New-York tribune., 1901-01-24
GOVERNORS PLAN OPPOSED.
REPRESENTATIVES, OF CHARITY Or
CARNATIONS PROVIDE FOR A COM
.MITTEE To FIGHT BILL.

meeting of representatives of all the principal
eharity organizations in this city held at 4S0
p. m yesterday in the United Charities Building
Fourth-ave and Twenty-second-st.. to consider the
reorganization of the State Board Of Charities
which Governor OdelI proposed in his message to
the Legislature. r. Fulton Cutting was chairman
OF the meeting
Professor Canfeld. OF the State Charities Aid
Association. the first speaker. He outlined the
requirements OF a State board. saying that. first.
IL should be so constituted that it's members could
give time and experience TO its service; second.
that II should be independent OF the inhuence2-
partisan and potical-that tend to demoralize pub
hc Charity; third that 1t should be independent OF
the thing or system to be supervised; and. fourth
that 1t should be absolutely free from religious or
other prejudices. He continued:
Is it not clear that the present Board sincs II
meets NEE an these requirements. is good one and
them will be bad oneS ITnder tbs nronosad 81 %
organization the Board is to consist Of two mem
STATE oinctals. and third member who is TO re-
celvs a salary The composition Of such a board
might mig not be an expert. could be outvoted by the
~ St UIner members Of 5he board who are elected
think that such board would violate every
lie charities should be Established II Ws agree gr euS On
TINS this am confident that the bill which embodies
Ine governors proposition will be pressed. The
governor 90. @ told me only ten days ago that he was
not committed TO anything on the subject.
Professor Garfield was followed by Dr. Adler,
II
system. which had STOOD more than thirty years of
rlaI' should be abrogated the plea Of economy.
lie was OF the opinion that in the present case
there was no plausible ground for such a plea. Ha
added:
II economy is based the unworthy stintfns OF
and injury. ~ AO'
Mrs Charles ". Lowell. who was a rnennnar OF
the State Board of Charities for thirteen years
read paper in which she traced the growth Of the
Boards duties and usefulness.
Father Mcmahon. DR.. Lee K FrankeI OF the
United Hebrew Charities. and Mr.. Kellogg OF the
Chidren's Aid Society," of Brooklyn expressed their
opposition to any plan of reorganization. Thomas
| NJ Mulry, president of the St. Vincent de Paul
Society Of NewYork. then read the following reso-
\ luton
Resolved. That II is the sense Of this ueettuz
tnat the passage or the bill providing for the re-
organization of the State Board OF Charities Sen
ate Dill NO. Ia; Assembly bill No. 16s) would be
detrimental to the best interest Of the public and
fciaTies '''''SS OF 'n'S state and OF their Oene-
The resolution adopted. It will be sent to- the
\ members Of the Legislature and To Governor Oden
| Homer Folks introduced another resolution, IN
/ which it was proposed that the chairman OF the
| meeting be empowered appoint a COMMITTEES of
/ twenty, and as many more as he cared TO add, to
/ adopted. Herbert Parsons, who had succeeded MT
Cutting as chairman Of the meeting, said that he
would appoint the committee within a day or two
\ The meeting then adjourned.