Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-11-04
HELPED The POOR TO LIVE.
ExCHLtENr SHOWING or the WORK
OF riiE PRoviDENT ASSOCIATION.
Annual Report OF the President Read at n
Mass Meeting nt the Coates House
Many Families Were Aided
Growth Of the Association.

and energetic charity received It's annual
/ indorsemcnt at the hands OF an appreciate
! i've public The number OF people present
! was proof Of the fact that with each year 3
| work there Is an Increased appreciation OF
| the organlzation IN the public mind. which
the managers hope may take form In
| larger donations for the relief of the
! needy during the winter. one thing is
| certain, the managers of the organization
we're deeply gratned at the evidences Of
! appreciation manifested yesterday.
| The meeting was called to order at 2
/ O'Clock by President Frank A. FaNon. At
! that time there We're gathered with him
/ On the stage many OF the men who have
| meut from the FIRST as well az ministers
| from the churches, aud others After PRAYER
/ Mr.. Ross. President Faxon read a portion
| of his annual report, covering the past
! years work and followed It with some re-
! marks ana suggestions.
In the annual report of the president for
! me eleven months ending october J., II
! was stated that the association received
! from the public IN cash, t223iLIG. This was
! the contributions from 100 subscribers,
! and showed an average OF Sg42 each.
! Relief was furnished IN -, ,4a2 cases. These
[ and rel.f TO the value OF S23.76>. 10 was
more than haif paid for 'r'' Work perforned
! under the direction OF the asspciat.on, and
those who were unable to compensate the
association IN labor. as is done.
To administer this charity solicit the
funds. make the collections and carry for
ward the work, there was expended the
sum of @naN, but by that expenditure
amounting to 81. rs 10 with only cash
amounting to S1N.1tJSi.
no meet the demands for work the as
suciation is carrying on i've departments
[ the wood yard, the stone yard street clean
ms laundry and womaus department
~ the wood yard there was performed
last year l.o4o days work, for which there
was paid wages amounting to $77l.73.
In the stone yard, which Is much greater
tho year i7329 days work for which wages
were paid amounting to $S,Sli51. This
amount was paid to 1900 people.
In the new departure Of street cleaning
down IN the city there was expended salary
paid out SS.522.73 for GelS days work
,s in z all Of the departments there was done
an average compensation of cents per
c!Gded In relief items meals and lodging.
SGll; rents paid. $500; railroad fares,
%l1.i6 and aid to other associations, 1872.
ln commenting on the growth of the
work ana the growing need of il President
taNon spoke of the advisability of testing
suburban farming and gardening during the
coming year. He thought that something
like potato farming ana the growing of
other garden crops might be engaged in
scope OF the association in providing labor
tor those who are continually applying
To show how the work of tho associa-
tion is being systematized and how the
proportions are IN better shape, President
taNon prepared for himself table of eN-
penditures for each year of the associa-
ton; For the first year there was ex-
OF the total amount used. The next year
The amount had grown to Il per cent and
the following year 70 ~ per cent and for
of the total amount expended went for
work supplied, while but 81 per cent went
FOR direct assistance, as compared with
VI per cent Tor the first year. The figures
are interesting a showing how the work
is being carried on and enabling people to
h"lp themSe Ives. rather than be helped by
Offering them employment at wages on
Wa!en they can at least live until securing
something better.
Following the report of President Faxon
he turned the meeting over to the people
assembled and asked Mayor Davis 10
Lake charge as chairman. In taking charge
May or Davis took occasion TO review some
what tn" field for charitable work in the
city ana the organized means for sup
b.yihE me same ana !ndorsed very cor
daily the PrOv.lent Association as doing
splendid work and using funds with great
wisdom and with admirable results.
Mrs Putnam was to have been present
TO report on the wOman's department. but
as SHE was detained at home the raport
was made verbally by Mr. Meyer who has
been closely connected with it during the
year ana was familiar with its labors and
The womans department Is really doing
lar greater "pFk than the public has
oil
Nalue 10 the association and been a means
OF relief 70 hundreds of worthy working
women. The ladies who are I'm charge OF
Il nave SNAPPED ITS policy wisely and there
has been a gradual expansion of the work
uhtI ~ mas became very important one
In the care Of the association.
stock yards contingent, also spoke and
l9a5 a,. h. how the work was supported by the
ami how firmly they believed the plans ana
Efforts Of the Proyideut Association were
he b.
OF every man VINO had means of relieving
-piue part OF the misery and destiution
ProyiIcnt Association has always received
an encouraging support from the commits
ment coming from ono who is active in
matters lnere was appreciated by those
who have directed matters for the past
President a, r.. Meyer. representing the
,oi!iJ"sielai Slub also was one of the
support in words just "a the club gives
strong financial support in cash each year,
most in every erort for the relief of suf-
ferlng and the elevation Of citizenship,
corning the great work that was being car
rlei on under the directions OF the asso-
cation and pronounced II as he has done
VINO cared 10 do charity ana really wanted
their funds placed where. they were an aid
work for The lettering Of mankind the asso-
from Father Dalton, ana his indorssemnssinttt
yesterday was more welcome than ever
Hon. W. G. SoHuitt ana Rev. Dr. j. NJ
Cromer also called and made addresses
fun of praise for the association.
Right Rev. Bishop Hogan Was at the
meeting ana responded to an invitation TO
add his words to those of support and en-
Couragement for the POviient Association
His address was fun of praise ana indorse-
mcnt for the work done and thanks TO the
gentlemen who had SO faithfully served the
public in the distribution OF the funds coll
lrcted.
None of the speeches made was lengthy;
all OF them We're good. No speaker failed
to appreciate how much had been done for
the worthy unfortunates OF the city, and
none failed to say that the service was
worthy of great praise. The association
has become now so important a factor on
the charitable relief work of the city that
the magnitude of the work can only be
appreciated by those who are in touch with
the officers or exert themselves to ascer-
tain the facts.
To-day from TO O'Clock the annual
election of nineteen direCto for the ProVi-
dent Association Is to be held at the june
tion ticket office. All who We're subscribers
during the year Just closed are entitled TO
a voice I'm the selection OF the board. The
tcllcrs for the election are to be +. NJ
Clendeniug, John Green, q, j, Baer Alex
Hilton Howard McCutcheon and Il. III.
Phelps.
Al the meeting yesterday the following
list OF fifty gentlemen We're nominate for
directors. ana the nineteen will be chosen
a. the election to-day from the number.
Ashley, y. W. Casey, 4, r. Meyer Rev.
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