The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03

xzIE~S@x~4 IL generous were often
~ DO often escaped pay
snz tneir just quota to
t8Ela - alleviate ne suHerings
o. thar is@s fortunate brethren The Bu-
reau Of Associated Charities dsG great
work. II was not ar s@Ens-gly1ag insItu-
tson so much - friend In need. It's ba-
reaus were Always open 60 The needy. and
many merchants and manufacturers being
Interested in 4. there was little difficulty
g. 6nSAng a few days work for those ap
plaeanfs who we're honest and Independent.
The bureau worked Aand N hard with the
county authorities. and cases that properly
fell within the scope % county charity
TeFe invest gated and properly reported
glesief has In TITS way been obtained for
many a Starving family, and The bread
ytnner has been gwen a railroad acke- 70
De home or 20 the point a. which he could
!rsd employment
For those cases which did rot come with
g. the scope % legislative enactment. the
bureau uassd the fursis subscribed BY be-
u~yo.enf citizens % assist, blt even IN Tho
DAYS o. depression 81 last year the whole
number o. cases fagt were registered az
the bureau were comparatively few. So
few IL fact. that the Rev. -. c. Garrett
the rector OF s.. Marks. who is the presi-
een;. slgges1ed that the Buffalo plan be
adopted This suggestion was carried in
November. and this year VIII see this plan
an force as the inading factor o. organized
clarity fa the city. The Buffalo pan - a
eystem which had SIS start Ia Buffas0. y.
". and has proven 70 be, in al eases where
q has been tried. an excellent auxiliary.
ma in the cases OF smaller towns an ex-
cei!ert orgsniza tion for al the funds de-
vosed BY charitable people for the pressing
needs 81 the unfortunate. The plan Is TO
.ivide the city into church districts. max
ing he church pastor the president Of the
district He, ard a committee Of residents
~ The district. OF course know ali the de-
serving cases calling for relief within that
district. or can easily investigate them.
ard can dole ont the funds at their dis
posal Discriminatory.
Tho results OF this system IN Seattle
have yet TO he seen. FOR II was only to
warf the close OF the year that II was
adopted. Blu, there f. little doubt that II
WI prove OF great practical utility. It
r11sxt not be supposed that II II a mere ex-
change OF particular church charities. The
minister's are selected as 10 the most avail
abe channels through which the charitable
offerings shall run. but q Is distinctly un-
darst0od that the dispensatton Of the fund
g. bounded by no seotarisn rule, that the
needy, without regard TO their religious
preciivitieNs are ASSISTED and that there
shall be no Interior design OF proselyting.
That n 20 say a man IN need may accept
al from the church in his district wheth-
g. he belongs 10 n or not or without que<-
zion as 70 his reNgious faith. II Is not a
rhurch biT; a charitable movement, IN
shich the ministers are utilized because OF
<helr knowledge OF the needs in their re-
spectsve districts. Or. Garrett first pro-
posed Il here al the ministers meeting. r
was approved by them and later by the
leading members OF the Bureau OF Asso-
ciated Charities II was adopted TO give
Econe To the efforts OF the Associated
g. ~ A..
church In the good work.
Children. Home Society.
4 new organization has come into exist
sncs during tha past year that has for It's
object tho providing OF homes FOR the
homeless young. II Il n state organfza-
ton. with headquarters ar Seattle, and Is
m auxiliary Il The National Children's
Home Society. that has IT'S headquarters
e. Seattle. II differs from other child
saving Institutions in that lt does not
maintain a public home. II finds the
homeless child. AMI the chgdleSs Christian
home. and brings the two together IL
motto - that God has provided a home
f7r every homeless child. Mrs. Iibbie
Jcach Brown IS The superintendent. ard IN
less than year she had taken ffty-one
fomeless little ones ard found them Chris
tan homes. Mayor wood Is the principal
exec7Etive officer OF this new institution.
Home for Orphans.
The Seattle Orphans Home has cared for
En- average 81 thirty orphans or half
orphaned chikireu during the year. and
fhis naeans that several hundreds OF Nttie
oncs have during that period received the
dement's - this excellent institution The
trFftutioa e AZ Fourth aven1e north and
Harrison street ar'd - managed nv the
ladies Relief Association. an organization
whtch he's heCa in existence for years and
includes IN 81 mFgnhershlp rlessrlv al the
faattuE women - the city They began
before there we've any Organised henevo-
ferst or charitable institutions fn this CITY,.
nnd "a these grew NJ. partly under their
efforts and tho feoce OF thelr example.
fhsv heEan 20 concentrates their efforts
whleh hat hitherto been directed 20 the
onleSoratEog7 o. the condition - tho nov
crfy-sericken Ee0era'lv 20 caring for che
orahars. aad Thus came into existence the
Orphans Home
The Providence Hospital
I'VE cfy f. also wei provided VITA n ST.
ftsttors far are care ~ the sick. having two
sett-eGuinnc1 hpselfaAs the Provisanra
re3 tHe General. TIE position ~ the city
60 the railroad AM steamboat center
t-'Rkes g che ruust convenient point for
wees fufure<l "a the railroads ard "a the
FHi0tnE sfe3 }oGEing CAMPS ard ssw-ufN
ffNn7 within a raslhs~ % over 10 niles 20
sark meiica' ard surgical treatment.
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sta1faf, occupying q whole b. as>k s-0nffrg-
- F'fth avr-as ar8 fs,ttntasf hv Nfss7tsor
ef ~F.n~ streets srd Pgfsh and Sfvfh
0Fr7aaf. Sta1-+afs on ffs mission n va1ts,s
sA@ sa~e~irg 'V fe-S vNf~N makes a. some
"HRf ~ ~ h'ste--e 'pFu ts1sion e. ~ young
c.tf es Seattle. S,9.,e A. ssr,e-,n.f t.s 1000
- fsaHents ~ 'ess than - -gs Nava baa-
tressed wttNtn ir= walls WAa- lsr. 49,
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from the hoses-al ts s~-t~ f.s. -
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fs'lauf-v eatt~Ns.
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ease :; caneeross ttzH'or 4. ,s--as-v, 49,
nights =. cha'era infar-s-s e. .--a.~--,-,
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fe-Eas~h at ftgf h-erstas si.lrs~r tfs rea- srse
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fir,sef - - sg-sa~sft1s aTss ners.rsr TIA
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