The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-11
HAD HIS SIS WORTH.
How the Associated Charities
Helped q Public Man.
SAVES MONEY FOR INDIVIDUALS


THE best investment ever made" said MAJ.
". v. Rinehart, of the board OF public works,
last night, "wss the $ spent in becoming .
member Of the Associated Charities" The oc-
CANTON OF this remark was . general meeting OF
those interested in the subject of organized
charity At the Chamber OF Commerce. and Maj
Rinehart's remark was, it might be said, the
keynote Of the evening. He continued: .As q
memhe. OF the BOARD of public works was
called on repeatedly to give or administer
charity, and not having time TO look the matters
up was outrageously sbilke1 any number of
times Now can turn these eases over to the
bureau of charities and have them attended TO,
and get the best OF results for the smallest ex-
pensa. There is another thing I particularly
want to call attention to, and that is the fact
that the eitys bills for poor relief have been cut
down aboaf three feurths since the bureau has
got 20 work Investigated the matter and can
give It with authority Eighty-two dollars has
been expended by the city directly for POOR re-
lief In the last four months, about IS much
o was spent in some single months year ago.
The economy to the city in this work il great"
Fred Gasch, chairman OF the board of county
commissioners. also spoke last night 'N hen
we used to get applications for relief, some
time back, and were unable 70 investigate fully
whilst yet bsing unwilling to refuse relief"
said he. 1--WE were sometimes compelled to give
people orders for such things 6 they needed.
When the bills came In We found that these
poor people called for such necessaries of life as
strawberry jam, popcorn and peaches You
may be sure that with corps of friendly visit
ors to call on, we are not tricked that way now
As 70 the work OF the bureau OF charities,
have only to say that don't think II could be
better done. Their aid to W il invaluable"
II was decided by the meeting last night to
take the first steps toward great mass meeting
70 ering this matter thoroughly before the peo-
PIE Under instructions by motion, Rev. D. C.
Garrett, chairman of the meeting and president
Of the bureau, viii appoint committee OF ten,
and announce it today or tomorrow. This COM
miesee will make arrangements for calling the
mass-meeting, due announcement of which
viii be made. Vast and far-reachiug q
the meeting declared this work to be, much
regret was expressed that insufficient funds had
been subscribed to carry it en- One thousand dol
Lars has been expended from the organization
OF the bureau 70 the present. and $1,000 more
viii be needed to carry them through to Febru-
AIRY next, as appeared from the report OF Nj.
Joseph Shipper. the secretary, made last night
Mr.. Z. 7. Dooley, the superintendent, made .
statement In the month Of August and Sep
TENDER the bureau investigated the cases Of 2I0
persons and was in receipt OF many other APP
plications that could not be attended to, owing
to want Of means The statement is also made
that greas number OF cases were s.unworthy of
other than police attention. The county au-
thorities recognize the value of our principles
and use rs to forestaIl fraud"
The following are the standing committees Of
the board OF friendly visitors:
On cooperation and the extension OF member
ship-Mrs Wallace Nutting. Mrs. Z. L Biains,
Mrs. Edward Coleman.
The press and Che literature OF charitable
work. 7. Dooley, Mrs. G. II. Heiibron, Nrs
Charles H. Shepard and the secretary.
Suppression Of beggary and yaRrancy-Mrs.
G. h. Hebron. Ma John Leary, sidney u. Van
Wyck, jr.
Juvenile dslinquency--Nrs. J. 7. Ronald,
Ms- 7. 4. Fleming, Mrs E T. Dooley, Miss
Evelyn Ayersk
Daily Office assistance-Mrs c. E Villas. Miss
Eusenia Ayerst, Mrs. J. L-Cramer.
Dependent children--Mrs. 4. y. Wittler Mrs
E. p. Piumley. Mrs. s. G. Benedict
Employment and obtaining homes for chill
dren-MEA George A. Virtue, Mrs. David Kel-
logg, Mrs. A. Levy.
Legislasion-Rees p. Daniels. Mrs c. r. Fish-
back, Mrs. Martha C. Aiken.
Penal institutions-Mrs. q. H. Watson. Mar.
mora De Voc, u. D., Mrs. II. c. Colver.
Almshouse and bospitals-C. Van Wyck, Ms
Ca rrie Whitney, Mrs J. E. Farrell
Clothing-Ars. C. II. Rollins, IT,. Mrs. L s.
Willard, Mrs. K. Fl. Moss
Emergency fund-Mrs. w. H. Fl. Green, Mn
E +. Blaine. Mrs Jerome Catlin.