Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-10-29
CHARITY AT HOME.

CHARITY AT HOME.
Al the meeting Of the Associated
Charities hold In room No. I OF the
institute building on Tuesday evening,
tho special committee sppoiutAd by the
general committe Ut the meeting held
October 20. to present plan Of opera
ton. made report which was adoptsd
Aftar 1t bad been briefly discussed. -
Among those present 1t the meeting
were Mr. and Mrs. j. T. Cause. Nj.
and Mrs. A. ID. Warner, Mrs. Washing.
ton Hastisgs, Mrs. Il. Briughnrst, Jr..
Mrs Joseph Bellah, Miss Helen Gar.
rett, Miss Maggie Brinsburst, Miss
Mary ID. SissOn, tho M issos Barr. Anna
Ferris, WIN. N. Candy, James Brad
ford, Job H. jackson, Lea Pusey, Dr..
Read j Mckay. the members Of the
special committee and represen tati vou
OF other charitable Organisations. The
report adopted was ~ foll0ws:
REPORT.
The time must como when every
Christian city must organize Its charity
70 succeed.
THE AIN OF ASSOCIATED CHARITIES.
Tho aim Of the Associated Charities ID
TO recognise the difference between the
poor and the paupSr-t0 recognize the
difference which exists between the
poor who strive 70 gain m honest living
BY industry, and are prevented by acci.
dent, illness or other misfortunes, aud
paupers, who resort to begging - .
profession. and TO mako sure that al
who have fallen into distress and are
willing 10 work shall be wisely helped
to regain self support, and that those
Who are involun sarily In need Of sup
port shall be promptly relieved. And
whenever any family has fallen 20 low
- to need relief, send TO them ct least
one friend, . patient, true, sympathiz.
ing, arm friend, to do for them all that
. friend can do, to discover and remove
the cause Of their dependence, and to
help them up into Independent self.
support. and self.respect.
PLAN
The city to be divided into eleven dis.
tricts, adopting the ward divisions, with
eleven district organizations under one
con trail board, having under its control .
central ONCE and sAlaried superinten.
dent, with such other assistants and
agents ~ they may deem necessary.
ORGANIZATION UNDER THE PLAN.
As IL Is intended 70 make the Is.
socia ted charities entirely and continu-
ously In harmony with the existing
societies, We propose that the Society
St. Vincent de Paul, the Female Bene-
VIOLENT Society and the Provident
Society shall each designate its 70.
preventative to serve In each district
organization, and that this nucleus, the
creation Of and representing the three
existing public societies, shall proceed
At once 10 the work Of increasing its
membership to the necessary compile.
ment. for the comprehensive visiting
and working OF their respective wards
or distriots, making their selection Of
capable, energetic and interested ladies
living In the respective wards or 40
near As possible contiguous thereto,
and taking their additional mem bers
~ genera lily rs possible from church or
other charitable societies, but when
necessary or advisable they can be
taken from the th.ee originating socie
ties or from persons not identified with
any society.
When completed or with sufficient
number TO commence work, each dis
trict organization shall elect chair
man and adopt such bylaws ~ may be
necessary for their operation Tho
chairman of the district Organisations
shall meet promptly after their election
and select six gentlemen who, with the
eleven chairmen, will constitute sho
central board" with power to elect
their own oficers-president, vice presi-
dent, secretary and treasurer, and
adopt by.lsws, etc., TO employ . super.
In tendent and such other assistants or
agents NJ may be deemed desirable.
The central board shall be the reorgau-
lied authorityOfthe associated charities,
anu shall have the superintendent anu
other employees under their control,
and shall also have the district orHani.
zations subject to their directions.
The superintendent, under their con-
troll shall keep or cause TO be kept COM
plete and accurate records Of all inves.
LEGATIONS, made either by tho district
the former compiled from daily reports
forwarded from district organi cations
through their chairman to the central
Office He shall also perform any other
clerical, visiting or other work which
the board may decide necessary to es.
tablish comprehensive In form tion and
effective work In the associated chart
ties.
The central board shoald adopt effec.
tive and easy means whereby persons
to whom application for assistance are
made can direct such applicants either
to the central ofi1co or the chairmen oil
the districts, as the circumstances OF
tho csse would seem TO require, and
they should establish such regular and
certain means of commur ication be.
tween the district chairmen and the
central Office as to insure immediate
and effective attention to all applica-
lions for assistance. Professional
tramps or beggars have Of course no use
for these arrangements, and where such
rules exist are glad to leave that city.
All non resident applicants should Be
sent to the central Office. All resident
applicants shall receive attention only
ut the hands Of the COMMITTEES of tn 4
district In which they live.
The central board should also devise
. proper disposition Of the uon-resideni
applicants or wayfArers. and when way
opena we would most heartily recon-
mend the establishment of Way
fsrer's Lodge" or some similar dispen.
sary fr the travelling beggars or new
arrivals who have not yet established .
residences in the city. The central
board should also effect close and COM
plste relations between the associated
charities and tho established institu.
tions of our city-such rs the +" home
for Friendless and Destitute Children, u
Home for Aged Women" =" Society
for Prevention of Cruelty to Children, -
etc, etc.-as we'll - our municipal
charities, such IS the Trusteess of the
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