Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-28
DIsCOURAeINe PAUPERIsM.
AnnuaI Meeting Of the Charity Organi-
s"tfon Soetety-Its Purposes Set Forth
In Addresses-Onieers Chosen for the
Year.

SS~~S VAAsCChD S1VOCA AVH eSC
Year.
There was q fairly large attendance at the
meeting of the Charity Organization society at
tbe Spencerian Business college parlors last
night Mr.. A. g. Pratt presided over the meet
Ing, and delivered his annual address, in which
ne spoke Of the success attending the efforts of
the society In the suppression of street begging
and panperism. The object of the society is not
70 assist by giving aims. but by raising people
out OF pauperism and making them selfsup-
porting and encouraging them in selfrespect.
None of the money donated Is for the purpose
of aims.
Before the business of the meeting began Mrs
Mills, of the st. Cecilia quartet delighted those
present with a solo, Hannah Binding Shoes. -
The Secretarys report stated that no case that
hsd
up much of their time to attend to the recep-
ton and entertainment of the national confer
full, prompt, and thorough attention, and that
there had been 4 ,319 names reported upon and
registered by card; Among these were ten dan
gerOus tramps and thirteen foreign tramps.
The treasurer'S report showed that the society
had received S1,O19.66 in membership fees and
contributions during the year, and that the en-
tire sum had been used for the expenses none
being given for aims.
Assistant Secretary Fairchild, who was ex-
pected TO address the meeting, was not present,
but wrote a letter expressing his regrets at not
being able to attend, and assuring the society of
his hearty sympathy with their plan of charity
without aims.
Mrs. Sara Spencer told them "why the money
was not given to the poor" First, she said,
direct aims giving was an irreparable injury to
the recipient; it sowed the seeds OF pauperism
The petitioner began by asking assistance very
modestly and with much shame, but when en-
demanded aims as a right, and enforced their
demands by impudent threats. She cited the
o o ,h OF h veteran pauPer who belonged to one
been pardoned out of Jail, and said that he told
her that he had been living on his wits for fifty
could make fifty dollars by telling plausible
story; then he got in the way of it and kept 1t
up The veteran beggars, she said, always came
date assistance must have it at once, no time
to Investigate their case These, on the face OF
between the relief society and the charity
organization society was that the former en-
eourased and the latter discouraged pauperism.
bottomless well, W .ile the other wanted
to elevate the poor above aims taking.
There was general discussion of the question
of bestowng charity upon the poor, all favor
ing the mo aims method.
The following board of directors was elected:
A.. 5; Pratt, Mr. Mann. Mrs s. A. Spencer, s. $.
Shedd, Mrs E. Poesche, ]. F. Cook E. Johnson,
]. {. Pratt, W K Speare. W. ii. Doolittle, W. w
Burdette, H. y. johnson, Mrs. 5. 5. Shedd,
DIR. w. W. Granger, G. A. James, Gen. Dunn,
Gen. Temple Clark, Rev. F. ID. Power, Mrs. L. ).
Crosby and Mrs. X. s. Bingham. The society
the board who were present elected officers
as follows President, \. s. Pratt; vice presi-
dents, b. Pickman Mann, Mrs. Sara A. Spen-
Ger; secretary, j. Calcott Pratt; treasurer; Chas.
4. James; assistant treasurer Samuel 5. Shedd;
auditors, WV. Burdette, Henry A. Johnston;
executive committee, A. ). Pratt Mrs. sara A.
Spencer, j. c. Pratt.
Membership fees and contributions received
since May as follows: Mrs. W. ID. Stroud, So;
Mrs. Kelley, SIS; Edgar Richards, SIS; Miss NJ.
:. Clymer, So; Rev. j. Owen Dorsey. So; b. T..
Mann, So: Mrs. Louise G. f. Mann, So; H. c.
Spencer, SO; Mrs sara \. Spencer, So; Leonard
Garfield Spencer, So; Mrs. z. q: Spencer. So
So; w. +. Nick. Ritter, So; ). ). Shedd, $40;
DIR. j. g. Butler. SO; Geo. Ryneal, jr., SO; l..
vim NJ. Lothrop, So; Geo. Gibson, 50; Elias S.
Hutchinson So; Miss NJ. F.. Vandesande, So;
Mime. +. j. Payn, So; c. =. Bundy, 80; Rev. \.
+. Steele. So; Miss Ella Marbury, So; W. II. H:
Smith, So; f. o. Graves, So; j. ). Swormsted,
SO; I. A. Harding, So; F. j. Heiberger, 80;
other renewals, $50. Total, $243.