Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-11
MAY17 FIXED FOR
CHARITY TAG DAY
Helpers Circle, Kings Daugh.
tiers and Associated Chair
ties Plan Affair.

Saturday, May l.. has been set as
the date for the annual tag day. con-
Quoted by the Associated Charities
and the Helpers circle of Kings
Daughters for the purpose Of raising
funds 10 assist in carrying on the char
ity work of the Two organizations.
The time was decided al a Joint meet
ing Of the committees appointed by
the societies held yesterday afternoon
al the Association house following a
meeting of he Associated Charities.
Miss Mary E ~.ain was appointed
general charm p. Mrs. c. E. Sharpe,
chairman for the Helpers circle, and
Miss Mary Carter, chairman TO rep
resent the Associated Charities. Com
mittees were also appointed for the
various branches Of the work of tag
day and they are: Press. Mrs. 2. s.
/ Brough and Wir- W TAYLOR: tags.
Miss Mary Carter; boxes, Mr.. and Mrs.
/ H. :. Gable; securing tags. Mrs. W. A.
Darling. and tying tags, Mrs. A. Mos
| enfelder. for the Associated Charities
and Miss Harriet Johnson for the
! Helpers circle.
The general committee viii appoint
/ all workers and assistants.
At the monthly meeting OF the As
/ ISOLATED Charities the treasurer re
ported balance on hand at the close
/ Of the past month of S614O. General
! Superintendent Writ Taylor reported
/ for the month just closed as follows:
! Cases from last year. 3: new cases. 6;
/ old cases. Il. and cases reported from
other societies. ?: making a total of
. %, as compared with - for the same
month last year. The difference may
/ be partly due TO the industrial cOndi-
I ton. mild weather and 20 education
by the charity workers There were
/ II married couples. 4 widows. deserted
wives. 4, single transient men, (; with
a total of i persons in families.
Their nativity was American, 16,
negro. /: Belgian, >; Swedish. .: Ger
man. !: Scotch, / Applications were
made BY three organizations and on
the applicants own initiative, 20.
. Three were reported from other soci-
cites. Employment that should be per
manent was secured for four and re
lief for one. Relief was given as
follows. Groceries. s: fuel. ,: Goth
ing. !, and shoes, 3: household goods,
1, and lodging, /. The causes Of dis
ability were accident, l; acute illness,
13: intemperance. 3; old age. >; in
sanity. !: insufficient earnings, IL;
unemployment. s. and bad housing. ,.
The report of the Association house
matron for the month is: Men assist
ed. 3: women assisted, 10; children
assisted. 10: number of pieces OF
clothing given out, 81.
EmplOyment-Pe employ
ment secured for. ,; temporary EN-
pI0yment secured for, 4: relief work, ?.
Financial-Received from sale OF
clothing, $3.50; turned over to the
treasurer. $3.50.
Donations Helpers circle, Kings
Daughters. $500. Clothing-Mrs. J.
F. Munger. Miss Turner, Mrs. Harder,
B. n Wilson. Visiting Nurse assOcia-
ton. Mrs. NJ. c. Fricke Miss Grace
Clegg. Mrs. William Morley, Mrs. Hen
~ Welch Miss Nable Payne, Mrs
L. c. Montgomery, Mrs. NJ. B. Kellar-
stTass, Mrs. Pearl Seeley; Mrs. A
Pritchard matresses: Mrs. A. J. Bur
ton, mattresses; J. f. Peterson, kind
ling; Mrs. /. J. Dawson, millinery;
Miss J. Finuigan. shoes; Mrs. Il. D.
Mack, gas stove; Mrs f. /. Schilling
er, household goods; Mrs. c. " Hall
household goods; Mrs. George w
Buckner, potatoes.