New-York tribune., 1896-12-03
THE NEWS OF BROOKLYN.
IT'S TREASURY EMPTY.
THE SOCIETY FOR IMPROVING THE CON
pIrION OF THE POOR Is BANKRUPT.
A BALANCE or 81 4o IN HAND AT THE MEETING
LAST NIGIrr-CAII.s FOR HELP BIT no

LAST NIGHr-CAIA.s FOR HELP. But no
FUNDS TO MEET THEM.
r, royer,ber meeting of the Society for I'm
nrovnp the Condition OF the Poor. held in the lAv-
ingston-st central Office last night developed the
startling fact that this society Is In sudi'ehec
financial circumstances The repor, OF the treas
urer shows that the receipts OF the ASSOCIATION
since Nav exceed the expenditures by only u ~
When 1t is recalled that this is the society OF i'm
mediate relief TO the poor in Brooklyn-the so
ciety that sends coal TO the freezing that SENDS
food 10 the starving and clothing to the shiver-
ing-the significance Of this bankrupt 'ohui'"h
will be seen at once and will be surprising If
does bring from the charitably inclined inc re-
lief for which General Agent Day earnestly prayed
last night.
President D. Wheelock was In the chair. and
Secretary John A. Nexsen was at his post. The re
port Of the Depot Committee was 20 the effect
that the condition OF the poor now is In the in-
verse proportion TO the amount OF money that Is
being contributed. as GAG deliveries OF groceries
we're made to needy ones between November and
November 49, whereas for the same period last
year only 5i2 made. The report OF Treasurer
Samuel Rowland showed that the balance on hand
at the beginning Of the fiscal year. May l. was
$25sS OF. The receipts to october 81 were slebs ~
$50 % being collected by solicitors. 1886 being office
subscriptions and s5o3 Of coming from miscellaneous
In November there were received from
solicitors 81 PSI 10 from office subscribers, s5; from
the trustees OF the will OF Charles Pratt. So ana
from others siS 10. making total of S5'oJ l6 The
payments for the period &.cS "A. of
which $576 81 spent in November. This left
a balance on hand OF 81 ~ on December I.
Henry u. Atwater reported that by some over
sight the Board Of Estimate this year. In preparing
its estimates. overlooked the excise money when
the Raines law permits to be appropriated Tor
charitable purposes. A letter was read, however
from Mayor Wurster's private secretary. which
stated that at a recent meeting the Board OF Esti-
mate had supplemented the appropriations by al
lowing 10000 Of the excise moEey 10 be dlSDursed
among the charitable institutions OF the city
General Agent Day reported that there were as
trbuted In November provisions valued al st.o 10.
coal valued al ss7 and clothing valued at $50 40.
had been helped by the society and $40 persons
Mr.. Day complained that there had been large
falling off this year In collections as compared with
previous years. Secretary NeXsen thought that the
society had made mistake In not pushing It's col
lections during October and November, as ne
thought II easier TO collect during those
months. Another member stated that the collect
ors of the organization were now finding that they
had been preceded by the collectors for the Bureau
of Charities. A. {. Gunnison said that the collec-
tions this year proved II TO be the hardest year OF
any since the organization of the society. Mr Day
said that he had eleven good men selected as
paid solicitors
Resolutions of respect for William H. Palmer.
former member of the Board OF Managers, VINO
died on August IL. 1896. adopted standing.
Reports made by the clairnen or the ward
committees. all Of which showed that II was ex-
ceednely difficult this year TO ind voluntary soc-
itOrs