Evening star., 1920-04-04
TOTAL DONATIONS
IN EASTER APPEAL
FOOT UP $7,639.5O
Associated Charities Expects
to Raise $1O,O00-List
of Contributors.

The Easter appeal Of the Associated
Charities and the Citizens Relief As
| ISOLATION for $i0,0ee with which to
complete the budgets of these organ
isations for their fiscal year ending
| next September go officially closes
today.
The entire amount needed has not
been received, but contributions
turned over to Milton r. Allies, chair
man, of the Joint finance committee,
,, by the special Easter appeal commit
tee, composed of Newbold Noyes.
Charles C. Glover, jr., and Coleman
Jennings, and as the result of their
personal canvass, brought the funds
last night to s7,s3s,50.
More Donations Expected.
The committee expects that in to-
niorrow's mail will be found donations
to bring the total still nearer the goal
With the spirit of Easter in the air
joy the good cheer and hope that the
season symbeliaes. the finance COM
mittee hopes that many will yet be
moved to contribute who have not
done go,
An example Of n good charitable
investment and satisfactory dividends
thereon was furnished yesterday at
the Social Service House. when y
client voluntarily called to repay a
loan of s12 which had been given
him to meet an unexpected emergency
due to Illness and consequent hospital
bills some months ago. There was
complete transformation in the bor-
| rowerS appearance. From being down
and out the man gave every evidence
of that independence and "self-de-
termination" that comes from finan-
cial success
Contributions Received.
Contributions sent to the Social
Service House, 923 II street north
west. will be promptly acknowledged
to the donors. Acknowledgement of
contributions was made last night as
follows:
Previously acknowledged, $5,1S2.50:
Princess Boncompagni. 5000; Newbold
Noyes, $3.50; Milon Z. Allies, Mrs. II. c.
Perkins, Henry White, E. Lee Jones.
Coleman Jennings. 500 each; addi
tional 500 subscriptions were made
by Frank B. Noyes, Mrs. Hennen Jen-
| nings. Mrs. Willard H. Bronson and
| Charles c. Glover. jr.; Mrs. Randolph
| H. McKim, SIS additional; Arthur
Burt Co. j. S. Johnson, Mrs. F. b.
Noyes and Saks & Company, each
$50; additional $50 subscriptions were
| made by Charles j. Bell. Mrs. F. A.
Keep and William Corcoran Eustis;
Mrs r. N. Thompson (third con-
tribution). $50: Boss & Phelps. Mrs.
A. A. Cushman, Nine. Christian Hauge,
Beale R Howard. Mrs. Thomas Hyde,
John s. Larcombe, DR.. and Mrs. Will
Flather. Randall H. Hagner & Co.
and ]. P. Story. jr.. each s25. Additional
$25 subscriptions were made by Mrs.
Cary T. Grayson, Becker's Leather
Goods Co., Charles A Spalding. Weaver
Brothers. Miss Helen Snow Jones. Mrs.
John Hays Hammond. Messrs. Dulin g.
Martin and Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins;
Newbold. $40 each; Kings Palace, s15;
r. P. Andrews Company, William
Bailantyne Sons. Berry Whit
more. Harry F. Clark. Jules Demonet.
ruder. J. Van Ness Philip, Col. William
Carey Sanger and Miss Harriet Sui
livan, $40 each. Additional SO sub
scriptions were made by A. Brylawski.
H H;y, Bradley Ms:,r, DayIds0n' Hss0 F. cn H.
George l. Harrison. Miss G. p.
Htchhe1d and John H. Small:
Max Kaufman. j. Sitter and cash.
IS each: additional fve-dollar sub
scriptions were made by c. A. Aspin-
Emily Graves. &s addltional: Lieut..
Commander II. Gordon Donald. 81;
Miss A. l.. Heaven and Maj. and Mrs.
H. B. Pratt. 81: total. s7.ess.bo.
"Tirst Aid to the Needy"
"First aid to the needy is given by
the Associated Charities through issu-
anee of books Of tickets. The tickets are
registered In the name of the holder
and are guarantees that when pre-
sented to tho society the applicant
| will bs sympathetieaily and eonf1den-
| TALLY aided by trained social workers
who know the resources of the city
and how to use them to the advan-
tage OF those in need.
Medical aid, institutional care.
nursing attantion. employment. legal
assistance and Immediate financial
help are some of the ways In which
the society helps those who come to
Il bearing the tickets.
Steps In the plan are given as fol-
lows. TT the applicant Is homeless
send him to us with one of the in
closed tickets II the applicant lives
i5 Washington send us to him. Our
telephone number is Main 992. We
will give first aid ov visit the home
at eneA You will receive a report of
what we are able to do to help, II
you do not hear you will knew that
the person referred to us did not