Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-22

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THE SUPERINTENDENT OF CHARITIES.
Duties Of the New Omcer Appointed by the
President Yesterday.
HE rs TO FORMULATE A SYSTEM OF ORGANIZED
CHARITIES AND TO EXAMINE AND REPORT UPON
CHARITABLE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF THE AP-
PoISTEE-A STUDENT OF SOCIOLOGY.
Among the nominations sent by the Presi-
dent to the Senate yesterday, as an
nounced in The STAR, was that Of Amos G..
Warner of Nebraska as superintendent of char
tiles for the District. Provision for this Office
made in the last District appropriation act
''for the purpose Of securing a more equitable
and efficient expenditure of the several sums
appropriated for charities"
The law expressly provides that the superin-
tendent shall be ''some thoroughly experienced
and otherwise suitable person not a resident of
the District of Columbia" His duties, as de-
fined by law, are as follows: ITO formulate for
the purposes of the expenditures for charities
in said District such a system plan of organ
lied charities for said District as will by means
of consolidation, combination or other direc-
ton. in his Judgment. best secure the objects
contemplated by the several institutions and
associations for which such appropriations
made, and for the other charitable work of the
District, with the least interference each with
the other, or misapplication Of effort
or expenditure. and without dupli-
| ture, and all such appropriations shall be ex-
pended for the purposes indicated, under the
general direction Of said superintendent and
In conformity. as near as may be, with such
system or plan, subject to the approval of
| the board OF Commissioners of the District
of Columbia. And it shall also be
| the duty Of said superintendent to
examine into the character of the administra-
| ton Of said institutions and associations, and
| the condition, sufhciency and needs of the
buildings occupied for such charitable pur-
poses, and also to ascertain in each case the
| amount contributed from private sources
| for support and construction, the number Of
paid employees and the number of inmates re-
ceived and benefited by the sums appropriated
| by Congress- and to recommend such changes
and notifications therein in his judg-
ment will best secure economy. efficiency and
| the highest attainable results in the admins
trstion of charities in the District of Columbia
And said superintendent shall from time to
| time report in detail to the Commissioners Of
/ the District, who shall communicate the same
| with their estimates for appropriations
| to the then next session of Congress, his do
| ings hereunder. together with such estimates
and recommendations for the future as in his
| Judgment viii best promote the charitable
work Of the District. Said superintendent
shall be entitled to compensation at the rate
of 80, 900 year."
WHAT SECRETARY HALFoRD SAID.
Private Secretary Halford said to STAR re-
porter last evening talking about the appoint
ment of Mr.. Warner superintendent of char
| tiles for the District. that everything pointed
to the conclusion that this was one of the
best appointments ever made. Continuing. he
remarked: ''AIl / know about Mr.. Warner is
that he was the second choice of the people
who have taken a deep interest in charity. /
cannot say who was the first one. You may
say he one of those very highly recon-
mended by the folks who have spent their time
and money in this matter. He was professor
of sociology at John Hopkins for time, and
then he went out to Nebraska, where he has
been looking after some educational interests
for about year. He has made this matter of
charities study and has devoted his energies
to the solution Of several Of the more import
ant problems in the line of social science From
all Appearances it seems as though he il I'M
usually well qualified for the position to which
he ha1 been appointed, and l have no doubt
that he Will accept and bend himself to the
work In most satisfactory way"
SKETCH OF DIR. WARNER.
Mr.. Warner has acquired the dignity of a
title, having had the prefix '.Dr" in front of
AAs iohlc iOA sOHc tiiuc- ne Is aDOut
years of age and has made Nebraska his home
nearly all of his life residing near Lincoln He
graduated from the University of Nebraska in
1885 with high honors, working while he was
studying in order to sustain himself. He en-
tered the department Of post graduate study
IN history and political science at Johns Hop
kins University in the fall of 1885. and before
the conclusion of the first year there was ap-
pointed to a fellowship in that department. In
the spring of 1887 he resigned his fellowship to
~
Charity Organization Society of Baltimore
which he held for two years, aiding
the society in many ways, while carrying on
his work as student Of social science. He took
the degree Of doctor Of philosophy at Johns
Hopkins University In 1888, presenting his
Thesis a monograph on Three Phases of Co.
operation in the West" He resigned his place
with the charity organization society to accept
the charge of the department of social science
in the University of Nebraska
He has been an active member Of the National
Conference of Charities and Corrections, of the
American Economic Association and the
American Statistic Association, and besides
papers presented to these bodies has contrib
uted to number of periodicals.
HOW THE MONEYS HAVE BEEN PAID.
When the District appropriation bill for the
current fiscal year became available there was
a clamor on the part of the charitable institu-
tons which received their support from Con-
gress for fund.-. The Commissioners simply
approve the checks and the money is collected
at the treasury. The Commissioners hesitated
for a long while before approving any checks
on account Of the delay in the appointment by
the President Of "a superintendent of charities,
whose duty it was. Matters became desperate
as time rolled by, as the President failed to ap-
point man to fill the position, and Auditor
Petty, acting under orders from the Commits
sioners. talked the matter over with the first
controller. At last agreement was made
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the vouchers and the controller would advance
the money. In this manner the Commission
ers got out of predicament and the charitable
institutions were kept up.
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