Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-12

&c sood sisee. Up To April L. iS1
Their. "a. pasa az -ss The nseai year
~sii esoee Ma l. bslnssng the anieant
approximately "a ssssM> saPpnss tnat
g 4sa hapias has s,0D inhabitants
f-ast year Cineir nah. 9Th es,psi~ss'n
20 K.'8sl spent el--aASs wofosstss.
Massachusetts,. with popsasatissn "a
l-Aass. -xrut Sis14ss. Indianapolis. . IA
. rDpsIsiloa II 1900 spsns ohss,'
Lslsssilis. sith a popuia'hsn 81 fIu".
spsat fi,issg l,s.rost. With p"pai@
ttea * $500. spent te5tsO. Whaling
t1n. eifn oS.tso tahSossAnsA. sp<at eah
<sa York. Bso1alya and Philadelphia
sprnd noihins fs ouus~1f relief MI
Eo-enthal read statistics from other
csiies. showing the great dscssAsr IA the
sE.suIss 70 outlis.os relief dsspensed since
osganiSrd charity a..osistsons t"os inc
matter IN hand Mr. ROssnthai OBJ
tainssi his nxures from the oomPfEoiiess
of eighty eight eitiss. 10 whom lie wrote
tessoaal settsrA
lswusshy poHDs.
Tie declared thai upon tins city pSos
li.t there are 1T iea.t Ia families NOT
sntitied tai support tie sam the officials
are nof Ia blame. 10 10 the system. and no
political party can rsasssiy the matter.
% matter hoe much II may grom,se Ia
do - pruvisus a. election Mr.. hnsrn
thai then read . carefully prepAred
psp.r showing the utter ilefnciency %
the oh time methods at charity snd
aims giving. He wSs loudly spplauded
~ the close u his remarks.
Mr. k1senthAl read letters from au-
ihositi-s spoa the subscct ~ organized
charity. shoSinx tho necessIty Tor per
fsct ~ stsgi ia tho WORK and the study
% the sociological side u tho systeui-
Tho unysrying opinion vss that indis
crimiaate giving 10 worse than no AID at
al. and that only that charity 10 OF any
value xhich puts the person In condi-
tioa - keep himself. Not aims bus
friends /. the motto Of intelligent char
ity. The number of paupers that have
been relieved and reclaimed must 10 the
test q the work
Mr. Gilbert said that ~ soon a. pos
sib!e arrangvueata would be made with
every religious orgzntxAtioi IN the city
FOR appointment % corps of friendly WIS
itors. tie thought there should he at
least leo IL them. and he believed the
work would be carried On with enthu-
sissm aud sarrestne~A The work Was
moving slowly he said. but none the less
surely.
Members % the Council
Mayor Stuart read the report OF the
committees on nominatiorA The FOL
lowiag ar. the names % the members al
the council: 70 serve for three years -
L. H. Norris. J. W. Hos-nthal. ID. A.
Blodg.tr. T. ID. Gilbert, II. j. Holissscr.
Mrs =. T. Fuller Mss Frances r. Peirc-
T.. serve for two years Maurice Shan
shan. \. - Crozier. W. NJ. Robinson. L.
Stewart White. NJ ). Crosby. DIR. Fran
ec- Hiilyer. Mrs. NJ. X Bi---li.
To serve Tor one year y. \. Fletcher.
Abraham May. ID. J. Doornink. j. q.
kslmhach. Fresier,ck Loettg-rs. Mrs.
T. W. sfrahan. Mrs. L. =. Provin.
The report vas adopted unanimously.
Additional subscriptions were then
taken. although no money Was asked
for. Tho following additional amounts
we're subscribed: Noyes L. Avery. go;
q. X Weimarth. tl0, A. vi. Gould. -;
J. IA. Martha. sl0O; Sanford IL. Cobb,
o.. John I. jackson. 81; John X.
Stewart. ~, John u. NJ. Shirts. .. John
h. Martin. 81; George +. Stevens. ~;
Mrs. W. u. Perkins. si5; J. W. Adams. -,
Mr~ Lao Barnard Adams. -; L. j.
