Evening star., 1896-12-15
Plans Outlined for Distribution oi
Funds.
The Means to He Employed to Secure
Supplies of Money and
Clothing.

| deal of business was transacted and plans
| for the winters work were adopted.
| Judge Cole, the chairman of the commit
| lee, presided and in calling the meeting to
| order took occasion to thank the committee
| for the expression of their confidence in
| again electing him to the Craftsmanship.
| The only objection he had to serving, he
said, was his well-known inability to prop
| eriy perform the duties of the office, a con-
| dinon OF affairs that was familiar to his
| associates in the work, for they had expert
enced it in other years. The only reason
| he had for serving. he continued. was the
| fact that he could rely so implicitly on
the members of the committee. and conse-
| Iuently he would expect them to do the
work, as they had also done in former
years.
Permanent Committee.
The attendance at the meeting was large,
| there being very few absentees and general
| sympathy was expressed in the work which
| they had been called to do. During the
meeting the opinion was voiced that the
District ought to have some permanent
body, which would do away with the neces-
S1ty of appointing an emergency committee
at the first appearance of cold weather
each winter. The suggestion met with gen.
Ell al approval, as did also the scheme which
was submitted to do away with the danger
of duplication in affording relief to needy
persons. -- 49,
RccOmmen datiOns Made.
Mr.. Simon Wolf, chairman of the sub
committee appointed at the first meeting to
! recommend what committees should be pro-
vided for and what should be the duties of
each, submitted a report which contained
the following suggestions, all of which were
adopted:
That disbursements are to be made upon
the recommendation of one agency.
That the Associated Charities be that
agency.
That committee of three, from the
central relief committee, be appointed
by the chairman of the central relief com
mittee, and the Associated Charities be
requested to appoint similar committee of
three to act with this committee, the two
to constitute standing committee of six
on cooperation between the two bodies.
That the committee on distribution be
authorized to prepare and have printed the
necessary blanks to be used by the investi-
eating agents; every order to contain full
name and address Of the applicant for re-
lief, and to be signed by such agent, and
We further recommend that every dealer
from whom goods are purchased be re-
quired to return the order with his bill,
and that the bills be fully itemized and ap-
proved.
That a committee on finance, WAYS and
means be appointed.
That committee collection Of sup
plies and clothing be appointed
That an auditing committee of three be
appointed by the chairman of the central
re1ef committee to examine and audit all
bills and accounts and that they report to
this committee on all such bills before an
approval Is made to pay the same"
In conclusion the report said:
In explanation of Why the committee
recommend the Associated Charities to be
the sole agency for Information, we beg
leave to state that one of the great troubles
ard dangers of the past has been from the
fact that different
employed, duplicating Information and
work, leading to great deal of trouble
and sometimes triple distributions to the
same parties. If one agency only is EN-
ployed, and we depend upon that solely in
veStigation will be more thorough and can
be more reliably depended on, and frauds
will TO large degree, be prevented.
1t Will also prevent the influx from the
neighbortng states Of an army of mendi-
cants who. for the last few years, have in
variably f1ocked to the city robbing our
deserving of that which they were entitled
to, when the community in which these
wandering vagrants reside should care for
them.
I'VE further recommend that the chair
man and secretary of the central relief COM
mittee be members ex-ofhcio of every COM
mittee.'
Raising Funds.
Mr.. James w. Somerville chairman of
the subcommittee appointed to outline plans
for raising funds and securing supplies of
food, clothing and fuel for distribution
among the poor, submitted the following
recommendations:
THAT not to exceed one hundred persons
be selected from the various sections Of the
city, each representing one of the districts 3
into which the District shall be divided,
who shall appoint each of his or her district
local committee Of which he or she shall
be chairman; that these local committees
canvass simultaneously and systema ticalIy
| in their reSDpctfye localities. hot
&C mmittee OF three, members of the central
relief committee, be appointed to supervise,
sytematize and expedite the above canvass,
reporting at every meeting TO the central
committee. That said committee together
with the chairman of the central commit
tee. shall select the chairmen of the various
districts.
That 4 committee of FIVE persons. not
necessarily members of the central COM
mittee, be appointed entertainment com
mittee to arrange for a concert or other
charity entertainment for the purpose of
raising funds for charitable uses
That in order to encourage and facilitate
| the giving Of clothing. fuel and food sup
plies, wagons be sent in response to notifi-
cation of desire to make such contribu-
tions, which shall transport such supplies
| to the distributing headquarters of this
committee.
| That the treasurer of the central COM
mittee be treasurer Of the district commit
| tees.
That the central committee shall Issue
| an address to the public through the daily
| press. setting forth the needs of the poor
| and soliciting contributions of money cloth
| ing and food, the money to be sent to the
| treasurer of the committee and the supplies
| TO the supply depot of the committee.
| We would suggest the early selection OF
| distributing headquarters or place for the
\ reception and proper care of such clothing
| and food supplies as may be contributed "
The appointment of the committee of one
| hundred was left to Judge Cole, Secretar,
| George s. Wilson and Mr.. B. T. Janney OF
! the Associated Charities, with the under.
| standing that the names. when selected
| would be made public through the medium
| OF the daily papers, and the meeting ad.
| 1ourned subject to the call Of the chairman
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| knights of Malta Entertainment
An entertainment was given last night by
| Crusade Commandery, Knights of Malta
| at the hall of the organization 91O Penn.