Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-20
The Associated Charities

IHE ORGANIZATION PERFECTED BY THE ELEC-
TON OF OFfiCERs-OBJECTS OF THE ENTER
PRISE,
A meeting of the members of the associated
Charities of the District was held last night at
the office OF the Bureau of Education. Mr.. A. S.
Soiomons in the chair and Mr. L. S. Emery Sec
rotary, to hear the report of the committee ap-
pointed to make nominations for officers. Mr..
Chas- +. Foster. chairman. made report NAM
INC the following as managers: A. S. SOlomOns,
Mrs. ). y. Spencer. Rev. ]. G. Ames. l.. 5. En-
cry. Mrs. THilock, j. F. Cook. VIM. Tindall J. T..
Mitchell X. B. Donaldson. Rev. DIR. Paxton. A.
>. Pratt. NJ. q. Emery. r. G.. Fox. A. NJ. Gan
gewer and J.. G. Moore. The report was
adopted. Mr. n. G.. Emery was elected treas
ufer and MIR. l.. $. Emery secretary. The con-
stituton provides for president and vice presi-
dent of the association. naming the chief execu-
tive officer of the District oficiO the pres-
dent, and the presidents of such local charitable
associations as may be connected with the CEN
trail one as vice presidents. MIR. Soiomons an
nounced the organization as complete and
turned over the chair to Commissioner Dent.
who assumed the same.
CHARITABLE CONVENTION.
Mrs Spencer was elected delegate to the con-
yentiOn of Associated Charitable Societies which
meet In Boston next week. 1t was moved that
one thousand copies of the constitution and by
laws lie printed. Mr.. r. W. Fenwick and Mrs
Kate Walker We're elected members. On motion
Of Mrs. Thomas the board of directors were a,-
thorized to print the object aud purposes of the
association for general distribution and Informal
ton including in such publication the names of
THE officers. and inviting all ckaritably disposed
persons to unite with the society. and lend it
active and material support. The indiScrimnate
manEer heretofore practiced of giving out public
aims during thescaSOn when alms-giGing is most
neededand practcedi this District. has attracted
the attention OF those leading in such work to
the necessity of a more careful and conservative
method. and these suggestions have led to the
organization of this association.
THE OBJECTS.
as set forth in the constitution. are the promo
ton of efficient and economic cooperation
among the charitable societies and organizations
ard private benevolent individuals of the Dis
trict the prompt relief of cases of real destitu-
ton; prevention of iInpOSture in the matter of
aims, OF street begging and duplicate charity;
the provision of means for gaining prompt. full
and reliable information of the condition cir
cumstances and needs of every applicant for
charity. The supply whenever possible of en-
poyment. a. the basis of relief i'm all cases, the
Improvement of the condition Of the dependent
poor. with view to their self-suppOrt and the
ascertainment of the real causes of vagrancy
and pauperism with view to their suppress
sion.
THE METHODS OF WORK
These objects will he sought to be attained by
making the society the agent or as
siStdut. So stS Oh CIldrlCdDe aSSOcI
ations and persons, in their work in behalf of the
poor bya system of visiting and inquiry so
as to secure full knowledge of the
merits of each case referred to the society: a
system of registration by which every person
receiving aid may be identified. and all informa-
ton secured respecting each may be instantly
whenever required fOrthe benefit of the
needy or protection ofthe benevolent: by obtain
ing the necessary help for all needy cases through
the proper charitable societies. or from individ-
ual or official sources. or failing in these from
its own funds; by establishing one or more in
dustries in which the abe-bodied needy NAV be
employed, as a condition to their receiving aid:
by securing the services of volunteer friendly
visitors, who win exert their personal influence
at the homes of the poor in promoting habits of
forethought and self-help, and more healthfu
modes of living. and by the dissemination of in
formation which will tend to foster correct and
healthy public sentiment regarding pauperisin,
its relief and prevent ion.