New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-13

believe that no less than 10000 wasted last
YEAR Alleged charitable institutions receive GER
tain amounts of money for housing and feeding
poor people and stint their wards and keep them
uncomfortable in order TO make displays Some OF
the Institutions have been found under such bad
management and in such wretched condition that
the Commissioners have been asked 10 institute on-
cal investigations. There are in New-Nork ana
Brooklyn about seven hundred institutions under
the Boards jurisdiction. and Commissioner Tunis
G Bergen says that they will all receive the atten-
ton OF the Board in the course of the inVesuga-
tons
A man who is deeply interested in charity work
said. There is a tendency on the part OF charity
institutions to try get the best of the state ara
county authorities. and TO collect as much as pos
sible and give little possible In return lhey
are good people too he added ana Wheh 'heE
get unearned money they chuckle over 1t ike the
man who thinks he did smart thing when ne
srnugrled a few pairs of gloves or other trhes
through the Custom House. One got the best OF
Uncle Sam and the other cheated Father knlckcT-
booker But aside from the fact that some OF thcse
institutions do not use the money which they re-
ceive for the purposes for which ii was intended
they strive 10 increase the number of inmates and
SET a premium upon pauperism. The more IN
mates the more revenue they say. and iac's are
frequently winked at in order that another 0hiiu
may be gained. ~, -.
chari,ies said that ne was heartily in accord with
tho measures which had been taken by the state
BOARD of Charities This department. he said
has co-operatcG with the State Board in the
snecial line OF investigation, with results when
were highly satisfactory and which resulted In
saving TO the city of about $4,000. The records
of The office show that after investigating s6l6
cases 11G were found unworthy or fraudulent
Some OF the children whose names had been car
ried on the books had gone from the Institutions
others had become OF age but still kept there
had n
some came under the head of improper cases, be
cause they were not residents of the state
But men who have given the matter much atten-
ton crticise private" and ''individual' charity
as severely as that which comes under the mead
Of Organized" Charles H. Kellogg. vce-President
Of the Charity Organization Society of the City OF
New-York said: THE charitable public is being
imposed upon continually. rot only by individuals
but by societies and by business concerns "hIc'
are organized for the purpose Of making money
out OF the charitable members OF the community.
The mcst dangerous elements IN TINS Inc arc
the promoters of entertainments for charity 1heN
are usually irresponsible. and they invariably abuse
the privileges which they secure through mis-
representation. 4 representative OF on" OF THESE
promoting syndcates learns Of some church' sun
day-school or charitable institution which has
debt or is otherwise hampered financially GRIP
Pied and he offers TO arrange an entertainment
for a consideraiiOn-Whch will bring money 10 the
ror institution The cooperation OF good people
secured. and gOOd men anu "OH4'H H'f"'"N'
yend much time and exhaust influence in seiIlhs
tickets and asking contributions toward such en-
trtanments without knowing that the lions snare
vii never leave the hands Of the promoters lhosc
people employ their own agents and SOLICITORS on
whom the society has check and We know that
thousands OF dollars collected every year Dy
these sub-agents Of which never a dollar Is turned
over 10 the fund for which it was given.
Another fraud" continued Mr. Kellogg, is
hidden under the mask Of the individual alinoner
me man who knows a number Of poor iainines
Who need help. and who Will not give their names
ana addresses TO organized charity societies. lie
pretends look up such cases. and collects money
rom those VINO believe him. ] know Of one man
% this class VINO made 1t practice TO can al
houses where he wanted to collect money AT ABOUT
oinner time lie would tell Of an cvcted family
'ney were usually waiting for him nearby drug
s'ore. according 10 his yarn-and he wanted ony
basan an amount OF money Just enough f 20
living Out iI Of hi, geG gsjnels ' bt nay went to
s ssoh Personal almoners who are not h"o""
We know" he added that men who were con
I'm seo with mission work and who spent ihurd h
e preaching on the street circulated BOOKS anu
Si Hsu Tor subscriptions which they kept FOR mem,
Sas ses. The imposors know the weakness OF me
fsa onc which is demonstrated by the hnrVols
bapsu by the writer's Of begging letters IeoPiee
eom ID style and comfort on the rcmittances wnaor r
ivdSoiroin wealthy women, who think ina, ,nn,
;;osneht Is sufficient and who send large su'iis
10 me shrewd writers without making inquiry as
.sner worth know Of one case wH"i'.
soma somsn and her daughter who came from me
rsn.t 5feu IN afiiuencc on the money whlch th'E
III eN a IN that way AT this time or the yT1ni
s CITY Is flooded with tickets for parties bars
hess.'s ana all sorts of entertainments TOT ine
Nsrea' OF the poor and for various benefit iuhos'
s1Se:v. " these enter anments are under inc au
fbsas OF ncttious organizations some OF when US
ass,.s IN order 10 sell their tickets. TO guar
inc success Of these schemes. the Chaiiy
nthanizaton Society has furnished TO each OF Us
"a. seI.oefs the following card which may ne
s.c on the desks OF many business men:
ulon-Beware Of solicitors for pretended SO
esnse,. among iaboring men. tOngshorenen. ctc.,
ana .sV ior such names freight handler
Acttis suggested by titles below. There are many
prvst schemes Of the kind. carried on for thc
Offer prom oil dishonest persons These solicitors
thsi. mn,.imate that. unless parties comply win
delavaSo 'cCiiationf their work freight VIII he
wori,rs,such threats idle. All the regular
Ions s,',ns societies arc mutual benefit nssocia-
accu::,s supported by membership dues and are not
persons '.u , 10 ask for contributions. When sucii
dreress .soncit. please take their and ad-
advice AN, anu appoint them another day TO call. and
Of onr ~ a as TO the hour. II received in time one
ganiza,,n'n cers VIII be in attendance. Charity Or
York Civ Socie'J, NO. q University Place New
soc,aton Fictitious Titles--Atlas Protective As
reIrht Columbian Guards Benevolent Society.
Handl"rs. Wppioyes Benevolent Association Freight