Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-19
RELIEVING THE POOR.
How the Work of the Society is Progress
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The society for the relief of the poor held
It's gegular quarterly meeting yesterday morn
ing. Hon. d. Il. Sibley presided. There were
present Mesdames. J. II. Murphy, J.H. Thomp-
son. George Farwell g. @. Higbee, Clark, H. L..
Williams, W. D. Cornish, Hurst and Miss G..
seabury, and Messrs. W. L. Wilson, w. g. Gan
nett, E. M. Hallowen and d. r. Moves.
The treasurer, d. h. Noyes submitted his
quarterly report, showing balance on hand Of
$53o, IL, against expenditures to the amount of
$247.S9. Report accepted.
Secretary Chase made report setting forth
that the demand on the time and resources of
the society during the present quarter had
time since the organization of the society. The
number OF applicants since December Sd, date
OF last meeting, has been 2l5; appli-
cants for employment, IS. The re-
sponses made to these applications has
been given after h thorough examination into
refers to the work of the society as receiving
the hearty commendation of business men, as
evidenced by their liberal contributions to a
furtherance of the work.
In referring to the applicants for relief the
secretary says
"A very noticeable feature of the work is
the fact that the great majority of those APP
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win no one but themselves to support, and
what makes 1t appear still worse, is that a
large percentage of these are we'll educated
not lew being graduates of the higher semi
narles of learning. And we are becoming
more and more convinced that there is some
eaing radically wrong in our present system of
education. From the fact that we find but
little difficulty in procuring remunerative en-
ployment for those who come from the rural dis
trlcts, where they had received but few months
schooling during the winter months, and spend
the remainder of the year in some useful me-
chanlcal or agricultural employment; while it
Is next to impossible to secure situations for
those who have spent their entire time in the
city schools, we are left to infer that sys-
TEN OF education requiring less mental and
more physical culture would be preferable to
the preaent system and more useful in the
end.''
The report was approved and placed on file.
MIR. w. Il. Wilson moved that committee of
i've, to be selected by the president be appoint
ed as finance auditing and executive COM
mittee. Carried
Some desultory conversational discussion
followed upon the general work, and the man.
ner 1t was performed. Mr.. Gannett thought
that there wasn't system enough introduced
into its management. He at least wanted some
information regarding the modus operandi of
distributing the society's bounty.
1t was explained that cases were reported to
the secretary, examination followed, and if tho
subject were found worthy, the relief was
gwen. All these cases were to be reported
monthly by the visiting manager of each dis
trict.
The next point brought up was about the
hour of meeting. It was urged that if the
morning was selected as heretofore, very few
gentlemen could attend. The afternoon was
suggested as the better time.
Mrs. J. b. Murphy moved that hereafter all
business meetings of the society be held at 4
o'clock P. NJ. Carried.
Mrs. George Farwell read her quarterly re-
port as district visitor. She named several
instances where relief had most advantageously
given. From sloth and filth the families had
been brought to an apprehension of the good of
work, and the virtues of soap and water
Miss q. Seabury followed with very anus
ing account, where she had been imposed upon
by sorry looking female with the regulation
number of five little children. After She had
done her best for the woman-sending one
servant girl to get her food, another upstairs
Tor some clothing, she going herself to get her
some money, like old mother Hubbard, when
they all got back, the room was bare-the
woman had left, and taken with her ANYTHING
portable. Subsequently she had learned that
Inc woman was one who was burnt out everv
winter, and had a standing stock, in fearful
trade, of i've children. She related this story
to impress the Importance of always conferrine
with Secretary Chase before giving assistance.
as he knew all these people.
After some further informal talk the meeting
adjourned.