Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-12-15
The Relief Board Organized.

| At consultation of the pastors of sew
eral of the churches recently it was decided
to invite all the churches of the town q
send three representatives to a meeting e
be held Monday evening, the llfh inst, al
| 7:30, for the purpose of organizing gener.
al relief association, to provide for the
more systematic and judiciUus care of nee
essitous cases which exist in this commun-
ity.
At the time appointed committees from
the several churches named met in the
lecture room of the United Presby yterian
church as follows:
United Presbyterian-W G Douthett, Mrs
T J Steen, Miss Belle Purvis.
Methodist-J V Rltts, John FIndley, Eli
d Robinson.
Presbyterian-R A White, Alfred Wick,
Boyd.
English Lutheran-John Hilderbrand,
Edward Weigaud, John II Negley.
German Lutheran-Mrs John '3jckel, Mrs
J Troutman, Rev Z Cronenwett.
Grace Lutheran-W Fleming, II VI
Fleeger, Mrs DR. d Bell.
Episcopal-Mrs J 8 Black, Mrs Edwin
Howard. P 5 Bancroft.
Refurmed-John Weitzel. Miss Borland,
Mrs r II Bowen.
BETHANY Reformed-Miss Ida Mardorf,
Miss Florence Bower, Miss Emma Linn
berg.
Free Methodist-Miss E hel Grew, Mrs
J W Howard, b Wight.
The Church of God-Miss Emma Ebl
Tue ChiiircI's Lid S1cisty and tue "
CT U-Mrs VIM Cooper.
On motion Prof z 5 Bancroft Was chus
en- Chairman, and Eli d Robinson, Secre
tary The chair called upon Rev Eli Mil
1 Of ha
which he stated to be as briefly indicated
above An informal discussion followed,
remarks being made by Messrs White, Wick
Findley, Negley, Douthett, Mrs Cooper and
Others The sentiment was generally that
steps should be taken to see that all nee
esSitous cases in the community should be
Systematically provided for On motion OF
Mr.. " lght the meeting proceeded to effect
a permanent organization, Prof 5 Ban
croft was chosen President, J Rlrts.
Vice President; Eli D Robinson, Secretary,
aud Mrs. Wm Cooper, Treasurer.
On motion of Mr. Ritts it was declal ed as
the sense of the meeting that inasmueh as
most, il not all, Of the churches had organ
izations tor doing charitable work, that
the several churches should take care, as
for as possible, of all necesSitous cases
within their own membership, and that
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for all other cases reported to it. On mo-
ton a representative of each of the church
es was named on a committee TO originate
and report . complete plan of organization
AT the next meeting. The committee, so
far as named. was constituted as follows:
John Fiualey, W Douthett, n Boyd,
John Hildebrand, Rev Il CrUnenwett, Mrs
Edwin j. Howard John WeitZel, Miss
Emma Limberg, Miss Emma Eba, G b
Wight, W q Fleming, Mrs S NJ Mckee and
Mrs J L Mann.
On motion of Mr.. Findley it was decided
that when the association adjourn II
adjourn to meet on Friday evening at 7:30
In the same place. On motion of MIR. Neg
the Secretary was instructed to re-
port the proceedings to the papers.
Mr. Ritts was appointed a commit
tee to solicit the presence and cooperation
of all the ci urches not as yet represented
in the association. The meeting then ad-
journed The committee on perfecting
The organization met Immediately and en-
tered upon their work.
SECRETARY.