Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-04
APPEAL FOR FUNDS
Joint Charities Committee
Asks for $27, 500.
NEEDED FOR YEARS WORK
Statement to the Public. Issued at
Meeting Held Yesterday.
THANK RETIRING CHAIRMAN
Resolution Of Appreciation Of Mr..
Rudolph's Services Adopted.
Mr.. Lisner Presides.

chairman. A. Lisner. and the other MEM
bers of the committee that every effort
must be put forth to bring the contribu-
tions up to the $4,000 mark. the sum
needed to carry out the work proposed
for the year.
This was the first meeting since Mr..
Lsner became chairman Of the joint COM
mittee, succeeding Mr.. Cuno H Rudolph.
The following resolution was adopted by
the committee. thanking Mr.. Rudolph for
the work he has done:
THAT the joint finance committee, now
representing the Associated Charities and
the Citizens Relief Association, and form
erly the Association for the Prevention Of
appreciation of the invaluable services
rendered by its retiring chairman. Cuno
II. Rudolph. who has served for the past
two years as its presiding officer.
Under the inspiration Of Mr.. Rudolph
untiring interest in the difficult and not
altogether pleasant task OF raising the
necessary funds these local philanthro-
pies each year during his craftsmanship
have ben able to complete their work
without mourning debt.
structed to convey to Mr.. Rudolph the
contents OF the foregoing resolution as
forming part OF the official record Of
this meeting"
Statement to Public.
The following statement was made by
the joint committee in regard to the
work 1t expects to accomplish and the
collection Of contributions.
THE joint finance committee OF the AS
ISOLATED Charities and Citizens Relief As
ISOLATION desires to take the public into
Its confidence for the purpose of securing
halnfJY1 rn.nn
ton In the task which confronts the COM
mittee. Briefly stated the facts are as
follows:
'TWenty-seven thousand five hundred
dollars Is required to finance these two
charities for the current fiscal year. De-
cember i. 1903. the treasures Of both or
CARNATIONS had been swept bare. Last
year because Of lack of funds. economies
were practiced which II continued must
inevitably impair the efficiency Of these
agencies for the relief, prevention and
cure of poverty.
THE budgets for the current year have
been carefully scrutinized and unani-
mously approved by the boards OF man
ayers.
The accounts Of the Associated Char
tiles are audited by the American Audit
Company, and those Of the Citizens Re-
lief Association by the president. Michael
mittee Of the board. The objects and
aims of these affiliated charities are to
minister to poverty and distress In such
way as to mitigate suffering. relieve
immediate misery, and. If possible. re-
move its causes. Every effort is made
to deal constructively with the individual
family that is to say to find wherever
possible substitutes for relief in the way
Of employment. and opportunities for
self help. Social and family ties are care
fully consulted and every means exhaust
ed to secure assistance from relatives.
friend and employers before the general
public is asked to contribute for the fam
ily's support. Emergent relief. however. is
given promptly as the occasion demands.
: Branches Of the Service.
1.-THE following are the branches Of
service maintained by the Associated
Charities:
"a central bureau of charitable advice
and information. diagnosis and treatment
Of need and it's causes. friendly visitors.
prov!dent savings fund, needy hour loan
fund, eight division conferences, each in
charge of a trained social physician; en-
ployment for the handicapped. organiza-
ton of relief and summer outings.
THE Citizens Relief Association main
tains a relief fund used for clothing.
food. fuel. milk. eggs and other neces-
stiles. These supplies are distributed
without cost to the fund by the agents
of the Associated Charities.
1.-THE Joint finance committee which is
charged with the task Of raising the
necessary funds to conduct these organi-
cations in a thoroughly efficient. up-to-
date fashion is DESTROYS that its cam
paign shall be as brief as possible. 1t
therefore trusts that the response to its
appeals will be both prompt and generous.
The cost in postage, clerical assistance
and printing its letters of appeals in
SO. this method is cheaper than the en-
ployment Of personal canvassers. This
year the committee wishes to reduce this
expense of appeal by letters to the mini
mum. Thanks to the generous co-opera-
ton Of the newspapers Of washington. 1t
Is possible to acqua!nt every. one with
the needs Of these charities. If those
who read these appeals would give and
give quickly. in accordance with their
means, the funds required could be OBJ
Small Sum Per Capita.
The amount asked for is less than 10
cents per capita OF the population Of the
District I, should be remembered that
Washington, unlike many other cities.
gives no public or outdoor relief to the
poor in their own homes: therefore the
citizens are not taxed to support this
form Of benevolence. Both the Asso-
ciated Charities and Citizens Relief AS
ISOLATION are dependent upon the volun-
tary gifts of the citizens and residents Of
the District. Last winter 1873 persons
contributed to the Associated Charities
and 7S1 to the Citizens Relief Associa-
ton. The joint finance committee hopes
for contributions from q much larger
number this winter
Donations, large or small, will be CRATE
fully received. The committee wants not
only the financial support Of the COM
munity, but its personal and active in
terest expressed so far as possible in the
way OF personal service"
Members in Attendance.
Those members Of the joint committee
who attended yesterdays meeting were
who attended yesterdays meeting were
A. Lisner chairman. W. S. Cnord (sec-
rAfarv, Commissioner West Tin place OF