Evening star., 1901-12-18
CARING FOR THE POOR
Annual Meeting of the Associated
Charities Of the District.
ADDRESS BY JUSTICE BREWER
Secretary WelIer's Presentation of
life Among the Sums. F"
BY JUSTICE BREWER
ELECTION OF OFFICER S

The work being done by the Associated
Charities in the District of Columbia was
practically demonstrated by means OF
stereopticon views thrown upon a large
screen, at the twentieth annual meeting
of the organization which was held at the
Columbian University last evening The
lecture hall was taxed to its utmost ca
pacity by members and friends of the So
ciety.
Justice David j. Brewer of the United
States Supreme Court was present and
made a short address in which he outlined
the past and present accomplishments of
the Associated Charities and paid glowing
tribute to the methods by which the So
ciety has met the necessities of the worthy
poor.
Judge A. B. Hagner, president of the As
sociated Charities, presided at last nights
meeting.
The election of officers for the ensuing
year was the first business on the pro-
gram after the meeting was called to or
der. The election, which consisted of the
secretary being instructed to cast the bal
lot for those named by the committee on
nominations, resulted as follows: Judge A.
b. Hagner, president; Judge Walter s. Cox,
Mrs L. b. Hunt the Rev. DR.. S. M. New
man, the Rev. DR.. w. E. Parson, the Rev.
DR.. J. H. Bradford and DIR. A. Mackay-
Smith, vice presidents; Mr. John Joy Edison,
treasurer; Mr. Charles p. Neill, honorary
secretary; Mr.. Charles Frederick Weller,
general secretary, and Prof. B. T. Janney,
Mrs. j. w. Babson, Henry F. Blount, Ar
chlbald Hopkins, DR.. George NJ. kober, Mr.
F. L. Moore, Dr. Charles P. Neill, Mr..
Thomas W. Smith, Miss Lucy NJ. Solger,
George Truesden, Mr.. j. B. T. Tupper, DR..
Anne A. Wilson, Mr.. George S. Wilson, Mr..
5. w. Woodward and Mr.. William j. Board
man, board of managers. All were re-elect-
hn nf ATnn
Smith, who was made an additional vice
president, and William j. Boardman, who
took the place of DIR. NJ. D. Peck as a mem
Der of the board of managers.
Justice Brewers Address.
After the election the Rev. DR.. Macleod
of the First Presbyterian Church offered
prayer, succeeding which Justice Hagner
made short speech Introducing Justice
Brewer, who began his address by saying
that charity is the sweetest word in the
world. Whether The translation of the
word from the.iIorigfnal Greek was cor
rect or not, it ifnestfft love in the fullest
and best sense Of the word he said for
there can be no 1oveh without charity. Peo-
pie have said that this is an age of great
industrial development of great CONNER
cial victories. However. commerce and in
dustry are not alone the spheres of use
fulness that have risen up with the birth
OF the new century. An age of benovolence
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Good Samaritan is not alone in his work.
He Is aided and assisted in many ways by
organized charity Though one of the
best of the worlds sentiments charity is
abused by thoSes to whom it seeks to be
of benefit. The people who are charitably
inclined have been Imposed upon because
of their charitable nature, and to correct
this evil the charity organization has
ganized its work onssbroad lines
The Speaker said that a, good ,llustra-
ton of the charitable work of the twen-
tieth century was shown in the reports
that We're read of the work of the Asso-
ing his address Justice Brewer urged
those present to do what they could to as
sist the organization in carrying out the
great principle of charity-in the way it
should be carried out-in helping those
who needed help to help themselves.
Mr.. WelIer's Illustrations.
At the conclusion of Justice Brewers ad-
dress Mr.. Charles Weller, secretary of the
Associated Charities, was introduced, and
briefly reviewed the development of modern
charities, beginning with the relief socie-
ties that sprang up during the period from
1910 to 1865, and We're characterized in
Washington by the establishment of soup
houses and the indscriminate expenditure
of over $4,000 in aims, given mainly with
out observation.
Mr. Weller strongly urged cooperation
among relief organiZat tionS, and suggested
tndI the Associated SndrltleS serve a
clearing house of the charities in the Dis
trict.
The speaker introduced a series Of pic
lures depicting life among the slums and
in the alleys of Washington, many of them
very realistic. The speaker said that Pres
ident Theodore Roosevelt had struck the
keynote of the situation when he said the
alleys of Washington We're blots upon our
city and should be wiped out.
Statistics followed, showing the past
years work of the Washington organiza-
ton. 1t was shown that the total applica-
tions for various services were 9,159: the
number of families aided, 1915; number of
persons included in families aided 5000;
sources from which relief was procured,
2, 1893; number of families for whom mate
rial relief was secured, 1,5SO; number for
whom employment was secured, 1O7; placed
in institutions, Il; number for whom trans
portation was secured. 60; visits made by
division agents, 21,3l1; number induced to
save by "provident savings system" 1854:
amount of savings collected by visits to
needy homes, $2,217.3O; number tnvesti-
gated for free dispensary treatment, 2152
Mr.. Weller paid a high tribute to the
work done during the past year by Mr..
George S. Wilson, former secretary Of the
Associated Charities and now secretary of
the board of charities.
A picture of all the agents of the Asso-
ciated Charities was then shown, and a
tribute paid to their especial fitness for
philanthropic work, their untiring zeal,
wisdom and devoted service, which was ex-
empllIleO Dy a nuiilDer OF stories. Mention
was also made of the voluntee scores of
whom work with the Associated Charities
as committee members, officers and friend
ly visitors.
Mr.. Weller has held his present position
for about eight months, having come to this
city from Chicago, where he was connected
with charitable work for more than five
years.. ~gLs
His address to the society last night was
much appreciated by the large audience
The Finances.
The report of Mr.. Edison, the treasurer of
the organization showed that the receipts
amounted to ss,2s6.6s, of which amount ST.
0s5.sS was balance In bank at the beginning
of year; s4,361. 90 was received from con-
tributions, s1,557.5O from Citizens Relief
Association, $343 from subletting rooms at
the central office, s11 g street northwest,
and $3S. 40 interest on bank account. The
expenditures, which were itemized. !
amounted to $s122 go, leaving a balance in
the bank at the end of the year amounting
to $164.Os. ID -
Taken as whole, the meeting held last
night was regarded as one of the most
successful in the history Of the organiza-