Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-13
SCOPE OF RELIEF
WORK OUTLINED
Associated Charities Received
Report on Association
House Usefulness.

citation house, the committee recently
appointed to pass on the scope and
purpose OF the Association house, sub,
mitted its report. The recommends
ton of this committee, the personnel
of which is Mrs. Fred Titterington,
Mrs. c. o. Woodruff of the house com
mittee, H. S. Cable and W. S. Parks of
the finance committee, and Mrs G. H.
Sherwood and Miss Clara Hampton OF
the executive committee, is embodied
in this resolution:
We. the members of the committee
appointed to define the scope and use
Quoted by the Associated Charities,
submit the following report:
/ 1t is the opinion of this commit
tee that according to the bylaws I'M
der which our Incorporation charter
was granted. We have no right to ex-
pend the funds of the society for other
purposes than charity.
We would therefore recommend that /
the Association house be maintained as
the headquarters of the association and |
for the care of those who, in our judy !
ment, 1t is the duty of the association |
to assist, and no others. except that /
the society may, at its discretion, care !
for cases of other societies, corpora
tons or individuals, provided said So
ciety, corporation or individual reim-
burse the association for all expenses
: so incurred.
2. That the responsibility of the AS
in oh No OF
to the discretion of the general secre-
tary.
8. That the management Of the
house be left entirely in the hands and
judgment of the house committee, with
full rights to decide as to their ability
to accommodate the applicant before
they are received.
4. That the house committee shall
have entire oversight and power of
employing the matron of the house,
whose duties it shall be 10 take care
of the house, attend telephone calls,
secure employment for women request
ing same, and furnish female help to
citizens as far as possible, and care
for those placed in the house by the
association.
3. And the committee further rec
ommends that the house committee Sc
cure matron along the general plans
heretofore practiced, namely, that the
matron be paid a stipulated price for
services, or regular duties, with addi-
| tional pay for the care of inmates, and
that said committee reserve rooms for
| Office and care Of inmates.
| 6. The duties of this society shall
| strictly be one of charity, such as car
| ing for emergency cases while prepar-
| alton is made for their permanent
| care, girls who may be looking for en-
| ployment and needing safe shelter,
| children or women who are destitute
and in need, having no visible support,
| for the furnishing of food, fuel or
clothing as far as possible to those
who are deserving or partly maintain
| ing themselves
| And as the Association house is the
| headquarters of the Associated Chart
| ties. the committee does not recon-
mend the house to be used for the care
| of police cases or as a reformatOry, or
| rescue home, or for the caring of OBJ
\ jectionable women, or caring for per
sons physically Objectionable, except
| such cases as may be deemed advisa-
| BILE by the general secretary.
II The board approved of the resOlu-
II ton and empowered the house commit
II tee to choose a matrOn, a number OF
II applications for which position have
been received. At present the Asso-
citation house is Withou a regular
matron, although there is always some,
one at the house during the day time
to look after the cases tina. need at
tention.
The treasurer reported that there is
balance of s114.25 in the treasury,
following he payment of bills of the
association.
General Secretary Writ Taylor sub
mitted his report for the month as
follows: New cases, IL; old cases
four; from last year, three; for other
societies, two, with a total Of 81. So
cial state-Married couples, IL; wild
ows, two; deserted wives, three; sin
gle transient men, three; single men
one. children cases. one. Nativity
American. 12 American colored, two
| belgian, lnT6e, SWSulSu, t0Tee. Appii
cations made by organizations, two;
individuals, four; applicants own mi
tiative, 10. Reported to other soci
cites, three; to relatives, one.
Temporary employment secured
one; employment that should be per
manent, seven Material relief secured
from one society, poormaster, /. Re
lief given-Groceries, IL; fuel seven
clothing, one; lodging, one; rent, one
Causes of isability-Accident. one
acute illness, seven; death, one; in
temperance. one; old age, one; tuber
culosis, one; insanity. two, insufi
cient earnings. seven; unemployment
10; bad housing. two, and desertion
one
The following is a report Of tn
work done at the Association hous
during the month Of November:
Boarded and lodged, enc; young girl
\ cared for. one; families assisted, IA
women assisted. two; women assiste