Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-04-02
Beneficent Results of Its
Departments.
Association Has Prepared a Re.
port to the State.

Lie OJdIe bulleun OF OndIllleS III
its next issue will have the following
to say Of the Akron Board of Charities
for 1900.
Welcomed progress has marked every
step and every year in charity work
in the city of Akron. Within two de-
cades there has come an entire revOll-
tion; within less time there was no de-
partment of relief as a part of the
city government and assistance to the
poor was entirely voluntary and by
private citizens. Up to this date the
county issued food and clothing to all
who came, with but little investiga-
tion, and with this lack of scrutiny
came impostors, and the more of the
unworthy that were helped the more
there came for help.
This state Of society, citizenship OF
government was exacusably unavoid-
able from lack Of better knowledge,
this came to us through war and its
offspring, through increase Of our city
population at the expense of the coun-
try, through the congregating masses
made necessary by the introduction of
our great manufacturing enterprises
which always bring as their unwel-
coined associates-Want, Misery and
Crime.
These unpleasant accompaniments
made progress in bestowng charities
a necessity. Forthwith there came a
higher standard to contest this in
creasing tide, seeking benefactions and
out of it has grown intelligent educa-
tion of those who heretofore have prac-
tically demanded help, educating them
and showing them the way to help
themselves. This is true: Charity
and the city or community failing to
recognize this as the open and direct
highway to the avoidance of poverty
fails in their mission to permanently
assist fallen mankind.
The Akron Union Charity Associa-
tion has allied with 1t the churches
and benevolent societies in this cen
tralization of work. The better way
is apparent and earnestly followed.
Impostures are reduced to a minimum
and the complete record of all who
may apply from all these various
channels lessons the field and reduces
the labor bestowed.
The Kitchen Garden School main
tained by the Akron Board Of Charities
has in the past ten years assisted in
the education in home duties of more
than two thousand girls. 1t has been
a source of great benefit and encour-
agement TO the parents and such bene-
ficent results have come from the main.
tainance of this girls school that it
has never in the past years lacked in
interest or in support. This school is
made up of the children Of the poor
and their education is thoroughly man
ual. The product of those using the
needle going into the clothing and
comforts delivered with the second
hand clothing received as donations
In charity to the needy. The condition
of these children as they come to
the school is useful index of the
condition Of their homes. Mrs. A. X.
Fousers paper read before the Day
ton meeting upon the Educational De-
partment of Charities is a fair index
of the position in later day charity
work of the Akron Associations.
There never was better band of
charity workers than the one forming
our Association and this includes all
the teachers DEVOTED to the Charity
Manual Training school. There never
has occurred any division or dissension
and thus the work has been agreeable
and Invaluable in the making of a