The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-21
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES,
Annual Meeting Last NIght-Reports of
the President, Directors. Secretary and
Treasurer-Satisfactory Work of the So

Annual Meeting Last Night-Reports OF
the President, Directors. Secretary and
Treasurer-Satisfactory Work of the So
ciety.
The annual meeting of the Associated
Charities was held last night at the Y.
NJ. c. A. rooms. The Rev. Robert
Strange, d. D., the president, presided,
and Miss Carrie L. Price, secretary, was
present.
DR.. Strange read the report Of the
board OF directors for the year 1881,
which was as follows.
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF DIREC-
TORS.
The board of directors of the Associat-
ed Charities would respectfully submit
to its membership the following report
for the year endlng december 81, 1897:
The board has held regular and special
meetings during the year on the follow
ing dates, viz: February 1st ard 10Th,
April 18th, July 18th and october 18th.
Immediately after the last annual
meeting the board elected the following
officers and executive committee: Presi-
dent. Rev. Robert Strange; vice president
Colonel Roger Moore: secretary, Miss G..
l.. Price; treasurer, Z: b. Manning. Ex-
| ecutive committee, Revs. Robert strange,
P. H. Hoge, w. L. Cuninggim, Colonel
Roger Moore and Mr.. ]. c. Stevenson.
The executive committee has met from
time to time, as occasion demanded, and
examined and passed upon all applica-
tons for regular relief. It's records have
been examined and approved at the quar-
terly meetings of the board.
The office of the association has been
open every business day, except for about
three weeks during the month of August,
when a vacation was granted the secre-
tary.
The board commends the diligence of
l ire officers nd committee and especially
the faithful and efficient work of the sec
rotary. The lady superintendent have
been growing in acquaintance with and
in efficiency in the discharge of their
duties.
The Penny Savings bank is still contin-
ued. 1t has added a stamp station Of the
New York Penny Provident Fund. We
hope that this feature, which costs US
nothing, will increase the usefulness OF
this we'll tried plan to help to make the
very poor s~elf-supporting.
We believe that We are striving to
meet the evils of pauperism in the right
way. We know we have done some good
We expect to do more. We feel That we
have the confidence of the community
We have not yet been forced to turr
away a worthy applicant for want OF
funds. We are careful and circumspect
in the expenditure of every dollar.
We ask for a more general as we'll as
generous support from our citizens, ana
with that we promise to do more good.
For further details we refer you to thu
reports of the president, secretary anC
treasurer.
The terms of Revs.'P. H. Hoge and G
D. Bernheim Dr.. G. G. Thomas Colone
Roger Moore, and Mr.. w. G.. MacRae
Roger Moore, and Mr.. w. G.. MacRae
who was elected last year to fill the un
expired term of Mr.. DuBrutz Guitar, eX
pire at this meeting.
We take pleasure in including in on
report this year the annual report of tn,
Hospital Circle of the Kings Daughters
which is doing such good work, and co
operating SO cordially with the Associat
ed charities.
PRESIDENTS REPORT.
DR.. Strange then read the following a!
his report as president:
Friends and Fellow Members:
The report of the board Of director;
gives YOU the general view of the year,
work. Look for detailed accounts int,
the reports of the treasurer and of thu
secretary.
Our receipts fall short of that of las
year by $50. This is easily explained b,
the epidemic CT la grippe last January a
the time of Charity Sunday.
/ would like to call your attention ant
that of the public to the three chic
characteristics of the work of the Asso
ciated Charities and ask your and thei
more hearty cooperation in making
those characteristics more useful.
First, We frOWn down and discourage
in every way possible all begging at thu
door, at the store, or on the streets. Beg
ging degrades the begger: it weaken
character and breeds deceit and laziness
Send every one to the central office. 1
they say that they have been and thu
association will not help, that is sufficien
reason why you should not help.
If you fear you may be turning off
worthy person in distress, thinking pos
sibly the Associated Charities may not b.
able to assist, send a note with the beg
gar to the central office, authorizing tn,
secretary to help, if worthy, and charg,
% you.
Secondly, we make thorough investiga
ton whenever we can. We make visit
to the homes. We ask the police for in
formation. And SO, we find out wher'
the money goes and how the money goes
We ask you to stand by our investiga
ton. If We investigate, and, then, thinl
it is best not to help, you uppor us
and also refuse to help. If a family drop
in on US from the country to swell Gu
pauper list, leaving better homes in tn
county, and we tell them we cannot hel,
them here but will assist them in get
ting back home, you support us in thi
policy, which we have found to be nee
eSSary.
T hirdly, we are trying to get friendl,
visitors. We are doing what we can t
get faithful, loving women to go into tn
homes of our paupers and to be thei
friends. We want to get one visitor t
every pauper We want to bring Christian
faith and hope and culture to bear o.
doubt and despair and squalid ignorance
Instead of keeping people contented IL
/ pduptIlSIH, we "dIl " Ill liltIl up Ou
Of it by sympathy and advice and exam
pie. We beg for more visitors. in thi
good cause.
Hearty approval and steady support o
their distinguishing methods of moderl
charity will make the Associated Chair
ties more ueseful than ever to this com
munity. Respectfully,
ROBERT STRANGE.
President.
SECRETARY'S REPORT.
Tho Caoratory raoI how rannrt frop
January l, 1897, to January 10, 1898, as fol