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DUNBAR & RACKEMANN 



COUNSELLORS AT LAW 



NRAC'WU.CODE 



Boston, Mass. 



PelirLian^ 24, 1915. 



Dr. George G-. Keimedj'-, 



ReadYille, Ilass. 

 Dear Dr. Kennedy, - 



Referring again to the distress case of 

 wiiicli I recently wrote you, and as to v/hich you said jrou would 

 lil-ce to know further particulars, I write merely to say that I 

 found it a case of a good, clean, respectalDle mechanic, v/ith a 

 neat v/ife and six children, who has for some years had pretty good 

 employment in the loon ivorlctat Hyde Park, "but v/ho has recently 

 Toeen having a prettj- hard time on account of slaclc \7ork, very much 

 reduced hours of employriient , with a consequent reduction of pay. 



The man is sensible and courageous ^ and the case calls 

 for considerahle moral support, and some money relief. 



I have talcen care of the most pressing needs of the 

 children, and it may he that the em.ployment v/ill cone more stead- 

 ily. The man is, of course, somewhat "behind in his rent, and 

 must not "be allowed to lose the tenement shelter for his family, 

 and the children must he kept reasonably v/ann and fed. I, per- 

 sonally, do not "believe in putting too much cash in a lump into 

 hands lilce these, as I helieve that there are other things than 

 cash which do quite as muxh good, hut sometimes a certain amount 

 of money is necessa,r3?-, and I m.ean to keep track of the case until 

 times are "better. A little fuel, some food, som.e clothing, 

 and possihly a little money for rent will "be the apparent outside 

 needs of the case, hut the total amount v/ill not he large, and I 



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