The morning call., 1892-12-31
BUD TO BLOSSOM.
The Associated Charities
to Move To-day.
A Change Necessitated by the Broader
Scope and Recognition of
Its Work.

To-day the Associated Charities will re-
move its headquarters from 500 Kearny to
425 Pine street.
This action has been rendered necessary
| by the increased work thrust upon the
organization, which makes its old quarters
| inconvenient g.
! Secretary Smiley said yesterday that the
work had increased at least 100 per cent
| since its inception five years ago.
| All that tine.the society has been. at 500
Kearny; Oh the third floor, but the stairs
were a serious difficulty to disabled appli-
cants for relief. while two rooms had be-
come inadequate for the needs OF audience
room. office-room. committee-room and the
special investigation work. -.
Another difficulty arose from the old quar-
ters' environment.
al around were business Offices occupied
by. busy men. who often protested against
being disturbed by the vagrant and beggar
| specimens, which haunt the Associated
| Charities headquarters.
These difficulties will be entirely obvtated
t:by the removal. fer the new quarters on
| Pine street are on the second floor reached
/ by an easily graded flight Of stairs, and are
Also by themselves, since they occupy the
entire floor.
The change is considered an indication of
the steady growth OF tile Associated Chari-
people, -
'Perhaps the: best proof of our increased
| usefulness, said the secretary yesterday,
| "is our subscription books, where appear
| the. names not only Of a large number of
| citizens, and leading citizens at that. but
also the names Of benevolent societies. -
Here are the Doctors Daughters, ain
i organization of DIR. Mackenzie'S chrfeh:
the Kings Daughters; the Helping Hand
! Society, Hebrew organization: the Fruit
| ElOWnF
"All these societies are recognizing the
value OF cooperation with what has been
termed In banking parlanee the Charity
| clearinghouse
'.It has been slow work. perhaps; but a
steady growth always appears slow
Why don't YOU try the Associated
Chariiies?' is becoming the regular answer
of busy men to tales OF distress. The busy
man subscribes to the charity and is thus
entitled to deaEinthis way with applicants. -
Many of the orignators of the.mOvement
were presenta at the last meeting of the. As
sociated Charities at their old quarters yes
terday.. Among them were; Miss Jackson,
S. w. Levy. Major Hooper. b. Il. Flint,
present Judge j. ~ Burnett. who.presided
1 at the meeting; Mrs. John Hayes Ham,
/: mond, Bernard faymonville and Secretary
/ A G.. Smiley,
The weeks report was considered, show
ing the disposal of thirtY-four cases. dis
posed of as follows: Referred to the Mayor
! 6. San Francisco BENEVOLENT Society l6.
Catholic Ladies Aid Society IL fofeign
societies i, Fruit and Flower Mission g.
! work found for /, referred to individuals s.
The woodward report showed Ill tickets.
issued, SO tnen at work and 1854 hours oc-
| cupied,
! Discussion of the cases consumed the
most of the time Of the meeting, escli case
being individually considered. the remain:
der being devoted both to "reminiscences of
4 the past. work of the society and TO cheerful
augury for the-futuTe 10 the new Pine-street