The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-25
TOO POOR FOR IN AGENT
Organized Aid Society Will.
Not Employ an Investi-
gator Of Applicants.
NOT ENOUGH FUNDS ON HAND
Mr.. Furst Wants the Con
stitution Amended--Work
VIII Go On.
NOT ENOUGH FUNDS ON HAND

The Organized Aid Association held IL
adjourned June meeting at Whittier
House last evening. with the president,
Major q. X. Pangborn, in the chair. There
was not a very large attendance. owing
to the warm weather and the season Of
the year. The meeting was called to con-
slider the a~dvisabilfty of employing a can
trail agent, whose duty it should be to In
vestlgate all applications for aid. Miss
Cornelia Bradford and Mrs. Brice Collard
had been appointed a committee to lind
such a person and reported on three APP
~plicants, who, in their judgment, we're
eligible for the position.
The question then came up as TO
whether there were sufficient funds IN the
treasury to warrant the employment Of
his agent. Mr.. Myron J. Furst reported
cash on hand SIT. n available cash
about $500. As this sum was not enough
to guarantee the agents salary for more
than three months. and as it was not
thought just the thing to hire anyone for
less than a year, a motion was made thar
Miss Bradford and Mrs. ColIard be ap-
pointed a committee with power to en-
gage the services of someone to canvass
the city for members during the summer
months. The compensation for such work
to be a prcentase of the amount collected,
which percentage should be determined by
the committee. This motion was car
ried.
The next question considered was the
situation of the central office. 1t was
found that at least two rooms woul be
necessary, an office and a work room.
Miss Bradford then suggested that tie
association rent the Newsboys' Club next
door to Whittier House, which the boys
were leaving for larger quarters, and
which she thought could be secured for
a nominal sum. Mr.. Hill here came 70
the rescue and offered the use Of his fac
tory, Nos. sf2 and s14 Henderson stree..
temporarily. This building the commit
tee will Investigate.
Mr.. McDougaH, who Is connected With
the Aid Organization work in Orange.
explained just what the necessary work
room was. He said it was sort of lest
room where when a woman applied at the
office for aid, she could be put TO work III
order to find just what she could do.
The work room would have to be fur
nished with the implements necessary to
the manufacture of various articles Of
clothing, mending. rug making, etc. He
thought 1t might also be well If there was
room for a laundry. These women, he
said, were compensated for the work
lone in this way. In the case Of the
men, Mrs. Collard explained. the associa-
ton would cooperate with the Newman
Mission.
AS nothing could be lone without more
funds the meeting was adjourned until
September 70, when, as the committee
and individual members are to work can
wasting for new members, a better out
look is hoped for. Before the motion to adj
journ was carried, however, Mr.. Furst
suggested that a change be made in the
constitution which at present has no
title covering the s. membership. The
person contributing 81 was called an an
nual member, the person contributing SO
an associate member, and the person con-
tributing $50 a life member. He suggest
ed tina those giving S. be called associate
members, and those giving so be called
patrons. AS no amendment can be made
in the constitution unless ten days no.
tice to that effect is sent to the mem
bers prior to the meeting at which such
amendment is to be voted upon, the Sec
rotary was instructed to act accordingly,
the question win probably come up
at the meeting of September 80.