The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-11
HELPING THE HELPLESS.
Third Regular Meeting ofthe
Charities Aid Associa-
ton at Whittier House.
Mr.. EDWARD 7. DEYIEE'S ADDRESS
BeneAcent Service, Cooper
alton and Honest Investi-
cation Emphasized.

Last evening was the third regular
| meeting OF the Organized Aid Association,
held at Whittier House. The meeting was
opened by the President. Major z. IS.
Pangborn, and the minutes of the pre-
ylous meeting were read by the Secretary,
Mrs. Brice Coflard. The various indi-
viduals of the Committee IN Soliciting
Membership were heard from, with the re-
suit that five new members had been re-
ceived. namely:-Messrs. George w.
Brown, 81: George Hough, S.; r. G.
Washburn, So; T. A.. Williams, IS, and
John A. Muller, s., making a total of s22,
or a grand total of s166 in membership
fees. Besides this, over 100 circulars OF
application for membership had been dis
trIbuted. 1t was moved and carried that
the money which was subscribed TO the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty TO
Children, now defunct, be collected and
transferred to the Organized Aid Assoc
citation. There were about 100 subscribers,
each subscribing IS.
Plans and methods were then discussed
for procuring more members, and 1t was
suggested that the printed circular be con-
densed and the newspapers be asked to
print the blank. signed by the President
and Secretary, leaving space for the
name OF any person wishing to join the
| association. This blank could be cut out
by the person signing and sent with his
subscription to the association, thus
reaching thousands of people it would be
almost impossible to reach in any other
way. Mayor 2. K. Pangborn and Myron
B. Furst were appointed a committee to
negotiate this.
Mrs. Marcus Higginbotham subscribed
So and became a member Mr.. Furst was
authorized to send bills to all subscribers
for the yearly membership fee, beginning
as from April Is last.
Mayor Pangborn then introduced Mr..
Edward T Devine, the speaker of the
evening. Mr.. Devine is General Secretary
of the New York Charity Organization
Association, and gave a short description
Of the work across the river. He spoke
very encouragingly of the work in Jersey
City. emphasizing beneflcent service, CO.
operation n honest Investigation by
honest Investigation said he, Il mean
an investigation which will give you all
the facts about the family needing as
~slstance, and just what must be done for
that family. This cannot be done with
out cooperation. Cooperation means
many things. In the minds of some peo-
pie 1t means not to quarrel, but by CO.
operation in this instance we mean to
carry out the different plans agreed upon.
Besides investigation and cooperation,
we must have benefieent or personal
service, and this must be accomplished
by the individuals, the volunteers"
He then went on to speak of indiscrim-
mate almsgiving, which he said was not
only a loss to the individuals giving, but
d loss to the families benefited. He spoke
of the National Convention of General
Charities of the United States and Cam
ada, to be held in New York. May IS to
%, inclusive, and strongly recommended
that the Organized Aid Association send
delegates. He also invited the association
to attend a social gathering to be held
at the New York headquarters, the United
Charities, Building, Twenty-second
street and Fourth avenue, on the even
ing of May II.
A vote of thanks was given Mr.. Devine
ford, for the use of Whittier House. The
subject of establishing a central office was
discussed. This will probably be done
very shortly, as soon as Mr.. F'urst, the
from subscribers to warrant that step.
The office will likely be esta blished i'll
he Weldon Building. Mr.. Harry L.
Barck. Superintendent of the Outdoor
but declined. saying he had come this
evening for the purpose of learning. This
was wise, considering the hour. After a
very brief address by Mr.. Chalmers, the
meeting adjourned until the 10th of June,
when it will again assemble at Whittier
House.