The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-03

Divided Int Dfstracts and Ap-
porsfoned 30 the several Church.
e.-Detan. of the Plaza.
IL vas simply a case o. logical success
son taar made tue substantial donation
yesterday by the Friendly Visitors Of ths
Board OF Associated Charities 20 the Char
~ Organization Society possible Nnsn
the Associated Charities went into a con-
ssitsoa sometimes referred 10 As Eznocaoos
cesnessasse * had slsa - on haE.d. and many
SUGGESTIONS wexe offered for atsposkng of
this sum Il was al enc time decided 10
convert the sum into eonfscticas and
sweeensats and distribute IL among the
poor OF The city, psft sDaersr second Jacg-
gsent led 70 the donation OF the substan-
tsal sum 10 the oFga nizstScn that yester-
day came into existence upon the -Buf-
faso plan OF charities. that was christen-
ed the Charity Organization Society. OF
Seattle An outline OF the system of d.
vldiug the city up into districts vas print
ed IN the observation-disclosures OF Tuesday
morning. Ii has grown in the East 70 be
peculiarly known as the Buffalo plan" as
u was FIRST started there and given prae-
teal test with such results that, as Rev.
ID. G. Garrett explained yesterday, the
hilated.
A general notice had been issued con-
corning the anticipated organization, and
individual notices were sent 20 al OF the
minister's OF the city, asking them ana ali
others Interested In the scheme 10 meet
at the Chamber of Commerce AT O'Clock
yesterday afternoon The subject OF prac-
fIcai charity has been one that has agi-
tated various branches Of the public and
md ing
county, and the attempt 10 AVOID impos-
ton ard Implications in the dispensing OK
that quality has been a severe strain on
the ingenuity OF those having the dlsposs-
ton of charitable funds IN hand The
county commissioners the city officials.
the officers OF the various charitable or
CARNATIONS. and private individuals have
been victimized to such an extent that
pessiEnistfcal view Of conditions and appli-
canss has been the result. The centrsl.za-
ton OF all charitable bodies under one or
ganizafion has presented itself 10 ether
communities than Seattle. and all manner
OF schemes have been devised with vary
ing degrees of success until that adopted
by the city OF Buffalo presented so many
features of practicabllity that IL Is being
almost universally adopted as a whole or
in It's parts. as applied to different condi-
tons
AT the hour named yesterday afternoon
a fine representation of men and women
interested In the subject gathered AT the
Chamber of Commerce There were prob
ably 100 sincere. earnest people there, in
Guiding many ministers OF the Gospel and
members OF organizations and societies
that are frequently confronted with the
subject that was up for discussion.
The meeting was called to order by Rev.
u. c. Garrett. who outlined the proposed
organization. The same plan as, applies
TO politics might be employed with refer
ence TO charity. The equivalent to the
central committees would be the con-
trolling power OF the new organization.
and the districts under the jurisdiction
OF the churches would occupy the same re-
lationship to the governing power as do
the wsrt and. precinct Organizations in
politics.
After the election OF Mr. Joseph Shipper
as secretary. Mr.. A. s. Allen, who has
taken a deep interest In the organization.
produced a map OF the city. which was
laid olrt in districts. and explained the
control OF the churches in the various
districts, naming the churches, the pas
tors and representatives in the meeting
The district boundaries are as follows:
District No. L. Battery street NJ. r
ehurch-Beii. Denny way, Vine and water
front
District No. .. Cedar street Baptist
church-Nine Denny way. Eagle and
District No. :. Taylor Congregational
church--Denny and Eagle 10 the water
front. John and Roliin.
District No. g. German Evangelical
church-John. Rollin. Harrison. the water
front
District No. 5. Second Presbyterian
chureh-Har Rolin and the lake
front. Valley and the water front
District No. 20 Trinity NJ. E. church
The water front. Valley the lake front
and north 10 city limits
District No. :, United Presbyterian
church--Beli. Seventh avenue. Lenors and
water front.
District No Z. Swedish Evangelical I.u-
theran chureh-Lenors. seventh, Stewart
and the water front.
District No 8. First Swedish Baptist
church From Seventh avenue up Bell 20
TO Denny way Denny way 10 stewart
stewart to Seventh avenue Seventh av-
enue "a place of beginning (RelD.
District No g. Methodist Protestant
church.-Siewart. Seventh avenue. Pike.
Dfstrics No. 70. Reformed Presbyterian
church-~From seventh avenue M Stew
art 10 Denny way. Denny way 10 Broad
way Broadway 20 Pike Pike 10 Seventh
avenue. seventh avenue 10 Stewart.
District No. II. Plymouth Congregation
al church-Pike. Broadway, Marion and
water front
District No. T. First RspttSt church
Marion. Broadway James and waser
front
D1sirsct No y. Tabernacle Baptist
church--Iames. Broadway. down Yesler
way 10 place of beginning.
District No, - First Methodist church
YesieF way. Ninth avenue south. Jackson
District No. Il. First Presbyterian
church jackson. Tenth avenue south
city limits aud water front
District No Is Westminster PreSbyse-
Tian church From Tenth avenue south
np Nesier way 20 Rainier avenue electric
railway. along electric railway 20 city
limits city limits TO Tenth svenae south.
Tenth avenue south TO Ye>iS way.
Districts IL. Is Il and >, comprise tho
territory bounded GA tire north hy YeSier
way, tae east by Lake Washington tha
south ard west o. the Rainier avenue
District No e. Westminster church
Madison. Nineteenth avenue. yesler way
and Broadway.
District No. - st. Marks Eniscopai
chnrch-ftrosdway Lake tinion. Nine
ts.ath avenue and Madison
District No. = Cumberland Preshvte-
FtEn church %tnefsensh avenue East
l'nlon Lake Washington aud Yesier way.
pissrscf No. =, Madison street ". r.
church Nineteenth sNenue Madison
street, tssks washington and East Union:
DISTRICT Ne. 3 - Marks Episcopal
church Nineseenfh avenue. state univsr-
ssty. Lake Washington and Madison
street
East Lake Lake Enion. Nineteenth sv-
enue north Ant Denny way
District No. e FIRST Christian church
West Lake. Lake linton. Vest Lake
sra Denny Gay
psstfsct NJ. * Fremont churches.
Distric. Ne ? Brooklyn and Istona
churehes
NJ seippea yhea read the constitution
81 the CHARITY Ofra nizsl iNn Society 81
Seattle. after TIE came had h~en chosen.
Ira constitution. Adopted By sections.
was as follows
Article Z ~arus-y~1e mama 80 .sts A.
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