The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-04
Destitute and Deserving
Families Helped.
~ lnposroRs FOUND OUT.
1s A..sai Meeting Of CHARITY Or
4 "a ssssffon society-Report Of SEQ
;,.,x nair-Plans and Work for
rrture-Public Confidence I'm
safety Growing-Nonsectari-
ss... Advocated by the Members.

! l3 .. 49, annual meeting Of the Char
~ 80 49, fIon Society was held yester-
a v! Psrrs,on Al the Y, NJ. C. A. rooms.
..stSsnt Rev. J. p. d. Llwyd. was
sxssr Eighteen members OF the So
800 nresent. Plans and work tor
ii zss,srr year were extensively dis-
..|! sssort Of Secretary A. J. Bair, part
~ ~ = - follows, shows the AID as
W. T. fhe society during the year: :.
4 .,,rnber OF applications for aid ana
NJ ~ 2Sars during 1893 amounted to 5iJ' ex-
!...;ss & the casual callers or the NIL
SsiSe class Of single men nortion
~ s$fv' From the fact that only one
ware OF that class reported ana
~ ~ this society out OF SIX ever
2 800 II. Il was considered waste OF
55 ma material to record tnsm ~ 10. IL
n sscnfrent. Eighty-three original, 10y
\ !l.2 ss:s, md forty-eight women applied
N us,1slly in the request for work.
5tSSmert was secured for hfty-two
v e mn {wenty-seven women, some OF the
s;usS being assisted to employment =
r. g. M; a With an expenditure of s, s3s.o6
VI ..e ~, Gsa,,rriernented by donations of pro-
~ ciothihR, medicines and fuel from
srous friends OF the society. we have
x1HHhed provisi0nS III .sIeo,SL ~
~ consisting OF 5S1 pieces: rents
s.7| II fsmllies: fuel furnished. 10 fami-
"a ~ portation, 102 persons. the soci-
~ iS&lly paying only part OF the TX
ssss1: county orders, 81; referred q otners'
n n. holdings. 1874. Two hundred six
+ ~ - meals were furnished, and homes
Ssshsd for four homeless and neglected
sSil3ren. We have also been called upon
a 5sofsct wives and children from brutal
~ We beating hus5 "a a lour r .n ranor,-
Y I'M. from the description and Local
800 iiyeu, after diligent search we were
ss1bls 10 ind. forcing US 70 think them
Ssposfofa At the present time there are
i0rr families living on the tnougntiess pc
ssyclence Of others that are In no sense
mn worthy or deserving. two OF them
~ even being in need except the antici-
pstion q some time being forced to work
jcr their livelihood.
aAs reported, we have accomplished tnis
NY NTH cash expenditure Of l,SS9.05.
"a have received from contributions
n3GM leaving balance on hand Of
idI 3, OF the cash expenditures, $114 was
q the shape Of emergency loans, and the
rester part, at least, will be returned
without interest II anyons, d y I'M sna
b xad. to give them reports OF any case
ihey nay wish to know about"
Tie president expressed regret to find
among the leading and wealthy men OF Sc
altls an apathy as to the work OF the So
cjsty, but felt that in the retrospect Of the
year there was cause for congratulation:
ibf ne society had made progress and
d0ne considerable good. He felt that the
puhlic had better confidence in the soci.
~ tkan year ago. The society stood not
onIy b need of public interests and money.
NJ Il 4 plant--machinery to work with.
Il nssded q central office Of its own down
toNn,- fer the reception of clothing, ana
q general headquarters, and there was
~ great need OF a horse and vehicle:
President Lwyd also spoke in favor Of
paying DR.. Thwing, the assistant secretary
md solicitor, $500 year.
Rev. l. L. Bowerman spoke in favor OF
The organization of general society. he
aid be knew cases OF people who identl-
led themselves with the. churches solely
for the purpose Of receiving charity, and
h one Instance four different churches
had been Joined for this purpose, one after
the other He proposed putting the general
1ociety under the control of representative
men and women, so that the public would
careful and reliable. and he advised making
4 I humanitarian and not religious work,
he Idea being to eliminate sectarianism
from II.
Dr. Thwing made report. and spoke on
Scientific Charity" Rev. DIR. Giichr,st
he following persons were elected men,
befy Of the executive council:
For three years.. w. Lfaw, A. X. Grit
Aths, I. Kohn, Mrs. w. +. Giddings and
Nm. ". f. Wickware.
For two years-James Boutwell,, ]. B.
Agen, r. A. Mcdonald, Mrs. J. A. Gould
and Mrs 8. A. Webster.
Fsf one year-Alonzo Hull, Milo A. Root.
H Q. Shuey, Mrs. B. II. Houtz and Mrs.
Ur Heeiye.
The executive council will meet next
Monday afternoon at Jefferson hall, when
oincers for the ensuing year will be
elected.