Evening star., 1924-03-13
COOPERATION URGED
FOR WELFARE WORK
Associated Charities Board Cites
Need for Action to Prevent
Duplication.
1894 FAMILIES ARE AIDED
Sickness Factor in February-Fund
Drive Planned.
394 FAMILIES ARE AIDED

Wider use of the social service eX-
Change of the Associated Charities by
family welfare agencies was urged at
a meeting of the board of managers
Of the society yesterday afternoon.
The recommendation was prompted
by two recent instances where the
\ Associated Charities found itself
working with two families in whom
another organization was Interested,
but had failed to register the case in
the confidential exchange. The result
was overlapping and more or less
working at cross purposes. The board
voted to request the Council of Social
Agencies to reiterate its previous rec
ommendation that all family welfare
agencies use the confidential eX-
change. and that the Endorsement
committee on welfare agencies of the
District be urged to make Il similar
recommendation to family agencies,
asking for approval.
The board directed its delegates to
the Council of Social Agencies to reg
lister approval of the proposed rules
of procedure which are before the
member agencies of the council. I'm
der these rules, only such member
agencies as have formally approved
given measure would be authorized
10 speak as a special committee of
the social agencies to promote the
cause under consideration. In all
controversial matters the council
would refrain from attempting to
voice the opinion of the majority of
its members.
Active in February.
Reports from the District workers
showed that the month of February
had been unusually busy in the eight
districts of the society, with 394 fam
lilies receiving service and care. One
hundred and ninety-Six of these fam
lies got direct financial assistance.
There were 61S other services rem
dered to these families, including the
obtaining of medical and legal aid
In eIghty-nine instances physicians
We're called in; in sixty-on the fam
lies had the benefit of the nursing
Nurse and the Child Welfare So
cfeies: non support action was insti-
tuted Ill twenty instances.
fhc total amount dishursed in
financial aid through the Associated
Charities special fund. including the
Christmas opportunity fund, was
$2.OSS.o5, and through the emergency
fund Of the Citizens Relief Associa-
ton, Sl.6S2.20, a total of $3770 S3
one hundred and ty-nine volun-
teers served during the month. Depos-
its OF $i,406.11 were reported in the
provident svaings fund of the So
ciety. Illness continued to be the
chief factor in bringing families to
the attention of the society, 6S per
cent of the families under care being
reported as suffering from physical
disability of one or more of their
number.
Plan Easter Campaign.
Franklin III. Ellis. chairman of the
special Easter finance committee, told
of plans for the annual Easter cam
paign for funds to complete the gen.
eral budgets of the Associated Char
tiles and Citizens Relief Association
The committee reported that one
half OF the $4,000 needed for the
general work of these family welfare
agencies was in hand. and during the,
ten days preceding Easter an effort
wtii be made to complete the budget
an! to increase the membership of
the society to the goal which it has
sal itself. 10000 contributors. Con-
trsbutions this year are behind those
as last year at this time. A special
rsrnmittee on the annual meeting of
tina Associated Charities. consisting OF
Corcoran Thorn, Miss Helen Nicolay
and Coleman Jennings. reported that
the meeting would be held Wednes-
day evening, April 9. This will mark
the opening of the Easter campaign.
The place and names of the speakers
will be announced later.