Evening star., 1920-04-01
MORE AID SOUGHT
IN EASTER APPEAL
Associated Charities En-
phasizes Needs in District.
Contributions to Date.

Wider response to the Easter appeal
OF the Associated Charities for $4,000
to complete its budget for the present
fiscal year was urged in a statement
issued today by Milton e. Allies. chair
man Of the appeal fund. Contribu-
tions made today brought the total
raised to date to- $3,57s.
| Our committee feels that this work
OF the relief and prevention Of distress
in the District Of Columbia should be
| the concern OF every successful citi-
\ zen and of every prosperous business
house which is interested in the So
cial welfare Of our less fortunate fell
lows" declared MT. Allies.
Two Nen-sectarian Agencies.
CitiEens' RELIEF Association" he con-
tinued. are the two non-sectartan.
| city-wide, family social agencies Of
the District OF Columbia mfnistering
to the poor in their own homes. They
are supported by private benevolence.
receiving no congressional appropria-
tion. They are indorsed by the chari-
| ties Endorsement committee. and their
books are audited by certified ac-
couhtants. They are general practi-
ia ton. ministering to the unfortunate,
the neglected, the INDECENT sick. the
friendless and the foriorn. In the
families under their care last year
there were e.6ss children under six
teen years Of age. 1t is for the chill.
dren particularly that the Associated
! Charities seeks to provide equal op-
portunity with their fellows for
school attendance. sound health and
proper environment.
1 The committee sincerely trusts that
in view OF the present imperative
needs many moro individuals and
business organizations will respond
to help these societies carry an Eas-
ter message Of good cheer into many
home now broken by poverty and
Ccntributions may be made payable
to Howard S. Reside. treasurer, and
sent either to the Social Service
House. s2a H street northwest. or to
| Contributions to Date.
Contributions to date are as fol-
Previously acknowledged. s2,71s.
Baldwin. $780,. pledge; c. A. Snow, 500;
Mrs: Truman H. Newberry. s25; Dan
iel L. Hazard. .s25' additional: Arthur
J. Richards, $25; Rear Admiral James
H oliver. $40; Charles Henry Butler,
SIS additional; Commander and Mrs.
| w. D. Puleston. SO: Miss A. o. T.,
SO: anonymous. S.: Mrs. l. A.
Fletcher, IS; John B. Hansen. s.; Mrs.
John B. Hansen. IS: Max Hansmann.
ond contribution; Col. r. B. Miller, IS:
Hallett johnson, IS; W. H. sSholes, $s;
Albert P. Madeira. IS; David g.
Thompson; IS; Ford F. Yonng, IS:
E. N. n ca casseils, s.: Miss % Annie m 's E
nealle. 81; J. 3. Doyle, 81: H. r. Nc
MILAN. 81; George F. Mitchell, 81;
Mrs. Mary G. Rugg.. 81; Mrs. NJ. NJ. s,
81; Lieut.. NJ. G. 3. 81; John Scott. 81;
l. Al; slyder. 81. ind Mrs. c. S. Wood
ward. 81.
eS.oeo Families Indexed.
More than $4,000 families are in
dexed in the social service exchange
maintained by the Associated Chari-
ties. This exchange is at the COM
mand of every charity in Washington,
| as well as of government depart
ments. churches and individuals. The
exchange data are ccnndential: n saa
idexed, and during last year 8.446 more
were added, so that it now has 6S.773
families listed in its exchange, Last
| year twenty-four government de-
partments and bureaus called upon
the exchange for service. In addt-
| ton, there were calls from thirty-one
private organizations, three churches
| and 243 individuals. There were moro
than 800 eut-of-town calls.
Showing the value of the exchange,
1t. Is stated that of the 931 families
| referred to the Associated Charities
last year the society had SO per cent
| indexed in its confidential exchange,
80 that these families were old friends
to it, rather than strangers.
The cards indexed in the exchange
carry only sufficient information to
distinguish the families one from an
! other. and to determine what social
agencies, what relatives. are interest
| ed or have been of service.
In order to avoid unnecessary ques-
tioning in the proceEA Of getting ac-
| quainted with the family, when it is
| referred to any new agency, the As
sociated Charities undertakes to in
form such agency when 1t first comes
in contact with the family who else
are already interested.
The expectation is that all agencies
who have had contact with the family
will work together on a common plan
to accomplish rehabilitation. The
method employed saves the family
itself from duplicate or unnecessary
inquiry and brings together all In
terested In order to enable them to work
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