New-York tribune., 1874-03-16
TIE CH4RJTY DIRECTORY.
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E0T THE TINE TO CORRECT ABUSES OF ORGANIZED
CHARluEs-MMEDIATE RELIEF NEEDED.
To Ghe razor Of The Tribune.
SIR: With your permission | will make an
extract from your correspondent s." in issue Of
Feb 2s on q subject this time is occupying the
attention OF some ofhe best minds OF the citynamely
the "pOor of New-YOrk." Your correspondent, in
speaking aid the poor from the charitable
or benevolent associations the words Indeed at
the rate AT which they are helped, they should receive
from half dozen sources To escape suffering Al a
meeting OF the friends Of the poor Feb % to hear the
report OF the Bureau OF Charities held IN the Cooper In
stitute urged the idea a reason why many OF
our benevolent aud charitable organizations had not
responded 10 request of the Bureau to forward TO
Them the names residences OF their benefciaries.
VIII endeavOr 10 state tie reasons nat prompted 'It
several organizations 10 wlthh0ldthis information IL
well-knOwD fact that few OF those organizations
give more to help one family thah >lOpeI month abou
33 per day. aud IS per cent of them much less
The visitor who has before him all the poverty Of the
family secs now inadequate thls lfIne Is 10 procure
food fire, and rent for family Of SIX or nne lndlvldn
ais aud he naturally asks. What can do to help
these poor leOpe Let me give you case tnot nancy
either 10 illustrate the conclusions they generally
sO5s TO 4S w nmy e aT Op5 and He
applies to the Ladies Union Relief Association
The Rev. C. C. Goss at che meeting referred TO above
said IN substance that this oppOruue time
correcting the ABUSES Of our organized charities while
brethren aud sisters are crying TO us for bread fire
to engage all our energies; then we may swap horses
when get over the stream Now word about the
Al
unanimous and earnest help cannot he too highly
mended, and while accord TO them thanks FOR their
work express my deep gratitude to THE TRIBrNE
for your special article published Feb 49, refer 10 tue
list of places where suffering humanity be
aided with description OF the peculiar sort OF distress
relieve by each. believe there 800 in this
city. Invite specified, send the paTtic
uaIs OF their organizations finish the list and you Will
have succeeded in doing work that has been
before in this citya that the poor and every
phanthTOpist Will thank YOU Tor. An earnest effort
was made last Summer by Mr. Stern in the direc
ton He offered resolution in the Board of Charities
and Correction, OF which he s a member, requesting
the Police Board to instruct their eaptains 10
make report Of all organizations of charity or
beneVoence within their several precincts, with the
mode of application Mr. Stern pedgng himself at the
time TO have the information csh fed and printed
This request received by the Board OF Police
by them referred 10 committee OF three composed Of
Messrs Smith, CharoG and Gardner. Not long before
Mr. Snlths death presented TO hun a petition. signed
by the Editors of TIE TRIBUNE, The Post The Witness
Ihe MAJ and The Graphic, asking him for action Mr.
oterh request He assured that he had done and
Mas oOingi AL in his power and that II should he effected
inus the matter stands and have the credit Of doing
az considerable expense what the Police
coulu nave done without costing cent. Do finish
that ilst ana have doubt that Mr. Stern VIII use
Ms nunence 20 nave printed in such form will meet
ne desires OF every one employed IN aiding the poor.
III TINS way VIII De enected the largest aud perIna-
nent O1cssns conferred the poor sad
OF this winter Nor would this be the only good "
arising directly from such Charity Directory IL will
brlpE ~ tne suce ana pose any bogus
kSSe March SIs