Evening star., 1921-04-14
DISTRICT CHARITIES
GET OVER $4,000
Drive for $4,000 Boosted by
4,5O4 Members-City Club
Comes to Front.

More than $4,000 of the $4,000
asked by the Associated Charities in
the Easter appeal has been raised. ac-
cording to figures made public TO-DAY
by Milton +. Allies. chairman of the
joint finance committee. The number
of contributing members has reached
1904
City Club Big Help.
the sources of the responses to its ap-
the sources o fthe responses to its ap-
peal for 10000 members. The first re-
port completed shows that up to the
present time ass members of the City
Club have either. as individuals or on
behalf of their firms. eXemplihed the
civic spirit of the club in practical
fashion by contributing to these famlly
welfare agencies. Donations are com
ing in daily from members of the CLUB,
so that enrolment in the present mem
bership campaign of the Associated
Charities from this one source is IKE.
ly to be much larger before the hnal
returns are received. During the pres
ent week eighty-four members OF the
club have responded to the appeal of
these city-wide, non-sectarian, social
service organizations.
ON March 81. the Associated Chari
ties and Citizens Relief Association
completed six months work of their
tober !. Reports from the District
Workers of the Associated Charities
showed that during that time 500
families were under care. Or this
number 449, or over so per cent of the
families under care were given fin
nancial assistance from the treasury
of these two organiza tions, to total
amount of $20.215. $1,000 OF which in
round numbers came from the speclal
relief funds of the Associated Chari-
ties, and $4,000 from the Citizens Re-
lief Association.
Other Aid Rendered.
The remaining families under care
received service either in the way
of relief organized through churches.
relatives and friends which did not
pass through the treasury Of the So
ciety. institutional care provided. legal
assistance, medical aid, family adjust
ment and instruction in home econ
omics and in other ways.
The Associated Charities visiting
housekeeper, whose services are sup
ported by All Souls Unitarian Church.
reported that during March, twenty
two families had received special in
struction in home keeping, five home
economic clubs had been organized
which had held nine meetings, and
number of family budgets had been
worked out in conference with the
mothers.
lnOOISe SuIZCHS'
The board of managers of the Asso
ciated Charities at it's regular monthly
meeting held yesterday afternoon adopt
ed resolutions pledgng their support
to the Georgetown Citizens Associa-
ton and all allied organizations who are
working for the establishment of an
institution for the feeble minded of the
District of Columbia. The board voted
to send letter of Endorsement to Rep
resentative Focht. chairman Of the Dis
trict committee, urging the speedy pas
sage of the Tinkham Bill for feeble
minded colony This bill has just been
reintroduced and has been before the
committee since 1916.
The managers also reaffirmed their
previous action in support of the bill to
amend the so-called loan shark law SO
as to permit a rate Of interest of per
cent a month on loans to needy bor-
rowers.
Dr. James E. Freeman, rector of
Epiphany Church, was selected a mem
Der of the board of managers.
Resolutions were adopted expressing
appreciation of the service so long rem
dered by Capt. Andrew Parker. who re-
Gently resigned as treasurer of the As
sociated Charities summer outings
commitfee