Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-01
CHARITY WORK
IN WILMINGTON
Outlined at the Annual Meet
ing of the Associated
Charities.

The annual meeting OF the AsSociated
Charities of Wilmington was held last
night in st Andrews parish house
Eighth and Orange streets, Rev. Charles
l.. Candee presiding.
karl dc SchcNlnt1 OF fmlad2lphla
general secretary for the organizing oi
charitIce. emphasized the Importance ol
associated charities work IN maintaining
the mental. moral and physical comfort
of those who must remain nj home under
war conditions
Miss Mary c. Goodwitie, chairman
of the baltimore Federation OF Charities,
spoke on The Relation OF NolunteerS and
the Trained Workers The speaker
covered in every detail the entrance OF the
volunteer worker into the government ;
large army and said that the keynote OF
SUCCESS in charity was cooperation be
tween the trained worker and the volun-
tcer
Tho report Of Miss IInda X Mills.
general secretary. showed that.
During the twelve months ending
March 81. lalN, the Associated haritos
administered 10 the needs OF ,Ol9 iamilles,
representing 5.4li individuals ms
represents one ont Of every l9 persons
residing in the city Of Wilmington. or
- times the population Of the city
az Dover. the >CCond largest CITY IN the
State
4 change in the fiscal year making
il close September 50 in place OF April
/. was decided upon and Charles l.
Patterson and LEROY Harvey We're elected
directors. succeeding J Newell Ban
nard. .Ir and Archibald MAN. who are
in military service.
Miss Mills report and statistics as fol
lows were read.
Total number Of families, l0l9 new
families making first application 70 So
clctvs, 2tl. old families any fanny
having been known to the ~oclctN during
the 81 wears 81 Its existence /. IA 4. ont -oi-
town INQUIRIES l72 homeless men. %.
false addresses 8 Nocl.d status o. heads
of families Married couples. 5No widows,
los. WidovcrS. =, deserted wives. lWl,
deserted husbands -. separated couples,
-: Sincle women. -. single men, Nl. un-
married mothers, II; unmarried couples,
II. away on account - imprisonment. l."
total. lOIa Total number 81 individuals
over 6n wears If age. 80. total number
OF children under II years OF age. IL
Sourcs from which families came
Referred bv churches II individuals. 81
institutions or organizations. ~. other
cities, IL. personal aPpiltatlon, 81,
total. l0la.
Problems presented Unemployment.
"a under employment = strike OF lock
out. 3: insufficient wage Tor size ot family,
-: ocrIpational disease 4 disability from
industrial accident is tuberculosis II
epilepsy. :: cardIac trouble ;. drug habit.
:: blindness. or very detective 'islon, i.
icehlc-mIndedncss, =. insanity ~ other
mental or phvsical diseases. l3l. old age.
-: non-support Of dependent parents, It.
insufficient education, ~ ShittcSsness. 80,
lack Of thrift - intefuperance, So known
sexual immortality. \, lllegi;lmacy, -.
criminal record, - adults contributing
t. juvenile delinquency. 20. loan shark
victims. , begging. :.
Personal service VISITS by visitors 10
or In behalf of families. 7.-"0 calls AZ
office from cons. .1atiycs, l.3>e. calls 81
office from applicants l.2si. number @;
families RECEIVING aId from relatives, iil
number OF families receiving Md from
benevolent individuals ~
Families tur whom professional services
were secured Medical or surgical and.
400: dental aid T. eyes examined or
treated b. legal aid, IS
Families for whom employment vas
procured Permanent -. temporary, ~
Families for whom institutions, care
was procured Permanent homes. u.
temporary homes, II.
Development in families Removed to
new environment Z city, 81 removal to
new environment ont of city, =. aided by
enforcement of cts ordinance or State
statutes. p recTeati0nal enlargement pro
cured Tor l5l.
Renorts submitted showed the total
number Of volunteers who have given
active service during he year a. 81, volun-
teers who have gwen one or more morn
ings or afternoons per week during the
year. %. volunteers who have gwen
services as friendly visitors, 2b. case con-
ferences held 81. special JOINT educational
conferences. + parior meetings held, 8
study classes conducted :
Miss Marie 7. Lockwood. superln-
tendent Of the listing NURSES ASSOCIATION.
In submitting her report SAID
The great increase III work and the
steady growth of the organization : ac-
tivitIes Is borne with in the increased daily
average OF patients carried by each uurse
during the past veav Formerly we occa-
sionallv had periods of days ana an occa-
sional week Of comparative leisure but
for the past six months that seerns 70 be
past history.
summer Is arriving with its stream oi
infant and old people ailments va
cations to be planned ior and all the SICK
nlrsed vino apply - us - lar our staff
has not been inttriered with seriously
for war work
The plan Of reorganization under
separate boards uf the As-ociated harI
ties and Visiting Nurses Association sug- /.
gcsteG by Mr. Mclean ID Ms report Is OF I
particular interest 70 tins section Il i f
horsed that the matter shall be planned
carefully III the interest Of each as,o-
cation
The report Of the Visiting Nurses A.
soclation follows: Prom April l 1917 q
April /, 1918, number Of eases. l,O5e /
exclusive Of settlement.
Visits. "a. amount collected lndi
vidual. S5i1 20 Metropolitan Life ~
suranc.. Go. 81 .52l 80, settlements. 5000
Number Of nurses employed on staff II
number registrar and part tue assistant
/ number 7uterl i~oT. J total :