Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-01
PENSIONS TOTAL|NG
.$11,@7 D|SBURSED
Montgomery Aid Supervisor
Reports 1873 Persons
Given Help.
BY HOWARD M. BAGGETT,
STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.

ROCKVILLE. Md. September 1.-The
first report of w. Ernest Offutt, who
was appointed supervisor of county aid
for Montgomery County June 10, was
submitted to the Board of County Com
missioners in session here today. The
report shows that the county is paying
$11,047 per month to 1913 pensioners in
the seven commissioner districts.
In submitting his report, Supervisor
Offutt states that his records are as
vet not quite complete and may be in
accurate in certain respects due to the
difficulty in obtaining information in
some cases.
Listed by Districts.
OF the 1877 pensions shown by the
report the smallest is SIS per month
and the largest $3.50 per month. The
ond II, the third 80, the fourth 80, the
fifth A, the sixth ~ and the seventh 8.
the report shows. Reasons for the pen
sions are shown as dependent old age,
incurable disease, temporary aid, widow
with dependents, insanity, hospital care,
feeble-mindedness and mothers relief.
Forty-seven of the pensioners are
shown to have small incomes from other
sources than the county. Thirty pen
sionerS are reconNp ended for removal.
Fourteen are shown to be receiving
other county aid, including church aid,
Red Cross and social service.
Women Lead Men.
The report shows that more females
are receiving pensions than males and
that more white people are receiving
them than colored people. A large per-
centage of those receiving the pensions
were born in Maryland, the report
shows.
In his report, Supervisor Offutt lists
the duties Of the Office he holds. His
duties include the investigation Of all
applications from persons desiring
county aid to determine their fitness
and necessity for such aid and to re-
port his findings to the county COM
misSioners. When such applications are
approved, the county treasurer Is au-
thoriZed and directed to disburse,
through the supervisor of county aid,
the sums approved. and he shall be-
come the trustee Of all such persons
and shall see that the money is prop
erly applied for the benefit Of those
whose applications have been approved.
Investigates Applicants.
He also investigates all applications
for commitments on behalf of the indi-
gent insane and applications on behalf
of INDECENT persons for care or treat
ment in any hospital.
Also contained as part of the report
is a copy of letter written the county
commissioners under date of August II
by Joseph C. Cissel, counsel to the
board, concerning petitions for pensions
of Rose Nelson, William Burdette and
Gassaway and Laura Matthews. In it
Mr. Cissel advises the commissioners
that the pensions cannot be granted
because the sums we're not included in
the levy. It is suggested to the board
that these people be placed in the
COUNTY aims house or that portion OF
the $40 600 appropriated for poor relief
be allotted for these people.
Supervisor Offutt also reports that
he has visited Springfield. Brownsville
Spring Grove and Mount Hope State
Hospitals and that he will visit Rose
wood Hospital in the near future. He
found, he reported, that Springfield had
Sc patients from the county, Spring
Grove 4, Mount Hope l. Brownsville So
while no report was obtained on Rose
wood. New commitments during his
term Of Office Supervisor Offutt shows
as IL.