Evening star., 1926-03-30
CHARITY VISITORS
KEEP BUSY ALL DAY
Dozens OF Calls Answered,
and Many Needy Families
Aided by Workers.

"Say Miss Jones. Ma SAYS to tell
YOU that Pa was taken to Elmer
gency Hospital last night with a
broken leg by a fall from ladder
at the shop, and she amt got the
money for the rent man coming
today And we amt got no coal
left And, oh yes. Ma says to tell
You she's got a new baby only two
DAYS old
II was a I4-year-old boys voice
over the telephone that brought this
tale Of trouble to the ear Of the
visitors Of the Associated Charities
Just as she arrived at her office at
Q O'Clock The boy was the oldest
of large family known 10 the
visitor. She promised to cali the
irst thing that morning. But before
starting, the visitor hastily ran
through her mail with the followinS
actual communica tions:
A letter from the school attendance
officer saying that the three children
Of the Brown" family had been Out
Of school for a week because they had
no shoes fit to wear.
A letter from the Juvenile Court
asking the visitor to investigate Inc
home conditions of boy placed on
probation for stealing coal from
dump.
Five In Une ESou.
A letter from the instructive Visit
ing Nurse Society telling OF a tamllf
called on by nurse where there were
Eve cases of grippe and a BABY WIN
double pneumonia. Mother and -four
cbi,dren in one bed and the fathef
alta wing home from work ia care tor
them. Food and fuel nearly gone.
All that forenoon the visitor was on
the iun1p to reach these SsVera lheN-
nected emergency calls, in each nome
bringing not only the actual rellef as
need developed. but also forming
MIA for the further care required 10
see the family through the emergency
and the children saved from illness OF
other danger. At | o'clock the visitor
had to be back at her Office to be READY
for the stream of callers. Small chill
dren with soiled notes crushed IN
their, fists from mothers too SICK 70
leave homes asking visitor 10 can.
Women asking for work. A man come
to find about free hospital care Ihen
one or more representatives from
other social agencies to consult aboul
families in that neiGbofnood. Various
phone calls and in the intervals Glcta-
lion Of notes to stenographer Tor the
vital record for future reference:
Then. after O'Clock. came several
gate home conditions of small boy
who had been late on the street sell
ING uapers. another call 10 deliver
milk tickets to the "Mulligan family.
All Just part of one day : work o.
District visitor for the Associated
Charities.
Drive on for $50 .OON.
II is Just this sort Of family care
and constructive rehabilitation which
the trained workers of this city wide
and non -sectarian association or
good neighborS" is carrying on
throughout the year by grace Of those
generous and social minded men and
women of Washington. ard for which
Just now the Easter campaign Is he
ing conducted in or0er - raise the
balance OF the wears budget OF
$50 900
Up to noon today fN1 additional
g'vers had sent in their membership
contributions. bringing The total UP
to 1926 toward tbs 4a.l .-of 900
members and increasing the total cash
received to a little ovcr SIG 900.
This leaves about S.3 0"o still To be
found. and all friend o his essen
tial community famii" service are
urged to hasten their contributions.
so far As possible. before he end OF
this week.
The attention or tho campaign
committee has been called 10 an in.
stance in which an unau ,horiZed So
licitor used It's subscription blank
slips in making a house house can
vass. One woman reported that she
had given s. to such a solicitor. but
no such gift reached the Office of the
Associated Charities. No such so
licitors are employed by this associa-
tlon.