Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-11
THE BOARD OF CHARITIES
MEETING FOR ORGANIZATION TO BE
HELD TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
Interest Manifested in the Selection
of a Secretary-Mr. Lewis
Qualifications.

o clock tomorrow afternoon in the rooms
heretofore occupied by the superintendent
of charities This meeting will be the first
held by the board. and it is understood that
1t will then effect permanent organization.
! the act of Congress of June o, 1900. which
provided for the appointment of the board,
authorizing It's members to elect from their
number president and vice president. The
| b ard. as heretofore stated in The Star,
consists Of the following: 8. W. Woodward.
John JOY Edison. Simon Wolf. DIR. Chas. p.
, Neil and George W. Cook
The Question of Secretary.
The law requires the Commissioners to
provide rooms for the board in the District
| building, and Commissioner Mcfarland. in
, issuing the invitation to its members to
meet there tomorrow afternoon, merely did
SO on behalf of his associates and himself in
accordance with this provision of the law.
In addition to choosing president and
wee president from its members. the board
VIII tomorrow. it Is expected. select the
secretary. which II Is also authorized and
directed to appoint by the act in question.
In connection with this position the name
Of Mr.. Herbert w. Lewis. who was until
recently the District superintendent of
charities. is most frequently mentioned. II
Is generally known that MIR. Lewis advo-
Gated and worked hard to secure the pas
, sage of the act which authorized the ap-
poiutmsnt of the board of charities. despite
the fact that said act specifically pro-
vidcd that the office of superintendent of
, charities should cease to exist June -.
1870 While the name of Mr.. Lewis is most
. frequently mentioned in connection with
the office of secretary to the hoard, he is
not making and has not made any effort to
secure the position. For some time he has
| been far from WELL and is yet sick man,
so that had he so desired he would have
! been prevented by illness from making
fight for the place. The salary to which
the secretary of the board will be entitled
Is but S'.HO. and not 5000, as has been
reported There Is another salaried posi-
ton under the board that of messenger, at
sSio per annum. The board is. however.
authorized to employ such officers inspec-
TORS anu clerks as 1t may deem proper.
their duties. number and compensation to
be fixed by the board.
For md ap,in.t Mr. Ia.
,,-,.
"nht MI Lewis Is making no eHort 10
secure MS appointment as secretary to the
board his appointment is being urged very
STRONGLY nv. many ci,izers Of tho D;s,r,t
- -, -, $50
VINO pEheNe 'hat MS professional education
and experience in charitable matters make
/ lin the most available man for the place
During his administration of ,1.irs NO
" ana 81"
1t Peri"'ehueit OF chariies Mr.. Lewis ided
was that public money should not be giv-n
. as subsidies He believed and still believes
tiiat no institution of a private character
should receive public funds except as COM
pensation for services actually rendered.
re Is not ana has not II is declared. been
nriyste or sactaria, irs+itu,io,,s h,'t ~ 20
believe that when such pubIic funds are
given TO such institutions it shall only he
dItef II mas neen earned
49, h I'D seu asaiiiS. MI, L-e"is
public money for nrf,ate and secfarian in
situations. This his friends and those VINO
desire his appointment as secretary TO TIE
, b vi bd IL J. HectaFe rs untrue on
~ o''!ei nam" II IL stated 'ildl ne not only
- No. ,.Ie Eaiue anu tihpor 'ahce "l
&c aitu 90 'ailall institutions put aiso
,,,.r,, nc ~ NJ aie ei'i'Ieu ~ pupii' VI
~; !iiiieHsai tiu'
: ia NV vs. tidl 'ieE sh"uld re
, M "ii ny otIns given Speclllc
that ~ ~, r pS Moi ne peHeVts
.rnypent hnt L. -, ~ ~ u!tS ~ s"e ~, son
-, - 49, W ne M eu ','if9 tiiftii
~, ~ f-,i1.,i I"I I tnstr chafse anu
system .rhi. haliaf ~ 80 :, i It1t
nv rhosa favnrre nj -. .S, ~
founded ,,r.,,, III. f. Ne .ppott -
tahI, rnartars and nv bis St,I,, y, 80.
hi. FIRE il, III ~ -. 49, VI Nii<'i "a
A.. s,rnar;,I, -. 80 iti.i q
had ~ rangiz ~ "a ,'.eI M.: Le|is
=, ,,r,-n,riatt.,e 80, Ut ~ piiittt'hS 'ne
,ri,-.,,a ~. ss.l,.,-s,ir ,,,,I.s ioi Pu4 eiy
frj,, - s On i'I p'9e ne mas ms
go nr d.nn,,ira+iH, -. 80 ,'''a' anu II"
- % -, .t IN p'i. haH' tley say,
50 , - .''e IA as ne inuha ana as
Jas tad IN ~. me, a. - stated ne mas
~ tba DiStrict Cnmrnt sSiC,,sr "'i" H"Pi'it
Fair and ad-Minded.
Mr. Lewis" remarked q WeII-knnvsn c,ti
za, Of tho nis,rict 70 . ar,,.,l 80 ~
=. 'e' Oh IN
9'al t'uaS. l. one Vi the ialreSt and broad
est-minded men | know anywhere. lie is a
learned expert in charitable matters In all
h.. did az s,,perinten5snt If charities he. al
Il, =. =, -, :, " "
'il! what he hoHes'Iy DeheVed the law re-
quirei him To do, and what his conscience
dictated as his duty. The law compelled
him to see that institutions receiving aid
from the government were conducted So
far the expenditure of public funds was
involved on business PRINCIPLES and on :,
business basis Congress saw the evil of
granting public funds without a guarantee
of 4 direct return for sucb grants 80 ,Ir,
not the absolute necessity Of the orpaniza