LIST OF CHARITABLE AND SEMI-CHARITABLE AGENCIES 



Relief -Giving Agencies 



Public 



Board of Supervisors — Location, County Court House. Super- 

 visors for the city: J. P. Smith, Chas. Swallow, T. J. Fisher. 

 Secretary, Miss Allen. 



Private 



Associated Charities — Location, Eighth and B streets. Under 

 auspices of Board of Directors. Registrar, Miss Mary Dietzler. 

 Telephone, Sunset Main 3940, Home 4786. Purpose, co-operation 

 with other agencies in assisting needy families. 



Ladies' Hebrew Aid Society — Under auspices of Board of Di- 

 rectors. President, Mrs. L. A. Blochman. Purpose, to aid needy 

 Hebrew families in co-operation with Associated Charities. 



Hebrew Sisterhood — President Mrs. Rebecca Cohn, 620 Eight- 

 eenth street. Purpose, to aid needy Hebrew families, in co-oper- 

 ation with Associated Charities. 



St. Vincent de Paul Society — Under auspices of Catholic 

 Church. Manager, Mr. Martin, Our Lady of Angels Parish. 



B'nai-Brith — Under auspices of Hebrew men. President, Mr. 

 S. I. Fox. Purpose, relief for Hebrew men. 



British Benevolent Society — President, Allen Hutchinson, 1733 

 First street. Secretary, W. G. Daniels. Women's Auxiliary, 

 British Benevolent Aid Club ; President, Miss Eleanor Partridge. 

 Purpose, to render aid to British subjects. 



Lodges — Masons, Elks, Shriners, etc. Purpose, relief for 

 needy, particularly among own members. Outside work in co- 

 operation with Associated Charities. 



Missions — Give material relief together with religious work. 

 (See Missions.) 



Needlework Guild — Under auspices of national organization. 

 President, Mrs. M. L. Slocum. Purpose, supplying new clothing 

 to needy. 



Institutions for Children 



Public 



Detention Home, Mission Valley. Under auspices of County 

 Board of Supervisors. Home for juvenile delinquents and de- 

 pendents. 



Private 



Children's Home — Sixteenth and Ash streets. Under auspices 

 of Board of Directors. President, Mrs. Thelan; Secretary, Mrs. 

 Flynn; Superintendent, Mrs. Miles. Purpose, home and nursery 

 for dependent children from three months to fourteen years of 

 age. On both free and pay basis. 



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