The herald., 1893-11-05
TO RELIEVE THE CITYS POOR.
The Associated Charities Get,
ting to Work.
A Meeting of the Executive Com
mittee Held Yesterday.
Plan and Work Outlined for tho Chari-
table Institution-A Move In
the Right Direc-
tiou.

A meeting OF the executive committee
OF the proposed Associated Charities
was held yesterday afternoon.
An outline of the plan OF work was
formulated, and constitution and by
laws discussed.
The plan provides for a system of
registration. for recording, at a central
office, information in regard to ali per-
eons aided, and the assistance given by
all public and private charities, and. as
far as possible, by individuels.
The information thus obtained shall
be communicated to other persons, but
only for the benefit of the persons regis
tered, and to aid in detecting the un-
deserving.
The record thus obtained shall be
made and kept by the secretary, and its
contents shall be seen only by him or
bis clerks, except as provided for under
the constitution or bylaws.
The plan describes the cases worthy
of permanent relief as follows: Orphans
with no parents, or only one parent, un-
able to support them; aged persons Who
are unable to support themselves; in
curable sick, crippled or deformed.
Temporary relief win be given in case
OF illness or accident where relief may
carry family over hard time and pre-
vent their falling into pauperism.
The cases needing work and to be re-
lieved only when work cannot be had
are classified as follows: Persons out OF
work, but able and willing to work il it
can be found; persons with insufficient
work, able and willing to do more
widows with young children, ready to
do any kind of work consistent with
family cares; the shiftless, who are dis
posed to shirk work, but who may be
induced by patient persuasion and in
fuence OF visitor to become industrious
the improvident, who may be taugh t
thrift and foresight by the same means,
and the intemperate, who are not yet
hopelessly 30, and may be reformed by
earnest and devoted endeavor and a
hope of work contingent on good con-
duct.
The CAGES unworthy OF relief are
Those who have property ; families with
able bodied parents, abfs to support
them, or with able bodied children able
to support them; the shiftless, who are
too idle to work, and who steadily REFUGE
it when offered; the improvident who
equander their means, earning good
wages in some months and willing to
beg in other months, and who are
persistent in refusing to improve; the
vicious, who drink or gamble away their
meane, and who are found bopelessly
bad after attempts to reform con-
firmed paupers, who prefer to live on
aims; tramps, living worthless lives,
and too often thieves. For the fret
class, friend should be found for each
case, to relieve necessities and provide
suitable assistance.
To the second claes, the conference
| will sehd a visitor. whose business shal
be to raise these persons into self-sup
/ port. To the third Glaze, the conference
will employ repressive measuree, ant
engage the service of such visitors as
can stimulate better ways of life.
A meeting to adopt the constitutior
and by-laws,will be held in Pythian hail
1857 South Spring street, next Tuesday
at p. IN. Officers and directors will bt
elected, and the corporation formed al
aoon tharaaftar aa noseihle