Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-10-07
HOW BEST TO GIVE
Offer From the Prosidsnt Society
70 Gse Aid
TO The CHARITY SOCIETY
m CARING 80 the foo<--iteports az he
secr-ssry sn.s Dsssrses Mrs. show
azo Ne~ Cases ar Aid

At the meetinx II the cDuncli IL The
Charity Orgsnizstien society last even
Ing the following persons aefe prcssnfs
Chairman A. q. croxief. G. II. Gleason.
Henry Spring. Fred Losttgsst I.
Stewart White. A. May. r. A. Grocer.
l. 5. froyin. Mosismes ". X HisstIl.
n. L. Fuller. A. q. Cro4isF, DR.. Hillycr
and l. ). Prosin. The report Ut the
secretary showed 37s new cases % aid
asked during the u,onth and a. old cases
made r-application. Of th,se 2o7 we're
personal applications OF the ~ were
sent BY private persons. - ~ the ps,w-
master. ? by the city msrrhal. Is by
aldermen. . by the Young Mems Chris-
tian association. IL by the mayor. II by
the highway commissioners Twenty.
five we're reported by name only and the
persons themselves did not call There
were ia applications Tor work. Forty
four male pon-residents anil SIX female
non residents were among the appi-
eants Thirty-five men were given work
In the woodward. six b,ggars aere
warned 10 cease and thirteen persons
refused to work when work was offered.
The district nurse reported having
made l53 visits during the month .She
has ten old patients and twenty niue
new patients; thirty have improved.
three removed. one IL at a hospital and
two have died. These reports were ac-
cepted and adopted
A vote OF thanks was voted 10 the
u. H. A. and ST. Marks hospital Tor
sending nurses to aid in taking care OF
the sick.
Timely Offer.
The following offer from the Provident
society was read:
CHARITY SOCIETY: FRIENDS Beliey-
ing there will be much physical suffer
ing during the coming winter among the
people Of this city a. the result Of lack
ol employment and that consequently
il will be necessary to raise and
dispense much relief. both food
and clothing, and recognizing the
Importance Of discrimination in the
distribution OF such relief, and the
efficiencyof your organization to do such
work we hereby invite cooperation upon
the following plan:
This society will take general charge
OF raising and collecting charitable gifts
Of money. clothing and food that may lie
deemed necessary To meet the pending
emergency. and will dispense the same
only after investigation and on the ordsr
Of your society. This society will make
weekly reports TO. your society OF all
gifts received and all charity dispensed.
Your society shall appoint seven persons
who shall be known as the provident
emergency committee, and who shall
superintend the work OK this society.
The council passed resolution &C
cepting the offer and decided 10 issue
the following appeal:
70 the Public.
The multitude Of duties at the door Of
the Charity Organi cation society aud the
growing prospects OF an immediate
necessity for large private charity to
care for positive want among the people
10 this city. and the importance OF keep
ing separate the work OF investigation
and the dispensing of relief has in
duced this society 10 accept the kind
offer Of assistance by the pfoyident so
ciety. and a safe plan OF cooperation has
been agreed upon.
This society 10 to rigidly investigate
all applicants for relief aud the Pruyi-
dent society will give all only on our
orders. so that We will guarantee that
all charitable contributions made
to the society will be faithfully ad.
ministered and placed where they will
relieve the most distress. We request
that 81 contributions for emergency
aid he made TO the ProviGeDt society.
and until their Office is open that they
may be seat To Proyident society. No.
lj9 North Division street, care {. % ;.
A. y. Crozier and Mrs r.. T. Fuller
were appointed to visit the board 81
education and urge upon that body the
necessity OF establishing sewing and in
dusfrial schools in the school buildings
Ia the suburbs. the schools 10 be in
session Saturday mornings. RcsoIu-
tions on the death Of NJ = crosby were
adopted.