The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-04-22

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Cooperation.
With out of city agencies ....... $
With Humane Society .......,.. 30
With churches ................. II
With county authorities ....... 9
With city authorities ............ 81
With school authorities ...... y
With truant officer ............. u
With relatives Observation-Disclosures. IS
With citizens and friends ...... 81
The fact that such encouraging re.
suits are shown by Mr.. Sherwood Is
report with the minimum expenditure
II money should result in generouI
esponse to the appeal for funds to
broaden the work.
Since the office was opened in the
Jacobs building last October only
bout sG650O has been in the hands
# the treasurer, Mr.. II. ". Showal-
er.
Cooperation Is the keynote Of sys-
ematlc charity work and when every
lelpful agency both public and private
ct to working together for good, Fair.
mont will find as other cities have,
hat all Associated Charities Office Is
6 indispensable as a Chamber o!
commerce.
The following case will serve as al
Example OF cooperation.
George X was reported to the truant
)Glcer as not being in school. \ call
disclosed the fact that the father had
leen out Of work and thar the boy
ad no shoes. The mother was sick
and the cupboard was bare,
The case was reported to the AssO-
lated Charities office and further
Investigation by Secretary Sherwoo
resulted in still more serious facts
coming to light.
The father was certainly "unwor'
iiy" and not entitled to much cousid.
ration unless he could be persuaded
+" cocrced into providing for his Ill.
tlc flock. When Secretary Sherwood
first called the wife was washing with
cal borrowed from the ncighbors and
The four children. the Oldest aged IL
years. were sick for want Of food.
The bread and syrup combination is
Enc at times, but is poor stun for ,
steady diet when there is nothing else
with which to build bone. aud muscle
Tor growing boys The Oldest hoy vas
mourning over having 10 sell his pct
kantams to buy the bread and syrup
In fact, the family ties were just about
ready TO snap asunder.
The father was put to work. Out OF
town relatives were communicated
with, who supplied coal. The Humane
Society bought shoes.
The rent was guaranteed. Clothing
aid food were provided at once by the
Associated Charities and promise o.
a setting Of eggs with a hen to hatch
them, made life look brighter TO the
children. A call on one OF Fairmont's
chicken ranciCrs enabled Secretary
Sherwood to go into partnership IN
he chicken business with the lad &c
'orestall any further sales By The III
reliable father
With friends 10 encourage the moth.
II has made new start aud tamil!
has been saved 10 the community.
The public school, relatives, HUI
name Society, one merchant who glad
Y supplied shoes at half price. the
squire who helped threaten the latue.
and induce him 10 find work, friend
Nv visitor and last and very important,
tie gift OF the fancy eggs, completed
The chain Of helpfulntss.
The importance Of the poultry lea
tura lies in the fact that It can be used
rs a foundation for friendly relations
With the family aud real home build
inS and rightly managed, source 81
Income for next winter.
All Of the seven helpers onumerat'
I'd above centered in the office o. the