Evening journal., 1915-04-10
S5,4S5.72 Spent
FOR Home RELIEF
Committee Reports Much
Accomplished and Closes
Work for Year
MANY POSITIONS
FOR UNEMPLOYED

The Home Relief Committee of the |
Emergency Aid Association. which !
was formed in this city the latter part
Of November, has closed its work for
this season During the past three
months they have found Il possible
to create a tremendous force for help
ing the poor and distressed in our
city
Reporting Of the work the commit
tee says:
"By uniting into enc great company
Of workers, and by the formation OF
committees on sewing. and for the
distribution of materials aud work,
as we'll as food and coal, they have
been able TO alleviate great deal
of the suffering OF Wilmington during
the past winter.
Besides large number of volunteer
workers the Home Relief was great
~ assisted by Miss Hopkins. of Bal
tlmorc. a trained worker. and Mrs.
OBryne. of Wilmington. as social sec
rotary. under whose efficient organi-
zation there has been no overlapping
OF benefits to the deserving and a
MINIMUM NhHHii VI IT dNU AiNNi int
unworthy. The salaries of these two
officers were paid for privately, so
that the Home Relief had no organiza-
tiOn charges.
"Tho gratitude expressed by the men
and women receivibg aid has been
especially touching. many women as
suring the sewing committee that the
few dollars a week paid them for
their sewing had been the means Of
keeping their homes intact ana the
wolf from the door"
"The committee wishes to thank
especially Messrs. A. Topkis' Sons
and Mr. Rothchild for cutting out
about ten thousand yards Of material
free of charge and a number Of dry
goods houses In the city that sold the
goods az cost.
"ln closing its winter work. the
Home Relief Committee wishes 10
thank tho public for their spontaneous
generosity in this cause While only
few have given large amounts. a
great many have given a little, and
oven the very poor on "Self-Sacrifce
Day" shared their pennies with their
brothers in greater need
/ Miss Hopkins reported as follows:
! Since the Home Relief started, seven
/ hundred families have come under
! IT'S care for material relief, medical
cero legal advice, transportation and
, in some cases only advice. During
the three months a great many false
addresses we're given: in a great many
cases the colored people we're suf-
fcring. and i'm ali cases they were
given the benefit Of the doubt and
Helped temporarily There were some
old colored couples. who had nevel
had 10 ask assistance before. who
this winter, without some aid, would
have starved
"Tho Polish people presented din.
cult problem. A great many not speak
ing sufficient English 10 be able 10
make their names understood Some
were found to be without friends. hay
irg lived for three or four months on
their savings. which we're finally eX-
hausted. There we're many families
who applied whose relatives knew
nothing of their condition, and when
seen by one of the visiting committed
we're only too glad to do their share
and help the family over a period OF
distress.
medical attention has boen secured
for moi less than seventy-hve families
A great many applicants did not know
there was a city physician, and when
told. went direct from the Home Re.
lief ONCE 10 the Board Of Health and
secured his much needed services
Each family has had its individual
problems. and had to he treated iii-
dividually This required time Tor
visits TO the home. relatives, church
friends. etc. before II could be de-
cided lust what was best to do FOR
them. Visits paid by the volunteers
i'm the interests Of tho families have
been Of the greatest holp-twO nun
dred visits we're paid by them. There
we're five hundred and twenty-five yis-
it's paid i'm behalf of the families dur
ing the three months by tho secretary.
"Thuogh the Home Relief has closed
the work with their families is still to
be carried on with the Organized
Charities. and the need of volunteer
workers is just as urgent as II has
ever been. Your cooperation and in
terest is hoped for through them.
Miss Hopkins efficient work has
made her Indispensable, and she has
agreed TO stay on and work with Miss
Gordon in the Associated Charities.
"Msr. O'Byrne. as secretary for the