Bisbee daily review., 1915-10-15
LARGE DEMANDS MADE
FOR RELIEF WORK ON
LOCAL ASSOCIATION
Annual Report Shows That Call
During Past Year Was Heavy
But Mining Companies Helped
in Emergency.

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an amount of S3.116.20 expended dur
ing the past year in connection with
the work of the Association. A gem
eral report of the work was also given,
being in brief as follows:
During the past year the number
Of needy cases cared for by the War
rem District Relief Association has by
far exceeded that of any previous year
since the existence of relief organi
cation in the district
This was accounted for chiefly
through the lack of employment some
months ago, when the mining compa
mics found it necessary to lay of a
large number of their employees.
But through the generosity of the
Copper Queen and Calumet & Arizona
Mining companies, We were able TO
provide the actual necessities for all
families and individuals in the dis
trict who we're among the unemploy-
ed and needing help.
Not only can we thank these two
mining companies for Their extra help
at this time when the need was so
urgent, but also many of the business
Gyms and individuals who had been
contributing regularly to the support
of the work. some of them for the
past five or six years, all of whom
continued their subscriptions, even
though they also felt the effects of the
recent financial depression.
! In addition to this a large amount
Of coal was donated by the Dawson
/ Fuel Sales Company, Of Dawson, n.
4 NJ, a subsidiary company of Phelps
Dodge d Co.. the El Paso & South
western Railway delivering it free of
charge. Mr. ~ j. Cunningham or
the Bank Of Bisbee, was instrumental
. in securing that gift, having carried
. on the correspondence with the com
/ panies.
Much clothing was also sent In 10
as for distribution, while many OF the
ladies' and girls belonging to various
clubs and church societies made gal-
ments for the poor children, to be
used during the winter months.
The School Board has also given us
/ a larger and more convenient office
room than we had formerly occupied
and free telephone service has Oeeu
allowed us, so that practically the
only expense OF carrying on the WORK
outside OF office supplies required is
the salary OF the general secretary
Since September /, 1914, ninety
seven families iu the district received
more or less temporary aid until bet
d ter conditions could be brought about
for them. This meant that in som,
/ cases provisions and other necessitie.
were supplied, while, i'm other case'
clothing only was supplied. No chill
y drel of school age were Obliged t'
b remain out of school for the need o
shoes and clothing, if their case
were known to us.
p Upwards of eighteen hundred art
S Giles of clothing and two hunure
pairs OF shoes were furnished to tn
various families and individuals, be
a sides some bedding and other house
O hold necessities. much OF which wa
r donated TO us for that purpose.
More than forty cases of Hines
were given temporary aid during TN
g year. Transportation was funishe
, in nineteen different cases, either
" those who were Obliged to 90 to the
relatives OF to another climate, on a.
count Of illness, or to people VIII
were confident of being able to I'm
employment and make a better eXis
N ence in some other place through d
10 aid OF friends
Temporary or permanent emplo
ment was secured for both men an
H. women on more than fifty occasion
Sc The mining companies assisting as
81 every possible way TO provide VOL
for a man who had family TO su
le port
IT. A number of transients coming
us received some help, usually I'm q
way of better clothing In many
'o- such cases # was considered wise
ly. refuse help but we are confident tn
NO many others were honestly lookil
for employment and were worthy
'o aid
art During the winter months the pro
he lem of caring for the Mexican popu
ton seemed more difficult than usu
'99 as most of these people had no wol
he Through the good services Of Re
c. Mandin a personal call was ma
on practically an the Mexican famil
a' i'm the district, and a thorough inyes
of CATION was made as to their eX'
mn circumstances, which prevented
possibility of our being imposed up
when these people applied to the
ISOLATION for help, and as result
Cd found that outside of the special
given 10 the Mexican people dur
the Christmas season the expense
OF helping them was not as great as
has had anticipated
Upwards of one hundred iamil
and not less than three hundred G.
on dren were enabled to have a q
Christmas, on account of the do
tiuns sent to us By various lodl
clubs and church societies I'm the
Tor trict The splendid aid given us
the the Elks Lodge I'm providing Chr
49,, mas baskets for over thirty famil
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