The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-03
Advertiser Bureau,

Advertiser Bureau.
 Selma, July 2.
 An enthusiastic meeting of men and women interested in charities was held In the Y. M. c. A. hall this afternoon for the purpose of either re-organizing the United Charities or of forming new society to direct and govern systematized charity in this city.
 Nothing definite was accomplished though the meeting lasted two hours, but Committee was appointed to confer with members and officers of the United Rabbi P. S. Levy presided over the meeting by election. Mrs. M. H. Sims was chosen Secretary.
 Dr. Levy stated the object of the meet ing and was followed by Mayor Atkins who explained the attitude of the city of- dciais towards the United Charities.
 He said the city officers were willing and anxious to help the Association in every way but that he had recommended 4he reduction of the appropriation for charities because he thought the common veal demanded. He was willing person ally to guarantee that the society could get s25 month by personal subscription. The pest house was now the only avail able place of refuge and there was need of immediate organization to afford some asylum for the helpless.
 Mrs. R. B. L. Mel moved that a. new organization be effected and her motion was seconded by Mrs. M. Woolsey. Many speeches followed, for and against, among those whp spoke were R. E. L.. Mel. E.. Lamar. M. J. Meyer and I. Schwarx. Mir. Gchwarz said the ladies ought to be frank and explain at once the difficulties they were laboring under. There was. he said. an apparent dtscord that should be re- moved at once and only candor could do fhis. Money sufficient to put the United Charities on a sound financial basis could easily be raised and he strongly opposed the proposition to found a new society.
 Judge Pitts of the Probate Court spoke on behalf of the County. The County, he said. had provided for its paupers and there was no need of immediate reorgan- lxation if such an action would bring about confusion. If the United Charities owed $500 this deficit could easily be made up. The County would do it's part and he favored careful and not nasty move menss.
 Mrs. Woolsey having withdrawn her second to Mrs. Niefs motion. J. H. Nun 0ellee moved and H. Eliasberg seconded that a committee of eight be appointed to confer with members and officers of the United Charities with a view to reorgan- 1 asation. The motion carried and the chair was authorized to name the committee. One momentous sign of the meeting was h&hat the United Charities announced that
 
 kEroperties. including the inflrmary, under Amny circumstances.
 The meeting then adjourned to meet at b1he call of the Chairman
 ! The events and circumstances which Brought about this afternoons meeting l1nave already been set forth by The Ad- lvertiser. Through lack of funds or for sother reasons the United Charities found Hkhat the infrmary could no longer be HNustained and 1t was therefore decided Boy the society to be discontinued. The sofiicers of the organization proposed that lphysicians of the city should manage the fznfirmary, agreeing at the same time to lmake certain provisions for the care of andigent sick persons requiring treatment.
 The physicians, however, did not ac cept the proposition, and nothing definite twas done. Soon thereafter the ladies of lxhe society announced positively that they could no longer maintain the hospital, Eand accordingly 1t will be rented.
 < And at the same time the aims house operated by the United Charities was leiosed. The county made a monthly ap- lpropriation of $s0 and the city of s6O for the support of it's paupers about SIX of swhom were kept in the hospital. The scity appropriation was $75 a ionth urtil lNay, when 1t was reduced to Se0. The of 6icers of the society stated that the paul oers could not be maintained sor $l41 a month and the aims house was closed.
 The city and county have now. there fore, to feed their dependents directly. and not through the convenient medium of the United Charities There are thir- ay-four of these dependents and the coun- ty and city are to share the expense alike It is estimated that each of the paupers will need rations costing g a month so that the total expense will be s6s. This expenditure gives each b. nefi- ciary a peck of meal and three pounds oi