The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-04
Association Sets Mark of
$500 to Be Raised
This Year.
APPEAL IS ISSUED
TO GENERAL PUBLIC
Organized Effort TO Secure Amount
Speedily Decided Upon at
Meeting.

Twenty-seven thousand Eve hundred
dollars is the amount which the Joint
finance committee Of the Associated
Charities and Citizens Relief Associa-
ton has started out to raise this year
At meeting Of the committee held IN
the Chamber Of Commerce, presided
over BY Chairman A. Idsner- Il was de-
cided to secure this amount for relief
work In the city during the next twelve
months. An organized effort IS TO be
made TO raise the amount during the
next five or six weeks
The formal appeal issued by the com
n1ittee 20 the public yesterday IS the
following:
Appeal to Public
The Joint finance committee OF the AS
ISOLATED Charities and Citizens Relief
Association desires TO take the public
into It's confidence for the purpose Of
securing their sympathetic and helpful
cooperation IN the task which con
fronts the committee Briefly stated the
facts are as follows
Twenty-seven thousand i've hundred
dollars IS required 10 finance these Two
charities for the current fiscal year on
December J. 1859. the treasures OF rD-l
organizations had been swept bare
Last year, because Of the lack Of funds,
economics were DrdCJlCed- which II con
riuued must inevitably impair the eff
cheney Of these agencies for the relief.
prevention. and cure Of poverty
The budgets for the current year have
been carefully sCTutinized and uua1-
imOusly approved by the board Of
Manager
Accounts Audited
The accounts Of the Associated CHAR
ties are audited by the American Audit
Company. and those Of the Citizens Re
1fl= Association
Michael I Weller. and the special audit
ing committee Of the board- The OBJ
jects and aims Of these AFFILIATED chart
ties are TO minister 20 poverty and dis
L1ess IN such a way as 10 mitigate SUI
tering. relieve immediate misery. and.
II possible remove ITS causes. Every
effort IS made 70 deal CouS--r-r-f--rr--
with the Individual family. that is 10
say 10 find wherever possible errhS-f-
tures for relief in the way Of erDurrT-
men+ ana opportunities Tor s,If-he1r-
social and family ties are ca ~ar--rF--
consulted, and every means exhausted
70 secure assistance from relatives
friends and employers before The gen
eTal PUBLIC is asked 10 contribute for
Emergency relief, however, is aIvvavs
gwen penang the Organization Of per
mauent help
Branches Of Service.
The following are the branches Of
service maintained by che associated
Charities
A central bureau Of charitable advice
and information
Diagnosis and treatment OF need and
It's causes.
Friendly visitors
FTOvident savings fund
Needy hour loan fund
E-lEnL DIVISION conference each IN I
charge OF trained social physician
Employment for the Handicapped
Organization Of relief
Summer outings
Lhe Citizens Relief Association main (
tains relief fund used for r---5-f--- F!
1000, milk e--s. and other necessities
These supplies are distributed TrfrE0r- I
cost 10 the fund by the agents Of tie
Associated Charities
Want Brief Campalgl- I
The joint finance committee which IS I
charged with the task OF raising -1s
necessary funds TO conduct these or
EanizatiOus IN a Thoroughly efficient w
to-date fashion IS DESTROYS that rs
campaign shall be as brieF as possible.
u therefore trusts that the response 10 .
its appeals VIII be both prompt end
EeueTOus.
The cost in postage clerical assist /
EnCe, and printing its errers Of aruasI .
in previous years las been heavy. Yet
even So this Tnetlf-i Is chcauar rrav .
the employment uf personal carvzzss-z -
This year the comm -Lfea wishes To re-
duCe this expense o. appeal by letters +.
10 the minimum
Thanks 10 tho generous Cu-opera- Ion f.
Of the newspapers OF Washington. T. IS .
possible TO acquaiHt every one With The
needs Of these charities. IF those who F.
read these appeals would give and --ive
quickly IN accordance with their means. +