The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-09
HARRISBURG BENEVOLENT
ASSOCIATION helps MANY
Distributed 200 Orders Of Groceries to
100 Families and Supplies Others
With Coal, Shoes, Medicine, Cloth
ing and Other Necessities

Ihe Harrisburg Benevolent Associa-
tion organized at a meeting of the con-
ftributors called on November 5, 1914,
by eleeting the following officers:
g.. w. Reilly, president; Miss L. A.
Forney, vice president; Donald McCor.
mick, secretary; G. A. Kunkel, treas
urer; directors, John $. spicer, ]. NJ.
Lamberton, H. b.. Mccormick, Miss r.
Pollock, w. A. Zollinger, H. @. Dem.
ming, Mrs. W.. E. Bailey, Mrs. NJ. w.
Jacobs.
The association was incorporated in
1873 for the purpose of relieving the
worthy poor of Harrisburg, and for the
last six years it has distributed its
funds through the Associated Charities,
which has no emergency FIND, apd in
this manner saved administration ex-
pense and reaches the needy in the most
direct way.
Associated Charities Report
The following is an extract from a
report made by Miss Hazel Clark. gen.
eral secretary of the Associated Chari-
ties:
"The lack of employment and Sc.
we're winter made it necessary to sup
ply nearly twice as much aid last year
as the previous year. Three hundred
and twenty eight families and So
transients were assisted. The order
were distributed as follows:
"Two hundred and ninety-nine or
ders of groceries to 159 families, 116
orders of coal to 70 families, 100 pairs
of shoes to So families, Z pairs re-
paired; 35 pairs of glasses to 81 fami-
lies, 2 pairs repaired; 151 prescrip.
tions for medicine to SO families, IL
orders of new clothing to IL families,
IL orders of milk to families (some
orders lasting month";, 8 pairs Of
crutches given or loaned and child 8
brace kept in repair, months rent
paid for one family and l month for
another, 1872 meals to 50 individuals,
all but 8 being transients, ~ lodgings
to II individuals.
"By relatives, friends and individ-
uals interested $45.4S was refunded
$17.7p for 16 pairs of glasses, $8.15
for orders of groceries, So for 2 or
ders of coal, $1.25 for crutches, 20
cents for medicine, % cents for
meal; $32.05 was expended for trans
poration for II persons, of this $12.SS
was refunded
Treasurer s Report
"The expenditure for direct giving
this year was $1,299.90 compared with
s990.12 in 1913, $1,726.61 in 1912,
$2,646.03 in 1911 and $1,637.S1 in
1910. The administration cost has been
about the same each year.
Contributions of money should be
sent to Charles A. Kunkel at the Me-
chanics Trust Company and good use
is made of clothing and supplies sent
to the Associated Charities at North
Market Square where all applicants for
relief should be referred.
"Received-Miss Clara B. Alricks,
$40; H. A. Bear, $5; f. Bailey, 10;
Mrs. Margaret H. Barnett, 81; Miss
NJ. Edith Clute, So; Miss Mary Cam
eron, $50; Mrs. A. P. l.. Dull, $50;
Miss Jennie Dull, $40; w. NJ. Donald
son, $25; Miss Fannie NJ. Eby, $55;
DR.. J. w. Ellenberger, $40; NJ. @. Eby,
$40; Miss L. A. Forney, So; the Rev
S. Friedman, $3.50; A. H. Gottschall
$40; J. X. Greenawalt, Sr., $5; Dr.
G. A. Gorgas, $40; Mrs. S. S. Graydon,
SO; Mrs. Margaretta c. Haldeman
$40; w. o. Hickok, Sd, $5; e. A.
Heffelfnger, $5 Samuel Kunkel, $25;
J. C. Kunkel Poor Fund, $50; E.
Mather, $5; Henry Mccormick, Jr.
$50; Vance C. Mccormick, $25; Robert
Mccormick, 800; James Mccormick,
Jr., $50; Miss Anne Mccormick, 800;
Mrs. Henry B. Mccormick, 500; Mrs.
Henry Mccormick, $25; Donald McCor-
mick, 500; Mrs. S. E. MeCauley, SIS;
DR.. H. McGowan, $5; +. B. Musser,
$40; Pine Street Presbyterian church,
$67.46; Miss Mary H. Pearson, $25;
George W. Reilly, $40; Mrs. Z. H.
Reilly, $25; "Rose,'' So; Mrs. Z. X.
Smith, $40; W. f. Seel, $40; Thomas
T. Wierman, s25; W. A. Zollinger, $5;
cash, IS; cash, So; cash, $40; total,
$1,256.96; A, Il. Shellenberger Me-
mortal Fund, $37.44; Brua Fund In
terest, $50; balance November /,
1913, $361.51; total, $1,715.91; de.
felt, November 1, 1914, $S4.49.
Expended X Groceries, $659.27;
milk, $11.06; coal, $2O1.9S; shoes,
$175.7S; clothing, $24.23; eye glass
es,- on prescription of Harrisburg Hos.
pital, $50; drugs, $52.65; emergency
relief, meals, transportation, &c.,
$96.53; braces, $13.40; hauling, 50;
rent, s24; total, $1,299.90.
"Office Expenses-Printing, $20.50;
rent, s120; services, Associated Chari.
ties, $3.50; total, $1,S00.40." =