The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-07
CHARITY SOCIETY WORK
ANIMAL BUSINESS MEETING OF THE
ORGANIZATION HELD.
The Old Omcers Reflected and Conn
mittees Appointed-Informa I'm
Secretary Report.

1"c Shdfity OTSdulZdtfOn SOCIETY OIL M
dianapoiis met in its annual meeting in the
Union Trust building yesterday afternoon
and reelected the officers of last year to
serve during the ensuing year. There were
present at the meeting many of the min
listers of the city. several members of the
bench and bar and many persons interested
In the work Of organized charity of the
city.
The officers OF the society and the COM
mittees appointed are: John II. Holiday.
president; Louis Hollweg. vice president:
Volney T. Malott. treasurer; Nathan Nor
ris, secretary. Executive committees: John
H. Holiday, Rev. Francis H. Gavisk,
Hugh H. Hanna, Louis Hollweg, Bement
Lyman, Volney T. Malott, Charles Martin
dale. Nathan Morris and Thomas H.
Spann; Charles s. Grout, general secretary.
Committee Mendicancy-Rev. H. c.
Meserve. William c. Koehne. Harry ].
Milligan, A. NJ. Sweeney and John ]. APP
pei. Exofficio: George A. Taffe, superin-
tendent police; B. c. Shaw, superintendent
workhouse; George w. Stubs, police
judge, and Pearson Mendenhall. township
trustee.
Friendly Inn Committee-Edwin l.. VIII
liams, chairman. Garrett H. Shower, George
W. Brown, Alexander HARRISON. w. II.
Armstrong and r. T. Reagin, superintend-
ent.
Committee On Vacant Lot Cultivation
Franklin Vonnegut, chairman. Valentine
Bachman, treasurer, Frank w. Flanner,
Edwin l.. Williams, Pearson Mendenhall;
Charles S. Lewis, Thomas b. Laycock ana
r. T. Reagin, superintendent.
Committee on the Housing Problem-M.
c: Van Arsdel, DR.. ]: H. Oliver Frank w.
Flanner Mrs. H. B. Sale, Mrs. Philip Rap
paport and Mrs. Louis Hollweg.
Committee on the Care of Old PEOPLE
Rev. H. w. Kellogg. John G. Williams,
Mrs. Charles w. Sutton, Henry l.. Bev-
eridge, Mrs. c. B. Coleman and Mrs. j. w.
Beck.
Committee on Friendly visiting..Rev.
Robert S. Osgood. Miss Harriet u. Noble,
Rev w. b. Farmer, Mrs. j. w. Inflow,
Miss Esther Barth and Mrs. E. A. Devore.
Bureau Of Justice Committee-Rev: Fran
els III. Gavisx, chairman, Bement Lyman,
George Merritt. {; Z. Feyn n,iaan NOUS NOUS
ris Ross, James Z. Roberts and Samuei
Ashby, attorney.
OFFICE WORKING FORCE.
The working force at the office of the
society on North Delaware street Will De
continued. The personnel of the force Is:
Miss Bertha Helming, visitor; Miss Mary
Henthorne and Miss Goldie Mills, collect
ors Dime Savings and Loan Association;
Miss Annie Mock, registrar; Mrs. Helen K.
Rogers, superintendent friendly visitors;
Miss Susan K. Rohrer and Miss s. Cotton
Smith, visitors.
The report of the treasurer submitted at
Yesterdays meeting showed that the In
come of the society has been $l.417.I6. This
income has been raised from SUBSCRIPTIONS
sale of wood at the Friendly Inn and earn
ings of the savings association. Inc ex-
penditures for salaries Of officers and work
ers. postage, railroad fare, stationery,
office help and other minor expenses with
the amounts expended for charity and as
sistance rendered to needy persons. amount
ed to s7.463.07. The balance remaining in
the treasurer's hands is $14.69. The report OF
the superintendent of the Friendly Inn in
Guided statistics on the help furnished to
Migrants and other applicants for assist
Guiding the establishment of the free bath
system, have been more than the receipts
by about $45, but this shortage is fully
made UP by the assets of the inn, which
have not been turned into cash.
Charles s. Grout, secretary, read lengthy
report of the work Of the society during
the year and the progress 1t has made;
He said that the work is progressing we'll
and indications are that the field work
will be enlarged this winter and next sum-
mer. The charity work is becoming syste-
needed. but is assured and he predicted that
next year the society would work great
good among the poorer classes in the city.
He recommended the appointment OF Wis
iting committees and other changes which
would help to raise the moral OF the COM
munity in places where material help is
not needed.
Street beggars and mendicants were dis
cussed by Judge Stubs ana others. Con-
corning this Secretary Grout said in his
report:
lone of the forward steps of the society
has been that of clearing our streets of
many beggars. This could not have been
done without the aid and support of the
police and police judge. whose assistance is
most highly appreciated by the society.
Occasionally now a blind or crippled beggar
or musician is seen on our streets, but not
often. and when seen II reported to the po-
lice or to the Charity Organization Society
he is ordered from the streets or arrested.
All of them are first offered opportunity
to work or to learn trade whereby they
can earn living or free support without
work. but so far not one has accepted the
proffered aid. They nearly all drink and
live in the foulest homes A very great OBJ
stacle In the way of a complete reform in
this line of making a living is the pro-
miscuous giving, not only to the beggar, but
to the mission and lodging house that en-
tertains the tramp without a good equiva-
lent in work. Where any mission or society
advertises to feed, lodge and clothe men
who beg for living ii should be declared
a public nuisance and its business
closed up"
APPLICANTS FOR HELP.
The number of applicants for help at the
offices of the society was 7S3. OF this num-
Der $50 were new and 424 recurrent. The
number OF colored applicants was u.s. and
in the applications received 2,SOS individuals
were represented.
During the year the Dime Savings and
Loan Association collected s45,OO76O The
loans of the association were attended to by
John II. Holiday and the other officers.
The interest from them is applied to the
support of the association and the expense
of clerical hire. etc. The collecting is paid
for by the Charity Organization Society,"
which receives all of the profits of the as
ISOLATION.
Mr.. Grout called attention to the i'm
portance of the Monday council of charity
workers and the good that results in the
regular meeting of charitable persons
other subjects discussed included the
Juvenile court, the visitations at the CITY
Hospital Dispensary, workhouse and other
places and the need of an effort to rid the
city of slums and overcrowded houses and
buildings Mr.. Grout also recommended
that the city be divided into districts for
charity work. This will probably be done
this winter in order that help may be fur
nished the poorer classes i'm various parts
of the city and assistance furnished to
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