The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-12
BROADEN CHARITIES AID.
Ten Men Were Appointed
Last Night to Assist the
Work Of the Society.

IN organized ehafity WOrk IN thts CITY,
were responsible for the meeting held last
| evening In the Carteret Clubhouse on Ber-
| gen avenue and Church street, at which
| plans for the broadening Of the work
| were discusstd. 1he meeting was not a
| regular one Of the organized aid society,
but one called simply to see II II were pos
| sible to interest business men in the work.
In response to postaIs sent out, about
forty men were present and several
ladies'.
The Rev. Il. L. stoddard. DID. was
| elected chairman. He introduced Mr..
Charles ID. Kellogg Of New York, who
read a lengthy paper on work done n
New York City under the supervision or
the organized aid societies.
DR.. Steddard, i'm speaking or charity,
said that at present there Is much confus-
ion in the management of affairs and a
big waste in the administration He said
he thought that organization would cure
all that.
This talk Of organization IL no dream, :
he said. There is nc reason why It SHOULD
not succeed in this city The idea, 1 pc
iieve, is to appoint a committee OF ten,
who will have the power to add five more
to the committee. This committee VIII
| appoint subcommittee and supsrinteld
the work. 1t Is intended to broaden the
work to give it inspiration. and we need
this committee of prominent business men
to do it."
Robert De Forrest, President of an Or
| ganized Aid Society of New York, spoke
| of the work lone in that city, and what
led up to organization. He said that
/ most people were SO afraid Of being de-
ceived that they would not chance giving
to people who solicited from them He
said the organized system of finding OUT
the deserving ones and helping them is the
only way to conduct charity work IN a
| successful manner
The Rev. Cornelius Brett, DID, said he
| was under the impression that n So
eiety had been organized to d Work
such as was being discussed, therefore ne
could see no good reason why the society
| should be r~eorganized or another rival so
| ciety put in the field. The meeting, he
said. seemed to be drifting in that chan
mel.
Mr.. Gopsfll said that the-m meeting had
been called for the purpose of devis1ng
means whereby the society could De
strengthened.
Mr.. Myron j.. Furst said that the society
had done good work so far, but thar all
the credit belonged to a few ladies.
DIR. Brett said he did not exactly catch
the drift of the proceedings at first, put
that he was in favor of a committee 70
strengthen the society in its work. He
then moved that the proposed
be appointed.
Mr.. Furst offered an amendment to the
effect that the committee of three who
were to nominate ten men,, report at g
regular meeting of the society. The mo
ton hung fire for some time.
Mr.. Stoddard made a few remarks, IN
which he said he would not have accept
ed the position of chairman If he though'
there was to be any dissension. He SAID
that charity work in this city was not
sufficiently understood; not broad enough
and that the work of broadening it would
devolve upon the committee to be ap-
pointed
Miss Cornelia Bradford said that the so
ciety had done lots of good, but that the
work appealed more to men, and hereto
fore women had taken the work in hand
Miss Chown,w who has had charge OF the
societv,s quarters on Montgomery street
said that the majority of the cases tha'
I came DG10r6 n6T WSIC d&0O 1880
said that she had endeavored to make
work the basis of relief. Women, she
said. no matter how unskiIled. would gen
orally be placed in some position, out WIZ
men it was more difficult. So many
were unskilled incompetent that worR
for bur few could be found. She addee
that she hoped the men would take hoio
of the work and broaden it, The women
she said. would look after the detat
work if the men would take the mayor
part of the work in hand. Not until TINS
functure did the meeting declare itself
in favor of organization.
DR.. Brett's motion regarding the ap-
n~ointing of a committee was then carried
Dr. Brett. the Hon. Flavel McGee and MI
Mackey were appointed a committee o.
three to nominate ten men, who VIII DC
prepared for election at the next regular
meeting Of the society. After REMAINING
out fully half an hour the following noma'
nation were handed in and accepted;-W
=. Pierson. A. j. Corcoyan, G. T. smith
Dir. r. r.. Chambers. j. J. Toffey, D u
Reniamin Edge, DR.. J. j. Neyln, Or. b11II
| Craig John Heck and 3. X. Hopp. ihs
meeting then adjourned.
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