The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-16
Well Known Nan to Succeed
Rev. E. T. Farrell as Head
of Associated Charities
ANNUAL MEETING ON THURSDAY
Report of the superintendent Show
That Much Work Has Been Done If
the Half Year in Which Organization
Has Been Active

W. W. Vincent was elected president
OF the Associated Charities Of Keno
sha at the annual meeting of the or
ganization held at it's offices on Wis
consin street on Thursday afternoon
and many changes were made in the
makeup Of the board of directors of
the organization The meeting came
at the close of the first year of the
life of the Charities and President E.
I. Farrill, who had been most active
in the organization and furthering of
the work of the organization and who
had served as it's president during the
strenuous year, asked to be removed
from further active official connection.
Mr.. Vincent, the new president has
made the association one of his partic-
ular studies and he is especially well
fitted for the work of president.
The manufacturers of the city have
seen in the organization great aid
for the city and the men who have
aided in making the factories of the
city great have shown willingness to
take up the work of the organization.
The list of officers elected is as fol-
lows:
President-W. w. Vincent.
Vice President-John O'Donnen.
Secretary-Mrs. E. s. Jordan.
Treasurer-Wiliam III. Purnen.
The members of the new board Of
directors are: George I'll. Allen, Jerry
W. Decou, Walter j. Frost, William F.
Fisher, Joseph Funck, Mrs. G. Fl. Gep-
hart, Charles f. Jacobs, Charles T. JEFF
ferry, Judge Clifford E. Randall, Mrs.
G. r. Stanhope, Mrs. Harry Skinkle,
Mrs. E. G. Theirs, Mrs. L. M. Theirs,
William j. Threinen, Otis l.. Trenary
and Frank l.. Wells.
Miss Louise Cottrell, who has been
most successful in conducting the work
of the organization during the past six
months, is retained in the office of gen
eral superintendent.
The report of Miss Cottrell showed
a great amount of work done during
the six months period. Here are some
of the items shown in the report:
Report of Superintendent Of Associated
Charities Of Kenosha.
March q to Oct. /,
Treated in some form 1877 cases of
distress, including COS people.
Made 923 visits in the interest Of
the poor.
Through the cooperation of the Ke.
nosha County Medical Association Sc
cured services of a physician for ~
people.
Secured dental care for four people.
Secured ambulance service for four
people.
Placed one child in Children Free
Hospital, Milwaukee.
Furnished nursing service in the
home of four people.
Furnished medicine to Is people.
Furnished special diets in five cases
of illness.
Placed one patient as county charge,
in Wales tuberculosis Sanitarium-vs.
wishes of the family.
Taken seven delinquent husbands in
to court.
Forced to hospital, against wish Of
mother, two critically i'll children.
Taken one delinquent boy into court.
Taken one delinquent father into
court.
Taken one incorrigible girl into
court.
Secured permanent employment for
eighteen people.
Secured temporary employment for
ten people.
Furnished Kenosha Hospital with
$2o.5O worth of labor by paying men
for work done there, in preference to
granting material relief in families
where there were able-bodied men.
Secured service forty-eight times
from charity organization societies in
other cities in America and Europe.
Employed help to clean and do laun-
dry work in three homes.
Taken one delinquent mother into
court.
Forced to attend school VS.. wishes
Of parents, one child over school age.
Furnished clothing in eleven families.
Paid rent four times.
Given Lightweight grocery orders.
Given FIVE fuel orders.
Secured one sewing machine.
For prevention of duplication of re
lief, maintained a register of Deepen
dents of Kenosha.
Removed one child from home
where a step-mother and drinking
father made life unhappy and secured
a permanent home for the child with
blood relatives. Forwarded transpor
tation money and secured reimburse
ment for it from relatives.
Secured through cooperating agency
free service of detective in investi
eating questionable environment of a
motherless child.