The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-16
TO HELP CHILDREN.
Associate Aid Society of
Jersey City formally
Organized
MAJOR 2. K. pANGBoRN, PRESIDENT
The New Organization Started
Under Favorable
Auspices.
MAJOR q. K. PANGBORE, PRESIDENT

TIL Associate Aid Society of Jersey
City held its third meeting last evening
at the Whittier House, No. IA Grand
street. Notwithstanding the u~nfavorable
weather a large number, including many
Of the prominent business men of this
city, were present. Everybody was en-
thusiastlc. and with Major q. X. Pang-
born in the chair an interesting meeting
ensued. The Major opened the meeting
With a few remarks in which he said that
it was an informal meeting called for the
purpose of furthering a charity organiza-
ton, which should include the protection
of children; hat the bylaws n consti-
tuition had been drawn up and adopted,
and that they would now proceed with
the election of officers.
He first, however, introduced Mrs.
Josephine Shaw Lowell, an eminent phil
anthropist Of the charity organization Of
New York. Mrs. Lowell showed in her
address how ordinarily. unsystematic
a~lms-giving was degenerating to character
and moral education.
Take for example, said she, "the
woman whose husband lies sick, and
eventually dies, leaving a family of chill
dren. Naturally she seeks aid and sym
| pathy. She tells someone of her trouble,
and hat person aids her financially; she
gees to the next and the same thing hap
pens. And so on, enlarging en- her story
as she goes. In this way she makes,
perhaps, from 81 to s. per day, more than
she could earn by honest labor, and at the
same time learns to lie"
Mrs. Lowell then went on to show how
organized charity would diminish pau
PERISH, lift the character of the people
and lessen the number of inmate in our
City Hospital and County Jail. Her plan
would be, as in the temperance societies,
to educate the children to self support
and self respect.
A discussion followed this discourse as
to the ways, methods and financial means
required to accomplish the work. 1t was
decided that from $500 to 81. 900 would be
necessary, as a paid agent as well as an
office would have to be maintained.
The question was asked-.How much
money have you?"
None at ALL answered Major Pang-
burn. 1t was then suggested thai, as, ac-
cording to the constitution, 81 was the
annual, $40 the associate and $50 the life
membership, those present should contrib
ute. Mr.. Joseph A. Dear headed the list
"%NtA w iA eAio way pl1J vi LIZ ScUu Ic-
quired was raised. To this Mr.. Furst ad-
ded 500, making a total of 1925, each per-
son contributing becoming a member. AS
considerably more money was received, it
was further suggested that a committee
be formed for the express purpose of solic-
iting a membership of 800 subscribers, and
the following were appointed:-Dr. r. r..
Doherty, Ca2tain Newburg, Mrs. s. r.
Furman, Mrs. Hudspeth-Benson, Mrs. M.
]. Furst, Miss Louise Edge, Mrs. B. Col
lard, Miss Addie Van Winekle, Mrs. NJ.
Patterson. Mrs. Badgeley and Mrs. E. H..
Davie.
The election of a president followed,
and was no easy matter, everybody nom
mated declining hat honor in a neat lit
tie speech. Dr. Doherty then suggested
that the other officers, beginning with a
treasurer, be elected, and after consider
able declining and the usual speeches.,
Mr.. Myron ]. Furst was made treasurer;
Mrs. B. Collard, secretary; Mr.. Thomas
M. Gopsill, first vice president; Miss Cor
nelia T. Bradford, second vice president.
and Mr.. r.. O.. Babbitt. third vice presi-
dent. The question of the presidency
was then considered a second time. and
Major q. x. Pangborn, who had before
declined, was unanimously elected. The
meeting, after a short conference, then
adjourned till May 10. There was a gen
eral -handshaking. a procession of UNI
brellas and Whittier House closed for the
night.