The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-07-08
Objects Of the J New Associated
Charities Society.
BENEFIT OF AFfiLlATI0N
Decision Reached at a Meeting
Manager and offIce-Encourage
mentfrom Business Men.
Communicated


ISOLATED Charities OF Hawaii met on
Wednesday. July 5th. at the usual
hour.
Authorized delegates from eight
charitable and benevolent societies |
were present, and several prominent
| business men came in to- show their
| interest in the society. y gratifying
number of names of annual members
was received from the committee ap-l
pointed TO canvass the city for that
purpose.
All felt that financially and IL every
respect il would now be wise to go
| forward. secure a manager, and as
soon as possible open an office for car
rying out the plans of the organiZa-
ton. At the same time. regret was
expressed that so large number OF
| the societies doing charitable work
had failed to take advantage of the as
sistance proposed by the Associated
| Charities, and are not represented on
the executive board. Ii was felt that
this unwillingness to join the society
must come from n misunderstanding
of it's objects and aims. The officers
wish to urge upon the attention of the
community that they do not propose
in any manner to supersede nor dis
place any other organization, nor use
any funds collected by any affiliated
society, nor secure any funds that
would otherwise reach their tressu-
ries.
The objects of this society, as given
in the constitution and bylaws are as
follows:
To secure concurrent and harmOni-
Gus action of the different charitable
and benevolent societies o. Hawaii III
order
/. To prevent children from growing
up as paupers.
>. To encourage thrift, seIf-d2pend
ence and industry, through friendly
intercourse, advice and sympathy, and
to help the poor TO help themselves.
3. To raise the needy above the need
of relief, prevent begging and impo-
sition.
To accomplish these objects it is de-
, signed
/. To provide that the case of every
applicant for relief shall be thorough
" investigated.
.. To place the results OF such inves
. tigation at the disposal of the chartta'
: BILE societies and agencies organized
here.
8. To provide employment, IL posi-
;, BILE
4. To make all relief conditional up
on good conduct and progress.
The society shall be conducted upoI
| the following principles:
/. Every department of its worl
shall be completely severed from al
questions of religious belief. polite
: | and race.
.. The society, as far as possible
shall not dispense aims in money. bu
assistance in the way of employment
<. food. clothing. medical attendance
shall he furnished by orders on deal
!. erS or others.
In order to carry out these provis
= ions. the executive board will secure
i manager. who shall keep full regis
try OF all applicants for charitable al
or employment. investigate the same
and to whom all such applications ca
be referred for investigation. eithe
from individuals or local societies.
Thus it will be seen that the Assc
ciated charities stands ready TO assiS
T all affiliated societies by investigator
D all cases referred by them, thus pre-
9 venting fraudulent applications, b
providing work and other assistant
IL other than pecuniary, and by an carr
Id est effort. through efficient channel
to prevent pauperism and fraud. an
is encourage thrift and self-dependenc
3 VI. 5. WHITNEY,
Secretary Associated Charities
y. Hawaii.