New Britain herald., 1915-10-14
CHARITY ORGANIZATION EFFICIENCY
 IS DOUBLED DURING PAST TWO YEARS
FORTH SOME INTEREST REPRESENTATIVES OF TWENTY-FOUR
 ASSISTED DURING YEAR-OFFICERs RE LECTED.

the bill stand. One boy needed eye glasses and all the children, incluo- ing a new baby, needed clothes. These were provided. the bill for medicine l assumed, the matter of rent was ar ranged and 0 weekly grocery order was promised to suppliment the httle garden patch. In two months Mr. K. was back at work and the family was self supporting again.
 Anchoring Those Adrift.
 "A telegram from distant city told of young boy stranded there who had run away 8 year ago, fol- lowing a circus, and asked us to as- certain if he belonged in New Britain After many inquiries the boys mother was located. She cried with Joy at news of her son. Work was found here for the lad and we have since kept in touch with him.
 With two cents in his pockets Ed ward Gilroy came to us for help. Leaving his family in Massachusetts, with a recommendation from his last employer and $1.50 in cash, he came to a nearby city for a job that did not materliaze and then drifted here. Some time ago he was employed i'll neighboring city and, since work of his sort was not to be found in New Britain, We managed by telephone to get in touch with his old time em- ployer who offered him work at once. Accordingly we furnished Gilroy with meal and a car ticket and made provision for his lodging that night in the neighboring city. The two cents was used in notifying his wife that his luck had turned.
 Sick Strangers.
 John Dutton was a tuberculosis patient who left a New York sani- tarium in search of work. After a long pilgrimage on foot he landed penniless in New Britain, weak from recent hemorrhage and anxious to reach the sanitarium again. We tel egraphed immediately and while the man was provided with a dinner and a comfortable resting place, an ans- wering telegram confirmed his story. In three hours he was on his way back to the sanitarium for treatment.
 Travellers Aid.
 "A pretty Polish girl, speaking no English, who had taken the wrong train, was brought to us bewildered. 11al ly IIldI Sl1S Ilcdo 1S1I c1o- saic to become a domestic in a place written on slip of paper as Vincent street hospital, West New Brayton. Well meaning people had sent her to New Britain. After the ticket agent the post office officials, and St. Vim cents hospital in Bridgeport had been appealed to, we discovered that Sophie's destination was. at hospital on Vincent street, West New Brighton Staten Island. She was given a warm supper and a ticket to New York city, and was placed on board an early eve ming express at Berlin Junction. Pin ned to her coat were full directions to conductors and she had a letter for the Travellers Aid at Grand Cen tral station. Subsequent letters told of her being escorted from the Grand Central station to the doors of the hospital by Travellers Aid agent and the money spent on her fruitless journey was made good to her through our efforts.
 Family Adjustments.
 "A Charity Organization society in another city sent us urgent instruc- tions to locate and secure cash from a husband who had left his little fam i fly In their city and had come here to work. The family was in need be- cause of his failure to send a share Of his wages. Our initial plea, as tactfully worded as possible, brought g. fine response, and after serving as a go-between for time, we were able to make an arrangement satisfactory to all concerned whereby the main office of the mans employers will forward weekly a certain percentage of his wages to his wife, no matter where he may be sent to do work for them.
 Securing a Widows Pension.
 "A widow with five children living in another state was entitled to a widows pension but could not produce a marriage certificate of the cerem ony performed in this city years ago. Ann appeal was made to us uu consult the | city records, but the most caref Ll perusal of every possible name and spelling failed to bring results. The marriage was not recorded. How ever, after much effort, we were able to offer the pension bureau of that state half a dozen affidavits of wit nesses to the marriage and on this I proof the widow was granted her pension.
 Sight Unseen.
 "An appeal was made to us by a far distant Charity Organization so ciety to interview a we'll to do rela- | tive of a disabled man who was in need. We found the relative living in a place not many miles distant 1 from this city. She had not heard
 of her crippled relative in years but was anxious for news of him and i'm mediately asked his address, then
 planned to arrange for his support | for the rest of his days.
 | Deserted Wife.
 1 Please make my husband sup | port me so that I shall not need city