New-York tribune., 1910-12-30
CAREDFOR 2,5OO FAMILIES
New York Association for I'M
proving Poor Reports.
FOOD COST A HINDRANcE
Organization Urges City 20 Sc
cure Rockaway Beach Site
for a Park

-l'he sxtN-sevenih report of ire -"
york Association for Improving the 'oiioi-
.icr, IF the Poor Shows that had 1t ho'
r,re-5 for the marked rise in Ire cost ot
..,-inr felt most keeniv by these IN hee'l
% generous diet the associations TASK o.
-,,iuisierins 10 the needs of the poor III isi"
--o,I.i have been much easier. AS i'ia''er
,,f tact the work was only about per cent
Heater than II was the year before Whe-
,n5,1strial conditioI7s were much more oe
pressed
v,-it1, ,,,or7 shan twenty-five hundred fa1th~
lies under its care. the association this year
sent TO she United States Senate q report
which showed 1n increase Of ~ per cent ~
fo,,r Years ia the cost Of necessary 1000
sor The workingman.
Tho IN SIC Drinciplc on which the associa-
+.or works is that Of educating the poor 40
s-,.,r,z-e 4l,e4r own condition For instance
:, F,,r,,isbes information, about what can re
done z,ith sums ranging from 30 cents 10
& 90 This is the educational side OF 'fe
relief work which has been emphasized our
irr the last year Two practicai teachers'
81 : cost OF s2o9o have tried to snow '''7
heads Of moor families the best inethoos ol
+,r-fns and cooking food -Four Vlsl1aiis
housewives received s. .Soe for teaching si'h-
1le methods Of cleaning house and westiii's
garments Twelve ''follow-rie nurses Were
raid 3. so II furnish instruction in the care
., rartes ~ other members Of the family.
10th when well end when III These trained
,-,,rses worried N cooperation with hos
ritsfs and disnensaries.
- cost Of & 60. divided bet~een a Tis-
stang teacher end az women, with ma
serials TIE association hes instructed poor
inc
oernirc Careful examination has disclosed
Surprising results from the work Of prae-
,ioal teachers. who show families how 10
,r,t food economically and how 10 prepare
wholesome and attractive menus at reason
bic rates.
Tcl7n r Rockefeller gave his land at fith
etrae7 and rfe East River last season Tor
;i=A - = si3717r,ae, camp for sick batie and
he also provided the association with fuhos
-. ,-ssrr7- On vital features of this work
The. rerort ,liscloses tha+ the recent set
-iar7-.nt II the United States government S
claim, et. Rockaway Beach and the clearing
cf r,rivate titles 10 that property leave the
-itz free te secure this desirable and onlN
rerr-a fr7irag, site for an ocean park The as
,c..isrion has raised S35a.1sfl Tor children
hospital with the ocean park as pre-
r.,se5 site The report states that the as
s.s,.isrion has been embarrassed by the
long 5elaz- brought about by the "5tTS ina
filifz IL fufhi its agreement with TIE as
saciarion 70 provide 4 site and maintenance
-The total income "r the association was
about sZ25rso. The expenses were apoul
Se72oa making Il deficit Of A7.@eo for the
year. The e2ae contributors Of tle previous
year tell 10 800 this year. but the average
personal contribution WAS larger. LesacieS
This wear increased the invested funds sll,th
The officers are II. Fulton Cutting. presl-
dent. Robert Shaw MintUrn, treasurer, Nc
I6- East 23d street. No canvaSsers or col
Jecters are employed and no commission:
H-e raid Iohn Adams kin@shury- former
assistant secretary "a the State Charities
Aid Association. win become general aSen
- January = 1911.