Evening star., 1923-04-02
CHARITIES FUND
STILL SHY $4,000
Contributions Will Be Ac-
cepted During Remainder
of Week.

Easter Monday reports from the
finance committee of the Associated
Charities and Citizens Relief Asso-
citation. which has been conducting
campaign for 10000 members during
the past ten days. show total receipts
up to noon today of $36,0Ol and
membership enrolment Of $3.50. 1t
Is expected that during the present
week many belated contributions will
be received to swell the amount
nearer the goal required In order to
carry these organizations through the
balance Of their fiscal year, which
closes on September 80. This amount
is $55.000, so that $4,000 still remains
to be secured.
Among the latest reports turned in
at the Social Service House. 92S III
street northwest, are seventeen mem
bershtps from the Georgetown con-
ference, which is still at work, and
expects to add a considerable number
more during this week. Besides this
IS a contribution of S25 from ST.
Johns Episcopal Church of George
town.
Drive to Continue.
Through Col. Frank p. Lahnl. chair
man OF the sixth district conference,
the Associated Charities has received
contribution of $40 from one of his
fellow officers about to leave for a
foreign post.
Contributions will continue to be
credited to the Easter fund through
the balance of this week and may be
sent to Howard S. Reeside, treasurer,
923 II street northwest.
Arthur HELEN. who shares with
Coleman Jennings the Craftsmanship
| OF the third district conference of the
Associated Charities. which meets
weekly at the society's headquarters,
923 H street northwest, was inter
| viewed yesterday as to the work of
| the Associated Charities from the
point of view of volunteer chairman.
Mr.. HELEN was asked what are the
duties of d district chairman OF the
| Associated Charities.
AN answer to that question" Mr..
HELEN said. will throw light on how
| the society functions through its vol
! unteerS. The Associated Charities
! works on the district or parish plan:
| F'oT this purpose the city is divided
| into eight sections. Each has chair
man and volunteers who meet with
/ the visitor In charge once a week
| for an hours session. The meeting Is
| also attended by members of the
| board of that district. The meeting
| is in the nature OF a conference. The
board. or conference members. act as
advisers and consultants to the dis
| trict visitor of that section of the city
! Visitor Seeks Advice.
! Usually the visitor will have on her
years calling list, within her own
parish. at least 1000 persons. The list
| is made up of one-fourth that number
Of families, who have all sorts OF
problems and difficulties. 1t Is to help
the visitor work out a practical solu-
! tion for her many individual family
| problems that these meetings are
held. 1t is the case Of many minds
and safety in numbers In the group
may be a doctor. nurse. teacher a
| lawyer for the consideration OF tech
nlcal questions, or business man or
! woman, or a housewife.
THE problem is stated the name OF
the family being in each instance
| withheld. What is the solution? AS
! means to assist in keeping the hu-
! man element or factors before the
mind a chart is presented showing:
! The ages OF the parents, the ages
and sex of children, the family bud
! get, including expenses. such as rent.
! food, fuel, etc. and the family in
/ comes and from what source IT
/ comes.
But this information furnishes only
the skeleton of the matter. These