Evening star., 1886-11-03
SYSTEMATIC CHARITY.
The Annual Meeting Of the Associated
Charities.

The Annual Meeting Of the Associated
| Charities.
DIR. SUNDERLAND TALKS ON THE NEED OF Or
| OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES BY JUDGE MACAR-
THUR AND orHERs-oFFICERs CHOSEN FOR
THE YEAR THE CHARITY ORGANIZATION
SOCIETY.
| Last evening the annual meeting OF the As
sociated Charities was held at the Vermont
Avenue Christian church aud there was very
| good attendance. Judge W. B. Smell presided,
with Mr.. L. 8. Emery as general secretary. Ihe
proceedings were opened with prayer Dy Rev.
| Alex. Kent, and Mr.. l.. 8. Emery read the an
nual report, showing that there had been con-
tributed SO. .346. 80 during the year. The num-
Der OF applications for assistance was 1,z6S, out
OF which 527 were aided with money and 212
| furnished employment In addition TO this
1000 garments of clothing, 400 loads OF wood
and large amount of groceries were distribute
ed Rev. DR.. Sunderland was the first speaker,
and after reference TO the various socieues en-
| gagged in whole or in part in relieving the poor,
the amount OF good resulting only being know
To God, he referred to the system OF the
however, was not worked. to the extent that
i, should be- In ,.S city y1r,se,zasiad ne sa,d
| with a sufiiciency of visitors. 1t was only Mon
| day, he said, that man came TO him represent
| ing that ne was Presby deacon from
Arizona, who had lost III ne had by Geronimo
ana mis- band. After questioning him and finding
| that he wanted to go to NoriOlk, the speaker
started to police headquarters to get him trans
porlation. On his way, however, the stranger
! stopped, saying that he would go no 1urther,
! for he did not wish 10 be regarded as a Geggar,
| ing taat he might he in reality Presby terian
1 deacon, DR.. Sunderland said he gave MN u
J quarter. de mentioned this 10 ASK II y; others ~
| had not met with similar cases. and II others
did not act as he did. Was there no remedy
| tor indiscrin.inate aims giving? He was in-
| clined To the belief that the only successful
1
| discriminatory would be by great bureau of
charities supported by the taxes OF the people.
hIhe government had done many things not so
wise, and such a bureau was in the line OF their
powers, for the great object OF government Was
| this be done? He referred to what he had seen
| in a sixteen months sojourn in Paris, when
| LOST article on being reported to the police
won be returned in forly-eight hours Ihe
Washing ton police force, he said, WAS utterly
| inadequat in numbers, Tor Congress Is mig
gardiy In its apprrpriauons i6r tne proiect'on on
| said. was to discourage indiscrllnlnate aims
| giving. He appealed Tor help for the associa-
problem would not be worked out till the sys-
tem was adopted by the municipal, state and
national governments.
| ---. OTHER ADDRESSES
Miss Eva Mills sang a solo in fine voice, ana
Rev. F. ID. Power warmly indorsed the system
OF the society.
Judge Macarthur also indorSed the methods
OF the society, but he dOub Ted The wisdom of
| Dr. SuBuerianuS suggestion as To Il government
bnresiu of charities, and remarked ii one such
Was established, ana DIR. Sunderland placed i'll
Charge. Ii, would have $50 Presby terian de,-
cons alter him every day vi his lie. speaking
of his own subdivision, he SAID ii had been dit-
ficult I'LL the offices. He urged that more in
terest should be taken.
keV. Alex. Kent urged tha. it was the duty OF
the people TO take advanced grounds as to
ctiarliy aud warmly indorsed the system.
JtIdse Smell remarked tnat Congress appro-
priated $4,000 ior the relief OF tue poor. and
OF This the society received about S3UOU dis
triuution In Il community vi 2OU,UUU, and he
therefore urged liberal response lu money.
Contributions were reported as follows: Hon.
