The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-11

Vice Commission was furnished with data showing the relationship of vice and poverty. :. Some splendid service has been rendered by volunteers who have act ed on committees, who have helped as investigators and friendly visitors among poor families, and who served on the financial campaign committee last spring. Their assistance and enthusiasm in the work has been of Immeasurable value to the regular staff. "Fol1owing the recommendations made in the last annual report a
 Legal Aid committee was appointed, composed of Benjamin H. Gordon, Ralph T. Beers and w. w. Bent. This
 committee has been ever ready to give legal assistance, and have been most l helpful to the staff in making ad-
 justments for their cases.
 Tn May ttle general secretary and
 assistant attended the National Con- ference of Charities and Corrections in Baltimore, Md, the expenses of the
 secretary being met by the society Later a report on the conference was made at the Cooperative Case Treat ment committee.
 'The society has met with the 1 Warmest co-operation on the part of
 the various relief agencies in the city. 1t acknowledges with appreciation it's indebtedness to the department of public charities the Ladies' Charitable | society, Ladies Hebrew Charitable so- ciety, the Protestant Widows society. the Helpers, Queens Daughters, and | various churches, to the Bridge port Gas Light Company, who
 furn1shed coal upon request, to l the Bridgeport Hydraulic Company I for wood, the D.. M. Read Go. and
 Needle Workers' guild for their sp1en- did contribution of clothing (societyl has given out over 1,50O articles of
 clothing) to all \contributors and donors, to physicians w(~o gave so gen
 erously of their time and skill, to the i Visiting Nurses association and to all 1 organizations and individuals who l have helped in the success of the
 work~in the past year. While distinct gains have been made by the society, from the point of
 view of work accomplished, the year . has been discouraging financially
 War; industrial depression and strikes
 in turn have rendered the getting of
 money difficult. In March, 1915, from
 the financial campaign, which was
 carried on jointly for the benefit of
 the Charity Organization society, and
 the Bridgeport Housing associate on, un- [ der the lea dership of Lannes McPhet- ridge of Indianapolis, about $2, 300 was
 realized for the, Charity Organization
 society less than half the amount !. whch had been estimated would De
 necessary to carry on the work for the ensuing year. The society now finds itself facing the problems of the win , ter with a deficit of nearly $2,00O. Ii is necessary that steps be taken al ) l once to meet this situation. The ex- ! ecutive commmittee in the crisis fel' } that it was expedient to reduce ex- penses, and the resignation of Miss i winifred Brown was accepted. Mis-: Brown had been with the society fol over a year and had proved herself 5 rnost }efficient and valuable worker 3 This loss, together with the illness Q the, SC 4zs.ary, has greatly embarrassed l the society. which is put at a disad ] vantage at the season of the year whel l ca4ls upon it's services are heaviest an' . when there is the greatest oppor n +uT,itv for extending it's field of use @ fulness in the community{' A