The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-21

Total....... ............. .........S2,S29 "a
The above includes, of course, merely
the cash contributions. A large number
of contributions were made in kind, and
disbursed by the secretary, and h has
an account of it.
NAV be hardened for mentioning here
what may have come more particularly
under the notice of your executive COM
mittee, namely: the pains-taking careand
fidelity with which your secretary dis
charges her numerous and onerous du-
ties. Your successful work is largely
made possible by her faithfulness
Respectfully,
P. B. MANNING,
Treasurer Associated Charities.
OTHER BUSINESS.
After the reading of the reports, 1t was
announced that it was in order to elect
five directors, and the president appoint
ed the following committee to make nom
nations: Messrs. William Calder, P.
Pearsall and T. c.. Diggs. They returned
and nominated the five retiring directors
for reelection, and they were a
mously elected, as follows: Rev. p. HI.
Hoge, D. D.. Rev. G.. d. Bernheim, D.. D.,
DR.. A. D. Mcdonald, Colonel Roger
Moore, and Captain Walter G. MacRae.
Mr.. Diggs inquired what proportion OF
applicants for aid were rejected.
DR.. Strange said no statistics were
kept along this line, but the proportion
was lessening all the time. After inves-
tigation, only worthy applicants are as
sisted and all found to b. unworthy are
refused aid. He stated, however, that
there was a slight increase in applicants
for aid, as compared with last year.
DR.. Bernheim inquired if there was a
noticeable decrease in begging from door
to door.
DR.. Strange said there was reason to
believe that there was a considerable de-
crease. 1t was one of the objects Of the
Associated Charities to discountenance
begging from door to door, and persons
had been requested to send all applicants
to the Associated Charities, in order to
put a stop to street begging, but now
and then people taken it into their own
heads to listen to the appeals for aid. In
this way many unworthy persons are as
sisted.
There was then a general conversation
about imposters who go around, and it
seemed that there have been several
either soliciting aid to bury a wife or
some other relative. Ar effort will be
Iiddt " tettCL SUCH 1SIIOWS
Mr.. Pearsall inquired what was meant
by the amount in the secretary's report
as expended for an orphan at Thompson
Orphanage.
DR.. Strange explained that three years
ago he and DR.. Hoge found a boy by the
name of Charlie Reid at the county
home with his mother. He was between
10 and II years of age, and his mother
was not able to support herself and him,
but she could get employment if she did
not lave her son with her, as people did
not care for the boy. He was conse-
quently placed in the orphanage and he
can now read and write. and is working
on the farm. He bids fair at the age of
16 to support himself. At present the AS
sociated Charities pays $50 a year to the
orphanage to help him. He stated the
boys mother had also secured employ
ment and she sent him an occasional
box of goods. shoes, and other articles
of wearing apparel. In this way the boy
promises to make a'good citizen.
Mr.. Digs asked how the United Char
tiles, the colored organization, were get
ting along with the work.
DR.. Strange replied that he was inform
ID by DR.. Mcmillan that it was well man
aged.
The general good accomplished by the
Associated Charities was then discussed.
DR.. Strange said the work was
ed in the fall of 1893 and it had been able
to take care of all of W~ilmington's poor
and they We're taken better care of than
before.
Mr.. William Calder in speaking of the
work, expressed appreciation of the work
OF those who had become visitors and
workers for The society, and said that
Such services were even worth more than
the money contributed for charitable
work. He declared that the services of
the workers far exceeded in value the
greatest b~enefactions.
DR.. Bernheim said II was a comfort TO
know that Wilmington took care Of her
worthy poor.
The meeting then adjourned.
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