The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-10
NO ONE TO SUFFER
Associated Charities Completes
System for Covering City.
Responsible People Put in
Charge of Districts.
ALL TO BE VISITED.
Needy People Will Be in Touch
With Association.
Citizens Requested to Quit Pro-
miscu0us Giving.
ALL TO BE VISITED.

In order to gets its work and its
needs for the winter months fully be-
fore the people of Topeka before be-
ginning the fall campaign of chari-
table work. the City Charities associa-
ton has issued the following announce
mant:
The Topeka Associated Charities, to
whom the Commercial club turned over
its relief work incident to the food. on
the 18th day of last June, has SO far
completed that work as to be able to
give attention to the larger and more
general work of city charities. Much
information has been gained during the
summer relating to the needy of our
city and their needs and much expert
enee has been gained as to what is
needed and how to teach our dependent
classes how to help themselves.
The object of the association is COM
prehensively stated in article 1 of the
constitution. which reads as follows:
The object of the association shall be
to prevent pau3erism and crime in the
CITY by the cuelcious relief of the des-
lluta. by providing work for the I'M
employed, by the care and education of
dependent and delinquent children. and
by endeayoring in every way possible
to teach people who need help how to
help themselves
The machinery of the association by
which this end is sought to be accom-
plished is board of directors, as fol-
lows: Thomas Page, president; F. Z.
Mallory, vice president; o. S. Morrow,
secretary, F. NJ. Bonebrake, treasurer;
J. Thomas, w. M. Forbes, J. E. Nissley,
w. M. Crosby and L. F. Carver. The
four officers of the board of directors
constitute the executive committee. Mr..
c. B. VanHorn is he general secretary
and has charge of the various process
seS of the association, with headquar-
terS at 1115 Kansas avenue. G. b. Van
Horn, w. M. Crosby and o. S. Morrow,
constitute the central relief committee,
whose duty is TO examine all cases
seeking relief, determine what is need
ed and provide said relief at once. This
committee shall also have power to or
der supplies for the immediate relief
and draw orders on the treasurer and
to cooperate with the city and county
officers in the administration of public
relief. This central relief committee
is supported by a general relief COM
mittee composed of one member from
each ward and whose members are a s
follows: From the First ward Prof. E.
a. Sfmmerwell: Second ward, Rev. F.
e. Mallory; Third ward. Prof. H. W.
Jones; Fourth ward, W. A S. Bird;
Fifth ward Rev. H. E. Wark, and
mittee is known as the general work
ing committee. It is made the duty of
this committee to become personally
acquainted with the conditions of those
needing relief in their respective wards
and to report the same to the central
relief committee. This committee shall
also make special examinations of san
itary conditions and have general
care of the health of the neighborhood
and shall report its findings to the
board of directors at its monthly meet
ings. This committee is to be assisted
by a subcommittee of friendly visitors,
five in each ward, composed of wo-
men, and presided over by the mem
Der of the general relief committee from
their respective wards. For conven-
fence each ward shall be divided into
four or more districts by the respec-
tive friendly visiting committees and
a district assigned to each friendly Wis
itor 1t is the duty of the friendly Wis
itor to become acquainted with the
social and sanitary conditions of her
district asking for or needing aid and
report the same promptly to the cnalr-
man of her subcommittee or to the
tee. But the friendly visitor shall not
give relief except that of sympathy,
advice or personal service
The friendly visiting committees are
composed of the following persons:
First ward-Prof e. 4. Simmerwell,
chairman; Miss Viola Troutnan. Mrs.
A. ]. Arnold. Mrs. Dan F'rogier. Miss
Hattie Albright. and Mrs. Sharp.
Second ward-Rev. F. E. Mallory
chairman; Mrs. D. NJ. VanCleve. Mrs.
Mrs Sarah Wilson.
Third WARDROBE H W. Jones.
chairman: Mrs. w. A. McCarter. Mrs.
j. W Davis. Mrs. W. w. Mills, Mrs.
NJ. Snattinger. Mrs. j. S McKitrick.
Fourth ward-W. A. S. Bird, chair
man. Mrs Lolita A. Case Mrs. Ward
BHr1ingame, Mrs. Oscar Krause. Mrs.
B. s. Giffen. Mrs. John Mileham.
Ii a o,~I- oh siv--
man: Mrs. g. H Griegs. Mrs T. w.
Currie, Mrs. A T. Daniels, Mrs. J.
Smith
Sixth ward-w NJ. Forbes, chairman;
Mrs. A B. Poole Mrs. NJ. z. Bennett,
Mrs Belle S Dickinson.
| It is contenn plated to hold a meeting
of each of these ward committees in
their respective wards soon, where