The Jersey City news., 1901-05-08
CHARITIES AID.
Annual Meeting Held in
First Presbyterian
Church Last
Night.
MARKED IMPROVEMENT
Work Doubled in Past Year
DIR. Bradford's Ad-
dress.
MARKED IMPROVEMENT

The Organized Aid Association held its
third annual meeting last night in the
parlors of the First Presbyterian Church
IN Emory st,eet with decided improve
menr in attendance over the past two
years. Last night there were about sew
enty-five present while the year before
only brought out sixty, and the year be-
fore that but twelve.
Mr.. Justice Gilbert Collins, president,
presided. He first called for reports, and
the Rev E. L. Stoddard responded as
chairman of the Finance Committee. He
reported over a hundred new subscribers
in the past year, and said that now the
Organized Aid list had been thoroughly
systematized and he hoped in another
year the association would have sufficient
ly increased it's income to secure the ad-
ditional help needed in the Office. Much
of the past years work, he claimed, was
yalueless, because there had been no
stenographer or typewriter to record it.
He advised the purchase of a typewriter
for the use of the office at once. He
could procure one, he said, for fifty dol
lars, and then and there he took up
subscription, heading the list himself with
five dollars. Judge Collins and Counsellor
Otto Grouse also contributed five dollars
each, and the public was appealed to for
the rest.
The treasurer's report came next. Mr..
Myron J. Furst is treasurer. He report
ed balance on hand of s11, and said that
in the past year S1,S65 had been raised
There are still number of subscriptions
to hear from.
Mrs. Badgley reported as agent. Four
hundred and eighty-seven cases have been
recorded. OF these Ill are First district
cases, l20 Second district; "a Third dis
trict is Fourth district, and q Fifth dis
1Iict. The balance are homeless. no dis
trict and miscellaneous cases. During the
year more than two thousand visits have
been made to applicants, or more than
double the number made last year. The
amount expended in intermediary cases
last year was s105, and this year lne
amount spent on emergency cases has
been $40. The growth of the association
has been marvellous 1892 cases having
BEEN referred for investigation and treat
ment ;r comparison to 125 last year. Six
ty-sfSsz friendly visitors have been added
The total number of cases for which aid
has bean procured is $50; number OF relief
cases from private sources no. from
churches 42, and there are ISL families
now under visitation.
In view of the lateness of the hour it
was decided to abandon the custom of
reading all minor reports, but to issue
them later in full in pamphlet form They
are now in the hands of the secretary,
Mrs. Brice Collard.
The election of officers will be held at
the directors meeting next Monday night
in the City Hall. The Board of Directors
will remain as it now stands, with the
exception of Mr.. William c. Brown,
whose name will be dropped, according to
the rules of the association with those
not heard from. The directors are:-G.
T. Smith, Dr. T. R. Chambers, C. H.
Hartshorne, ]. w. Hardenbergh, Robert
L. Flemming, A. ]. Newbury, Joseph A.
Dear, DR.. B. P. Craig, Mrs. w. d. Ed
wards, J. j. Toffey, E. B. Kiersted, John
w Heck, Otto Grouse Rev. E. L. Stod-
dard, Rev. Cornelius Brett, Miss Cornelia
r. Bradford, Mrs. Hudspeth-Benson.
Mrs. w. D. Edwards. Mr.. Thomas Cop
sill and Mr. Robert Flemming were APP
pointed a nominating committee. The
present officers, all of whom are likely to
be renominated, are:-Judge Gilbert Col
lins, president; T. NJ. Gopsill, Robert
Davis and Mrs. George w. Clerihew, vice
presidents; Myron j. Furst treasurer;
Mrs Brice Colard, secretary; Mrs. M. M.
Badgley, agent, and Miss N. c. Sharlow,
Investigator.
The Rev. Amory S. Bradford, of Mont
clair, made the address of the evening.
He said there was no better charity work
than that the Organized Aid Association
was trying to accomplish and he spoke
of the necessity of the corporation of the
churches and clergy in order that aims
might not be wasted. He cited many in
teresting experiences Of his own. He held
that the theory that charity must do five
things-act only on thorough investiga-
tion, relieve worthy cases promptly. fit
fingly and tenderly, prevent almsgiving to
the unworthy, where possible raise the
needy to independence, and prevent chill
dren from becoming paupers.
He was familiar with charity work, he
said, as carried on in London and many
large cities in America; he had heard
many reports, but he had never listened
to such clear, forcible and luminous
report as that presented by the agent,
Mrs Badgley.
Mr.. Gopsill, chairman of the Executive
Committee, congratulated the Aid on its
improved condition. He spoke of the
early failures, when difficulties confront
ed the society every week, but said that
it had never once thought of disbanding.
lNDEHTURE0 GIRL MISSING