The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-01-04
WORK FOR THE POOR.
The Associated Charities WI
Provide a Work Station
NaERE MEN WILL Be GIEEN GOD



The society of Associated Charities has
called a mass meeting for tomorrow
night at Representative hall
At the meeting held yesterday after
noon at Mayor Harrison's otices perma-
nent officers and committees were elected
and a temp orary headquarters for the re-
ception and distribution of charities was
established at $40 Kansas avenue, ia the
rear Of the Office on the first floor
The officers elected were. President,
Key. B. J.. Smith of the Christian church;
first vice president, Edward Wilder; sec
ond vice president. Mrs. A j. ArnolQs
treasurer, j. ". Ihurston.
Executive committee: Rev Mr.. Smith,
Mrs "A. j. Arnold, H. WI. Thurstons Ed
ward Wilder, and the secretary yet 70 be
elected
Finance cOmmlttee=I. E. Bowman r.
g. Noel and J. r. Mulvane
Auditing commiItee-Rev. Mr.. Alder
son, Rev. sir. IS axe and A. w. Knowles
The discussion over permanent head
quarters or central station took up al
most the entire forenoon. Col. Harrison
speaking Of the kind of a place needed,
said. s.NA must concentrate our work so
~ to have the secretary's office. work
yard, where wood can be sawed, sleep
ing apartments for tile poor, and all me-
cessities at the same station. We cannot
have a swell Office for the secretary down
town and the work yard in one place and
sleeping apartments in another Ny
idea would be To get a two story building
on the avenue somewhere sOuth Of Tenth
street. where q yard, 1OOx1OO, can be Sc
cured and make a permanent thing Of il.
w could take out a five years lease of
the building and fix it up for 'ouE chart
ty- with sewing sleeping and work
rooms, where everybody applying for as-
sistance can be sent
Mr. Harrison's idea met with the APP
prevail of the committee. and the presi-
dent, first vice president and secretary
were appOinSed committee 10 secure
such place, and were given power to
rent it.
The question Of the appointment Of
the secretary was also referred To the ex-
ecutive committee
Everyone present thought that the
society should get to work at once and
today Rev. Or. Archibald has commit
tee going through the city collecting
contributions, which viii be deposited II
the temporary central bureau and dis
tribured under the direction Of the ex-
ecutive committee until a secretary shall
be appointed
P. a. Noel suggested a plan for the
distribution of aid that viii be adopted
at the next meeting of the association
soon as the permanent central bu-
reau shall be esta blished. Mr.. Noel III
presenting his plan said. II have no sym
pathv for the tramp. and If they manage
our city they can still tramp on. aud can
live some way without our help
"A great many viii accept charity
rather than work for a living. but what
we want to do is I'd help the poor widow.
who has no means of support, or keep
that family whose father Is sick BE- una
ble to ger work and ia my opinion the
best way to do it Is to have in each ward
a committee of three ladies who viii
make canvass Of every house ia their
respective wards and ascertain those
families that need assistance, and let their
report to the central bureau be sufficient
for furnishing the assistance
II am sure that there are at least one
hundred women IN Topeka that would do
this work, and | believe ii is the best way
to do the most good"
Secretary Pro Tenn Wake reported that
S34 AL had been paid to society i'll cash;
$1O1o5 had been subscribed. and - per
sons had promised clothing, food and
furniture.
All the meeting at Representative hall
tomorrow evening she finance committee
viii submit plans for raising money. and
an Interesting programme viii lie pro
vided
Among those present at yesterdays
meeting We're: MIS-. Jonathan Thomas,
Major Suuy, Edward Wilder, Mayor
Harrison. Z. E. Bowman, Prof. James
Black, p. G. Noel, Reverends &. n. Shell
don, Anderson. smith, File, Wake.
Thomas. Archibald, Price, Owens and
Banks.