The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-02
ORGANIZED cHARITYS PLAN.
CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION To
ELECT IT'S GOVERNING BOARD.

The Work of the Association to BE
Observation-Disclosures by Leading
Ministers-The Association to Be
Put in Operation at Once.
There will be a citizens meeting at the
Guards armory tonight at Sis o'clock,
for the purpose of putting the plans into
effect which have been hitherto formulated
by the promoters of the Charitable Asso-
citation of Savannah. 1t is the desire of
the promoters that the meeting be attend
ed by all public spirited citizens, members
of the different churches and all persons,
who are interested in the movement, or
who may wish to ally themselves with it,
and the work it proposes to do in the city.
The committee, which has had the matter
of arranging the details of the meeting, has
planned an entertaining programme. The
object of the meeting will be stated in a
general way by the chairman, who will
have to be selected to act in the place of
Mayor Meldrim, who is now absent from
the city attending the session of the legis-
lature at Atlanta. Following this, Rabbi
Mendes of the Mckva Israel synagogue,
will speak ten minutes on the Needs of
the Associations" Rev. Father Kelley of
the Catholic church will speak ten minutes
on the Feasibility of the Association, >"
and Mr.. Samuel B. Adams will speak the
same length of time on the Necessity of
a Hearty Cooperation" 1t is expected
that these talks will have the effect of
stimulating a deep interest, and of thor
oughly informing all those who attend, of
the processes to be employed.
1t was decided at the last meeting, which
was held in the mayors Office at the city
exchange and which was for the purpose
of ratifying the plans as arranged by
special committee, that the meeting to be
held tonight should be for the purpose of
receiving members for the new organiza-
ton, and electiug the governing board,
which win have full charge and manage
ment of the association. After this board
is selected by the members and citizens,
its duty will then be to select officers of
the association, including a relief agent,
who will have the practical workings of
the entire association in his hands. It is
the understanding that he will be sup
piled with an Office in the center of the
city, and where he will be convenient to
all the business men, who are most likely
to be the chief benefieiaries of the new
organza ton.
The general principle upon which the
association is to be conducted is thought
to be such as will insure it's success. At
ter the agent has been selected by the
governing board, it is Generally understood
that the plan will be to have tickets print
ed, upon which will appear the street and
number of the headquarters. Each mem
Der of the association will have several
of these tickets at hand and when aid is
solicited, the only thing the member will
have to do will be to give the beggar a
card and direct him to go to headquar-
ters. This scheme, it is thought, will be
a saving to the business men of Savan-
nah, which will fully compensate them for
the trif1ing outlay required to sustain the
association. The committee are fully con-
WINGED of the fact that the arrangement
as it is TO be carried out, will dispense with
all impositions and annoyances that may
come of the overzealous mendicant.
In the way of ustaining the association
the committee already has the assurance
of an annual contribution from the city
and it is understood that the railroads
have signified a willingness to give a half
rate to such persons as may be investi-
gated by the agent and found deserving
1t is also expected that the revenue now
being expended by the county commission
ers will be allowed to the assocfat ton,
which intends to extend a helping hand to
all the poor people, regardless of wheth-
er they are from the city or the county
With these contributions. together with
the support which the association will re-
ceive from its membership, it is the opin-
ion that the fund will be quite sufficient
to accomplish the work that is contem-
plated