The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-14
UNITED IN CHARITY.
Constitution Adopted by the
Associated Bodies.
APPEAL FOR PUBLIC SUPPORT.
representative Gathering Adopts Name
"Bureau Of Charities"-Real Need
the Only Test.

Yesterday afternoon there was meeting at
the Cnamber of Commerce to adopt ccnstitu-
uon Tor the Associated Charities. The instru-
mens as printed in Sundays PosT-ISTELLI-
GENcER was somewhat amended and then
adopted, During the coming week an effort
WIZ be made to secure subscriptions 10 the soci-
ETY., and another meeting will be held next
Wednesday night.
There was good attendance yesterday,
among those present being Jacob Furth, W. "
hanenarf, Jesse Cochran, Charles Prosch,
Jerome Catlin, W. r. Bentley, Rev. D. c. Gar
rett, Rev. Levi Gilbert, Rev s. Aionzo Bright,
Joseph Shipper, Rev. w. G. Eliot Mrs John H
sanderson, Rev. Elliott w. Brown, Mrs w. II
humphrey, Charles Shepard. Rev. Benjamin w.
PARSONS, Mrs. d. K. Howard and C. A Koepfie.
MI. Bright presided and Joseph Shipper acted
as secretary.
Inc name adopted for the organization Is
bureau OF Associated Charities OF Seattle"
Among the changes in the constitution was one
providing that the chairman of the board of
county commissioners shall be ex-officio men,
Der OF the bureau, together with the chief of
ponce aud the mayor of the city. The presi-
cent, vice president, secretary and treasurer are
to be chosen by the board of directors, who in
turn are elected at the annual meeting of the
bureau, held the second Wednesday in January.
Inc reports from the various officers are to be
printed and distributed among the members.
The constitution as it now stands provides
that the society shall have nothing to do with
questions of religious belief nationality or poll
tics. The objects of the bureau are stated as
follows:
The objects of the society shall be to be a CEN
ter OF ntercommuncation between the various
churches and charitable agencies in the city: to
foster harmonious cooperation between them,
ana TO check the evils of the overlapping of
relief.
To investigate thoroughly and without charge
the cases OF all applicants for relief which are
referred to the society for inquiry, and TO pro-
vide friendly visitors who shall personally at
tend eases needing counsel, advise or personal
AID or encouragement.
To obtain from the proper charities and char
liable individuals suitable and adequate relief
Tor deserving cases.
To procure work for poor persons who are In
need, aud who are capable OF being wholly or
partially selfsupporting.
To repress mendicancy by the above means
and by the public exposure and prosecution OF
lmpostors.
To promote the general welfare of the poor
and improvideut by social and sanitary reforms,
and by the inculcation of habits of providence
and self-dependence
To cooperate with all similar societies, and
the constituted authorities of city, county and
state in all proper efforts to discover, suppress
and punish vagrancy and vagabondage.
Anyone can become a member by the payment
OF s. annually, or the payment of 500 will create
a life member. So soon as 100 members are OBJ
tanned the organization will be completed by
the election of board of eleven directors, one
of whom shall be the mayor OF the city. They
will employ paid agent or superintendent Of
CHARITIES to carry on the work.
4 All present at yesterdays meeting were asked
to solicit subscriptions, and the support of the
bureau will be urged from the various pulpits
of the city on Sunday next Notices of the
steps already taken and of the purposes of thu
organization will be sent to the various city
societies having relief boards, and such So
cieties will be asked to cooperate.