The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-02-10

Secretary Eldridge Can't Or
Won't Do Anything
I'm URGENT CASES
Which Have Recently Been
Brought to His Attention
ae Machinery of the Ass0cia-
tiOn Too Elaborate.

tiOn Too Elaborate.
Something should be done for the i'm
mediate relief 81 the poor and suffering
people of Topeka.
The Associated Charities seems to be
tied down with 70 much sred tape" that
it IS impossible 10 care for the suffering
without making the suffering suffer more
by travelling half way across the city and
back % secure the endorsement of a
district Visitor Br to see THE proper officer.
Some Christian people seem to think as
49r. Lyman Abbott says that the divine
behest Is not Glove thy neighbor as thy
SELF but shire secretary to love thy
neighbor as thyself" They have satis-
hed their conscieaees and saved their time
by unloading the work of the Associated
Charities upon secretary who is not
suited 80 the work. and who is not allow
ed au opportunity 90 do anything If he
wanted TO-
A stats Journal. reporter visited the
headquarters of rhe Associated Charities
It'll tile Natat0rium a. building ON Tenth
street this morning, and made an inves-
tigatAon into the workings of the institu-
tiou.
Secretary j. L. Eldridge. who sits in
lis private office dispenses charity to the
needy lWhC are properly end0rsed3 was,
when THE reporter arrived, explaining To
AAis7 Lucy hins siaaHl, an earnest Worker
in tile CAUSE 0f charity, That be had just
one sack Of hour LETT and that whlle the
society had money he could not give it
out. and money could only be secured
through an order on the president of the
society REV. B II. Smith.
1iA77 Alh7liai 7aiL 7he Aa4 seFerai
Very needy families who needed provis-
ions and that If She could be given some
nouIs 5ne "oula give il out 10 lhen a ieW
pounds II Llie
secretary E+lt -sl31 Olls51eA % give Aer
tAe iasL 7acN ri Aeaa1 eul IA aA7 eoai4 nol
carry Al le gAFe As1 Z aAlall 7aeA 81 corn
lAeaa 41l77 y s4Siliah wanted some
money 74e 7all - 81 ~ W9ul4 AeiP
o49 sAe sAlAs7 7e oad-y HeeaE4 ny s.i9
people 7le was iooAlng altels out 7lle
c9t-4 h9t watA GU to -nl- 7ii1llA ? resi-
r4nee 81 lo~~ 'e7t 7lA1A street, # was loo
FIRE.
% l- --ae lA7 -'1tl-
so3V ia IT. treasury WnlcA Is pe1ng used
t9 0ty sAe liees7 aries OF ne F4leh are
l1i -e'itat' 70 ~ 73e-g.y Dg eAi-ai 4'ai i.-e
people, DLt '"l7 A447. al pc e-3he on 1A9
or4er q ieeN- r. II 7inllA, lne Presil Gent,
Ah1 Ae lr 'seiAo a. aa lAe once oi 5he
s-eiHlg- 4- ldcl lAls IS WAeF9 the trouble
ls livery lhng l5 neg up Up the hands
oI the president "t9 ism az headq udr-
Sel7 "AFte pc can seen au4 1alAe1 TO-
II 1ile secretary 20 adln1IleJ 20 'liaW on
t-A1 a77t .t-1A lttlkA7, ri n tA9 assoc
ctAti9h haa A pre74s.enI Mne eoqi4 give
4AAa AA-ae tD ---~ As AAaAAs w0si1 DS
D1se9.eA
1iet 81 olt~g 1--le795 1f1ii7- ~ -lis
oilces o. tAe 7oeiety lni7 morning ana
suD.hlttel u Pro a97lllon lot uhlllng Ine
Nofh q ms Nek tAilehl Win Ale work
AT lhe s1elegy- AAl7 Ilol lyslli3h ~ SUBJ
4itteA TIP 9ecret ttS ElAElage was lhla.
'I VIII turn every EhlHg nave on nand
ana az tAe goods "hleA may eoilect ln
tne iasAIe over q YOU anu VIII continue
20 8tlAeE UP 9*.fftAihss 20 ge given
oul under your Qlrectlon' proFidlng thal
orders signed 3y elther mysef or
Alrs. Aorpe small oe Immediately honored
without sending the people around to
look up district visitors OF other oIhcers
OF the society VIII SEND no persons
10 you TOT provision unJu aIler we nave
made q tAorolgh examination ana know
Llat lhes are NOT N.Y.
Secretary El4rlABe sal4 he would SUBJ
mit lie proposition tc President Smith,
Alr. Edward Wilder and the other ohic-
ers Of the society.
40 STATE JOURNAL reporter this
afternoon Rev. Ar smith SAID that be
was satisfied there would be NO trouble
ln making satisfactory arran gements for
uniting tne work ot the police depart
ment with the Assoeiated Charities
one great trouble with the Associated
Charities seems 10 be that its secretary
lacks the ability 70 ill the place as
signed hahn. This Is shown by the fact
that three little girls went to him