The Helena independent., 1893-12-22
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES.
tid VIII Hereafter Be Extended tho
Needy In Helena IN = Sys-
matic Way.
Old Agencies not Iliminatsd, but
They Will Bs Co- operative
and Cohesive
Representative Citizens Of Both Sexes Have
Isssn Entrastsd to Garry Out the
Wishes Of the Charitable.

The Associated Charities Of Helena 10 An
assured fact, the steps necessary TO the
organization Of such body having bean
taken at : meeting last evening. Pursuant
to the action taken at the meeting Tuesday
evening. the committee appointed 10 draft
4 constitution and prepare bv-!Rws met
Wednesday aftsrnoon and heard suGGes-
tions % to the scope Of the Laws that should
govern the proposed orRaajzsSion. The
ssport Of this committee WAS presented by
Rev. W. @. Sohoppe. the chali man. last
evening. Nj. 6ohopps said the committee
had received some valuable auRgsstions and
heard a great number Of opinions, Thsy
had dscidsd TO rspot only constitution.
leaving the formulation OF the by-laws for
an advisory committee, provided for In the
constitution.
As reported the constitution provided
that the association SHOULD be known %
"Ths Associated Charities Of Helena" Its
objects are TO enable the various charitable
agencies Of tie city 10 corporate In sys-
tomato and economical manner In giving
proper care and attention TO the poor. and
and In soliciting, gathering and distribut-
ing charity. Any person who shall pay
into the treasury 90 much 40 u per annum
shall. 90 long a. such payment 70 sontin-
usd, bs : member. The pastors Of ths sew
sral churches and presiding officers Of the
several charitable organizations and bensv-
olsnt associations Of Helena shall be OK
officio members. Life membership Il 70 be
provided for BY ths by-lswa The ofticsrs
Of the association are to be q president
vice-p ssident. secretary. treasurer and
twelve directors. who shall constitute the
advisory board. The duties of the officers
are to bo fixed bv tho bylaws. Article 8,
section !, 10 20 follows:
~ he supervisory board shall during the
interim between annual meetings have fall
power to appoint. discharge and M the
duties and compensation of an sRens and
proper, and to arrange. direct and control
the affairs Of tbs nssociation. pursuant to
such by-laws, rules and regulations % they
may from time to time adopt"
The Other sections provide for annual
meetings the fl, Ut Mondsy in. November In
each year. and other routins matters.
The committee also reported the follow
ing list of offioets: Prssideat, John G.
Curtin; yice presidents, 4. H. Klsinschmidt;
secretary. MIS- II. E. Flax; treasure 4. ID.
Edgstton; directors. Ms. II. N. Beadle.
Mrs. r. II. Howey. Rev. ]. II. CrookeE.
Rev. NJ. A. Debut. L. II: HsIshaeld. @. q.
Mass. M"..sn. ~ BnlIa.d, b. M MI Mrs.. q. ". Al.n.adss:
Mrs. Hugh Kirksadall, NJ. Silvsrman.
After tho proposed constitution had been
read Chairman Kleinsohmidt said II Was
formally before the meeting and WAS open
to amendment. Hon. T. II. Carter said he
was not In favor of the orRanizstion % pro-
No AnAA
in the past BY the ladies' relief committee.
and said there Was NO pauperism In this
oisy, as il was understood In the east. "All
We need to do 10 to aid the ladies' relief
committeeman TO superseds 1t. No man
will attend to this chnritsble work az the
ladies have. and lot II remain with them.
Let us get the money for them and they
will do the work. Tho mon suggested for
officers are active business men who will be
unable to give tho business of the assooia-
tion the tims the lalies do and would. LIST
tho city put more men to work on the streets.
the comfy ON ths roads. Let the men get
the money for the ladies, and get work Tor
those who can work. and use the oi:y and
county governments for the purpose. You
will supersede the ladies with an inefficient
committee. Get up subscription llst-th6
ladies need money not committees. Elao-
crate the charity work Of ths city, but
through existing agencies"
II IL
the third article. which gave tho directors
the over to pay salaries. He said u was
the duty of the county auditOs to do the
charity work; he WAS paid to do 1t, and
people who would otherwise conts ibute FOX
charitable purposes would not do so II they
fels it was going to pay salaries:
Mr., Crooker replied 70 Mi. Carter, refer.
ring to him as "the eminent statesmAn who
honors Helena by making 1t his home"
He said tho ladies had gone on with the
charitable work Of the city for number Of
years, bur conscious all the time that some
,uina was lacking. And this movement"
continued tho SPEAKER, comes out OF this
talked to me and expressed their
full and complete concurrence with
the methods this constitution pro-
loses to innuQurate. This movements
Is. not an attempt to superoede
them. or do away with tnem." Mr.. Crooker
then described in detail the work such an
association az the one proposed could and
would do. He dwelt upon the absoluts
ut cessity of II GENITAL Office and an sxecu-
tive boa d. whero and to whom all appeals
must come. He described the agent ~ 4
tkilIfu! switohman. standing ut a junction,
and as calls for aid cnms hs looked into
them, and put them on the right track
ians, he put it on that line;
n Catholic. on that road. He said records
must be keit of cases, so that there should
De no overlapping or duplication. and ex.
erisnce hau shown this was the only way
10 do the work efficiently. As to the sslary ,
question, he said the directors proposed
were representative people. and he believed
they could be trusted not to spend money
unnecessarily for any purpose.
The discussion was continued at oonsid-
ersble length, MasBena Bu!La d saying the
ladies, of whom MIR. ca. ter spoke so elo-
Quently, themselves asked tor such an
organization as was iroposed. +. M.
Fletche. DR.. Schopps. Judge Mcdonnell
and Auditor French. all spoke In favor Of
the report t. whilo Father Palladino took the
othcr side, saying he fea cd the fact that
1t was contemplated to pay for charitable
work. would have the effect of keeping many
f,om contributing.
Finally MIR. Carter offered the following
amendment: mo salary or per diem shall
be paid to any Officer or agent Of the asso-
cintion, nor shall nny expense be ir cured
for headquarters o Office ronm.."
An aye and no vote was tAk0n. and the
amendment was lost. Then the constitu-
tion was adopted. and tho officers suR.
Rested were slected. w. g. Bailey then
rendered the use of room In his building.
free OF charge to the association, and the
offer was accepted. The meeting then ad-
journed.
Notice To stock owners.
Carr Bros wi | feed horses and cattle hay
at 81 per month; n.so let them run to straw