The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-02-19

retary Fred NJ. Burnett:
February 10th, 1916.
Mr.. G. Cullen Sullivan, President.
Anderson Relief Association,
City. R
ely Dear Sir: We beg to submit the
following brief summary Of the work
accomplished by the Anderson Relief
Association for the month of January
February 18th, exclusive.
1t will possibly be well at the very
outset to state some of the principles
which have guided us in approaching
the cases which have come under our
Jurisdiction. ..
First OF all we have exercised great
care with regard to making personal
Investigations from our headquarters.
that is to say we have thought 1t a
part of wisdom to get all the informa-
ton possible about cases under con-
sideration from neighbors and from
the individuals themselves, yet we
have not in any case rendered as5is-
tance where an official from our head
quaters has not looked into such case
personally and made recommenda
tionB to your secretary.
guided us has been to give practically
no money to parties applying for re-
lief. In case groceries, coal, wood
medicines. etc.. were needed we al
ways furnished such and had the mer-
chant or merchants supplying same to
send bill to Mr.. G. h. Geiger, treas
urer of the relief association, ..sa
We found at the very, outset that a
careful Investigation of each case re-
ported to use would require great
deal OF time and labor Oh the part of
the officials Of the relief association.
therefore, 1t became necessary to or
ganize the different.forces Of the COM
munity interested In theework OF the
association. We Have found the SER
vices of the relief committees Of the
various Sunday sckohl CLASSES OF The
churches; of the city are invaluable
In making Investigations. and we wish
tc lay special emphasis upon the con-
ference CT the representatives of the
colored population Of the city which
met Mt the. Y. M. C. A. on the 18th of
January. There we're gathered 81 this
conference &c of the leaders, includ-
ing pastors Of the cOlored churches,
teachers in the jublic schools. as we'll
as representative laymen from each
OF tho churches, and committees were
appointed from each church and
school for the purpose of calling to
the attention of the association cases
where relief seemed necessary, as
we'll as to carefully investigate and
made recommendations to the associa-
ton. We desire In this connection to
mention also contribution OF about
375 packages of food donated by the
different grades Of the coloTed graded
school OF the city. -
AT the very outeet we were flood
ed with requests for aid but as oon
as every. Ou5 was convinced that in
each case o. careful investigation ,vIs
to be made we found that the ~
worthy applicants were rapidly &C.
duced. Ali requests coming from any
OF the citizens of the mill Village COM
munitfes were handled by our Mr..
Minis. and mention should be made
here of the hearty spirit OF coopera-
ton manifested by the officials OF each
OF our cotton mill communities.
We wish to emphasize also In this
connection this important fact, that
the people who have applied to us
for most part, have not desired chari-
ty, but an opportunity to do honest
work, and we feel that the greatest
need at This time In Anderson Is two
or three hundred jobs for persons
looking for work. The extremely bad
weather conditions have mado 1t
practically Impossible for>the laborers
who have been in the habit of doing
washing and odd jobs around the
house. such Ms cutting wood, garden
Ing, etc.: to do any work at all. With
kySSz aS< exy< of ~
tracted Illness we have fc.nc the
above mentioned case ::1st, prevalent,
Z I'VE wish to emphasize also the
splendid contributions made by the
physicians' or the city. both white and
co1oreds both In treating the sick and
In making wise recommendations to
us:. In practically all cases OF dis
,tress We find that. the services OF a
phyaician are necessary and the doc.
tors have I'm many cases been our best
guides md most valuable counselors.,
Their Services have indeed been OF
great value. & ! z M -
81 We hnve not been at hiL smb mbhrraBs-,,
cd for lack of funds etc. The. con Z
tribution Of money as we'll fas articles
OF Clothing ETC., etc & has been indeed.
generous. All OF tho churches fof the
coMnpnH Hy both white and c0lorcd,
jhay mad 3 splendid contributions. The.
city OF Anderson. through the mayor
and the city council, and q large num-
ber ok private individuals have <,o1l-
tribute generously. and we have. re-
Gently received Ia liberal contribution
from tho charity ball fund given sun-
der the auspfcas OF The y Rose Hill
,ClHbs d ss3 s &
have been working on the the
Dry that the citizens OF Anderson will
not knowingly allow any Unfortunate
one I'D lack for food or clothes or
pToEer ease. belteyi Ing aiIS the time