Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-24

delph1a banker recently, is the way It AIDS any
one genuinely interested to help those in need For
ample, my lawyer not long ago told me about
case where mother said to be treating her chill
dren cruelty and asked me as vice president OF the
Chidren's Society to have her little taken IN
charge by that association. decided first to call up
the exchange.
"The manager informed me that of the day
series had inquired about the mother weeks since
1t turned that the nursery had been touch with the
family and always found the mother to be devoted to
her children accordingly concluded to have further
investigation made and sent my physician to see her.
"He reported that her husband had not got on well
with his last employer, and had lost his position The
mother began to feel the pinch Of poverty and was on
the verge Of breakdown in fact, unbalanced
for the time being. With this information in hand,
felt enabled to go ahead judiciously.
First the mother removed to hospital and given
the best of treatment with the result that her health
soon became normal. In the meantime had the hus-
bands record with earlier firm looked up. They not
only gave him recommendation, but even offered to
reemploy him.
"He is doing well now, the wife is home again with
the children and the family is back on its feet This
result feel could not have been 50 successfully at
tanned without the timely information given by the
Social Service Exchange, and the cooperation OF the
various charitable agencies concerned.
1t has been discovered in Baltimore that through the
facilities of the local exchange the whole truth about
families in distress promptly brought to light and
made available to all interested. For example, as
result of conference Of several charities interested IN
particular family, and brought in touch with one
other through the medium of the exchange at least
half dozen separate steps were taken promptly and
ntell1gently to remedy distressing SITUATION One
society agreed to provide food and fuel until the sick
husband up and able to resume his work. another
helped the eldest daughter find position; while third
agency arranged for of practical instruction in
housekeeping for the wife. Furthermore the coopera
ton of the school invoked for the boy who
wilfuv shrked his lessons As consequence of this
happy coordination of charitable efforts the family IS
restored to usefulness.
The Cleveland exchange in week received an
inquiry about widow and her children from three
different sources One church, which after
ference with the other agencies decided to grant the
pension of two dollars week toward the
support of the family the understanding being that
one of the other inqurers civic association, would
contribute like. sum-. The third agency interested
undertook to find partial employment for the woman
in a private household The cooperation of the day
nursery also enlisted to keep the young children
while the mother was of the home And finally the
Young Womens Christian Association arranged to send
the young girl of the family to business college, where
in time she fitted herself to help in bringing up her
brothers and sisters
How the well-being of mother, father, and half
dozen young children effectively promoted by the
intelligent cooperation of group of social agencies in
Boston, all linked another by the Social Service