The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-06
1T WASA SUCCESS
Secretary of Confidential Ex-
change Reports to the Mayor.
Approximately 1,5OO Needy
Persons Reached Christmas.

That there is a growing spirit of
cooperation on the part of charitable
agencies working in the city, and
consequent increased efficiency in
their work is the statement included
in the report filed with Mayor ]. E.
House by Miss Mabel Adams, secre-
tary of the Confidential Exchange of
Charities.
In addition to the fifteen hundred
or more persons who were assisted
Christmas by the various organiza-
tions working through the exchange,
AZ new cases were reported by agen-
cies during the month. Six of these
are families that will require occa-
sional help. The others are almost al
together dependent on the societies
caring for them.
In her report to the mayor Miss
Adams says:
1.-The work of the Confidential Elk
change for the month of December
centered around the Christmas giving.
The spirit of cooperation on the part
of more than thirty charitable organ
izations and churches and many indi-
viduals made possible the caring for
more than three hundred families,
ranging from two to ten in each fam
lily. This brings the total number of
persons who were made happy by the
workers cooperating and working
office up to 1900. The doing away
of unnecessary Implications made 1t
| possible to reach many more needy
| people. Such Implications as did oc-
cur were the result of the refusal of
| the Good Fellows and Miss King to
| cooperate with other workers.
1.-The secretary spoke to a number
| of church clubs and societies during
| the month with a view of obtaining
| their help in making Christmas a day
| of happiness of for children of many
our needy homes.
Sources of Help.
1.-The Intermediate society of the
| Central Congregational church gave a
| Christmas party for the children OF
the Provident day nursery. Another
| class of this church gave money tC
| help make the older children of the
| Provident association classes have q
real Christmas party. Many gifts were
| donated to the exchange and these
were given to the cooperating agen-
| cies to distribute
THE secretary also spoke before
the following clubs this month: Child
Study. Federation of Colored clubs
Alpha Assist club.
| THE past few months work have
demonstrated the usefulness of a cen
| trail office for charitable work, espe-
| cia1ly at Thanksgiving and Christmas
THE work for the month was
greatly helped by the splendid arti.
| cles published by the Topeka State
| Journal, explaining the work of the
I exchange and the Christmas plan.
There is a growing spirit of CO.
| operation on the part of the workers
and the work is becoming more eff
cient as a result of having the Conf
4 dental Exchange as center through
/ which to work"
! No public mention of the individual
contributions made by hundreds of To
pekans who assisted in making Christ
mas a day of genuine cheer for hun
| dreds of less fortunate residents of the
city has ever been made. During the
past few days, however, Miss Adams
has sent every donor a personal letter
voicing the appreciation of the assist
ance rendered the agencies working
| through the exchange.