The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-13
THE ANNUAL MEETING.
Secretary Fortune Presents His Re-
port Showing the Clubs Condition.

In the assembly rooms OF the Commercial
Club, while the vote of the annual election
was being counted, the regular monthly
meeting of the directors of the club was
held. followed by the reception of the an
nual reports. President Lilly presided.
The routine business of the evening was
the consideration of an amendment to the
bylaws, which would take away the power
of voting at the annual election of nom
resident members. After much discussion
1t was decided TO hand the amendment
out recommendation. Secretary Fortune
then offered his annual report
THE SECRETARY'S REPORT.
The secretary, in his report, stated that
there now remains less than SIC, 900 to be
provided when required for floating in
debtedness on the building. He cites that
the club raised $4,000 additional to other
funds for the en~campment. The effort of
j. S. Lazarus TO secure stopover privileges
for tourists en- route to the worlds fair
was reviewed. The assemblage committee
work to secure the General Conference of
the NJ. E. Church and the encampment
Of the Uniform Rank, knights of Pythias.
is also commented upon. The work of the
club in relief measures for the unemployed
receives considerable attention in the re-
city, the report says:
1.-THE city has had the benefit of 3.347 days
VI h~DC - ~ liz 80
tuitously. The men n have performe
the work have received their pay in sup
plies at about one-half the retail cost.
which has given them the equivalent Of
about $3.50 for each day OF labor. A total
of 2s.l4 weekly rations have been issued
at the market up 10 Feb. II, at an actual
cost Of from q to % cents each. The money
contributed To the relief fund has. there
fore. been made to serve more than one
purpose. 1t has not only relieved destitu-
ton, as primarily intended, but those who
received 1t have been enabled TO earn what
ever they get, and the general public has
been given the benefit as a donation of the
labor performed by them The greatest
difficulty thus far encountered in carrying
the city has not been able To efficiently util-
iZe the available labor. From thirty-tive
TO fifty men a day were called upon. to
work in the beginning. but the number has
been increased from day TO day, and with
in the last week the committee has ar
ranged with the Board of Public Works
men q day. The labor is largely used in
constructing a lake in Garfield Park, but
some of the men are employed on the
streets OF the city.
supplies at the market. All patrons re-
ceive the same variety or food, proportion
ate with the number in family. The ration
which has been issued during the last
month consists of potatoes, corn meal. fresh
pork. picked pork. bread and flour, mo-
lasses. coffee, sugar, lard, salt and soap.
In addition TO food the committee also FUR
nishes coal when needed. limiting the sup
ply TO three hundred pounds a week. With
in the last threS weeks a shoe department
has been added 10 the market. Donations
and are repaired. They are sold 10 per-
sons in need at the cost OF repairing, and
are paid for in labor, along with other ar
ticles furnished at the market. The total
expenditures OF the committee. including
payments TO the Charity Organization So
ciety and Flower Mission, amount TO less