The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-25
CHARITIES FILES
REPORT FOR YEAR
Total OF 1888 Served At
Cost Of $14,712, Mrs.
Ellis Reports

A total OF 1855 persons WeAe
served by the Associated Charities
at a cost of $14, 712.27 during the
past fiscal year ending June 80, &C
cording to the annual report sub
mitted by Mrs. L. o. Ellis, execu-
tive secretary, to the board OF dl'
rectors.
The total included 1,46O white
families ard 1850 colored families
who received general relief assist
ance during the past year, Mrs.
Ellis said.
An average of 275 families were
served at a cost of $1,266.02 per
month. General relief activities in
cluded the furnishing of food, rents,
milk, special medicines, fuel, and
clothing.
Types of cases handled were list
ed by Mrs. Ellis as follows: unem-
ployables, 1,347 cases, those physi'
cally or mentally unable to work,
those waiting old age assistance
checks, those who cannot prove
their ages, therefore, not eligible
for old age assistance.
Emergency, 1893 cases, those
temporarily out of employment
waiting first pay checks, WPA as
! signments, or workers compensa'
ton checks, or cases requiring spe'
cial medicines, glasses, denta
work, x-rays, rehabilitation of tu'
berculosis cases, milk for unde,
nourished, and tuberculosis cases.
special disqualification at Duke hos
pital and railroad fares.
Cases receiving service for the
year totaled 3,805, an average O.
317 families monthly, Mrs. Ellis
said, with a cost of So, 600 for serv'
icing. Services included investiga'
tons for free disqualification, free
water for the city, fuel for city ano
county, home aides for WPA, and
free medicines from county drug
room.
Report on receipts for the year
was released by Mrs. Ellis as fol
lows: appropriations from the
county, $1,000; from the city, a.
800; reimbursement from the city
and county covering three months
deficit, July, August, and Septem-
Der, $780, As; railroad fares, SIS. IS;
and contributions from the public,
SIS, 297. 80, making a total of ST.
663.23 in receipts.
On hand, July /, 1889, $752. 80;
total funds for the year, $18, Gle. SIS;
total disbursements for year, $18,
321. IA; cash on hand, $294.41; out.
standing bills. $729.20; deficit, July
l, 1910, $434. 79.
Donations during the year were
acknowledged as follows: eye
glasses, City Optical company;
printing, Wilmington Stamp and
Printing company; Carolina Print.
ing company; can goods, city and
county schools; garments made
and donated by NYA girls; can
goods, Royal theatre; hospital aux
iliary, one invalid chair; bread, A.
and P. Tea company; dry milk;
Cinderella Booterie, shoes; furni.
ture, clothing, mattresses, and veg.
etables from friends.
Mrs. Ellis issued the following
statement: 1--WE have endeavored
as near as possible with amount OF
funds we had to use to meet the
needs during the past year. Some
of the groups receiving relief have
been waiting assignment on WPA
since March, another group was
thrown out Of employment by the
closing down of several manufac-
turing plants during the winter,
and still another were those laid
off WPA who had worked 10
months.
This achievement was made
possible only through the loyal CO.
operation of individuals, churches,
city and county, and various civic,
fraternal, and social agencies" !