Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-22
United Charities Reorganized and
Officers Chosen.
A BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Thirty Applications for Membership After Ad-
journment-Mayor Evans VIII Inter-
cede With the Beard for Help.


men in Birmingham with hearts as big
as Ben Adhem's and women with hearts
as big as their hats. The United Char
tiles is again an active humane force.
1t was the best two hours work done
in a long time.
For some days the State Herald has
urged that the United Charities should
be revived, and it suggested president
who was elected yesterday afternoon,
| The ministers meeting took the matter
up and the preachers called attention to
it in their sermons Sunday. The State
Herald on Friday published the call by
the committee of ministers for meeting
at the Commercial club rooms at 8
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
At o'clock there were dozen ladies
present and one man, but in few min
utes the noble men and women of Bir-
mingham began to pour in, and among
| those present were:
| Mesdames Henley, Squires, Brooks,
Sinnige. Fox, Bernstein, Watkins, Hawk
| ms, Alder. White, Conner, Phillips Har-
| die. Lane, McLester, Howe, John Lon
| don, Fred Hardy, r. D. Johnston, jeff
ries. and Misses isabel Dangaix, jolly,
| McLester, and Messrs. 4. =. Curry, Van
Hoose, Evans, Tucker, Boles, b. D. Gray,
| Munger, Mann, Grace, Ninson, Newfeld,
Rhodes, George l.. Thomas, p. 7. Hale,
G. c. Kelly, w. II. Graves, r. f. John
ston, A. Il. Shepard, James E. Webb
and H l.. Underwood.
| Col. a. X Shepard was chosen presi-
| dent, and D. b. Grace, secretary. The
| chairman made q short, but earnest
! speech. DR.. Curry said the question was
| whether to resuscitate the United Char
tiles or reorganize from the bottom. He
called on Mrs. Brooks, the retiring presi-
| dent, for the present status of affairs.
| Mrs. Brooks said there was no charter
| for the United Charities. II was organ
! lied in 1875 1t once had 200 members,
and now twenty-eight. They couldn't
get a quorum, and disbanded at the last
| meeting in September. Officers had been
| elected but wouldn't accept.
| Mr.. Rhodes thought the United Char
| tiles should be rejuvenated-it had cash
on hand and heritage of noble work.
| The best, the most useful women had
| been connected with it.
| Mayor Evans was called on. He said
| he felt a deep interest in charities, and
| referred to the first charitable organtza-
| ton, which was organized in the First
Methodist church building, and Mr. W.
| L. Underwood was moving spirit in tho
| organization. He knew the need of
| charitable organization at present. He
| had recently sent several poor people out
of the city, the railroads giving one
half fare.
Cant. w. H. Graves thought the men
OUGHT to help the ladies and promised to
| do all he could in d material way. He
moved the appointment of committee
| to work with the ladies, DR.. Kelly, Mr..
Rhodes and II. L. Underwood spoke on
| the matter
DR.. A. B. Curry said that Birmingham
was a city now and must adopt city meth
DDS We had no right to ask few la
| dies to do the work that all should help
| in doing. He moved the election of q
| board OF directors composed of six wo-
| mer and three men and have the or
| ganization chartered. Increase the men,
bership fee to Sc for men and IS for wo-
men. Let the board employ an efficient
| man or woman at moderate salary to
| look after the deserving poor.
| Col Shepard approved of this motion,
| and said he came to the meeting to make
| the same suggestion. The motion of DR..
| Curry was unanimously carried.
Col. James 10. Webb said that under
the statute law such an organization
| could obtain a charter from the probate
| judge, could hold property, etc. and
| promised to look after the legal aspects
| of the organization.
| The following board of directors was
| elected Former Mayor j. A. YanHoose,
| DR. ANIL Golden, Mr.. Ben NJ Jacobs.
and Mesdames William Hardie, Thomas
| Ward, II. Fl. Sinnige, r. L. Brooks, ]. c.
| Henley and f. d. Squires.
| Mr.. VanHoose said this meeting
should petition the city to help the roor.
| The city was now doing no charitable
work except s25 month to the mercy
| home. which was noble charity. The
| city collected taxes from all ana ought
| to help it's poor. It ought to give $50
| a month to the United Charities. New
| York helps the poor to help themselves.
| Pingree's potato patch plan was good
| one. Mr. VanHoose urged on the ladies
| not to give from the door, but send APP
plicants to United Charities.
| Mayor Evans said he would promise
| that the board would help the United
| Charities. He said he would hereafter
only issue tickets of Transportation upon
| order of the United Charities. He had
| recently sent back home nine operatives
| in the Columbus, Ca, cotton mills, who
had come here to get work. The county
had helped pay the transportation.
| Mr. II. L. Underwood moved that af
ter adjournment the secretary take down
the names of those who desired to take
! out membership in the new United Char-
ties. Carried. Adjourned.
The board of directors held a meeting
| Immediately. Mrs. Brooks resigned, and
| Mrs. Thomas Ward was unanimously
| elected president. Miss Isabel Dangaix,
| vice-president; Mrs. c. p. Perrin, seere-
tary: Mrs. H. II. Sinnige treasurer. The
same headquarters in the Thompson
| building will be retained. The following
| donations were acknowledged:
Car of coal from Cahaba Southern
Mining company, in Bibb county. per P.
H. Thomas.
Five dollars from Mrs. Nat W. Trim
BILE.
The board adjourned to meet today
in the Commercial club rooms at $3.50
| o'clock.
The following gave their names to the
secretary after adjournment of the mass
meeting as applicants for membership
in the United Charties:
James e. Webb, Mrs. Mary Jolly Van
Hook, P. T. Hale, Miss Jolly. DR.. J, 8.
Gillespie, r. S. Munger, H. L. Under
wood, Mrs., Fl. L. Underwood, w. H.
Graves; Mesdames III. X. White, L. Min