Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-12
CHARITY FROM A
CENTRAL AGENCY
Six Months of the Association
House Proves Efficacy of
New Method in City.
MANY PERSONS HELPED
Total of 1913 Girls Furnished Board
and Lodging Until Such Time as
They Are Provided Homes.

AZ Lue monthly meeting OF the AS
ISOLATED Charities two reports were
read, one of the organization work
for the month and another covering
the past six months activities at the
Association house on Seventeenth
street. The latter follows:
A survey of the work of the past
six months as carried on through
the agency of the Association house
will show that the work is varied
and far reaching. Protective. indus
trial and social lines have been es-
tablished and emergencies of all
sorts have been dealt with. Here
the young and the aged have found
temporary shelters, ranging from the
ages of two weeks to 81 years. And
especially has the establishment been
a God-send for the caring for young
girls, several applying for shelter.
and upon investigation were return
ed to their homes in other cities and
employment in good homes were
found for others. Also women trav-
cling alone have found shelter and
protection at very reasonable rate,
which was greatly appreciated. thus
making the work in part self sus-
tanning.
The Rock Island County Humane
society and the Associated Charities
have their headquarters here. And
for the first time since its Organiza-
ton has the latter society a place
where constructive charity work can
be carried on providing a test where
by the applicant for aid, if able to
work is furnished employment in re-
turn for assistance received. And
here. too, are ample quarters for re-
ceiving and storing donations and
clothing as they come in.
Is Social Center.
The Association house is a social
center and the following societies
and clubs have met here. The flower
mission of w c. T. L: the Y. w.
c. t U; the Ever Ready circle of
First Baptist church; the boys club
and the senior and Junior gymnas-
ium classes for ladies.
Also Mr.. Ellman's evening school
for foreigners: the sewing school
and kindergarten also. Thirty-eight
persons came into the home during
this period and were cared for as
follows:
Women boarding and lodging, %
days; women lodging only. 106
days: girls boarding and lodging. 1913
days: girls lodging only. SO days;
children boarding and lodging, 80
days; children lodging only 269
days; boys ! 4 years and over board
ing and lodging, 211 days; babies
board and lodging. 2S days; total, /
IT'S days; total days board and
lodging, 364; total days lodging All. /
the day nursery, children and ba-
bies. IL; kindergarten past eight !
weeks. enrolled. IA; persons given /
time and labor in exchange for help !
received. nine women and five men. I
IA; number of days worked by I.
them, 81.
Work During October.
Report of the Associated Charl-
ties for October, 1910: 6 families
we're assisted, two women were re-
ported to Mr.. Lidders, overseer OF
the poor and sent to the county in
frmary. Four destitute sick were
reported to county physician. Gro
ceries, S21.11; coal, SO; shoes, "a;
new clothing. So; old clothing, SIS.
Means of raising money with which
TO carry on the work more adequate
~ was discussed and a plan was
adopted which will be made public
In the near future. Various lines Of :
work as carried on at the AssociatioI
For the month of October: girls,
lodging and meals, 6; children, lodg- {
ing and meals, Z; children lodging A.;
only, /; women given meals only, 2; {
total number cared for, 16; total s
number of meals given, 511; chill t
lren in day nursery, 9; number Of {
lays spent in nursery, 50.
-Four children were transferred to
he Bethany Home, two girls TO {
,ther institutions, one girl was {
placed in a home for adoption and i
mother was taken to a home in i
owa. A mother was again able TO i
.stablish a home and took her four c
hildren with her. Employment was {