Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-12
Council Bluffs
Good Reports
Are Heard from
the Charities
Annual Meeting of Associated Work
ers Shows Creche to Be Self
Supporting.

At the annual meeting of the Associated
Charities, held yesterday afternoon, Miss
Caroline Dodge was reelected president by
reclamation. Other officers elected were:
Vice president, Mrs. Lewis Cutler; record
ing secretary. Mrs. II. p. Barrett; coSre
spending secretary. Mrs. G. T. PHELPS;
treasurer, Mrs. W.. II. Dudley; auditor,
Mrs. j.. W.. Bell; assistant auditor, Mrs.
Otto vogeler; historian, Mrs. NJ. wollman;
chaplain, Mrs. II. c. Raymond.
The following we're elected as the board
Of trustees: Mrs. Lewis Cutler, Mrs.
Frank H.. Keeline, Mrs. H. W.. Binder,
Mrs. r.. e. Montgomery, Mrs. c.. Parmalee,
Mrs. ]. p. Hess, Mrs. j. b. Atkins, Mrs.
r. T. True, Mrs. J.. p. Greenshields, Mrs.
r. w. Miller, Mrs. C. a. Keeline, Mrs. ID.
S. Frank, Mrs. S. T. McAtee, Mrs. +. j.
Schnorr, Mrs. A. Metzger, Rev. Marcus P.
lecture
Mayor Thomas Maloney, Major George
IL. Richmond and General Grenville NJ.
Dodge are honorary members of the board
Of trustees.
The president in her annual address de-
soribed some OF the many cases which
the association was called upon 10 relieve
as Indicative of the need of the organiza-
ton. He address in part follows:
We are meeting together again today to
celebrate the close of another years work
the ninth year of our organization. we
have had rather an uneventful year IN
many ways, but one filled with good work,
as the reports Of the different Officers
will show today, We have every reason sHS3
have been paid, with the exception of $500
due the bank, and the chairman OF the
ways and means committee reports over
81, 900 raised for the mortgage debt and
interest. This leaves only about $1,000 In
debtedness against our home. Our Creche
mas been virtually ~elf-supporting our
bers, bringing us In $3.50 in cash and $lSi
in order cards. We have adhered to the
method of raising money which we found
best last year, namely, asking for the
money directly rather than raising 1t by
giving entertainments.
AS the charity work in this city goes
on year after year, there are certain needs
which grow In Importance, becoming al
most imperative.
First-A closer union between the charity
workers Of the city.
Second-A visiting nurse or nurses who
are willing to give us a few days of their
leisure time when off duty.
Third-A complete equipment for these
nurses when they go out on charity cases,
such as sheets, pillow cases. blankets,
clothing, etc.
Fourth-A body of women, who are will.
ing to respond to emergency calls to help
In Investigating cases of poverty and who
are willing to form themselves into q
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tinue the calls after the immediate need
is satisfied.
Fifth-A larger membership in this or.
ganization, because by YOU membership
dues and by your presence at the monthly
meetings you will be helping the needy
poor of this city.
The report of Mrs. johnson, the matror
showed that the receipts of the Crech,
for the year were 81, 1929 and the disburse
ments, $2,132. leaving a balance of $500
which was applied on the mortgage debt
Mrs. Johnson said that the amount o.
actual suffering among the poor of tn,
city had been greater during the las
three months than at any time since tn,
association organized.
During the year 203 charity cases wer,
investigated and relieved, $50 familiei
visited in their homes, forty-two deserted
wives with families provided for, fit!
widows with families aided, twelve singh
women cared for, six deserted men will
families assisted and 11S married couple
given aid.
Seventeen girls from the county and cit!
jails were given temporary care durinl
the year and twenty-three stranded womel
with children were also cared for. Employ
ment was found for nineteen girls, twenty
three women and five boys over 10 year
Of age.
The report of the ways and means com
mittee, Of which Mrs. Lewis Cutler wa
chairman, showed that 1t had raised 81, 107.s
and had paid over $1,000 on the indebtedness
of the association. The meeting was he'll
in the assembly room Of the Young Men
Christian association building and was wei
attended.