The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-02
WORK FOR THE POOR.
Meeting of the Associated Charities at IL
brary Hall.

Meeting of the Associated Charities at IL
brary Hall.
There were twenty -four people present
at the annual meeting and election of Of
fcers of the Associated Charities at Lii
brary hall yesterday afternoon, nine of
whom were women, and few of whom
left before the meeting was regularly ad-
journed-
Judge ]. /. Eldridge was made secre-
tary of the meeting.
The meeting had three objects, Presi-
B. L. Smith said: The election of officers,
the discussion Of the plans for the winter
and the subject OF redistricting Of the
city for the purposes of visitation
1t was ascertained after looking up
the authority on the subject that the Of
fcers Of the association were elected by
the board of managers which should con-
sist of the mayor of the city, the police
com missioners, the county commission
ers, the city and county superintendents
of schools and ten from the body of the
association to be elected by 1t.
Ii was the first duty of the meeting
then to select the additional ten mem bers
OF the board This was done by a com
mittee of three and the ten then voted
on. It was desired to choose only those
who would lend the highest respectable
ity to the association and the following
were named: f. G. Adams, S. 8. OFT. J.
b. McAfee, Thos. Page, r. J. KelIam,
Mrs. ". Bardsley, Mrs. IT, E. Bowman,
and Mrs. j. w. Going.
The redistricting Of the city for the
convenience of the visiting committee
was then talked about and the discussion
resulted in the resolution to have more
districts and have them smaller than last
year and have only one visitor for each
district The districting and the APP
pOIntment of visitors we're left for the
board Of managers to do at their meeting
which will take place on Tuesday even
I'M q ur "a hal hot
meeting also the officers for the ensuing
year viii be elected.
There was nothing left to do now but
talk of the plan the association seems to
agree on for taking care Of the poor this
winter That is the plan Mr.. Wilder has
promulgated
In speaking of it Mr.. Wilder said: 1T
il not the object Of this plan to get work
cheap nor to grind anybody down We
don't particularly need the work anyway
What we want to do is to make every
man in the city support himself and
family and furnish him the means with
which to do it. In the past it is a fact
that We all regret we have made the
mistake of often helping unworthy peO-
pie. We can't afford to help a family
while the head of the house sits down
and does nothing l want the price made
low and the work made hard so there
will be nothing inviting about it.
I'VE want to make the men do full
anu AdlE Jay WOIk LOT three QOlldrB a
week SO that as soon as he sees a chance
to get easier work for four dollars a
week he will leave us and make room
for another needy man. We can't afford
to pay even fair wages for charity work.
1 believe in men getting the wages they
earn when there ID q wholesale demand
for them, but i believe in a man working
for little rather than allow his family to
starve. The world doesn't owe any man
a living. II it owes one man a living, it
owes all of us a living and none of US
need work. / don't believe in that sort
of education"
1t seems to be the opinion of the asso-
citation that the outlook so far as being
able to take care of the poor is concerned
is much brighter now than it was
month ago. Mayor Harrison says the
city is not in a shape legally or finan-
cially to assist the poor and the county
will be locked to to do its share
At the meeting of the board Tuesday
an attempt Will be made to elect Mr..
Wilder Draaidenf