The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-15
ORGANIZED CHARITrS PLAN.
a CONSTITUTION AND BY LAWS
SETTLED UPON.

Investigation of the Condition of the |
Poor; the Formation of a Charity
Fund, Its Proper Distribution and
the Obtaining of Employment FO-
Those Who Seek 1t the Purposes of
the AssOciatiOn-The Plan of Or
ganization Agreed UpOn-The Gem
eral Committee TO Act Upon the
Constitution.
A constitution and bylaws. upon which
it is proposed to organize the Charitable
Association of Savannah, We're definitely
settled upon by the special committee
which had the matter in charge. at an adj
journed meeting held In the mayors office
yesterday afternoon. The constitution
and bylaws as they have been drafted,
will be subject to the ratification, amend
ment or rejection of the general commit
tee, meeting of which will be held at the
mayors Office at o'clock tomorrow
night.
1t Is stated in the proposed constitution
that the association is formed for the
purpose of investigating the real condi-
ton of the poor of this city; of collection.
by dues and donations charity fund; of
distributing the funds so collected among
the deserving poor of the city; of obtain
ing employment for those who seek work.
and generally, for the purpose of alleviat-
ing distress among the poor, by systematic
and concerted action. The membership
shall consist of those persons whose names
may be presented to the association. each
name to be accompanied by fee of three
dollars
1t is provided that the officers shall con-
sist of president, vice president, secre-
tary, treasurer and relief agent, all of
whom shall be elected and their duties
fixed by the board of managers. A quo,
rum of the board of managers will con-
sist of a majority of the members, who
may be present in the city at the time OF
the meeting.
There is a provision for an auditing COM
mittee, to be appointed by the president
of the board, and in his absence, by
the vice president. This auditing COM
mittee is to serve for enc month. It's
duties are defined ito supervise the work
of the agent, and to discharge such other
duties, from time TO time, as may be pre-
scribed by the board of managers" The
annual meetings of the association are
to be held the first Monday of Novem-
Der of each year, but special meetings may
be called at any time by the president, Oh,
| in his absence, by the secretary, the OBJ,
! ject Of the meeting to be stated in the
call. quorum at either an annual or
special meeting will consist of twenty
| eight members.
The bylaws provide that the duty of
| the secretary shall be ito keep a record
of all the proceedings of the association.
He will conduct the correspondence and
keep a roll of the members and generally
! discharge such duties as appertain to the
! office of secretary" ai
The duties of the relief agent, who will
doubtless be the most active officer in the
| association, are not defined. 1t is I'M
! derstood, however, that he will have
! centrally located office for the purpose of
| taking charge of all cases where charity
| is to be dispensed. He will be required
to make a thorough investigation of each
! case brought to his attention by any of
! the members, and to appropriate such
! amount or donate such provisions, as the
| case may, in his judgment, demand. Just
where the office of the agent will be is
| not known at the present. The commit
tee room just opposite the clerks office
in the city exchange, has been offered by
| the mayor, to be used temporarily as the
! agents office, until further arrangements
can be made by the managing board. This
matter may be incidentally discussed at
the meeting which will consider the pro-
posed constitution and bylaws.
In it's report the special committee will
recommend that the promoters of the as
| ISOLATION be requested to invite to become
| members such persons they may deem
proper said promoters to constitute for
that purpose a membership committee
that the first meeting of the association
| be held on the first Monday in Novem-
Der, next at o'clock, p m, in the coun-
Gil chamber; that said meeting be called
to order by the chairman of the general
| committee; that the purpose of the meet
| ing shall be then stated; that the report
| herewith submitted or such other report
as may be agreed upon be presented to that
meeting, and that at that time and place
the board of managers shall be elected,
so that the organization may start out
on its work regularly on the first Mon
day in November next"
The meeting tomorrow night of the
general committee will likely ratify the
report of the special committee, after
which the new association will proceed
further toward getting itself in shape for
its prospective work in behalf of that
class of persons whom misfortune has
/ Olapad in a helOlees condition