Evening star., 1926-11-11
SOCIAL FINANCING
PLAN GETS BOOST
Board of Associated Chari-
ties Names Two to Con-
fer on Joint Action.

| Another move toward the formation
| OF joint committee of Washington s
! social agencies interested in the study
| of some more unified method of financ-
| ing their respective services was made
yesterday. when the Associated Chari-
ties board of managers at the regular
meeting in the Social Service House
authorized the chairman. Coleman
Jennings, to appoint committee Of
| two members of the board to confer
with any similar committees named
| by other organizations.
InlS action was in line with that
taken last week by the Citizens Re.
| lief Association, which authorized the
nrSt committee for the consideration
| OF federated methods of financing, the
members OF which are former District
Commissioner Louis Brownlow and
Walter c. Clephane, formerly secre-
tary of the charities Endorsement
committee. Cha. .rman Jennings has
| appointed Charles c. Glover, jr., and
Arthur HELEN to represent the Asso.
clated Charities. Mr.. Glover was Sec
retary of the special committee ap-
pointed last year to investigate the
federation plan.
Secretary Presents Report.
Secretary Ufford presented at yes
terday'S meeting a summarized state
! ment of all the operations of the
Associated Charities for the fiscal
year ending September 80. This
analysis of the welfare work thus
, done IS made on the plan adopted by
the American Association for Organic
ing Family Social Work and shows
total expenditures last year for relief
and personal service amounting to
$97 1913. The total cost OF this
WORK, including administration of the
entire organization, ra.Sing of funds,
mainta1nance of properties, interest
and mortgage and operation Of the
executive Office was $21 1862. 1t is
pointed out that the value Of the
services of the welfare workers in
providing care and treatment for Alb
dependent families, consisting of 6.104
individuals. $40 of whom were chill
dren under 16, cannot be estimated In
dollars and cents.
The report Of the visitors of the
society for October show a marked in
crease in the number of applications
received and the amount of money
spent for relief as compared with the
corresponding month Of last year. The
number of fam lies cared fc" r re 374,
against 352 year ago, : e sum
spent for material relief '. S4,395 as
compared with $3,136 in October of
last year. Four of the families cared
for until the present time have now
been taken by the Board of Public
Welfare for regular allowances and it
is believed that a number of widows
with families now relieved by the Asso
ciated Charities will be found eligible
to receive such allowances from the
Board of Public Welfare.
Illness Causes Dependency.
The immediate cause Of dependency
in many families was shown to be due
to the illness OF the wage Garner. For
example, PIG of the 374 families were
reported to be suffering from illness or
physical disability of one or more Of
their members. Dcsertion or non-sup-
port continues to be a serious cause OF
dependence in many Of the families
under care.
The board rcappointed Newbold
NoyeS as q delegate to the Council of
Social Agencies and Dwight Clark as
alternate. DIR. Edward #. DeVine,
dean OF the Graduate School of Ameri-
can University, was made a member
of the board. 1t authorized the bor
rowing of funds necessary to pay for
the cost of the radical changes in the
entrance to the Social Service House
due to the removal of the parking and
relocation of the sidewalk and as a re
suit of the widening Of Eleventh
street. These changes are being rushed
on cost basis by the Wardman Con
StructiOn Company.