Evening star., 1921-03-27
$1,000 YET NEEDED
IN CHARITY APPEAL
Still Opportunity to Help
Worthy Cause-4,122
Have Contributed.

Chairman Allies of the joint finance
committee of the Associated Charities
and the Citizens Relief Association
announced last night that there is
sun opportunity for those who have
not yet contributed in the Easter ap-
peal for members
Contributions may be sent in to-
day or tomorrow, it was announced
last night The appeal is still $4,000
snort, with 4.122 contributors regis
tered up to late last evening. The
treasurer of the fund is Howard S.
Reeside. Social Service House. 923 II
street northwest.
Outlines Days Work.
A cross section of one days work
ny District visitor of the Associated
Charities was given last night. as fol-
lows: Il began my day by calling on
woman who is taking care of the
baby of an unmarried mother. in
whom the Associated Charities is in
terested. From there l went to see
another woman who has given birth
TO second illegitimate child. Then
hurried to my Office to keep an en-
gagement to confer with some volun-
teers. While waiting for them cleri-
cal work engaged my attention.
Upon leaving my office | started
out to call on the family of soldier
who had applied for Il loan. Neither
ne nor his wife We're at home. but |
talked with the wife's mother. While
in the neighborhood l made a friend
ly call on two families in whom We
are Interested to see how they were
getting along.
My next call was to try to get the
address of a woman who had left her
mother. who was naturally worried
about her daughter. Then I stopped
at the house of a family where the
man had not been supporting his wife
and children, who were. about to be
evicted.
Fortunately, while I was there the
woman's father came in and said
he would move the family to the
country, so as to be near him. That
was a happy solution of their imme-
diate problem.
Then l hurried down town to try
to find a man on his lunch hour. to
tell him about one of my families
whose children were attending his
Sunday school The father is in the
Washington Asylum Hospital. The
mother had broken down trying to
keep d little store. but things had
run down while she was trying to
attend her i'll husband.
Il had no sooner gotten back to my
office when one of my men came IN
who had broken his arm about the
middle of November while crankIng
a machine. He had been driving a
truck for a commission merchant.
The first week the employer paid his
full wages, and then part-tlme
wages for several weeks longer The
mans arm is now SO he can do lit
tie light work, but cannot do heavy
work.
Helped Him Find Job.
I'VE helped him search the town over
for job that he can do. Before ne
left woman called for whom we
had gotten job the day before, ask
ing US to help her to collect money
due from a previous temporary job.
Then one of my pension families came
in to get their weekly check.
Another client called for pair OF
shoes for her children. having been
referred by the school attendance OF
ficer. Then volunteer dropped in.
and hearing that the woman wanted
work said she could employ her. The
social worker at Providence Hospital
called to talk over a plan for fam
ily. in whom we were both interested.
in which there was tuberculosis.
Then came colored man who had
lost his job on the Pennsylvania rail-
road about two months ago. Had
spent his last 10 cents and had been
advised by lawyer to come to us
for job.
Temporary work was found him.
Then there came an emergency call.
A family referred without anything
to eat. where one of the children had
scarlet fever. Food was sent him to
the home, which was Quarantined.
During the day had sold thrift
stamps and held conferences with
several volunteers. There were thir-
teen different families that day for
whom we had been trying to do some
helpful service"