The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-02-06
SOCIAL WORKERS
CHEER AFFLICTED
Associated Charities Aim Is
to Give FriendlinesS and
Not Aims.
By SELENE ARMSTRONG.

One day a man dropped into the office
Of the Associated Charities to see the
secretary.
The stranger vas like any other We'll
dressed, intelligent man. except that
he was IN trouble He had started cut
from a far Northeastern city under
commission 10 represent u manufactu--
ing concern. After two weeks on the
road because his sales were not salts
factory to his employers. his services
were summariIy dispensed with
Having waited here IN Washington
several days 10 hear from his brother.
to whom he had written for money. fs
finally received a telegram saying thar
this brother was unable TO aid him. Al
this crisis. with cents in his pocket.
the stranger came into the Office Of the
Associated Charities, to ask transpor-
tation home
Man Given Work.
II was explained TO him what steps
the society must gake before il could
feel authorized II making him an OBJ
ject Of charity. In the first place. one
more attempt must be made 10 secure
money from ms brother. The fil1a
which had dismissed him must be writ
tor 10 learn II Il would not be reSpons-
l1ie for paying his fare back 10 the
point from which he started The man
was told further that he would be given
work to earn mis- board ana lodging M
til his relatives or former employer
could be heard from To this he gladly
agreed
Cne charities got into immediate com
muEIcauOn with the Jra-eIess brother,
and with the manufacturing concern
From the latter money VAS received fOE
l-1nSnOri atipn- and the brother wrote.
saying Jhats although ne co-lld not with
justice to his wife and cniIC-s1I do so.
l,s3 was sending the amount necessary to
purchase his brothers licket home
ems story illustrates rOrS.yl- the Wis
dom OF the methods OF c-sd7l-zed char
it, The associated Clarifies. instead
OF giving aims. had secured work for
man in distress. and hal enlisted the
CORPORATION OF brocIe-. "a or q for
NOR emp over, who had nos previously
.fit that they were under obligations 70
see this man back to his home
Public Saved Money
Further than this. the CHARITIES had
saved the Washington public the ex-
Dense Of the mans support during his
stag atrc, and had reiisysG him = TIE
Necessity OF taking aims ats To ss1f-
respect O. the .udivjd Iaf was Main
tanned. ana ties between kindred vvcre
Ss-en;;i hened rather than 5~eaLsnec- On
-lF-d s. the stranger rau ap0iiri Tor
he'p- and On SATURDAY NOR l-f,r ne E-Fr
NGShiIiETC1 for his home
Was there any Unnecessary red
tape employed IN such methods, or
any haTdShips enIailed UPON the an
pncanJS The effort and patience er-
pended by the secretary upOr, this case
typical OF many which pass each week
ltIoQSh the hands Of the social worker
was harder Tar 10 give than would have
Deen check for Ten dollars Bur be-9
cause the principle Of organized charity
Is friendliness. rather than patronage
ne social worker mad given service
rather than aims.
Money Is Needed.
To carry on this work Of the chart
ties and the work Of its colleague, the
Relief Association, the joint
finance committee Of these 0rEaniza-
tons asks even citizen IN the District
Of Columbia To contribute 10 the fund
Of $1,000 which Is now being OrgaD-
lied for the maintenance or the vrorI,
throughout t'c remainder OF the fiscal
If any man OF woman objects 10 a
contribution CrInE used toward defrav-
ing the ADM liSJTstive expenses of the
Associated Charities the Citizens Re
lief Association affords an excellent
avenue for t1eiT benevOIenCe-
Aids Poverty Stricken.
The funds or this organization. a. SIS
name implies are given to relieving
urgent bases of poverty. The distrib1-
ton Of milk and eggs 20 INDECENT pa
TENTS especially those suffering with
tuberculosis, IS one OF the many bened-
cent activities Of the association and
TODD. Iuel- AZ q other material relief ana
also given out Of its tres sury.
Thus il viii be saeu that the money
asked by the Joint Finance COMMITTEE
Is needed not only for the almfnfStrs-
tive work Of the Charities. which We
-lires Lor me poo Of the District the
eial workers but for the charity If rhe
Relief Association which feeds those who
are hungry and gives warmth to those
who are cold.