VI. ti. Emery and James h. Fitch, S15 e;,cn;
CaInpbeii Darlington and MIS-. e. u; Dulin, s2O
e,.cn; Florence LairiiS, So; .hn Hutchinson,
91o, Mrs. l.. V. Reed, So: NJ. Parker, So, and
smaller contributions, subscription and cash,
$50.
OFFICERS CHOSEN.
The following officers were elected for the
| ensuing year: President, president of the board
OF Commissioners of the District; l.. s. Emery,
gehefarsec ary; Hon. NJ. q. Emery, general
treasurer; board OF managers, Judge W. b.
smith smith Town.hend, To- D. Rev. ". A. Bartlett Rev. s.
I. :. Wyukoop, Mrs. Martina A. Smell, Mrs. j.
e Fox, T L. Bra Brsd,ord Rev. Rev. cn A:es Ksns, ns,
Judge ArInur MacArthur, Mrs. DIR. j. p. New
man. Rev. Rush r. Snippen, John> Sherman, s.
Walter Woodward and Charles A. Bradley.
THE CHARITY ORGANIZATIONS SOCIETY.
AT a meeting last evening of the board of
managers oil the Charity Organization society
IL was announced that the society had rented
room in the Gunton building for a central
office, and authorized the employment OF
assistant secretary.
'fne board ordered the printing of report of
the work Of the society since February 18th,
1855, and directory of the charities OF the
District.
/ Five dollar subscriptions to the amount of
S191.3U were reported. Among the subscribers
were Ar and Mrs. ). Woll, Rev. J. Owen Dor
sey. E Morrison, David B. Todd, kev. +. ID.
Daniels, Mrs. III. H. Mills. Mr.. and Mrs. H. c.
Spencer. Charles F. keeier, Mrs Ellen P. Mus.
sey, Mrs. Mary Ragan. Miss Clara Barton, Jas.
w Gr:ixam, Mr. and Mrs. A. >. Pratt, Mr.. and
Goldschmid and Rev. \. +. Steele. The NUM-
bers of the branch societies were changed to
correspond with the new numbering Of the
police precincts.
A Good Word for the Salvation Army.
To the Editor ofTHE EVENING STAR
In reply to the article in Mondays STAR In
regard to the accident OF Saturday night, which
the writer seems disposed to lay at the door OF
the Salvation Army altogether, while none re-
grets 1t more than they, yet allow me as
friend of the army to say that perhaps had he
mentioned the chief causes (the demon alcOhoD
the prejuuiced public who know nothing more
than himself regarding the pure holy, God
fearing, sinner-saving sel.-sacriIiclng evangel-
lists their feelings would be changed by a word
or Two from one who does know. and WHO has
closely been watching the movements OF the
Saivation Army and sees daily the good being
done by their efforts in saving from ruin hun
dreds that lnnabit the holes ard
dens OF vice generally. the most etfec-
lual means Oh reaching them is by
the drum and tambourine; as soon as
they are convinced Oh a better measure o1 cap
turing sinners they are ready TO adopt it. The
good book says, Blessed are they that are per
secuted Tor righteousness sake, IOr theirs is Ihe
Kingdom OF heaven, aud cursed are ye when all
men speak we'll OF YOU. i, as a sympathizer
VINO is "misied by the noisy crew.. viii; say that
the Salvation Army is not afraid what III an can
Do uAto them SO long as they know that God is
On their side, and Will praise Him he more Tor
the persecution and ii. ht the devil the harder
Lei the writer be at least consistent; while he
wants To Uanish ''tne noisy reveIers," let him
nol forget the numerou, other noisy reveiers.
who are constantly, with no regard even Tor the
Loru day, beating drums and playing their
bands through the streets. II Is a noted fact
that IL negro dies on Monday the remains are
Carefully preserved until the following Sunday
In order that all the race can have a holiday
and grand jubilee. And how about respectable
ciilzeRs VINO have regard Tor the SaDbath being
aroused from their siumDers before dawn Will
tne cries VI sunday papers? And even while at