The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-30
CHARITIES had
VERY BUSY YEAR
Board of Directors In
creased at Annual Meet.
ing Held Monday.

The unprecedented activity of the
Associated Charities organization dur
ing the year 1888 was demonstrated
Monday at the annual meeting Of the
organization held in the mayors office
Reports submitted by the secretary,
Miss Margaret Mckinney, and Otis G
Wilson, the treasurer, showed that the
organization had been called upon to
care for an unusually large number OF
charity cases and had expended judi.
ciously large sums Of money to care
for these cases.
The report of Mr.. Wilson showed
that the sum Of $656.04 had been used
in caring for these cases while the re.
port of Miss Mckinney showed that
1919 families had received aid from the
Organization that 639 individuals had
been aided among the number being
329 children The money was various
" expended for food, clothing, fue;,
hospital supplies, dotcors, etc.
The organization named board of
directors to serve the ensuing year
and six new names were added. Mrs.
Anthony Bowen was elected to mem.
bership on the board taking the pla0C
OF Mayor Bowen. Others elected to
membership were Oliver A. Wood,
Mrs. A. l.. Lehman, Trevey Nutter,
Mrs. M. E. Morgan and Joseph Leh.
man. The other members of the board
are Mrs. j. Walter Barnes, Rollo ].
Conley, Simon Goodman, j. NJ. Hart.
ley, r. NJ. Hite, Mrs. Allie Raymond,
w. A. Hustead. Mrs. G. e. Hutchinson,
w. NJ. Kennedy, B. s. Leopold, A. G.
Martin, Mrs. j. A. Meredith, Clyde S.
Neill, Sam X. Nuzum, DR.. c. M. RAM
age, Mrs. Maggie Roger, Clarence D
Robinson, Joseph Roster, Mrs. j. o.
Watson, Miss Margaret Mckinney,
Mrs. Kemble White, Otis G. Wilson.
The following is the report submit.
ted by Mr.. Wilson covering expendi.
lures for the year:
Shoes, Sab; clothing. $12.5O; office
hospital, $5765; rent, $500; medi.
ciues, 1850: milk, $2159; transpor
tation, $4s.05; telephone, $30.14; print
ing, $500; loans, $s2.10; money
cont, $1,000; coal, $19.75; light, $1.A2:
meals and lodgings, $1S.45; Thanks
giving expenses, $3.50; broom, $1.40.
Total, $4,000. Postage, campaign,
$4,000. Total, $656.04.
The following report was submitted
by Miss Mckinney covering the num-
Der OF cases aided, garments, fuel, food
furnished, ETC.:
Number of families, 1893; number of
individuals, $50; number of children
under 16, 329; deserted wives, Is;
widows. %; transients, So; foreign
born, IS; negroes, II; Americans. 157;
sickness, other than tuberculosis, SO
cases illness in 43 families; tubercu-
losis. ia died; deaths, 16; interviews
in office, BAT; visits to and In behalf OF
families, 4s4; food given, times, 205;
medical supplies, s; pairs shoes
bought g.; pairs second hand shoes
given, 85; loans of money, 8; dona-
tons Of money, 1; transportation fur.
nished, ID; coal, s.; garments given,
sos: meals and lodgings, s; hospital
treatment, A; rent paid (months), 3;
out OF town investigations, 10, uecessi.
tating II visits, Is letters and 3 tele-
grams; sent to institutions, /.
Referred to city-For coal, 8; for
monthly allowance, /; for transporta.
ton, 10; for medical attention, 10; for
services of nurse, 10 cases illness 8
families; for hospital care, Q; recon-
mended to Times Fund for clothing
and shoes, 10.
Referred to county-For mothers
pensions. 4; for material relief, 8; for
medical attention, 4; for hospital care,
/; for admission to infirmary or poor
house, 3: for transportation to insti-
buttons, 2.