Evening star., 1920-04-03
FUND IS MORE THAN
HALF COMPLETED
Generous Responses to
Easter Appeal of Asso-
Ciated Charities,

Contributions to the Easter appeal
of the Associated Charities for S10,-
600 today passed the halfway mark.
contributions amounting to s5ss re-
ceived today bringing the total sum
raised to date to s5.1S2.5O. By Easter
Monday the finance committee hopes
to have the entire $4,000 in hand or
In sight
The committee is particularly graft
NED that the home charities have not
been forgotten at this Eastertide 1t
is into homes broken by misfortune
death of wageearner. illness and neg
lect that the Associated Charities is
particularly anxious to bring a mes
sage of Easter cheer and an assurance
to those in distress that they are not
forgotten by their fellows.
List of the Contributors.
Contributions sent to Howard S.
Reeside, treasurer. Social Service
House, 923 II street northwest or to
The Star. will promptly be acknowl-
edged by the Associated Charities.
Contributions to date follow: Emile
Berliner. $3.50 additional (total S500);
Levi p Morton. 5000; c. F. NJ. Fadeley
5000: Mrs. Benjamin H. Warder, 500:
DR.. George NJ Kober, $50 additional;
1ngle. s25; Mrs. A. Davis Ireland.
$25: Scott II. Lilly. s25 renewal; Mr..
and Mrs. Albert NJ Read, SIS addi-
tional: Miss Mabel l.. Pillsbury, s25:
in memory of NJ Agnes D.. $40; Miss
Augusta F. Johnston. SO: NJ. Martin
Kallman. $40; Mrs. Douglas McCaskey.
$40; T. ]. Ryland, $40: Edgar D. Tur-
ner. $40; Rear Admiral William w.
kim ball. $40 additional: o. L. s., $40:
Paul Dupont, $3.50 additional: Mrs H.
c.. Browning. s5 additional; Samuel
Dalzell. s5: Mrs. Charles Dunton.
s5 additional; Mrs. William P. Graves,
s. additional; Gen. William NJ. Black.
IS; Maj. Lewis d. Greene, s5: Melvin
n Hopwood. IS: Wilson S. Hullfish.
s.: Mrs NJ ]. Hunt. IS additional;
Mrs. c. G. NJ Matthews. So additional;
Miss Genevieve c. Meacham. s5: Page
Milburn. $5: Leonard G. Noteworthy.
So; c. F. R. Ogilby, So: Robert G.
Peck. So; j. H Power. s5; S. B. Tul-
loss. S5; j. Edgar Robinson. So: Henry
R. Evans. SO: Henry Seidemann. So;
c. H. Woodbridge. So; Mrs. r. F. Stew
ard. $3.50; Mrs. Larue Brown, 81: j.
Raymond Hoover, SO; Mrs. S. L. Mat
D.. 81; Mrs. Belle Mckay. 81; from
little girl. 81: in memory of Willie.
81: a friend of the poor. 81. and 2.
D. Nicolson, 81. Previously acknowl-
edged. s4.064.50; total. s5.1s2.50.
Cases Decrease-Expensel Increases.
In Washington the number of appli-
cants to the Associated Charities for
relief has decreased steadily over
period of years up to the present
time. while the amount spent per
capita has steadily increased.
This is held susceptible OF but one
Interpretation. that FOUNDERS" and
"repeaters" have been eliminated
TO intensive and constructive social
service of a kind which graduates ap-
plicants from dependence to perma-
nent independence.
In The Star during the week has
been described the process by which
an individual applicant is given i'm
mediate attention, and. while his
needs are being sympathetically stud
led by the visitor in her efforts to get
acquainted with the family and it's
requirements, assistance is rendered
as occasion demands.
The ultimate purpose is to work out
a plan by which the family shall be
restored at the quickest possible mo-
physical health and economic indie
pendence.
10000 Cases Recorded.
1t has been shown that the Associat-
ed Charities is a clearing house for
many other organizations in the city
by the maintenance of its confidential
social service exchange. wherein are
recorded the names of some 10000
families who at one time or another
have needed legal. medical, charitable
or correctional aid.
The society consists of seven units
or neighborhood centers. located with
in easy reach of people in the different
sections of the city.
Each of these units. or branch Of
fees. maintains a district conference
meeting weekly. largely composed of
volunteers interested in social work.
Each of these centers has at its
command the services of trained
social worker. who is at the service of
the pastors. business men. organiza-
tion and individual householders of
the District.
While the Associated Charities is
interested in the individual family. it
has not ceased TO concern itself with
social conditions that create poverty,
child neglect and Juvenile delin-
Quency. 1t stands for better hous
ing. the development of Fairgrounds.
the elimination of tuberculosis and
tho enforcement OF a C.rict non-sup
port law for deserting and shirking
husbands It's summer outings work
for mothers and children IS one Of
the most popular forms of charity in
Washington
1t numbers among it's contributors
for all departments and allied
branches of it's work nearly 5000 in
dividuals. churches and organizations.
1t desires to increase this number to
1000, in order that it may receive
more sympathetic and widespread
moral support from those interested
in the welfare OF the less resourceful
families Of the community.