The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-05-24
Complete Plans Of the Associated
Charities Of Hawaii"
The BYLAWS AS ACCEPTED
Objects Are Clearly Defined To
Prevent Begging and imposition
The Membership.

The Associated Charities will meet
tomorrow at p. m. at the rooms OF
the Hawaiian Trust and Investment
Co. This meeting is in accordance with
the motion carried at the last gather
ing, when it was proposed that two
that intended to join the organization.
and that all those so selected should
meet four weeks from that date.
It lis intended to effect complete and
permanent organization tomorrow. At
the last meeting thirteen societies sig
nified their desire to join the Associat-
ed Charities and it is expected that
even a greater number will be repre-
|sented tomorrow.
Following are the bylaws as they
were amended and accepted at the last
meeting:
NAME.
The name of this society shall be
fTHE ASSOCIATED CHARITIES OF
HAWAII"
II-OBJECTS.
The objects of this society are:
To secure the concurrent and mar
monious action of the different char
Iitable and benevolent societies of Ha-
waii, in order:
|. To prevent children from grow
| ing up as paupers
Q. To encourage thrift. self-depend-
| ence and industry, through friendly IN
tercourse, advice and sympathy, and TO
help the poor to help themselves.
| g. To raise the needy above the
need of relief prevent begging and I'M
position.
To accomplish these objects it is
designed:
| 1. To provide that the case of every
lapplicant for relief shall be thoroughly
investigated.
| .. To place the results of each in
vestigation at the disposal OF the char
Iitable societies, and agencies, organ
lied here.
| 3. To provide employment, if pos
sihle.
| q. To make all relief conditional up
on good conduct and progress.
| uI-PRINCIPLES.
This society shall be conducted upon
the following principles:
L l..
shall be completely severed from all
questions of religious belief, politics
and race.
2. The society. as far as possible
shall not dispense aims in money, but
assistance in the way of employment
food, clothing medical attendance
which shall be furnished by orders on
dealers or others, or otherwise.
| MEMRERS
| The society shall be composed Of the
| following persons:
| ]. Two members from each OF the
local charita BILE societies, churches and
all organizations engaged partly OF
wholly in charitable and benevolent
work
2. Annual members (Any person
who shall subscribe not less than 50 tC
the society annually may become
member
3. Life members. (Any person who
shall subscribe s20.)
V-OFFICERS-DIR
The MANAGEMENT of the society shall
be vested in an Executive Committee
which shall have the control of al
questions of principle and all matter:
irelating to the work of the society:
The Executive Committee shall con
sist of:
| 1. One delegate from each Of the
Isocieties represented, and
.. Two persons chosen from ths
lannual (and life) members.
The officers of the committee shall
consist of a president, two vice presi
| dents, secretary and treasurer, ant
shall be elected by ballot at the annua
meeting of the society.
| The officers of the committee shall
be the officers of the society. Their.