Evening star., 1922-04-16
THANKS EXTENDED
FOR CHARITY AID
--
1862 Contribute to Carry on
Work of Associated
Charities.


Thanks were extended last night
by the Joint finance committee OF the
Associated Charities and Citisens' Re-
lief Association to the 1862 contribu.
tors who have given financial support
this year to the work being done to
improve conditions in broken homes.
Not only will many Of these homes
be cheered by means Of the gifts
which have been sent to the Associ-
| ated Charities at this time, it was
stated, but the society's workers, who
spend their days in going in and out
OF the by-ways of the city and whose
hearts are often made heavy by the
conditions which confront them. have
knowledge that they have the sym
pathy and blessing Of so many per-
sons who are saying in effect, Go
forward, we are with you, prepared
to share the community's burdens in
| a united effort to maintain standards
Of home life worthy of tho National
Yesterday afternoon the Associated
Charities received twenty contribu-
tions from Sthe board Of childrep's
guardians. Mrs R Thomas West.
| the boards executive. wrote: The
| workers of the board Of children's
guardians send the inclosed contribu-
tion to the Associated Charities and
wish that they could give a much
larger amount to help in the work Of
preserving family homea We, who.
when the cause is great enough, must
ask that children be removed from
their families appreciate mora than
| most people can what the Associated
Charities is doing to keep children in
their own homes"
VIII Send Greeting.
The board Of managers OF the As.
8ociated Charities as q mark Of ap-
probation Of the spirit Of co-opera-
| tion given the society by its District
| conferences and volunteer workers.
will send out tomorrow the following
official greeting:
The board of managers Of the
| Associated Charities desires to send
| Its greetings to the members Of the
several District conferences Of the
society, to express the recognition
in their respective districts during
| the season now drawing to q close.
| and to express particular appreci-
alton of the splendid support given
the Easter appeal of the Associated
Charities by the conferences and the
couraged by the fine esprit de corps
| manifested In the districts, as shown
by the appointment Of active com
| mittees on publicity and by arrange
ments for presenting the work of the
different conferences to the churches.
| citizenH associations mothers and
lparent-teachers associations and
other groups within their respective
dietrictA
THE board Of managers expresses
the hope that through the opportu-
| nifty given to come into contact with
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ciety carried on in the several dis
tricts moro and more Of the resi-
dents OF those districts and the rep
resentativee of tho organisations
within the districts will be brought
in touch with the work and thus
contribution which the Associated
Charities is making to the general
community program of well being"
May stfM Contribute.
| There IL still opportunity for those
who have not yet responded to the
Charities to send in their gifts to
the treasurer, Howard S. Reeside,
923 H street northwest OF the $685.
600 that must be obtained to carry
the work through tho next six
months $41,s41 was in hand last
night
John Joy Edison. in the following
message told .'Why I believe in the
Associated Charities:"
It was in 1896 that I first became
connected with the Associated Chari-
member Of the firm Of woodward 4
I,othrop. had become deeply inter-
| eeted in the society, and was instru-
mental in recognising the associa-
tion upon a, more efficient and busi-
nesslike basis. Mr.. Woodward asked
II -
oept the treasurership. This I did.
and ever since that time have been
closely In touch with the society. II
was uphill work for awhile, but the
| association's methods have proved
to be right and have commanded gen.
eral approval. -
| what I have frequently said in pri-
vate. that no relief or public work
that have ever been engaged in
has given me more real satisfaction.
I have come to look upon the Asso.
ciated Charities + as = vital part a o. =
life. During the more than q quar-
ter Of q century II my connection
with the society we have had oc-
casion to connbat much mtsunder-
standtnE ana prejudice as to. its OBJ
jects and methods but I can testify
!that whenever have had chance
] to. talk -personally. with any of its
critics I have never failed to con-
VINCE them that my faith in the As
I sociated Charities is justified.
/ Answers Crfticfsns.
gAe chief criticism that the society
fhaa had 10 meet, criticism heard less
,tSreuuently now than formerly. is that
ffoo much Is spent for compensation
j FOR services. For one, ! consider that
the most valuable service the society
| s.vAars n through its trained CORDS ol
.ociai workers. Relief and social
ssryice to be most effective should 60
DEVOE AGENT
George E. Corbett
400 10th St. NV.