The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-06
TO ORGANIZE THE CHARITIES.
A COMMITTEE OF ELEVEN WILL
DISCUSS PLANS AND REPORT.

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For Associated Charities-He Was
Made Permanent Chairman of the
Committee-Nearly All of the
Churches Represented at the Meet
fng-AH Religious Organizations
Requested to send Representa-
| tivcs and to Cooperate.
| At meeting of several Of savannah's
ministers, together with lay members of
/ their churches, which was held in the may
| ors office at the city exchange yesterday
| at y o'clock. formal steps were taken to-
/ ward the organization of an association of
| charities There was a good representa-
| ton present and the proceedings were
/ characterized by a marked degree of spirit
and enthusiasm.
Mayor Meldrim called the meeting to or
/ der and briefly outlined the history of pub
/ lie charity in Savannah He said that
there were no funds in the treasury to
| appropriate for charitable purposes at the
| opening Of the present administration, and
that he himself, as had many others, had
/ found that the time required to dispose
Of persons soliciting aid, amounted to a
/ great deal. Business men would be quite
| willing to contribute to the fund of an as
sociation which had as its object, the in
vestigation of cases where aid was solic-
/ tied, and the supplying of wants in cases
! Of actual necessity. Where they were
| satisfied that their charity would not be
misapplied, he thought both the business
men and professional men would contrib
/ ute TO such a scheme as the meeting pro-
/ posed, upon the basis Of economy.
! There should be some systematized plan
Of meeting the demands made upon the
| charitably inclined people, thought the
| mayor, as there have been frauds prac-
/ ticed in many instances in the past. If a
plan were formulated whereby the wants
! of the poor could be met in a regular and
/ systematic way such as by investigating
! the facts of cases where help was So
/ llcited, il would have a wholesome effect
| In creating confidence in contributors
| that their donations were not being ex-
! pended for naught, and in divesting the
city Of the professional beggars and i'm
! posters.
The new organization, the mayor sug-
! gested should not be confined TO any par
| ticular sect or creed, but should extend
! to all classes of religious and benevolent
persons The Catholic and Hebrew
| churches were not represented at the
meeting, but the mayor announced that
their regrets had been received.
ne meeting was ORGANIZED by the Sc
IecIloI OIL Mayor .Melorlm as CHAIRMAN
a'u ReN' m a NispeI as secretary
II was thought by the chairman that the
aPi'oIHIheHI OF a committee. whose DUTY
II Woulu oS 10 oIhulate d plan OF organ
iAdIlot ana report az iuture meeting ,to
| be called It the discretion of the chair
mari W"uld De an auVlsaDIe step inns
| susSeStIon was coHcurfea IN by rev Ar
,IuI D. 0Hlth' VINO thoushC InaI II was
tHe proper course TO pursue ana also sug-
sSsteo mat an lhe chuTches De represent
ca on thal coIilIhiItee. heV. w g SchaeI-
leI wa ol tpe opinion 1hat Ihe proposed
coil IIltlee shoula nor consist OF NUMBER
~ 5Ieat ma JUS eHlclehcy "ouid De there-
ny impaired
- ne lHayoI pioceeusu 70 appoint the Lol-
~" ms VINO are 70 constitute the com
hlttce 20 formulate pan Tor the per-
Hia mem orsahlzatloh Oh the assoclat-
T Sy cHsrIlles OF savannah: KEY.
W.. - 0TnaSller, 70 represent the Evan
SeIcdl Lutheran cnurcn; Rev }. W.