New Britain herald., 1922-04-03
N. B. WELFARE ASSN.
 GREAT AID TO CITY
Tales of Human Interest Told by
 Charity Workers

one or the most hettNe OfednlZd- . tions among the eight in the United Community corporation which is con- ducting drive for $40.o00. Is that of the Welfare association, under the general direction Of Miss Cora Nj. Beale. This organization, which has relieved the sufferings Of thousands of poverty stricken persons, has steady stream of needy people who look 10 1t for help all the time.
 Nearly 100 Month.
 During the last three months there have been 2S7 applications 10 the Welfare association for clothing. It was supplied 2S4 times. Sometimes 1t was single article or pair of shoes, sometimes a generous bundle for the entire family.
 \ Few Examples.
 When asked to give examples of some of her eases" Miss Beale re- ports the following as a few cX- amples:
 MT. S.. a single man. made big wages two years ago, spent 1t freely and still had d good bank balance. Last summer he was taken i'll and spent many weeks in the hospital, undergoing several severe operations. Room rent piled up, hospital bills and surgeons fees meant huge ex pense. He had given away his old overcoat in the spring, expecting to purchase new one in the fall. Win ter came on. In his weakened con dition and with no overcoat he was unusually susceptible to the cold. The association purchased him a heavy overcoat. He secured a light job and Is busy paying up his debts.
 sst-l Saved the Home.
 MT. and Mrs. K. bought a little house on the edge of the city to make a home for their five children. Only a small payment was made when the slump in industries came. Father and oldest son were out of work for months and the mothers earnings be- ing but nine dollars week, constant pinching and scrimping was necessary in order to live and pay for the house. Needless to say the family needed ex- tra food and the clothes had to be provided. Shoes and a generous amount of wearing apparel for all was forthcoming.
 Mrs. O.. shiftless, slack, although well-meaning woman, with her happy-go-lucky youngsters, ,, depends on her father for a home and food. He cannot of course buy shoes and necessary warm clothes, and the chil- dren must go to school. Over and again these articles have to be pro- vided because the mother knows noth- ing of sewing or mending, and the half worn garments soon go to pieces.
 Her 10 Children.
 Mrs. N., with her new tenth badly, Is hard worker, the main wage earner when physically able. MT. N. is out of work except for few months of the year. He is not over strong nor ambitious. The mother is eff cient with her needle and many bundle of clothing has helped out in that family
 MT. d., has been idle for over year. His wife is dead and the two oldest children work at a, small wage. The family of nine require a large rent and much food. There is no money for clothes for the lively school children. Over and again they must be fitted out.
 The Cheerful Beggar. There is of course the Cheerful beggar" who each time she comes near the association rooms on any errand, stops a moment to ask if we have anything for her. Not often, but once in a while, a doleful father re- hearses his troubles and hardships and great need of warm underwear for the boys and new dresses for the girls. and after being duly supplied is found to. be missating his in come.
 MT. z. and Mir. S.. both in the last stage of tuberculosis. require extra or different food. A young son work ing and a daughter getting odd jobs. even with help from the city, did not make an adequate income. Addi- tional groceries and repeated amounts of clothing went there.
 Coat for Jennie.
 Mir. l.. has wife and four children. Not large family, but after weeks of short hours, month of idleness and a return to a cut in wages, his thirteen dollars a week, with a seven teen dollar rent coal to buy and the family always requiring seven days Of food each week, the ends do not quite meet, and when Jennie outgrew her coat which she had worn for four years, there was not a cent extra with which to buy a new one. The Vel fare association furnished coat, just fit and had a larger one remodeled for big sister going to Junior High school. .
 Mrs. G., whose husband was idle