Evening star., 1922-11-05
WORK Of CHARITIES
IN DISTRICT SHOWN
Summarized Review of AS
soCiation Activities Dur
ing Past Year.
2,24O FAMILIES AIDED
Welfare Agencies Receive Support
of Numerous Contributors-Total
Fund $94,3o6.6S Reported.


A summa rized review of the work OF
the Associated Charities. including the
citizens Relief Association. showing
that 2.240 families were befriended dur
ing the fiscal year ended September 80.
will be sent out to contributing members
this week
The review, under the heading Of
dividends" indicates that the joint
finance committee of the charities will
continue it's efforts to secure 10000 con-
trihuting members.
The report shows that the family well
fare agencies received support from
f.331 contributors during the year. and
that in addition MA persons gave to the
Christmas opportunities and other des-
i.uated funds of the Associated Char-
tiles. and 2,13l to the summer outings
work of the society.
Duplicates Eliminated.
Eliminating all duplicates, the total
number of givers is listed at 300 per-
soTs. their total contributions amount
ing to S94 .3O6.s
Some families befriended received
summer outings aid only and others
were not directly under care. This
phrase is explained to mean those FOR
whom the society assumes RESPONSE
bility for care and treatment IN
Guiding the necessary material assist
ance. The number of families under
care" was i.346. There were 5.6l3
individuals in these families, of whom
3.o32 were children under sixteen
Years Of age.
The report shows a great variety
Of problems with which the visitors
nf the society were confronted. In
6 per cent of the families there was
found to be illness or some physical |
defect involving a serious handicap.
The figures of families affected by
unemployment. ~ per cent reflect the
widespread industrial condition of
last year. pesertion or non support
was "A problem in 26 per cent of the
families. tuberculosis in 10 per cent.
mental deficiency in 6 per cent. Poor
housing affected II per cent of the
families. which the report notes is
T. serious problem for these of mar
rnw means and one for which there
seems no Immediate remedy.
Total OF II.6sO Visits.
In pursuit Of their work on behalf
os these families. the society's visi-
tors made 1850 visits The review
calls attention to the dependence of
the visitors upon the services Of
other social agencies. such as the
hospitals, Instructive Visiting Nurse
Society, child Welfare Society. Tray
ci"rS' Aid Society. Juvenile Protec-
tive Association and the Juvenile
court and the board of charities.
Thes" resources of both private and
public agencies enable the Associate ed
Charities to bring to the aid Of their
families any and all available agen-
cies that would help solve the prob
lem in hand.
From it's own funds the society
gave relief to sos families under it's
care. not including PA families not
otherwise under care, who were
amounts disbursed for material aid
which passed through the treasury
of its different funds were as follows:
-Associa ted Charities. $26.716.19 Citi-
z'ns' Relief Association. s15.as e6:
4 total of sJS.39440 The summer
outings committee did its largest
work last year giving Lis total
outings. els at Camp Good viii and
5h3 at Camp Pleasant.
Savings Department showing.
The savings department Of the AS
sociated Charities continues to -four
ish. as shown by deposits of SEQ
e37.7l. bringing the total deposits
since the fund was established in
1926 to S232 1886. 1t is noted that
many through this fund have been
able to care for themselves. instead
W e''h l'i alu times
or unemployment or illness. while
many others have now graduated
into the ranks of bank depositors
and even home owners.
Last year seventy-seven organiZa-
tionS made use of the social service
exchange. where the total clearings
during the year were 10.S61, of which
go represented families already
known to one or more social agencies
Of the city. Much wasted effort was
avoided by this use of the exchange
and many families saved from dupli-
cate investigation.
800 Volunteers in Service.
More than 500 volunteers gave
service last year as friendly visitors,
provident savings collectors and in
other ways in addition to the society's
professional staff of ten family work.
ers and Il home economist. The So
riety divides the city into eight dis
tricts or parishes, each in charge OF
an experienced social worker These
districts are % Georgetown. (2)
west end. (3) central, 4) southwest,
80 northeast, CD southeast, O
northern and tS) Anacostia.
The officers of the Associated Chari-
ties are Cuno II. Rudolph president.
and John Joy Edison. treasurer, and
Of the Citizens Relief Association.
Dr. William G. Rives. president and
William J. Flather. treasurer The
officers of the joint finance committee
are Milton +. Allies. chairman, and
Howard 5. Reeside, treasurer.