Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-14
EMERGENCY COMMITTEE
FINDS MUCH POVERTY
Will Have Survey Made to De-
tsrmins How Many Families
Need Help.

Members OF the emergency relief
mittec on Unemployment met for the
nrst time this morning In the rooms
OF the Chamber OF Commerce and re-
affirmed Mayor Harvey's appointment
of Colonel George A. Elliott as chair
man. The purpose OF the session was
to hear reports from Miss B r.. Null
len OF the Associated Charities and Dr.
j. II. Odcll Of the unemployment com
mittee just what conditions really are
in this city and al n result IL was
decided to have an investigation made
during this week as to what other
charity organizations are doing and
what they have found in the way OF
want among the residents The COM
mittee will Jneet at the call OF the
chair when this information has been
compiled. No steps were taken today
toward securing funds to help the
needy but this phase OF the work was
discussed and definite steps along this
line Will be taken later. There is ex-
treme want In Wilmington. 1t was
shown, and something will have to be
done to prevent starvation, especially
among the children.
DIR. Odell reported there are about
5000 bread winners out of work
here OF this number $500 men and
500 women have registered AT the Fed
eral employment bureau az willing to
dc whatever they can do To date $50
men and 2ts women have been placed
in positions where they could earn
money. OF all the unemployed regis
tered 9S per cent are citizens OF VII
mington and Delaware and there are
no "fioaters" In the number DIR. Odell
explained the tales told az the en-
ployment bureau are most dishearUn-
ing and pathetic. Men go there and re-
main there all day because II Is
warm and they have no heat in Their
homes. Many say they have been with.
out food for long periods and whit
there have been no cases OF actua
starvation discovered many children
are suffering from malnutrition and
the diseases consequent upon lack o
proper nourishment. IL is to relieve
these conditions the committee pro
poses to act.
Very few foreigners and skilled me
chanics have registered. Dr. Odel
said. There Is a scarcity of brickfayeys
plumbers. carpenters and skilled me
chanies
y Miss Mullen told the committee con
ditions in the city nj this time war
rant very prompt action. She ha
found much actual want, especial,
among the children. During Octobe
the Associated Charities cared for 30
families involving 755 children unde
IL years of age and all of them wer,
I'm desperate need of assistance. Sh
has knowledge of s2 men with fami
les who are willing TO do any kind o
work they can get. She told the com
mittee some very pathetic and desper
ate cases have come TO her attention
The committee today did not elec
a permanent secretary and William
r. Budd acted temporarily IN this ca
pacity. The members Of the committe
lin addition to Colonel Elliott the chair
man are II. +. Scott. Otho Nowlanc
William G.. Taylor. John s. Rossell. A
r. Creighton. Charles p. Robinson
John Richardson, Jr. Charles r. Nil
Ter, DR.. Willard Springer. Lammo
.du Pont. II. Fletcher Brown, r. Il
Dunham, Horace Wilson, Thomas +
Bayard. Charles l.. Patterson, Benja
min f. Shaw.
Mayor Harvey attended toddy's meet
ing and was much interested in tn
proceedings.