The sun., 1910-12-12
CHARITY WORK BROADENED
Nor ~ wtfU DISTRESS IN
IOWN ~ THERE MAS.
Erp.rI "r thariN Ors sani ,atian shows
ir,pros rm-ns in Industrial Z <'en.slslsu
Increased Z aSs af Food shows Some
Iurri> Lodging House Mems Eases.

,.rsu,larIun for tho y.,Ar cntied San
,..r,nrr ~ last. made public yesterday
pr,y"rn"nf IN financial and in,iust ria
,.ui't"ns a. compared with 1875 and
l,r r. noted Tn. report saws that
r.rrutI Industrial conditions hav. r..
.,i m "a reduction in the number oi
....r- snd"r car" and in tn. disappear.
... "i able b"'ii"d unemployed men in
-, ...u~Idrrlhl" number
i.. number of families cared for N
' u'riud covered hv IN" report u.., : GlC
- rrpIr"d with s.i7r IN tn. pr"v.n,Ie
r,rad The r"lief di~bIr.cd amo,int. d
- ~. as against So. .Sya AItoGeth.,
'u' snctety dishir~.-d for general work
s - ~. decreGs" II p.r con, There
~..- an increase in the deficit in tho funds
f.r this work. however. of - per con,
h" society says that il is doubtful
II the low figures OF relief work in tho ears
pr'ccding the financial disturbance will
rvor b" reached again because OF the fact
thai the society IL reaching persons who
ir'm organized charity
Ths report sAys:
Ihe increase in the cost Of food has not
tbs far been a recognizable factor In bring
ins families to dependence and thus in
cfelsing the number OF "asr~ under care,
d., " has affected the work oT the districts
~ various other ways II has heen found
IeCessary TO in"reas" pensions which had
formerly been Sufficient or To suppl rmspt
them by supplying clothing or furniture
sud to arrange for new pensions on "a more
ut"rnl basis than had been usual Larger
Gums have been required for special nour-
islmsut for the sick Even in supplying
smcrsent relief the difference has been io't
Rents have not decreased except here
-. u
60 N the o6GtrsTymseae1A.kecnL LsN J!.wS. Nfirr &
Va. a tendency 10 further Increase IN GER
tam neighborhoods Wages III oc~upa-
nons followed bv our families have no;
u,reas.d. except that here and there " omen
rge charging 81 "a for DAYS work who
formerly commanded only sici On the
o.aer hand. in some ncighborhoods whore
women had heen receiving 81 ~ employers
have shown n disposition to rr,luc" ~ to
o ?5 on the plea of their own increased
sI.snseS In some families women have
gone IN work ro help ont the family income
tendency notice.i especially on The lower
West SIDE. fNpeniitur. for rent - the
c'sr susceptible OF reduction. and so
s'hough there has been a sight tsndencv
% move into poorer houses ~ smaller apar rr-
urni, or to take m loigcrs. th's t'em n
tie family budget has been least affected.
lJpenti'ure for clothing was already.
aSN ruir among these famlIe on the verge
81 "rdsnCc ~ low a. ~ could ell he
lIf some tendency to further rriu,-ron
- been noticrd
\o' finding ~ possible therefore Ia IN
,rre," apprs'iablv the amount of money
.'pI'1b.' for food Dy spending loss .or
"fhing and shelter. thr inevitable result
.1- n-"n q serious reduction IN rh. amount
-rI ,rInlttv III the food secured M~at
- been cut down to once or ~ iCs ws.k
'ra-H vegetables almost entirely Ieit ou-
al
po>snIe amounts. with III. r-ndsrcv ever
'oN ard the Irre,luCIble minimum of broad
an! ',t or uofr"" lTeCtS of this hn,"
t"Eun TO be apparent even IN the adults
AM uniernourtshnenf has been norrrss
s-neS"r before N the children on the streets
nnd N The new families coming TO ~" s".t-
"tN. Mhat tn" b. :h prices NAV ht'" u1"Hut
TO IN" poor = "pit0IniS,-i va -" moon
planning comment ot d. --.i--upi'o~ctnS
idov with ht'le children u T"ia'''s ~
family who had appl,"i tor h.lu. 'Nrr
nee the price or condensed MIX had r"n"
p two ceRt& a can IN" could allow ONLY
one t-aspoonful for each cup "t 'nrc.
u~tead Of the two they had a'wHv< hc..n
,,"us'omed tn
Figures are given of an Investigation
made at the Municipal Lodging 1Ious.
~ so-called social s.crr'Hrv- b"'w-rn
Ortober and May last He spent tho ..-e-
rrngs there talking 20 he men advising
agencies or places her" as~Is'anc. might
." nhtained. In AL n. iis men were
In'erviswed. or an av"r'lg" Of fifty six
~ evening. The report ssvs
~ g7J men directed 80 employment
af-nci-~ less than one fourth reported
'rars of $50 sent IN tho JoInt Application
,. reau less than hali Work was secured
trough various channels for 80 men. in
-rl, l,a-s- outside -h. city. and nine vary.rG
hor~ s-r" sent back TO their homes
un".Ff'h Of m" - 900 men irrnrvcvad
Fti b~an in the civ le-s than u week two
rrt- altogether. Toss than two months
'"4r'h on tn" other hand. were natives
OF N"w York "'tv. and another fourth and
q 0rs. ~ other places in the United states
over third of fh- foreign born ver" lrIsn
'ogng men pr-riominatnd. two 'birds being
rirr ~. ana - per cent under - saw
s"r sen, admitted intsnIp-taf" habi'.
hl- work has not revealed anv now social
rr.uI.W- nor -ugge-t"d any new r"msdia-
". be" old ones u has. hoW"v"r. "upha-
"g ~" need for compul-0rv l1h"r colonies
... raronal Treatment ~ dfrnE"un"Ss. for
'.u-- vigorous efforts so "hrck IN" progress
'' .7e~lciency and decentralization IN the
ron vino are new TO the condition of de-
'"r1en".. on the 'l'v for "A nights lodging.
a'd 'n 'nunt"rncr the forces wL.rh toad fo
t.f" such condition
.'" "oTnmSt'se on tho Join tppi, iriOn
'rtu renewed ~ efforts 10 -e"rIr" -h-
q 4- .-fTIen- Of a compulsory farm colony
"a '.zrant-. Frequent meetings w"r"
.'.t nI'h those having 10 do with charitable
rrf t"rrsCtIonai interests in tn" -'I'" with
'-p ipa concerted progranm" for l"gi-la-
r new hill was drawn and introduced
-'. .o'h houses of the Legislature u was
'r' .nru'"d upon favoTably by substan' ial!r
.. 7fri" State press and might ha y. be-
s..' law n Their. had not been nanv
U"rnands on th. state treasury Infil
,..,. D. ind
.snr - dealing with III" professional
md 'agraH' cannot bs -a'i-fa"'o orily
.. "l"ri..+ similar 10 iha' propO-"d
,.l' ra," ia"n tried abroad With
I 'o-- and - - he present In'''n-
100 ''.'. .,putri''es. "a ,or'lr'." !'s sTo-'-
"-rHhIi-hmeH,
"'i ~ iVE STATE I5BR tRB.