eighty cases were dealt with in Decem-
her. necessitating 1,325 visits in their be-
half and I $50 Office interviews with appli-
cantS and those interested in their well
fare. Employment was given or secured
persons were provided with employment
that should be permanent.
Correctional ard legal aid was secured
in Z: instances. and help for the sick in 81
instances. One hundred and four appli-
cations for free medical treatment were
reviewed Relief was given from differ
ent sources 1.O19 times TO the value of
$l,7IS1. The Citizens Relief Associa-
ton distributed S!H1A. including S1j6 30
to tuberculosis cases for milk and eggs.
The total amount given by the Citizens
Reilef ASSOCIATION as compared with De-
cember, 1908. shows an increase OF over
$4Oo or about 10 per cent. Shoes and
clothing were given to 4OS children. most
OF the gifts from the special school fund
being to enable the children to attend
school. The increased difficulty of saving
at this season of the year is indicated by
the proportiOnally small sales of stamps
Tor the month Of December, namely
S641.o6. a falling off of fully 10 per cent;
1.163 persons We're canvassed for savings.
ported for the month was 100. and -
meetings of the division conferences and
case committees were held. One gentle
man gave to the Associated Charities S1.N
for Christmas gifts, and most of this
money was spent In giving special cloth
ing. The same gentleman provided toys,
books and dolls for 100 children.
The report of the treasurer, John Joy
Edison. showed cash on hand:
November 10. $1O36; contributions for
December. 81 73a.s5: miscellaneous re-
celpts, $3.50; total, $1.9O2.96 Disburse-
ments, $1.79S25. Cash on hand, January
], 1910, SlO4.71.
Two new members were elected to fill
Vacancies-namely. Frederick L. SiddonS
and Miss Helen Nicolay.
DR.. George NJ. Kober. chairman of the
committee on provident plans, offered a
resolution, which was unanimously
adopted. providing:
That the board of nlanag gers of the AS
ISOLATED Charities appoint a subcommit-
tee to cooperate with the citizens COM
mittee of the Monday Evening Club to
secure the adoption of remedial legisla-
ton looking to the correction of the ex-
orbitant charges made by so many of the
existing loan companies to necessitous
borrowers. and that letter be addressed
to the chairmen of the Senate and House
District committees, respectively, ex-
pressing the deep interest of the Asso-
ciated Charities in this question, because
of its daily acquaintance of the hard
ships brought by the usurious rates of
interest now charged to small borrowers
Miss Florence r. Spofford, for the COM
mittee on division organization, reported
that it is the desire Of the society to
make a careful study during the present
year of the treatment Of widows with
children for the purpose of seeing that
this important class of cases is dealt
with in way that shall be most perma-
nentiy helpful to those concerned.
On account of the fact that so many
of the agents Of the Associated Chari-
ties are obliged to work nights and Sun
days, the general secretary was author
lied to employ for the balance of the
winter extra assistance to provide
against breakdown of the service due
to overWork.
Those present at the meeting were
Prof. B. T. Janney, in the chair; JUS
tice David J. Brewer. Rev: J. H. Brad
ford. Hennen Jennings. Miss Mabel T.
Boardman, Judge William Fl. De Lacy,
Col. Archibald Hopkins. DIR. George NJ.
Kober, DR.. William C. Rives. Miss Flor
ence p. Spofford, George S. Wilson, Mrs.
Charles w. Richardson. DIR. Willard S.
Small and J. Philip Hermann.