Relief was given during the past year as follows:
In January, in 839 cases with,. . .$2,483 00
February, " 798 " . . .2,184 50
March, " 755 " . . .2,075 50
April, " 109 " . . .436 50
May, " 103 " . . .403 50
June, " 88 " . . .332 50
July, " 77 " . . .309 50
August, " 70 " . . .203 00
September," 71 " . . .259 50
October, " 95 " . . .391 00
November, " 104 " . . .375 00
December, " 617 " . . .1,774 50
In all, 3726 cases, with . . .$11,288 00
Compared with past years, the result is shown by the following table:
1883 in 3726 cases . . .$11,288 00 Average, $3 03
1882 " 3371 " . . .9,723 00 " 2 89
1881 " 3060 " . . .8,377 34 " 2 74
1880 " 2322 " . . .5,987 66 " 2 58
1879 " 2807 " . . .6,455 50 " 2 30
1878 " 3310 " . . .6,983 75 " 2 10
The special fund deposited by individual members, against which they may issue orders on the German Society, showed
On December 31st, 1882, a balance of . . .$554 50
Deposited in the course of the year . . .599 50—$1,154 00
Paid out on orders . . .413 25
Balance December 31st, 1883 . . .$740 75
The steady decrease in the orders presented proves that in many cases the ostensibly needy applicant belongs to the class of professional beggars unwilling to work, who count upon the well-known benevolence of German business-houses. Unfortunately it is not possible to check this nuisance entirely, but much might be accomplished if in all cases our members would send the applicant to us, and give no direct assistance,
