Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-24
W|LM|NGTON TAKES ]
STEPS TO CARE FOR.
POOR THIS WINTER
Conditions Of Distress, Due to
Unemployment. Which Have
to be Met.
67S FAMILIES WERE
HELPED LAST YEAR

Hundreds Of families in Wilmington
face . SERIOUS situation during the coming
winter months. Thousands of workers are
idle and due to the scarcity Of fuel and
the high cust Of food the city Is confronted
with n condition more serious than the
prr-wAr winters. 80,
Picture a mother with four or fve little
on~~ and with perhaps new born cnh
Just addcd 10 the family, suddenly reaiis,
ing that the one who provided food, fuei
Ard shelter has lost his job and his man
hood a the same time ard deserted his
poet. Hungry children have always seem.
ed to he shc depth OF human misery and
have never failed TO wing pity and Assist
xn~c from human hesrts. Thero ars hungry
children right in Wilmington and unless
the rood people of Wilmington Will n,eHt
this obligation OF responsibility resting
on them ~ ciiisens, thec will bc moro
hungry children this winter than ever
heforr known.
In order to provide relief and to continue
the grcs, work done during the past years
of need. the AssociAted ChNities ard
VISITING NURSE Association have sent out
an appeal for money to meet the dernants
that now exist aud which Will increase
during the next few months.
The relief 10 gwen without regard TO
u.
report of the persons IN charge OF the work
of the Associated Charities and Visiting
Nursc Association shows that the re-
suits amply Justify the efforts put forth.
The report Of the general secretary, Minis
n. E,helda Mullen says:
III will he interesting TO know some
thing of the types Of work which come 70
US There IS soarcely Any phaSc OF family
sucisl work, which IL not ours And every
family hns its own particular problem
Recause We are dealing with human factors
We must modify our treatment to SUIT the
individual need Sometimes il is wnge
Garner permanently or temporarily DIS
shled bv illness or accident; sometimes
~ Older boy or girl assuming respcnsi-
Lih,ics far too heavy for their young should
ers H.s II ever occurred " the people OF
Wilmington 10 ask what beco<nes OF the
families Of the men Who arc paying the
l,rnalsy for the crimes they have com
m:tted against .ocietyi The family Of the
murderer 10 lust A. dependcnt "A that OF
he victim. Then them are the families OF
the men who were victime Of the influenza
eridcmic of lals-lo. These wrr~ yo,lnE
men with families Of little children. This
has raised the list of families receiving
regular weekly pensions from ., the
largest number ever carried IN ANY per-,
vio,a year, 70 rs. This means food, milk,
fuel. ren, and clothing The only stterns-
tive IL institutional care for the children.
so dsy,riving them Of their right 20 grow
up In q normal home These are our future
ci,irsns and upon the standard ths' ve
so, for them. depends their ability TO
qualify.
There sr~ varioce othef small groups
of families which have come 10 Us for
help aud advice, but il is interesting to
uots tbs, IN no case has there been an
nhlc-boded wage Garner. Thi, has doubt
lcsS been sble 90 the grest demand for
labor and the high wages which have pre-
vailed
During the year Just clo~ed NC hsve
received applications from 675 families,
ta0 of which have = sver appealed before.
some ot those 615 families have reeded
oaly temporary help. At Tho most only =
lrx months Others hav. required Al
n our or two Of tho workers time bat 8
great number n them viii nc~d US for