H-rrick. -; Mrs. L. j. Herrick. 81.
This swells the total amount Of sub
scrip.ions t. S.6Ts0.
The Original suhscrthcr~.
The following 10 the liss Of the sub.
scrib~rs reposted by the committee:
Mr. and Mrs. Il. ID. Gilbert. Mr.. and
Mrs u. j. HolIister. Foster. Stevens <
A 4 NJ d. III
Lowe. ID. A. Blodgett. John w. Blodgett.
Dora y. Shepard. trustee: White. Friant
q Co. Mr.. and MIRA X w. Northrup,
Mrs. f. +. Fuller. Pantlind 4 Co. Mrs.
NJ X Biss~Il. Mr.. and Mrs W. >. Hull.
Nelson. Matter h Co, sloo each.
J W Ro-enthal. Ph. &. Fuller.
Rindge. kaimbaeh a CO.. W. =. McCsy.
". " Robinson. =. Is. jerks. Joeeph
Hou-eman. Eaton. Lyon 4 Co, Mr.. and
Mrs George q. Briggs, &. :. Hazletine.
MIR and Mrs L. H. Whitney. Charles
For. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Mccoy. Mr..
and Mrs -. ~ Amberg. Nr. and Mrs.
y 4 Fletcher. julius Berksy. John \.
Cevode. &. n. B~rkey. &. w. Black. Nor
ria 4 Norris. Peck Bros. J. X. Johnston.
= W Lemon. Studley. 4 Barclay, Mr..
and Mrs. J. r. Earle. Don j. feathers,
Trsnkla. Jameson 4 Co. \ l. Fuller.
Albert Stieklsy. 80 each.
l.. y Provin. Abraham MAY. I. C. Levi.
+. b. Stanton. y. III. T. Hughart. Alfred
BAXTER VI =. Crosby William Vinegar.
Henry Perkins. Mr.. and Mrs Victor T..
Wolf. =. T. Bennett Coal Ice company.
Edwin +. Chi. &. VI. Leonard. Henry
Iderns. \ VI Amh~rg. William Alden
smith. John ;. Lawrence. w -
Hughar,. Jr. W G. Wes,heriy. y. G..
Holt. John \ y. Mead. Fred n
Ahlfich. q. - whitley Georgo r VANITY.
James r. Mcbride. Thomas H-deran.
Eugene Boi-.. Paul St.se'~-. Harvey 4
Hey-te<. jams Lowe. W X Shelby. r
4 ,orham. &. L. lakewood. W y
s,sus,~pu. T. q. Lssveneorth. A. = HoV
srd - r. Nsyhes. Julius \ j Fried
rieh & r. Judd. T.. " Wolco;t, Perkins
A Redmond. r. l. Maddox. Mr. and
Mrs " II kirsey. G. y. Perkins. Mr.
AMI Ma y J Bovine. J. g.. ks.mbach.
g. eafh b.
Edwin 2 Sweet. \. G. Hodenpyls.
Roy : Barnhsrt. e. " BENDER. Mahcr
q salisbury. " T. lanes. Mr.. NJ q.
Cspp. Mr.. and Mrs. =. Loet'ger,. I'll
eac0.
us~a Thsa 40.
g. ~ B"i-n.'~in. g. y. Sinclair.
s,rshan 4 G-ealich, j 4. Hersner. X.
NJ Montgomery. g. W Watkins. Mr..
and Nrsl \. Hszlew-od. g. I~Ruyter
c. Stuart Johnson. u. " Cutcheon. "
- Hovey. ". -. Fuller. G-orye I.
0uimtY, n. Emmett Welsh. J. Drtos,
T. ii@. W II. White. White h Whit.
tliiott Co. " n Stevens Corl. Knott
a Co. n W Csilin. y. " Templ. X
" Carson. Mr. sni Mrs Henry Grin
neil. Mr. and Nrs. A. g. Tory. ".
rs.hneisl.r b Co. Mr. and MIRA W {,