The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-21
McGrath Explains What Becomes of Monthly
 Sum From City
IN NEED OF MORE
 TO DO WORK WELL
Mrs. Wood Explains That Entire Amount Received From City Goes for Salary of the
 Humane Officers

Following up the statement issued by Judge Lane several days ago as to the charitable contributions paid each month by the city of Birmingham, The Age Herald has secured statements from those in authority as 10 the disposal of these funds. William MeGrath, secretary of the Associated Charities and the Anti-Tuber- eulosis organization Of Jefferson county and Mrs. W N. Wood president of the Birmingham Humane society have given interviews concerning the ultimate ehan. nes of the money given for their respee- tive associations by the municipality.
 "The Anti-Tubereulosis association of Jefferson county said Mir. MeGrath. ''re- ceives s250 from the city each month a4d this should be increased to $lo0 SO al to provide for the expense of a paid seere5 tary. who can afford to give his entire time No the work Of this organization.
 "The present stipend goes for the fol- lowing institutions of the society for fighting tuberculosis in this community The salary of district visiting nurse, who is now devoting only part of her time 10 these duties but will be paid S75 when her full time is required $40; share or bool<keepers salary, S2e, share of steno, graphers' salary, $30; rent for dispensarY maintained in the Chamber of Commerce building, S25; salary for colored visiting nurse, who is not as yet employed for her entire time and will receive Si0 when this Is required, goo; share or the telephone bill for the official headquarters Ill the Chamber of Commerce building, &; share of the light bill. g: printing, stationary and postage. Sl0, tho remainder oi the sum goes for the miscellaneous features of the tuberculosis campaign.
 How the Remainder Goes
 This miscellany includes the edueation- al lectures that are given in various parts Of the city for tho negroes, the purchase of a stereopticon machine, for which we paid SIC last month, the lantern slides, the upl1eep of q loan linen closet that we have in the dispensary for those tuberculosis patients who are confined in bed at home and cannot supply themselves with iresh towels. sheets, etc. sputum cups that we distribute among the visitors to the dis pensary and the laundry bills.
 This does not permit us to issue even 4 small portion of the advertising liter ature that is prepared to go to press or ls- sue our annual report of the work me present office of secretary has been illied l by myself for the past two years al absolutely no cost to the association, and l consequently ] cannot give my whole i lime and attention to this field which should be under the surveillance of paid man.
 "The county gives the association Si0O, which Is expended for the support Of lt patients at Red Mountain camp.
 "As for the $50 given by the city to the Associated Charities, it is the same sum set apart 10 or l2 years ago for this form of charity during the days when Bir- mingham had a population of only 3SW0 people and when the present organization was known as the United Charities. The Associated Charities more than quad ruples the work done by the United Chari- ties and this $50 is applied for cases of relief or recommended transportation re- ported by the city and a detailed report accounting for every penny is submitted to lhe city commission each month. This appropriation Is made to this association by the city without any demands, but as a matter of courtesy we make q monthly account of the expenditures for the mu- nicipal authorities. Some months the city cases do not exhaust the $50 and some months it is more than used.
 "The increase in calls for relief made to the Associated Charities Is very rapid ly being made manifest with each year, as already we have had 1s3 cases since January 1, with prospects of going above the records of January, 1911, which was 227. January was the banner month of 1911 and Is usually so with each year"
 Humane Society Funds
 Mrs. W. N. Wood. president Of the tIu- mane society said in regard to the month Is, ann, of x7o yfyan bv thp pitv to this