ll Street
Telegraphers' Association.

"Several cases of sickness, some very serious, were taken care of by
Dr. L. A. Dessar, who gave free medical service to all applicants
recommended by the Committee, and provided hospital treatment when
required. The declarations made by the applicants demonstrated beyond
any question that the number of men, women, girls and boys for whom
prompt assistance in procuring employment was imperatively necessary
had been greatly under-estimated, and evidenced an absolute argument
endorsing the reasons for the Committee's existence.

"Many who applied were not in immediate need of money, but wanted
employment, which the members of the Committee sought for them by
individual solicitation of everyone they knew, or knew of, who were
employers, and also by careful, judicious and timely advertising in
the daily papers. Such satisfactory results were attained, that up to
date of this writing, (May 15, 1915), of over seventeen hundred
applications received, permanent positions were secured for about
seven hundred at rates of compensation that were distinctly
gratifying, all conditions considered. Two hundred and thirty were
placed in temporary jobs for periods ranging from a few days to
several weeks, a number of them being re-employed two or three times.
Four hundred and ninety, having been taken back by their former
employers, withdrew their applications.

"Numerous positions obtained for applicants while the Exchange was
closed were in lines other than Stock Exchange business, and Wall
Street clerks notwithstanding their recognized efficiency being, so to
speak, specially trained, it was often found to be difficult, even
impossible to make them fit the kind of work to which they were more
or less strangers. In view of the fact that this circumstance made
the accomplishment desired necessarily slow, the outcome demonstrated
that it was reasonably sure.

"The request for subscriptions to the fund met with a hearty and
generous response. Some apprehension was felt in this regard, but the
splendid result proved to be an agreeable surprise. Appeals for
subscriptions to the fund were made only to Stock Exchange members and
firms, nevertheless, thanks to the general interest manifested, and
the widespread advertising consequent thereto, contributions were
received from generous friends outside of Wall Street, to an extent
that was simply astonishing. Checks for $1,000 each were not unusual
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