The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-21

POOR ONES
Associated Charities and
Its Work.
WHAT IT AC(0MPLISYfS
The Few Paupers Of the Civ A..
Carefully Cared For
systematically.

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Previous To the centraiiz,,,o, 81,
ganized charities. Honolulu was in = ,,,r
way 70 have pauper population similar
70 mat existing In every large city Of the
siainiand. Begging had increased 80 thu,
'he benevolent people who had become
marked a. large and open-handed stvers
were seldom free from applications e,ther
IN person or writing. In fact, house 70
mouse begging had become so universal a.
TO be positive nuisance. and indiscreet
aimssiving was beginning to prov. a
menace to the community.
IL became time to call halt.
Many plans wers formulated but none
appeared to be feasible until some one
suggested Capitalization, which met with
instant favor. Accordingly. a meeting wits
called and Il. was decided that a lecture
should be delivered on the subject
ON March "a, 1899. AIRS. l.. r. williams
before n large and fashionable. aasiisn =.
which nlled the Young Mems Christian
Association rooms delivered a lecture up
on associated charity work. entitled The
Old Way and the New" President Dole
introduced the speaker.
/ After the lecture "a committee OF seven
was appointed by President Dole To look
into the matter and lind whether IL we're
possible TO form a charity. association.
PRESIDENT Dole named George ". Car
ter. Rev. Alex. Macintosh. w. W. Hall
Mrs. j. NJ. Whitney. Miss Mary h. Green
and ". W. Jordan a committee and, al
pressing request, the President permit I'd
his own name To be added.
II was then found to be absolutely nee
lessary TO appoint n subcommittee, In
lorier that proper Investigation OF case-
be made and so avoid fraud and over as
siHtance. Many applicants had ta-.en II
Trading on the sensbilities and emotions
Iof the wealthy classes and herein lay one
of the chief reasons for organization. q
Istop this mock charity which had ceased
to be virtue and TO adopt more strin-
~ nj measures.
a subcommittee was formed and w
W. Hall was made It's secretary.
After much discussion n was finally re
solved that the Rev. A. Macintosh. Miss
Green and Mr.. Hall he appointed to com
munlcate with every benevolent organt
nation and society In Honolulu. also Z,
lind out their officers and to send then
an invitation 60 o. present. by q delegate
at. a meeting for discussing the subjes
OF associated charities.
This meeting took place In the Office Of
the Hawaiian Trust and Investment Com
pany April =. iS9s. at four In the after
noon. George n. Carter was the chair
man Of the. committee.
n was nc this meeting that the final ar
ARRANGEMENTS were completed. which IS
! tablishsd as a permanent institution thu
Associated Charities In Honolulu. Presi
dent Dole Miss whitney and Mr.. Jordan
conferred with Mrs williams as to th'
} plan of WORK which would make u pos
> siole for al the chsrifahls organization
- unite agreeebly.
lmembers from the local charitable socie
ties. There are two from each. including
churches, secret societies. ard. In fact
: every organization engaged partly
wholly In benevolent work.
All applications for assistance, eithe
90 q local society or any cf It's member
must be returned To the manager OF tn
central organization, Mrs. Berger. for Va
2 vestlgation before assistance can be ren
= dered. Ia this way. "a may readily
Z seen. fraudulent applications have pee
: reduced 20 "a minimum nor are they OF
! len attempted. Many mcndicant WI
has absolutely no moral objection TO bein
tried IN the balance and found wanttn
). lby one Individual. viii shrink from On
b. thought OF facing AN organization VII
such a big name.
Nowadays n. after Investigation, n cas-
lis found worthy, ~ Is reported TO IN
J. proper ofucer " the ell society TO who's
field such applicant happens 10 belong
Never ha- society refused aid afte
b I've csrffvt organization has set its se'
= Of approval upon q, case. but In the ever
. ~ a,tch 70 contingency. should u eve
n lar.se. a certain clause In the bylaws er
n ables Mrs Berger TO provide for IL OF
OF the funds Of the central organization
A really admirable register II Kept
leach case and all memoranda OF inio
nation appertalning % u ls carefully pr
served The value OF this tabuiaton
beyond praise.
And then the card scheme Is anoth'
check on fraudulent practices. The'
cards are printed In blank. similar 10 "
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