Evening star., 1921-03-23
BOY SCOUT BOOST
FUND FOR CHARITY
Nearly 1000 Contributors
Now Listed-Workers Face
Amazing Problems.

The 1000 mark in the Easter appeal
of the Associated Charities for 10000
| members will be reached before night,
| it was hoped, with $3.50 contributors
| registered to noon today.
Among the contributions was one
sent in by Troop SO, Boy Scouts of
America. The troop is connected with
Wallach School. and the contribution
, is from the troops treaSury-just one
OF it's good deeds. the principal says.
Problems to BE Met.
| why, L never knew the Associated
| Charities did those things." is a fire.
quent expression heard from those
who have thought of the society not
| SO much as an organization for family
readJustment, but rather as a relief
giving agency. Here are Il few of
the problems. showing their variety
and difficulty, put !, 20 the central
district office at to social service
house of the Associated Charities in
single day this week:
Iaken from the day sheet" they
are as follows: To assist a man who
mad lost his pocketbook at a lodging
mouse the night before; to plan for "A
woman whose husband had been
beating her, in order to compel her
to withdraw her charge against HIM
OF non-support: to find a job for a
college graduate who Lad recently
lost his position and had reached the
END of his resources: to advise with
a woman whose husband is seriously
III in the hospital. who must not
know of Il serious tragedy that has
happened in the family while he has
been i'll; to secure institutional care
for an old man. claiming residence in
Two cities and seeming not to know
where he belonged at the moment: to
help a mother keep home for two
unruly boys, now on probation with
the Juvenile Court; to arrange for the
temporary care of a woman belong
ing elsewhere until arrangements can
be made to have her cared for in her
own state. when she is sent back
there. problem of q deaf and dumb
girl with an illegitimate child; ap-
parently a white slave case. involv
ing two young people formerly en-
ployed in this city; woman recently
discharged for physical disability. but
having no claim for compensation
upon her former employers; to per-
suade family to have woman suffer-
ing from incipient insanity taken to
hospital for observation in order to
lily. formerly separated. now liv-
ing together. but beginning to quar-
rel again; woman, whose husband
has deserted from the Navy. has
Seven-year-old child to provide for;
man at OccoQuan. woman i'll, four
children. oldest son trying to support
the family: widow with three chill
dren to support.
Experts Needed in Work.
These are just a few of the daily
problems that present themselves for
adjustment. They require the most
careful study on the purt of trained,
experienced social workers with pa
tience and tact, who know the re-
sources of the city, its institutional,
legal and medical agencies, and are
able to find ways and means to keep
homes together wherever it is possi-
BILE to do SO.
DIR. James Freeman. rector of the
Church of the Epiphany. is to explain
the cause Of the Associated Cha rites
during the intermssion at the B. F.
Keith Theater tonight. through the
courtesy of Manager Robbins.