The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-21

more families have had to receive
help, one because Of illness and un-
employment, two because Of deser-
ton of the husband Emergency re-
I hcf has been gwen IN few instan-
+ ces, or until the cause of distress
/ cold De treated. Twelve families
! have been taken off the list. 3 Of
! these were sent to relatives who are
! under obligation 70 support them.
/ Others were encouraged to become
sclf-supporting. All expenditures
,iom p,,oiIc lands are closely supcr-
/ via"d and the rec' picnts OF AID IN
structcd in their use Of such funds.
Statistics are never Illuminating
and almost nccvr Interesting and TO
report that during the past year we
have had contact with upwards OF POO
families for varying causes conveys
nttc iaca Of the scope o. the work
involved in the settlement Of the
nu,tIlaHutis DroblcmS which come
up. Ii it were possible to take the
case Of 4 single family and discuss
the details Of the case a better APP
probation of the work might be de
We oucd bat that is not permitted.
SO many and varied are the appeals
th..o com" 10 me bureau during the
course of Il year that we can only
r>j thc mos, common; the wac
whose husband has deserted her or
ncap, cItntcd The husband whose
wife is i'll. the truant, the delinquent,
the hayward girl, the unmarried
mother, the unemployed, tn" neglect
ed and dependent children. lost rel
arlves. n" stranded traveller and so
on through the gamut of human cX-
prr.rucc> and inscpArably bound up
with each Of these appeals are vari-
Gus other disorders needing attcu-
ton.
In such instanccs as these we have
been ably assisted by both city ana
county officials, hy clergy, and school
Officials. and by every group phil
anthropic, fratclnal. or social, whose
assistance has been sought, and all
have given unsparingly in time and
energy in helping their less forum
ate nciGhbors.
After July lSt when the laws spon-
sorcd by the Children 5 Code Com
mission became effective, the Moth
81 i'"rSIon worka had to be rcor-
ganized to comply with the new rul-
,ngs. There were 30 applicants for
pensions. All claims were invcstig;.-
ted and The findings submitted to the
Board Of County Commissioners for
their considerations. Fifteen were
approved. one Of these is temporary.
The total amount granted i. $751;? a
Iunth.
BrncIirj"ricS under thlS 70; aic
required 30 submit :. monthly rcpor,
az their expenditures. itrmihcd ana
classified on printed forms sent them
for TINS purpose.
applicants For Relief
All other applicants for county re-
lief are referred 10 this office by the
ountV commissioners. or the Town
ship Boards for investigation, and
recon- mendationS are submitted in
the cast several trips have been
made into various parts of the county
of these trips we're made with Miss
Runcy, and through Der cooperatiun
We have had contac. with families
that would under other conditions be
very difficult to get.
The State chiidrSn'S Bureau refers
all Burleigh County cases clearing
] through that office to Us for investi-
cation ana follow-up, and since its
|, organization last July we have been
| In close cooperation with them. he
problems are classified under head
| ,lgS ailcady given.
| The doctors and hospitals of the
city have been most kind and elpful
| in our appeals to them for advice
| and asSistHn-c. and havc' been most
generous in their proffcrs of service.
| without their aid much that has
been accomplished would not be pos
! sihle, and it is because of such scr
! vice that we are able to help many
| of the unfortunates who come to
US.