The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-11-14
Regular Meeting of Execu-
tive Committee Held
Yesterday in Aid
e
Rooms.
REPORTS FROM CHAIRMAN
Active Steps Towards moor
poration to Be Taken at
Once, Says Mr.. Grouse.

In the absence of Mr.. Thomas N. Cop
sill, Chairman of the Organized Aid Asso-
citation, Mr.. Otto Grouse presided at the
regular meeting of the executive commit
tee held yesterday afternoon at four
O'Clock in the Aid rooms, No. e5 Montgom-
| cry street.
The programme consisted principally Of
reports. The Rev. Cornelius Brett, as
chairman of the Cooperative Committee,
reported progress
Mr. F. w. Hastings. chairman Of the
Penny Provident Fund, reported that he
had communicated with the Board OF
Education of this city asking it's consent
to place the penny provident bank scheme
before the pupils of the public schools. He
advised each of the four districts of the
Organized Aid to establish a bank station
therein. AT present there is but one sta
tlon, that maintained in the Organized Aid
rooms, which is open for deposits every
saturday morning from ten to twelve
Mr. c. II. Hartshorn responded as
chairman of the Educational Committee.
An effort, he said, was being made to
hold tenement exhibition in this city by
Mr.. L. L. WELLER, secretary of the Tene-
ment House Committee of the New York
Charity Organization.
In the absence of Mr.. John Heck, chair
man of the Finance Committee. and Of
Mr.. Myron ]. Furst, treasurer, no reports
from these departments were received
Mr. Otto Grouse, chairman of the Legal
| Committee, reported that active steps
would at once be taken toward the incor-
poration of the Organized Aid Association.
| All applications for legal advice are
| placed in the hands of this committee,
consisting of Mr.. Otto Grouse and Mr..
Robert L. Flemming.
Mr.. Flemming, as chairman of the EN-
ployment Committee, reported that a La
Dor Committee had been formed to visit
the factories and industrial agencies of
the city for the purpose of informing
themselves on the labor problem in this
city.
| Mr.. Flemming is also chairman of the
First district and reported an effort on
the part of mis- committee in connection
with the Philanthropy Department of the
Woman's Club to establish a newsboys'
reading room at the R. R. R. ferry. The
committee will meet with the Phil
anthropy Committee on Monday morning
next in the offices of the Board of Chill
dren's Guardians, Fuller Building.
Mrs. G. w. Clerihew reported great
increase in the number of cases in the Sec
ond district of which she is chairman. She
spoke of the necessity for more workers
on this district. Two-thirds of the appli-
eants for aid since the beginning of the
| fiscal year has come from this section OF
the city. A regular melting of Second dis
trict workers will be held in the Aid rooms
on Friday afternoon, November e. at 2:30.
| The Rev. E. L. Stoddard is an active corps
of workers in the Third district Regular
meetings are held on the first Monday of
the month in the parlors of the First
Presbyterian Church, Emory street, be-
sides a parlor meeting at the residence q.
one of the members, the next to take
place at 2:S0 on Thursday November %.
at the residence of Mrs. G. v. GI Brink
erhoff, No. Al Clifford avenue. The Rev.
Charles Herr, d. D., of this city, and a
couple of speakers from New York will
address the meeting, which is open to all
interested in charitable work.
AS Mr.. ]. j. Toffey was not present, no
report was given from the Fourth dis
| trict.
Mrs. w ID. Edwards, chairman of the
Neglected Children Committee. reported
the care and oversight of twenty families.
! The matter of the workroom clothing
sale tomorrow morning in the store, cor
ner of Grove and Montgomery streets,
was discussed. This sale is to be con-
Quoted by the Aid through the co-opera-
ton of the Woman's Club Philanthropy
Department. 1t will consist of clothing
made in the workroom and donations
| from friends. Hats sell well and are
| especially welcome. A card directed to
Mrs Badgley agent for the Organized
Aid, No. IS Montgomery street, will en-
sure messenger to donors.
The next regular meeting of the Exc
cutive Committee will be held Tuesday,
December Ii, at four O'Clock, in the Aid
rooms,