Evening journal., 1912-10-24
WORK OF
CHARITIES
$5S75 Received During Year
is Wisely Spent for
D~fs~c
N6Ll6l
Mr.. WARNER AGAIN
CHOSEN PRESIDENT

lowing Omcers ana board were elect
ed to serve for the ensuing year:
President, A. ID. Warner; vice
president, DR.. Albert Robin; secre-
tary, G. +. lizard; treasurer, II. X
Miller
Board of Managerial ID. Warner,
J. Frank Ball, Horace G. Eastburn,
Rev. Chas. II. Candee. Rev. c. A. Hill.
Rev T. p. Holloway, Rev, c. A. Hen
derson, c. y. lizard, George A.
Rhoades, DR.. Albert Robin, H. X.
Miller, W. p. McCracken. Miss NJ ID.
Sisson. Miss e. p Bissell, Miss Ma
tilda Ferris, Miss c. E. Smith, Mrs.
A. ID. Warner, Mrs. Charles Beaden-
kopf, Mrs E. p Stafford, Mrs. Peter
Wright, Mrs. Clara +. Hill Mrs. T..
G. Robinson. Mrs. r. o. Janvier, Mrs.
W. II. Heald, Mrs Henry Lindsay.
superintendent. Mary A. T. Clark (;
assistant superintendent, Elizabeth B.
Patterson; visiting nurses, Lillian 1.
Campbell and Sarah c. Callahan.
Reports were read from the var
ious committees The finance COM
mittee reported IT'S subscribers vary
ing in amounts from 81 to 800 Reg
ular appeals have been sent out
monthly and in January a special ap-
tributors.
The Treasurer reported total con
tributions for the year S5S75 %,
which included contributions to Wis
iting Nurse Account $11544O, special
fund, fresh air fund. etc.
Executive Committee reported a
State Conference of Social Service
Workers held last December in New
Century Club and Temple Beth
Emith. when resolutions we're adopt
ed as follows.
"That the State provide more ef-
ficiently for it's deaf and deficient
children; that a remedial loan plan
be formulated: that a confidential
registration bureau be established at
the Associated Charities; and that
such laws be urged through Legisla-
tive enactment as will protect indus
trial workers from i'll health and ac-
cident"
II was suggested by the executive
committee and approved by the Board
Of Managers tnat a memorial tablet
to DR.. Ralph P. Stubbs be placed in
the Free Dispensary room. DR..
Stubbs was a former valued member
of our Board and through his zeal
and devotion 10 the cause. the es-
tablishment of the free dispensary
was largely due
Much needed repairs were made
to the Charity building during the
summer; two small private Offices
have been added to our main office
the store room was enlarged, small
kitchen extended to the outside kitch-
en- while an inside kitchen was given
10 the Free Dispensary and fitted w
according to their needs.
The country week committee re-
ported a total number of 130 persons
sent 10 the country during the sum
mer t02 of these had one week. "a
had two weeks. and 4 had four weeks
outing OF this number 1S werc
mothers with small children. The
cooperation of the hostesses was
most helpful and gratifying; they
not only catered to the material needs
of the little ones entrusted TO their
care but they studied their individ-
ual and moral needs and 10 their in
terest . own permanent homes and
temporary homes.
The Visiting Nurses Report tells
In figures its story of work done, In
the year past over 1000 calls have
been answered, with 473 for one
month. as high water mark, and an
average of 10 visits for each nurse
on many busy days AS a visit us
uaily means service rendered and
often an hour or more spent in car
ing for the patient, the days have
been full and this fore seven DAYS in
the week, although they try TO make
the work as light as possible on Sun
dav During most of the year, the
work has been done by one nurse
and an assistant. A registration bu-
reau for attendant nurses has beer
established and we are glad to re.
port progress. IA nurses have reg
isiered and n families have applied
for nurses.
The employment committee report.
cd that their work had been almost
exclusively confined to the develop
mept of free Employment Bureau
10 he carried on IN conjunction will
the rest of the operations of the so
ciety. Primarily the plan was Z,
meet the needs of those who are de
fective and incapable of heavy man,
ual work. also however. to serve
those who have fallen under the car,
of the charities and to do what car
conveniently be done for whatever
able bodied persons applied for help
The following is a report of the worl
done:
Applications for help wanted 63
applying for positions, 46; positions
filled 46.
The superintendent's report show
ed a total of $50 families registered
during the year of. whom 372 were
new; 95 were inquiries from out o.
town societies; 10 we're false ad
dresses; 81 required no relief; 20 un
deserving of material relief; 56 ask
ed for sewing which was supplied
through two cooperating societies
The Female Benevolent and the Prov
ident--59 asked only for work; al fol
coal through the Self Supportinl
Fund; II we're referred to prope
charities without investigation and
after investigation; 347 received ma
terial relief Many of these weri
carried through a season, sometimes
receiving weekly orders according e
their circumstances; 80 transientl
with their various appeals for trans
portation. clothing, meals. lodgings
etc. we're dealt with so far as pos
sible according TO their needs. Thl
report adds:
I'm dealing with the many individ
uals applying to us for relief. w
needs must make careful discrimina
ticn between the undeserving AM
those forced to ask our assistance
through some unavoidable emergency
Nc one is refused immediate relic
nending Investigation; from the abl
bodied We require some service in re
turn having co much nor hour in rro