The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-14
'Oh, it was pitiful,
Nigh a whole city full,
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Is not tr,e here. Here is an open door and ready
No statistics report the number of such
Gases They do not come under the mead of relief
bat what aid it is to have one to whom to come and
talk To feel that there is always time to listen and
disposition to relieve.
The applications have been 900 as against 1O7O
last year. The individuals in the families g. 1888
against 8, $40 last year. We have had reports
from the township trustee this year and cannot
report as to the amount of relief given by that office
Of these 920 applications 537 have been recon-
IDended to relieving societies and relief furnished;
fused 1913. study of the tables will give the CLASH
hcation In each refusal has been based on a
knowledge carefully gained and rests upon the udg
nent of men and women who, in all ordinary cases,
would be considered both intelligent and humane.
More annoyance than usual is occasioned by street.
begging. Every one begging the street or from
house to house has at time come to tie Office
and their application has been considered by the
Ciety. If they have not received aid it is because
they ought not to do The city is the catch all for
tho whole State. The idle, shiftess and vicious
hero, and then work the town. They visit Offices;
they report that they have been to the Offices Wis
stor has been sent no aid has been given. To give
them money is to do wrong because they settle here
and become a constant expense and trouble If they
really worthy they will be helped through the
society if not they will be refused 1t is no
lenee charity, then to help SUCH 1t is injecting
the city with social poison. No better service can
be done than to enforce the decision of the society in
this respect.
is less than eight years since this idea and method
was introduced into the country through Rev. s. III.
Gurteen, in Buffalo Our society was the fifth,
and organized in 1879. Since then public atten-
tion has been directed to its value until about sixty
societies in operation. 1t forms an impor-
tsnt subject in the National Conference of Char
ities and Corrections, one whole day being given
TO IL
The success that has attended our own work has
caused large application for reports and FORMS
We have had visitors from St Paul and Minneapolis
Louisville Cincinnati, Pittsburg and Terre Haute to
inspect our work Frequent letters are received from
other cities asking information as TO cases applying
and giving this city their residence.
1t is with pleasure that note the growth and
cess IN the free kindergarten movement. There are
now five schools, one the South Side and four on
the North They lake the children under school age
interest and instruct them during the morning give
them lunch. follow tn IN into their homes sew for
them and encourage aud aid the mothers If by some
such delicate chemical test detects the presence of
acid alkali could test the work of this society
we should find happier children and happier mothers
better ordered homes and the promise of better
ordered lives.
Another new phase of work is that of the district
nurse One of the nurses of the Flower Mission
training school has been put into missionary service
IN the homes of the sick poor She is under direction
OF Inc ey Dlspensary and gives to the poor that
sex IN their homes the same that The sick and
destitute nave This is the beautiful of service
1t both relieves the misery of sickness and it eeates
the family to sefcare Bathing lifting making beef
taa imposing the Importance of care. All these will
add 70 the efficiency of the City Dspensary as it has
to the hospital.
The receipts during the year were altogether, from
subscriptions, $l,51364. The expenditures were:
Rent 81 90; salaries. 81. 123 49, expenses SI47 73
annual meeting. SSH; stationery and printing
$60.72 furniture, S642; books and records, 200;
total 81 1884
The annual public meeting of the Benevolent Socie
~ and the Charity Organization Society will be held
n English's Opera-house Sunday evening. Nov.
20. TIE form will be the usual one-ten minute
talks on phases of charity pleasant feature of the
evening will be an address by Myron Reed.
On the Monday following the joint-conection COM
tse of the two societies will make their annual visit
for subscriptions.
SILAS u. BOWEN NATHAN MoRpIs
~. bAMBEhGEE OSCAR G. MCCUILoOH
SOAN n hoiLiDAY Executive Committee.
fhe Following are the names of the members
Jof the council appointed for the next year: w.
7. Flshback Silas I. Bowen. John H. Holiday.
REV Aug Bessonies. E. B. Ahartindale, Henry
Coe. Herman Lieber. Alex. Metzger, Eli Lilly,
C. c. Foster, Albert r. Baker w p.
Gallup. j. w. Murphy. Charles Mar.
tindale. Rev j. Mcleod, w A.
Krag V. X. Hendricks. W. j. Holiday.
G. s. Phillips. Nathan Morris. C. Mayer, S. j.
Peeile, A. Burdsal Oscar c. McCulloch, d. p.
Erwin, Fred Fahnley. William Wallace, A. NJ
Fischer, A. G. Shortrdge. The lecture com