The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-08
AS Last Recourse Associated
Charities Will Ask Citi-
zens to Contribute Aid to
the Poor.
ONLY FEW DOLLARS
LEFT IN TREASURY
Drain on Fund of Organiza-
ton Has Been Heavy and
Worst Of the Winter Is
Still to Come.

An appeal to the people was decid-
or upon at the meeting Of the Associat-
cd Charities Tuesday as the last re-
course To secure addition funds that
the work of caring for the deserving
and worthy poor. particularly elderly
persons whom the ravages OF time
have left In unfortunate circum-
stances. may be carried on through
the remainder Of the winter. The to.
tai amount expended for relief dur
ing January. a little more than 1925,
was the largest In the history of the
organization.
Only a few dollars now remain in
the treasury from the funds collected
for the year. and unless the depleted
account is reimbursed to consid-
cradle extent the charities work will
OF a necessity cease within a month
when II Is expected the present bal
ancc will be exhausted.
A crisis seems to have been reached
in the affairs OF the organization, and
In the opinion Of the officers of the
association, expressed at the meeting
yesterday, II will take quick work and
liberal response to a solicitation for
funds to meet the exigency. The am.
cunt subscribed to the work this year.
approximately $1,000. was about $500
short Of the amounts Of previous
years. The present shortage Is attri-
butcd to this fact. letters will be
sent out at once to those who did not
respond to the first request and II Is
hoped through these and an appeal
through the public press to raise
enough money to continue the work
during the remainder Of the winter.
Cases Are Enumerated.
A report Of Mrs. Gambler, city mis-
sionary. included an enumeration Of
q number OF cases In which there was
pathos beyond expression as result
OF distressing circumstances. The
fact that the persons being helped are
worthy of the attention, Mrs. Gambler
said. was clearly shown by their un.
willingness to accept charitable aid.
As an example of this she told of an
old man decrepit and feeble in body,
but with spirit undaunted. breaking
down and weeping passionately when
he was finally forced to ask for help
muttering between sobs that it was
the irst time In his life that he had
been compelled to accept charity.
During the past month eight famil-
les have been helped and supported
by the association. One of these is a
family consisting of a mother and four
children. the father being dead. Three
Of the children have typhoid fever,
and because Of the duty of caring for
them, the mother has not been able to
contribute to the support of herself
or the children. Another case is that
Of an elderly couple. both suffering
from sickness and disease. The wife
has tuberculosis and is lying at
deaths door. while the husband is un-
able to do any work because Of Sc
we're illness. They have no means of
support whatever and are entirely de.
pendent upon the Associated Chari.
ties. The most distressing circum-
stances came to light but few days
ago when an old man called upon
Mrs. Gambler and asked that she so
security for him for provisions for a
few weeks. He said that he had Sc.
cured work at one OF the factories
but that he would not be paid for
three weeks. and that in the mean.
time he had no money to support his
wife and small grandchild. He said
they would get along on So worth of
provisions week.
Onicers of the association are hope.
ful that sufficient funds to carry on
the work will be secured.