Daily Republican., 1885-12-16
The Assoeiassd Cnarisies.

the Assoeissed CnaFisies.
At the regular monthly meeting Of
the Associated Charities held last even
ing. the following important report|
from the Superintendent Was read and
favorably commented upon ~
To THE BoARD OF DIREcToRs OF THE
ASSOCIATED CHARTTlEs.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN : Your
superintendent begs leave to offer the|
following report Of the work OF the
society We are about entering upon
smother winters active work with the
general business outlook no better than
II WAS year ago. On this account we
will still fnd upon our reports, rs the
apparent cause OF distress, want Of
work" In many cases this will be
correct and truthful. In many others
Il ought to bs rendered, " will not work
unless can get soft snap" As an
illustration Of this, . gentleman at the
head of one Of our ship building estAb.
lishments said . few days ago that they
were III need Of twenty laboring men
to clear vessel, and would pay them
SB 90 . week. Il
At the proper time they adm itted the
required number. Upon seeing the
character Of the work, Ave of them Inn
med lately declined, three more worked
about one hour, two more worked till
noon and the balance were left to finish
the Job. In order to meet this GLASS OF
cases, we have from the first advocated
| the establishment OF Q labor test, to
expose the shallow pretenses of the
undeserving aud also to furnish tenn.
porary employment for the deserving.
We have o reasonable, prospect OF
Accomplishing this In the near future,
as We are about making arrangements
with the turnpike company to break
some stone for them. We should also
like to make arrangements to furnish
food and lodgings for wayfarers and to
have them to work for 1t the following
morning according TO the provisions Of
The charter, which reads
"SECTIoN 7. That said corporation
shall have the power, and is hereby au.
|thorized, to establish wayfarers'
lodg or place where homeless and des
Ititute persons can be fed and sheltered
Iduring the night, and any person Of
persons 20 receiving shelter and food, O.
either, in such lodge, may be reQuir
led to perform work for o space not OK
Iceeding four hours In return for sucl
shelter or food provided such Aperson
persons shall have been notified befor
there ad dmission to said lodge that the.
will be required to work therefor.
"And In case the person 80 receiving
Ishelter or food, or both, shall refuse I
Iperform work, and shall be physicall
liable to work, the superintendent, o
. IAny other off Ger Of such ledge Is hereb
authorized either to arrest such perso
' lor persons himself or themselves, or t
a Icall upon any conservator OF the peac
4 Ito arrest such person or persons, an
take him or them before the city judge O
proof before him that such person o
a persons have received shelter and food
or either, in such lodge, and have RI
n fused to perform work for a space q
a four hours In return therefor, and ar
y ply sically able to perform the wor
n demanded, his or their refusal shall b
4 evidence of vagrancy, and said cit
a ljudge may commit such person or per
q sons to the county Jail as vagrants fo
= o period not exceeding thirty days"
This, we hope, we may be able ale
- to accom- mplish soon. Another discoul
aging feature of our work has been th
large number OF cases of sickness "
have been obliged TO assist. Many
these cases are respectable mechanic
y who have been ont Of work so long this
y their resources have become entirel
y exhausted. They are not paupers, an
= for this reason we sympathize wit
= their feeling that they do not want th
u stigma of having been In the poor hout
y hospital, although 1t may be properl
:, managed.
'a In the absence Of city hospital, on
q of the most practical acts of benev'
! !; lence that could be done would be I.
~ |; some wealthy citizen or citizens to Q
y tablish and maintain throughout Il
~ year sick. diet kitchen, where food II
= the sick could be properly preparet
oi and sent on the recommendation Of
'. ~ visitor and the certificate OF q phys
u clan, that the applicant was worth
10 and o At subject for sick food. Th
e, would be double charity, as 1t wou
ne not only furnish them With food but
Y would be properly prepared, which
10 something many Of the people cou
in not do even II they had the materis
no This would require but u comparative
ay ly small capital with VIII ich great go'
n9 could be done.
o. Statistics f: Applications, $50 orde
u for coal given, 80 orders for groceri
ny given, 40 orders for medicine give
90 So. Respectfully submitted.
JOHN MASSEY, SuperintendenJ.