The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-01
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES
ORGANIZED.
More Than Fifty Members Enroll
ed-Constftutlon Adopted and
Officers elected.


TIE mass meeting held 10 the Opera House
Monday night for toe purposeof orgaoizlng the
Associated Charities Society was we'll attend
ed, there being almost as many ladies present
as men. The Second Regiment Band ren
de,ed 7ery eujoyable musical programme
before the nesting was called to order and
the business for which it assembled taken up
The meeting was called to order by Rev
n. 4. Covin9ton, coairman, and
Rev. G. G. Brovn offered prayer Ma;
Marion Noise ct the request of the chairman
stated ths object of the meeting. he said
that short time ago few gentlenen aod
ladies had held Dee,irg 20 consult as to the
best means to be adopted 10 systematize the
charitable work iu this city, 10 bring into
harmonious action the various charitable
organisations and to do away with the pres
ent iodlscriminate and promiscuous giving of
aims to beggars bv Individuals. 1t is the
purpose 10 organize society that will help
the deserving poor, aid them when helpless
and assist them to become self.supporting, 10
discourage professional beggars and to pre-
vent that class of nenaicsnts from preying
upon the community. The prime object 10
be sought by the proposed society is to have
every case inteiligeutly investigated and to
have the charity intelligantly distributed: 80
sha, all who mead aud deserve aid shall have
it, and those who are DOT worthy aud not in
need shall rot De permitted to live is ioleuess
at the expense Of thee omwunity. BE stated
also that the meeting heretofore held had
appointed committee consisting of Rev. W.
a Kelly and Aessrs Neill O'Dounel and q.
10 tta ip hcp cpS
formulate plans for the organization of =
society along the lines proposed.
Mr. q. Ryttenberg made the following re-
port on behalf Of the committee:
''The underslgned committee. appointed at
a meeting of citizens held at the residence of
Gaj Merioa Noise on April 18th inst, for
lioing q plan aud method of work, aud
arranging for mass meeting of the citizens
of Sumter for the purpose of organizing
civilian charitable association to be known
as ssThe Associated Charities Society of the
to report:
That in the discharge of the duties assigned
rs, realizing the imperative need and great
importance of CO operative effor, and moral
responsibility Of provIdi' G for the worthy
mnnity from lpposters, professional paupers
aud vagrants, your committee has carefully
studied the work 10 hand and has drafted
Sumter, and arranged for NESS meeting to
be be iu the Opera House on Monday
April 29th st o'clock p. N
We recommend that all the work OF the
society lying north of the railroads and em
braciog the cotton mill population be recog-
nized az seperate and distinct work, and
that Mrs O. N Crane be appoin,ed as the
representative Of the society IN said district
We recommend tha. temporary organiza-
ton be cow formed aud nomioate the Hon.
R I. Manning as temporary chairman and
G. u. Hurst, Jr., as temporary secretary
Respectfully suom tied,
Wm Aiken Kelly,
q. Rstfenberg,
Neill ODonuell.
The temporary efcers suggested were
elected end Mr Manatng spoke briefly, en-
phasizlng the necessity of go organization
such as suggested, and called oo Rev w a
Kelly, The speaker of ibe occasion, TO Outline
the plan and methods Of the society
MI Kelly spoke on 'sThe Problem of
Charity. Nature, Scope aud Method of the
Work
At the coDclusiou of his very lo,eresuOg
and instructive address be read the corstiiu-
tion drafted OF the commi,ee
On motion the constitution was adopted as
whole 1t is as follows:
NAaE.
''The Associated Cbari,ies Society of the City
of SUMTER" South Caroiios.
OBJECT
The OBJECT of this society shall be, as ia. az
possible, 10 save the smount which is given
TO impostors, and bestow It 90 the worthy
poor, TO rid the community of professional
psopers, ADD aid the poor TO become self-sup-
porting.
PLAN.
The plan By which this cod is to be sought
is cooperation. It is proposed to bring isto
associated effort the charitable agencies of the
city whether as individuals, aocieties or nupi-
cipsl institutions, SO as to prevent unintelli.
gent, Unwise and duplicate alms.giving.
NODE.
The mode in which this plan is to be car
ried ont 10, by she establishment Of Central
Bureau, where lists shall be kept of all the
recipients Of aid from the Associated Chari-
ties Society, to which Borean every applicant
for relief may os referred for investigator,
and such disposition of The case may be made
% kind and practical consideration of the
circumstances demand.
PRINCIPLES.
Every department o: The work of this So
cisty shall be completely severed from all
questions of religions selief, politics and na-
rionsIity IL it's principles AID workings
this Society shall be 8 distinctly civilian or.
gsoizalion believing in the brotherhood of