The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-26

800 AAAAA1AL III lAANCNAAS vi liz AS
ISOLATED Charities was held in the Y.
NJ c. A building yesterday afternoon.
The meeting was presided over by the
president. Rev DIR. A. d. Mcclure,
with Miss Carrie L. Price. the secre-
tary, present.
The meeting was opened by a pray
er offered by the Rev. G. d. Bernheim.
The annual reports were read and ap-
proved In their regular order.
Mayor William E. Springer made the
report on the part of the directors. His
report was as follows:
Again we present to your worthy
consideration our annuol report Of the
Associated Charities for the year 1908.
The society is doing a noble work and
doing it Well and endeavoring yearly to
become more useful in alleviating the
condition OF the destitute and poor Of
the community.
The severity Of the winter necessari-
ly causes increased demands to be
made of the association therefore we
would call on all of our be~nevolently
inclined citizens to continue their aid
to the society.
THE meetings Of the board during
the year We're held as follows: January
18th. April 14th, July 1ath (nO Quorum)
and October 18th.
AT the meeting in April, Rev. DR.. c..
S. Blackwels resignation Was present.
ed on accoun of his removing to an
othern field of labor, and same was
read n accepted. The board of direc-
tors realize the great Loss the assoc1a
ton suStainS in the loss of the faithful
and Jealous work Of Dr.. Blackwell.
DR.. A. D. Mcclure was unanimously
elected president of the association.
During the year Mr.. Gabriel Holmes,
one Of our most valued directors, died.
At the meeting in October, Mr.. Morri-
son Divine was elected a director to fill
the vacancy aused by the death Of
Mr.. Holmes.
AT this meeting the directors ex-
pressed their appreciation OF the kind
ness shown by the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad Company in bringing wood to
the city free of charge; also to the city
officials in the distribution of same.
The terms OF the following directors
Mendelsohn. DR.. d. W. Bullock, Mr.. j.
G, Stevenson. Mr.. p. PearSall.
The board Of directors to express
their most sincere thanks to our very
efficient president and secretary for
their faithful work.
'Nols &c SIuS1X<STC<IS
For Board, Directors"
The report Of the president Rev. DR..
A. i. Mcclure, was as follows:
Fellow Workers and Friends
The work of the Associated Chair
ties of our city has stood h test of
ten ear rom the beginning it has
had the sympathetic support Of church
es. business firms and individuals. In
the earlier years it was necessary to
/ solicit money by personal canvass.
During recent years the offerings Of
churches and the gifts OF individuals
made regularly by many and by others
when informed of special needs have
been sufficient. by careful disbursement,
to NEE the necessities of the worthy
poor. In the transportation n haul
ing Of wood, the railroads have charged
no freight n the city carts heve been
furnished free. But for this we could
not with our means have furnished
God to so many.
1T is a delicate and difficult matter
to aid the worthy poor and to avoid
the evil of giving to the unworthy.
That we may do this better We would
earnestly beSeech all our citizens not
to give to street beggars or any persons
who beg from house to house. Send all
such to the office Of our secretary n
they Will be helped. if worthy. The
office desires to know OF all cases OF
needs and will investigate and give help.
It will be our aim to give for relief and
not to pauperize by helping the un-
worthy or those who can get on with
out our help.
Your president meets u faithful
secretary regularly once a week and
goes over every case needing attention
and afterwards takes counse with our
county physician, our mayor and our
chief of police, following this with per-
sonal investigation of cases doubtful.
Our superintendent and the church
pastors and committees render ya-ua-
bic aid Our superintendents are care
full as they can be.
by these means many unworthy ap-
plicants are found out and much prog
resS is steadily mad in the cause OF
true b~enevolence.
I'm recent years We have lost by their
death the gifts OF several generous sup
porters of this work; others lave in
creased their gifts and yet Others have
begun to give. We acknowledge this
generous disposition gratefully and un-
dertake to administer the funds com
mitted to US with great ~carefulness. If