Evening star., 1932-10-16

for food for two weeks. Emergency
food orders were given in this case.
"A family of 10, having eight chill
dren ranging from l8 years down to
years of age, had been allowed $l4 a
week. This allowance was cut to s840
week. The wife was in the office
stating that there was no food in the
house The children have no shoes for
school and there is no money for rent.
She says she cannot manage on such a
small amount with SO large a family.
The children have colds because there
is no fuel She borrowed 81 from the
school teacher, who could not see the
children hungry, to buy food. Emer-
gency grocery order was given in this
case"
Other cases cited in the report fol-
low:
Case worker called and boy years
old hid behind box ashamed because
he did not have enough clothing to
cover his nakedness.
Young girl in family clothed only in
piece OF cloth pinned about her.
Family living in cabin and only
cooking facilities fire in yard.
Food Taken From Garbage.
Man was seen taking food from gar
bage can and was followed to his house,
where it was learned that this food was
being fed to his children. (Several in
stances of this kind have been reported
by workers.
Man, member of District bar, with
two small children, practically no in
come from practice for several months,
has been assisted by private charities,
Is facing eviction. Appealed for op-
portunity to work for sufficient funds
to pay his rent"
The report also points out that sta
tistics available from other sections of
country indicate similar tragic condi-
tlons, but in other cities disbursements
for relief are greater than those in
Washington.
According to the monthly bulletin
OF the United States Department of
Labor. Chlldren'S Bureau (Which covers
all relief work of the agencies report
ing and is in no sense a report of child
rellef), 800 agencies reported relief eX-
pendltures totaling Sl1 ,087,79 for the
month of August, 1881, and over s22.-
COO,000 in August. 1882. During the
month Of July, 1882, there was expend-
ed In Washington the sum of S67.46I
for relief by all agencies.
During the same month MINNEAPOLIS
with slightly smaller population than
washington, expended the sum of Sl88.-
l9l. Kansas City, Mo. with about 400
600 population expended S263. .O3O; Buff
Ialo with population of about 600 ,OCb
S75O,8l8. According to the same author
lty. during the month of August. the
total expenditures by private and public
agencies in Washington amounted to
the sGm of S110.789, as against a total
OF S3l 900 for the month of August,
1881.
Large Increase Here.
According to the statistical depart
ment Of the Council of Social Agencies
OF Washington. expenditures for relief
in Washington for the first eight
months of 1882 amounted to total sum
of s816,934. as against 1913 1892 for the
first eight months of 193l-an increase
Of 1902 per cent.
Laying aside the broad question of
whether public funds should bc appro-
priated for general so-called outdoor re-
lief regarding which there is sharp
differences of opinion" the report
added, lit is clear that an abnormal and
unprecedented condition of unemploy-
ment and resulting distress now exists
in the Capital of the Nation. 1t is
equally manifest that the emergency
relief appropriation of S350,O0O is en-
tirely inadequate 10 meet the demands
which have been and will be made upon
it before another appropriation of Con-
greSS can be obtained, not to say during
the coming Winter The present cordi-
| tions in many families are deplorable,
critical and desperate"
Recommendations in Full.
The recommendations of the COM
! mittee to the Board of Public Welfare
follow in full:
| for all purposes between October and
November IS to the rate of 100000 a
month.
"2. To discontinue any payment on
account of rents.
"3. To recommend that the Board
Of Public Welfare appeal to the District
government, the Federal Government
and private owners of real estate for
free quarters for the housing of per-
sons who may find themselves without
other shelter.
a.. To recommend that the Board of
Public Welfare request the Commits
sioners of the District of Columbia to
apply at the earliest possible date for
congressional appropriation reason
ably adequate to meet that portion of
the burden Of unemployment and dis
tress in the District of Columbia, due
to the depression, which it would ap-
pear cannot be reasonably met by pri-
vate charitable agencies.
IS. That pending an additional ap-
preparation by Congress for emergency
relief, the Board of Public Welfare re-
quests the Commissioners OF the Dis
trict of Columbia to canvass the pos
sibility of obtaining by extraordinary
means from some temporary source, or
by the creation of a deficit. additional
funds to be expended by the Board Of
Public Welfare to continue its present
emergency relief work"