Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-03
FOR CHARITY WORK
COMMITTEES Reports sohsms for Organization
Of Associated Charities.
EAVoRs CONCENTRATION OF EFFORTS
Proposes Establishment of Central
once and Employment of Super
tntendent and Necessary
Clerical Assistants.

The committee appointed by the gather
ing OF business men and ministers Tues
day noon to draw up plans for a central
organization Of charities met at the Com
lmercial club yesterday noon and outlined
a scheme, the report Of which II will sub
init a second gathering to be held at
noon next Tuesday.
General c. f. henderson was chairman
of the committee and all the members save
Rev. e. f. Trefz was present, as follows
Rev. II. c. Herring, Rev. I. V. MOORE l.
w. Carpenter, Caspar r. Yost and u u
Beiden. After an hours deliberation the
following report was evolved:
Your committee recommend that steps be
yfaken to form an organization TO be known
as the Associated Charities OF Omaha, ex-
asting for the following purposes;
To secure conference ana cooperation
among all existing charitable organizations
Df the city. =.
TO maintain a continuous record Of all
persons aided by all cooperating societies
10 investigate persons applying for aid
TO any Individual or organization and TO re-
To investigate the nature and claims OF
sall charitable organizations which appeal
for gifts and to ~acquaint the public with
THE facts concerning each In such manner
tas may from time to time seem expedient.
To enlist religious and civic organizations
kas we'll as individuals in the care OF the
lworthy poor and to furnish them with the
information which Will make their etIorts
defective.
To direct persons deserving aid to such
benevolent agencies, public and private, as
ARE adapted 10 their need.
TO relieve the city of street beggarsi
framps and bogus solicitors.
To secure so far as possible the oonson-
Idation of charity organizations working on
the same lines.
To devise a plan 81 It shall prove ex-
kpedient, for a joint appeal of all charitable
lponses and relieving the business commun-
lity Of annoyance.
For carrying out the above purposes, the
following steps are to be taken:
The establishment of a central office.
The employment of a superintendent
strained In the administration of charity
AFFAIRS, together with such clerical assist
kants as may be found necessary.
The enlisting of volunteer helpers In
various parts of the city, who shall render
i~service as they may be able under the d.
ERECTION Of the superintendent.
The securing of a constituency of the as
ssociation. consisting Of all who contribute
10 its treasury. Each one giving s. or more
lannual election of officers.
2 The creation OF a board of nine directors
ITO whom shall be the entire d.
Erection Of the affairs of the organization,
Ipointment of employees and the raising Of
lfhe necessary funds.
In case the above recommendations are
adopted next Tuesday the committee further
recoumends that the gentlemen present at
that meeting constitute themselves a tenn
porary organization and proceed to the
ehoice OF a board of directors and the circu-
)ation of a subscription paper, the board
thus chosen to serve till the first annual
meeting. to be held in April. 1903.