Evening journal., 1917-02-21
Charities HOPE TO
Do Greater WORK
Need of Enlarging Scope oil
Activities Set Out in
Association Reports
DENTISTS OFFER
THEIR SERVICES

Need for enlarging the scope OF
work of the Associated Charities is
pointed out in the report just made
of the organization by the general sec
rotary aud the superintendent OF lhe
Visiting Nurses Association.
1T is the duty Of this organization
TO make the people Of this city rear
iae that the principle asset or a CITY
is the character Of its working pop
ulation-anything which diminisnes
the efficiency, physical or moral, Oh
a man, woman or hid, is deductlns
from that asset and increasing the
liability Of a city" the visiting nurse
said.
A comparison of the monthly re-
ports Of the Association Charities LOT
December, 1916. and December, l9lo'
and January. 1916, and January, 1911
shows the following increase in the
number OF families under care OF the
society: December, 1915. ll6i Janu-
airy, 1916, 141; December, 1916. looi
January, 1917. 210.
A further study of sources from
which the families came shows very
healthy and normal growth.
Sources Of MISUNDERSTANDING
from previous month, II; charitable
individuals, 81; personal application
80; female benevolent and proVident
societies, %; churches, 3; visiting
nurses association, 10; tuberculosis
nurses, a; State labor commission, o;
police. /; police matron. 1; City Coun'
Gilman, 2; Juvenile Court, 2; consul
mers' League, 2; children's home, i
employers. 8; total, 115.
There are nineteen organizations
outside of Wilmington from whom in
formation relative to 80 cases was OBJ
tanned, making a total of 2lO.
The report calls attention to the
FIVE pensions aggregating an expense
of about 500 a month. which are now
carried by the organization.
Several other families are about to
be put on the pension list and will
require a considerable sum of money
to carry out the proposed plan for
this rehabilitation. It is pointed out
this is not a new thing in organized
charity work but the general prac-
tice Of all progressive similar organi-
cations.
The "self-supporting coal fund.- con
Quoted by Mrs. Nesbitt has been a greal
success. In january, 1916. there were
white women and Z colored women pro
vidinp their own fuel through thi'
source. The twelve women deposited
s23.25 in January, 1916, as compared
with IA women IA white and 10 colored
depositing S37 in January, 1917. Onl!
two of the latter group have ever beer
helped in any other way by the 'Asso
ciated Charities. The method has beer
TO REQUIRE a reference from an employee
and one from a merchant who has eX
tended them credit, before they can be
come depositors in the "self-supportini
coal fund"
As an example Of the habits Of thrift
inculcated by this means, 1t IS pointe
ont that one colorcd woman, last sum
rner paid for four tons of coal for Tn
winter.
Il is pointed out the local society
is afiliated with the national or
canization OF which Francis II. Nc
Lean is secretary and that this fact
has been Of great assistance TO TIT
local society in carrying on its work
The talk of Miss Mary G. Good
willie chairman OF the Volunteer
Committee of the Federated Charities
of Baltimore on February u, wa.
one of the features of the addresses
given volunteers Of the associat on
and il is expected the talk OF j. w
Faust geenral secretary Of the
Orange Bureau Of Associated Chart
ties on next Monday evening will b'
another interesting feature connectel
with undertakings Of the organiza
ton
The report Of Miss Marie T. Lock
wood, superintendent OF the Visitin
Nurses Association shows that IN
school inspections are bringing abou
gratifying results. For January. 1871
these were as follows;
Cases. new, 114;sOld. 35; throug
physicians, 8; through others, LOG
free, 81: pay, 90; number Of visits
415; amount collected In individua
fees. S43.S5; Metropolitan Life lnsul
ance Company, S153; amount collecte
through settlements, S4S.75; childre
examined in school during Januar.
251; referred to tuberculosis disper
sary, 4; children receiving dispenser
care 1S2; children operated upon,
visits made for schools and settle
ments, 179; eye glasses. II.
Arrangements now are under wa
for selecting a location OF a dent;
dispensary, the Wilmington Dent;
Society, through the efforts of d