The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-14
WORK IS ONE OF NECESSITY FOR
ACMAE-G. AND PROTECTION
OF COMMUNITY.
Every Citizen to Be ASKED to Contribute
$1,000 Subscribed at Luncheon

TX NOnu ONA13
Every Citizen to 30 ASKED to Contribute
$1,000 Subscribed At Luncheon.
The ir"IIr e: WHcc!!Ha mus: ir'Nla
TT. i ~ S5p.ng."0 q ,,!' for ""''.-
tns's dc~;.tutc families. yg.s - It ""i".
II necessity and :G~; =" I"n'. n ~!
r l.lt.ri:',. IN, ;"r /" Sc!: .ii"'"'-
ton OF the community. ia" Sr;:""'
HuiIst!!.I siit.I;.uI names ms N"Fh
more important ihIa ever h"."Fe. Ever!
.'.t'z"G 49,! hc asked :" Contribute"
Thls was III" conclusion rc'rhrI ~ II
,,H:I:"uc". held at a." F"., li"urI '.'''
1T i noon lu.rar n yvstrrdi%. t.! Il gr"ur
~ ncn REPRESENTING thp business. p:"-
t"-s!"nal and iiulnria! interests a.! '"o
city. THc meeting was called UPON 'Ii'-
tat:ou &C col. J. sumner Jvu"N, r"N.'
dent Of the Associated Charities. l. I tn
l,uri nS- Of presenting Ia" hnan'aI
needs frr tho LcXt - I..n'h-. II" Gut
lined IL, condition - business DEGREES
si"n AMI uu"mri"! 'n"nt and ~ ELECT
upon tho work -; me ANs""it'"d 'h'r'-
ties that mad" :; nc,csH'r! Yer W hrr'-
:ne. ~ c":u@:' II "!'h "i"'r cites !"
raise i Src.!N fund tor relief RI"
meeting w,s attended by W. J.. Wilson,.
j r.. stone. Srnt"H A'''@''r. j. y
HUM W /. NrH. J, i" = Imam, W. Is.
iiuuIling, j SU'nm"Y Ir:.,.. t;c'. y.
Ia.urlt.u. E,'t,arl -. krrrI'""r, Roy Il,
Natl,". H. t. rSirn. y. ". PAU! and
A!N,.t Su,dc!,cr
Finance Committee
Mr.. W. L. Wi.so:, Va" has h"rn
actively Interested in the w"rk "f t"o
Associated ChEr.;ics i"r Il number "t
years. WAS elected chairman ~ n"
finance r"lumit'"r. The "'l'r members
haNe also been prominently !drnt.lr!
with work ui this * mI. ami are aS .".-
lows: ". L. Stone, J. \. Blum. W. II.
G;Wudling. J. summer Jones, /. i. Hn!-
Tor. II. Z. Ogden, (. 4. Robinson and
otto S-hepk.
Edward L. KrcUtzer. secretary FOR IN"
past three years. provided the facts AMI
nsAy%s uIon which the needs t"r the
. coming IL months We're based. lie
stated that the Associated Charities Is
enc Of similar Institutions found In
. every progressive Cit!. IT is the cry
, vide agency 10 which all arc free /"
refer families IN need Of help. II "H'n-
mates waste, overlapping and duF'I''t-
. ton. Its wurS IS distinctive In that II
bends its efforts toward the prevention
: @nI cure e p"icrty. instead "f merely
/ It's reflex.
/ Careful Study Of Each Case
II.
brought 10 It's attention and the neces-
Xtry food. rlo:AiuI. turI and shelter are
provided. 1t employs trained workers
10 get ut the CHISc OF trouble and to
raise the family above the need OF help.
1t helps the families |" help themselves.
II Is non-seriar!Iu and ministers 20
every creed and race. and IS dependent
entirely ur"H voluntary contributions.
In WheelinE the Associated Charities
is the On'v agency providing nursing
rare for tho destitute sick III Their
homes without this. these sick would
hc sadly neglected. Il - also the only
agency providing free dental work for
children, which Is mo OF the most
important contributions 10 tie ra"lic
health work of Wheeling.
Mr.. Krrutzcr brought out what o:hc.
cities were dO!nC III the present indus
rral crisis. In tho ne!ghhoriHE State Of
Onto Youngstown. n city of l"\."nh'
raised S4c5.Nh".00 this year for general
relief and NhilLnthrorsc work. Ot this
amount approximately $l'|.o0n.Nn Will
he used 10 care tor needy families. In
Akron. n city Of c6s.0on. the Charity
Organization society has been provided
with S223.UhO.U0 entirely for relief work
and will receive $50. 10000 additional
making s"6%rnn 90 IN NIL. Their bulge:
for IN" coming yrnr = SS00 nnO.h0. In
Springfield. p'in. with population or
sh"u; 6".""n. approximate tho same as
" une,Iny. tdeIr work Is ,hr"f times as
heavy ~ during ~" preceding year.
After eXhnU-'inr h"ir r"St arrr"rr'l =
ton. they are now raising an additional
sJ0.n00.00.
Great Increase
! With thu greatest possible e"or omy
tho cXr.n,li:;trcS Of til" Wheeling Assoc
GATED Charities. ror direct relief. ar"
now two and "nc-hHlf ::'""S as much AS
4 year ago. Ri" expenditures for fool
have increased over go; for milk for
babies ard !nvalids, over %""':. AMI Tor
the payments ~ rents Tor N'r.n !cNt
families over Inh~. The expenditures
ar" row running NJ the rate OF about
en-. ana N ,,'~ year. or this amount. b"
far the largest part il used Ter "jre"'
material r.Ii"' Tho cos ~: personal
ser, :re. which Includes al. salaries FIR
family relief and sup"rlis n. rr"'".-
ai"nal Nursing. dental clint" and admin
tstra,i"n. has remained rra'iical.y the
sam" for The VISt thru" N"NYS. though
the amount Of work has grown steadily
heavier. The yearly cost ot this SER
. y!rs Is approximately S.7hh."o.
So Far tire Associated Charities ia.
hocn aale 70 ,.onflur - "",p "a the fam'
Nv without = :"Idw:une"--uSually =
widow with .ittic rhtl"rNa--"r 10 tho
family whose wo-k""S arn Handicapped
hv s"r,N rhvs.,~,l -" rrntHl disability
Such families arc IN" first to suffer 81
=, ''.'" II. tbs and 'lany h"'"nic Ia.
tally uen"ndont. They c"ns'ltu'" 10y fn'
the larG.>' TART Of me s"ric'N'> hei'
az work. IN spit" or popular notions
I" tho contrary. tho la:S" majority ~
unrinni wtLc-rarncrs saved rs mitch as
rNc.~ in,rr'" permitted. and "" {" this
time h." Ic"n ahl" to nl"e, 'n"r family
rcSn"n ~ihilitl"s. Non" Q; III" families
receiving hop from the Associated
Charities h.,"ug L" IA" class ntat re-
c"!vcd high wa""a Not single
striker has applied for. or Is being eN-
tended relief Wht,n symratEe;:" ""n-
eidera,.0n IS gjvcn every case, tn
= cd SO