Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-13
CHAIRMAN REFLECTED
MR.. JANNEx AGAIN AT HEAD OF
Associated CHARITIES.
Board Meeting Held Yesterday After
noon-st. Louis Exhibit Proposed
and Discussed.

The board Of managers Of the Asso-
| ciated Charities held its regular meeting
yesterday at AIS pm, in the general office
or the association at 81 G street north
west There were present Mrs Albert
Clifford Barney, Prof. Charles p Nefll,
Mr. Thomas w. Smith, Dr. William c.
Woodward, DR.. George M Kober. Prof. B.
T. Janney. Mrs. ]. w. Babson, Miss Lucy
M. Solger, Mr.. George S. Wilson, Mr.. J. B.
T. Upper and NeoCharles F. Weller
Prof. Bernasd T. Janney was reelected
chairman of the board of managers for the
| mittee on the prevention of consumption
whose terms expired at this meeting, were
reelected for a period of five years. The
names Of these five are as follows: Rabbi
Louis Stern, Colonel George Truesdel1,
William F. Downey, John F. Wilkins and
Rudolph Kaufman
| The question as to whether the Asso-
| ciated Charities shall make an exhibit at
| the st. Louis exposition showing the
nature of the associations work, and also
| the conditions which it encounters among
| the alleys and poorer neighborhoods Of
| for further recommendation to the execu-
| tive committee.
Upon the secretary's report that several
I of the seven division agents are very
seriously overworked at present, so that
one or two have beer made ill by the
strain, and one has felt that she would
have to resign IL her work could not be
made lighter, the board authorized the
secretary to engage emergency help tenn
porarily from time to time to assist d1vis-
ion agents who are overwhelmed with ap-
peals for help.
The board passed special vote Of thanks
to The Evening star the Washington Post
and the Times for cordial assistance given
in connection with the annual meeting, the
annual report and the appeals or the nnance
committee. In order to make 1t clear that
this vote of thanks was not stereotyped or
formal the secretary was instructed to send
a special personal letter to the president of
each of the three newspaper corporations
The board also passed a special vote OF
thanks for the trustees and pastor OF the
First Congregational Church for the use of
their building, together with light. heat and
janitor service on the occasion OF the an
nual meeting, when the address OF MI.
Jacob Riis was delivered.
Finance Committees Report.
For the finance committee a report pre-
pared by Col. Archibald Hopkins chair
man, was presented. 1t showed that the
contributions made to the Associated Chari-
ties from the beginning Of the present fiscal
year, July /, 1903, to December 81. 1903.
had fallen 1867 short Of the amount con-
tributed to the Associated Charities during
the corresponding six months last year.
During the first eleven days of January.
1904, however. the collections received
amounted to 1884 more than the contribu-
lions listed in the corresponding eleven
days last year This counterbalances the
deficit in collections 10 december Oh, anu
makes the total amount collected thus Tar
this season $271 larger than the contribu-
tions in the same period of the previous
fiscal year, The finance committee request
ed that all members of the board of man
ayers and all persons interested In the AS
ISOLATED CHARITIES, make every possible Ell
fort to secure financial assistance during
the remainder of january and the month OF
February. EDS IT will be necessary to col
lect 81 COS during the next eight weeks to
complete the Badget of the Associated
Charities nor the current year
The Contributions.
The treasurer, OF the association, Mr.. John
Joy Edsom announced that he has received
the following contributions: Ralph Jeffer-
son. IS; Chr Heinrich, 800; Chas. c. Clio
YER $50; Meorge w. Castelar,, 80; John B.
I.arner, $40: D. D. Thompson. $; Mrs Geo.
p Wetmore. $50; Miss Jane F. Read, 70;
Hans Peter Pumps SO: Samuel w: Curri-
den, IS; Mrs. Richard G. Davenport, s.: MISS
Alice Ives Gilman. $3.50: Rev John Cornell.
81; Miss NJ c. Mccarthy. 81; u. p. H.,
$50; c. w. Huguely. So Col. w H. Forwood,
IS; Mrs. Mary E. Hood, s.; Mrs. George +.
Foote, 50; A. H. Gait. $40; William Muehl-
eisen, So: Gershom Bradford. 8; H. w.
Fuller $40; A. j. Peters, $40; James w.
Gift, $40.