Evening journal., 1921-11-15
START SURVEY OF
DISTRESS IN CITY
David M. Hillegas TO Report
Conditions to Mayors
Emergency Committee
CENTRALIZED RELIEF
THEN. TO BE PLANNED

David M. Hillegas, secretary Of
the Equitable Trust Company, Ninth
and Market streets. has been select
ed to make a survey Of the work of
charitable Institutions in Whining
ton and to recommend measures
for general relief during the com
ing winter to the Emergency Re-
lief Committee named by Mayor /
Harvey.
He began work this morning and /
will report to meeting Of the
committee, set for noon next Mon
day, in the rooms Of the Chamber
Of Commerce. DUPONT Building. The
report turned in by Mr.. Hillegas will
largely determine the course OF
action which will be pursued by tho
Emergency Relief Committee.
There are approximately a dozen
I organizations in this-city which are
working to alleviate destitution, and
it is Mr.. Hillegas' intention to OBJ
tain from them concrete reports n
the extent OF their work and the /
amounts OF money which they believe I
will be necessary to tide them over |
the winter.
At the first meeting OF the Elmer !
gency Relief Committee. held yes
terday in the Chamber Of Commerce. I
reports were presented by DR.. JOS I
! eph IL. Oden. director of tho Service |
Citizens and OF the Public Employ
ment Service, and Miss b. Ethelda
Mullen. executive secretary of the
Associated Charities concerning the
acute distress in the city. DR.. Odeu
and Miss Mullen We're agreed that
= practically 5000 bread winners were
without work and that many chill
4 dren below the age OF IA were either
n already suffering from or were likely
70 TO suffer from mal-nutrition.
e These reports we're heard with
.. keenest interest by Colonel George
}; a. Elliott, chairman and the mem
.. bers Of the Emergency Relief Com
J. mittee. and DR.. Oden was vested
with authority to select an investi-
s gator to make a complete and com
d prehensive survey OF the actual con-
10 ditions. Or. Odell chose Mr.. Hnle.
$ gas for the work. Expense OF thi,
G undertaking will be betrayed by tn,
- Service Citizens.
g Wien the figures collected by Mr.
! Hillegas finally are presented to tn
y committee. on Monday campaign
designed to raise funds for relief viii
be planned. one suggestion ad
vanced has been that those men an,
women OF the city who already ar
employed shall give propor
ton of their earnings TO assist a.
providing for those who are withou
a L.
and clothing has materially declined
within the past few months IL !
realized that the price OF fuel still 1
high and that II weather condition.
in the next few months should b,
severe there will be much suffering
The Public Employment Bureau
which has its headquarters in tn,
old City Hall. Market street abov,
Fifth, today reported that IL hat
received n applications for work
from men, had referred 10 to EN-
ployment openings and had placed
four. In the women's division. ter
applications were received and elev-
en- were referred. or the eleven. on,
: was in an industrial home and an.
other in a clerical line. while the
. remaining nine were domestic.
/, The monthly meeting OF the ui.
reetors OF the Associated Charities
: was held this afternoon in the clui
d room OF the Hotel DUPONT. Asid,
from routine business. discussion cen
y tered largely on the means which +
le IS believed shall have 20 be taken t,
~ carry the worthy poor Of the cit,
ne through the coming six months
ee flans Tor a definite. organized an,
oi cooperative effort by all the chari
taole bodies OF the city were con