The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-18
70 CONTINUE WORK
Board Of Associated Charities 10 Pursue Its
Child Saving Campaign.
HARPIES Will Be PROSECUTED
They lnVeigle Married Men Into
Spending Their Earnings in De.
bauchery to the Neglect of Their
Families-Not So Many AppIica-
tions for Work as Formerly Re-
port Of Agent of the Association.

AT last nights meeting Of the board
OF associated charities the child saving
committee was instructed to CONTINUE
Its work and the member and agent Of
the board were directed to prosecute
any cases which come under their OBJ
5ervation, in accordance with the ai-
vice Of Mr.. Thomas, the boards attor-,
ney.
On motion of Mr.. Cohen, Mrs. Dug
gnn was directed to secure witnesses
and file information against Il woman
who keeps an unlicensed drinking re-
sort in an outlying ward 1t has been
reported that ut this place married
men are inveigled into spending their
earnings, carousing and neglecling
their families.
The meeting was held in the poor
board room at the Municipal building,
and Colonel II. NJ. Boies was selected
to serve as chairman pro TEN, owing
to the absence of Colonel f. H. Ripple.
Attorney W. Gaylord Thomas served
as secretary, vice Rev, Rogers Israel.
Other members present were w. II.
Smith. j. r. Cohen, Luther Keller
E j. Lynett, Philip Kirst, Thomas
Moore and 7. J. Kelly.
Mr. Moore, rs chairman OF the EN-.
ployment committee, reported that no
work had been given since last meeting
owing to a decrease in the number Of
applications for aid and from the fact
that men seem to find less trouble than
formerly in securing work.
QUESTION OF INCORPORATION.
1t had been the intention at last
nights meeting to take some prelimin-
ary action toward an incorporation OF
the board The idea has been nd
vanced principally to give the hoard a
legal status in the prosecution OF cases
for the abuse or misuse Of children.
T Thomas, as attorney for the
co.lJ Tised that inasmuch as the
board mac no home for the caring OF
children there was no good reason for
an incorporation. particularly so be-
cause any individual or member OF the
board has the right to appear as prose-
cutor. In such cases the court can
commit the little ones to incorporated
| Protestant or Catholic institutions ac-
cording to the religion Of the father OF
mother 1t is also the privilege OF the
court to indenture orphans on the Pc
tition of individuals,
In answer to an inquiry by the chair
1t was stated that the mayor has in
structed the chief of police to detail O
police officer to assist the agent or mem
Der of the board at any time.
A summary Of the report submitted
by Mrs. w. B. Duggan. is as follows
80 cases Investigated, 20 worthy, 10 un
worthy, 81 visited. 10 revisited fol
work; total, 81 found work for IA,
child sent to the Home of the Friend
less, 2 children to the Orphan asylum,
| woman to the Florence mission;
girl to Home Of the Good Shepherd
Transportation found for persons, Wis
tied families with children on the ad
vice of the boards attorney.
TO SECURE A LECTURER.
Mr.. Cohen was instructed to continue
serving as a committee on information
relative to the securing Of John Walk
Of Philadelphia, organizer Of United
Charities, to deliver lecture here this
fall for the benefit Of the board. Fifty
dollars was appropriated to the may
or's emergency fund.