The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-02-20
CHARITIES ANNIVERSARY.
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Orange street was thought to be the
most suitable, and this was accordingly
secured in 1880. and excellent plans for
the new building We're prepared by L.
". Robinson. This choice of location
has since proved to be very wise. Not
only is the lot centrally located, but it
adjoins the city hail property; indeed,
twenty-one feet in the rear of the lot
were sold to the city. Thus the coop
Grafton between charity organization
and city, which had been greatly slim
ulated by the election of Theron A.
Todd as town agent. was facilitated by
the proximity to our building of the
city hall and the police station. The
new building was completed and occu-
pied in October, 1891. the first meeting
Of the board at 200 Orange street hav-
ing been held November II. The total
cost of the lot was S10,7SO, of the struc-
ture $21.S99, or $s2,679 in all. AS it was
impossible to pay for the whole building
at once $4,000 was borrowed, the debt
being equally divided between the Unit
ed Workers and the Organized Chart
ties The United Workers paid their
half of the debt several years ago, and
1t is qualification to the Organized
Charities association that it has now
cleared off its half and is ready to enter
upon its second quarter-century of use
fuiness free from debt. The building is
the joint property of the two societies.
which share in its use, the basement
being used by the Organized Charities,
the srst floor being divided between
them, the second being used for its boys
club by the United Workers, and the
third floor being again divided and used
IN part for the gymnasium of the boys
club, in part for lodging rooms for wo-
men sheltered by the Organized Chari-
ties. But the building is also available
Tor the use, as far as space allows, of
other societies, especially for the pur-
pose of holding meetings.
The activities of the society have de-
veloped out of it's original purpose
which was to solve the tramp problem
The woodward has proved to be the
most convenient sorm of work test
which can be applied in this region,
since there is a steady supply of wood
to be had from the neighboring coun-
try at moderate rates, and also steady
private houses.
BESIDES the woodward the association
has also maintained, since 1882, a laun-
dry In order to furnish employment for
women. Both of these activities were
greatly helped by the erection of the
new building in 1891.
In 1896, with the appointment of Mr..
Preston, a new. and improved method
of registration on the card system was
adopted, so that it is now possible to
turn In moment to our records and
get at once the history of any person
who has applied to us for aid.
p On certain occasions the association
has found an opportunity to cooper
ate in enterprises outside of it's gen.
eral scope, Thus, in 1892, when the
New Haven hospital was quarantined
on account of the epidemic of small
pox, the building was used as an emer-
gency hospital, and again in 1896 was
put to the same use. In 1895 the Ma
tional Conference of Charities and Cor
rections held its annual meeting in New
Haven on our invitation, and greatly
stimulated the interest in and energy of
philanthropic effort among the New
its annual meeting adopted resolution
favoring the indeterminate sentence for
criminals, and had the satisfaction of
having such a plan In modified form
adopted by the legislature.
p In the Paris exhibition Of 1900 this
association was represented by an ex-
hibit which earned for it diploma,
now framed in our Office, and a bronze
medal Thus we have assumed an in
ternational as well as national i'm
portance But the French cannot
avoid compliments, even in their blum
ders, and their diploma flatters with
unconscious erudition the local pride
of the once independent colony of New
Haven by designating our society as
1.-THE Society Of Charitable Works of
the State of New Haven
The association consisted in the be-
ginning of federation of six societies,
among which the most prominent were
naturally the City Missionary society,
the Aid society, and the United Work
ers. In 1881 its character was broad
ened by the inclusion in the federation
of the town agents office and the He
brew Benevolent society. In 1884 the
Protestant Industrial association and
the Grand Army of the Republic were
added. And thus, from time to time
its constituency has been enlarged I'M
til at the present time thirteen regular
societies appear in the federation, be-
sides different branches of the city
government, such as the board of char
tiles, the board of health, and the po-
lice department, and the churches, hos
pitfalls, courts, and community at large.
The breadth of it's scope is seen in the
existence side by side of the Hebrew
Benevolent, association, the German
Benevolent association, and the st.
Vincent de Paul society. In 1887 the
society was incorporated and new
constitution adopted.
Professor Wayland, who was the
first president, still continues in that
office. In spite of an illness, excep-
tionally wearing and painful, which has
afflicted him since the summer of 1891,
he has kept in constant touch with the
work of the office. Within a few
months he has raised $4,000 in order to
pay off the debt and provide for bet
terment, though he has been constantly
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