The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-08

a.orsa~ sssp n he direction Of p-ae-
stoaI charity was taken yesterday s1Eer-
rssn when she council % me Charity Ut
w.utxzsfon Socsety ~ Seattle he'd IS
sseertnx Il lhs Office Of A s. Allen. II TIE
500. building. The members % the
council elected Al ne genera EaesAlhs !.
-Aa srs.sety a. ire Chamber o. cornIsroa
Iaxt vveanssday afternoon were MsszTs-
r;a-rett. Han, kohn, Wood, Temps. AsE-
lavr parker. Sauey, Baae. I0as ana
ssorkss+ OF this council OK eleven a. were
r,~e~Ar, Yesterday except AeSsrs. Garrett
"a wood the former being confined 70
80 home with a sliEnt attack Of the gri2s
and the Latter oeing prevented Eron g.
tenAarce by other business
TIE purposes % the meeting we're tne
r.srgAessne Of the organization by the cleo
tson 81 officers. appointing Of the n-ces-
zarv executive committee. and an OUT
firing ~ Tie functions Of tie society n Us
proposed WORK
Mr. Allen explained the reasons for cali
sux thA meeting ard the election o.
teuns-arx Chairman ami secretary re-
suited In the caOlce % Rev. w Il O.
Tempe and Rev. George A Bale. TIE
permanent organization resulted IN me
election OF Rev. d. c. Garrett president.
Rev. w Il G. Temple vice president, Az'a
AIouxo Hull secretary and treasurer.
Committees as follows were appointed
nv ne ehalr: On bylaws. 81 ssrs. ColketJ,
Allen ana shaey. on finance, Msssrs- Hull,
Kehu and Wood: on printing. Messrs'
KelLoxr. Allen and Bale. on employment
Asessrs Garrett. Wood and Cole.
suxgeztsons were then received as 20
The stvl. q card that should be Issued n
the various districts. appTIsing the co1a-
elI Of distress when Il was beyond Ile
aower OF the districts 10 alleviate Il as the
cases demanded. The matter was nnalAy
referre.i TO the committee on printing,
which was instructed 10 bring La report
al the next meeting Certain cases OF I'M
uo-sttou watch Ia other organizations nad
rom4 % Nxat. wherein the county COM
rni~~ioners aud charitable bodies had been
systematically worked by lazy. sh1ftIsss
men and women who found begging and
ir,digsncy easier than honest Work, were
mentioned. These cases VIII be ATTENDED
10. as the society contemplates the ind
ing OF employment. and will not aiho "
itself 10 be imposed upon.
The Capitalization Of the charitable so
cistlss into one organization VIII, with The
system as outlined. prevent imposition
and private individuals in every district
Of the city may hencefor1h feel assured
TIA. they are doing their Whole duty when
they refer cases OF poverty and distress
TO the heads Of the districts IN which ghey
live Bsgg.ng from door 20 door should
cease, and 10 INEAacE emu "a 2 3 ~---@-+-
should be gwen II after tie cards are n
the hands Of the people as the society pro-
poses Chey shall be.
The Efforts to ind employment in the
city for those who shall apply 70 the SO
c!ety are 20 be. first. 10 the interests of
men OF family: the single men VIII be sent
out O, town wherever work may be found
for them. An investigation into the char
acter OF applicants VIII be made before
they are recommended for places either
IN the city or out OF *. Worthy cases are
chose to which the society will address
srselr; the police can take care Of the
others.
In connection with the work OF the Sal
walton Army, the society Endorses and win
cooperate with Il n It's shelter pan Ina
independence that those feel WHO cara
their lodging and food VII be encouraged.
and che Salvation Army. In - eTorts 20
assist Itself by assisting others, viii be
backed Up by the Charity Organization
Society.
After an informal discussion OF the af-
fairs OF the society, the meeting Of TIE
council adjourned 20 meet again next
Monday afternoon a. o'clock in Mr.. Al
lens ofslce.