Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-30
CHARITY THE THEME
LOCAL ASSOCIATION AT THE BAN
QUIET BOARD.
Story Of Organized Effort to Relieve
Distress Recounted by Various
Speakers-Those Present.

Men and women devoted to charity, as
represented in the Associated Charities OF
this city, assembled at Freund's last nignt'
and after an excellent banquet listened TO
words of wisdom from those whose work IN
the field of charity has brought them ex-
perience and honor.
The diners assembled at @ o'clock in order
that they might meet and shake each other
by the hand before the dinner was an
nounced. They sat down to table at
O'Clock, and until gave full play to their
appetite. When the final course had been
served Prof. B. II. Janney introduced him.
self, and announced that he would intro
duce the speakers who were to follow Prof.
Janney spoke of the work that had been
done in the District by organized charity.
and how necessary 1t had become to the
prosperity Of the people. In charity work 1t
is necessary to begin right, he said, and In
after dinner speaking 1t is necessary TO De-
gin right. In order that there would be an
assurance of a right beginning in this af-
fair the speaker begged leave to introduce
Commissioner Mcfarland.
Mr.. Macfarland's Address.
Mr.. Macfarland made short address, In
which he thanked the organized charity
workers for what they had done for WASH
ington and of the immense improvement
that had been brought about in the method
of work He spoke of what was done up
to a few years ago and how money was
wasted. He said that In one year col
lection of 900 was made from the cit
liens of the District by an almost mousse
toulouse canvass, and that those who had
charge Of the collection of this fund felt
sure that at least half OF IT was wasted
and n UGH Of the other half did more harm
than good. Such was the conditions OF
thirgs when the charity work became Or
ganized and something In the shape OF a
constructive policy was outlined and adj
Rel ed 1t. System replaced tn0isc"minate
aims giving and aims giving disappeared
entirely. Mr.. Mcfarland said he was SO
familiar and so interested in charity work
both officially and personally that be knew
without explanation the great difficulties
of the work and he declared he regarded
the charity workers as among the best and
most useful citizens Of the District.
Prof. Janney's Address.
Prof. Janney referred to the good work
of Mr.. George S. Wilson, secretary to the
board of charities and formerly secretary
of the Associated Charities, and Mr.. Chas
F. Weller, the present general secretary
Of the Associated Charities, In the field
Of organized charity of the District MI
Wilson came to Washington from Ohio,
he said. and Mr.. Weller from Chicago
Another Chicago man was present he con-
tinued, who was known all yer the coun-
try as an authority on the work of organ
lied charity. He introduced DR.. Hastings
H. Hart, formerly general secretary OF
the national conference of charities and
corrections and at present superintendent
of the Illinois Children'S Home and Aid
Society DR.. Hart spoke of Charitable
Work a Profession" He said he dis
liked the use of the word profession in
connection with charity work 1t seemed
out of place, vocation seemed to suit the
situation so much better. He then spoke
of the great field that is opened to young
men and women in charity work. 1t Is
field, he said, fertile with opportunity.
Mrs. John NJ Glenn of Baltimore, VINO
was at one time general secretary of the
Charity Organization Society of Baltimore
and is now volunteer worker in the heid,
was the next speaker Mrs; Glenn was
assigned the task of telling about the vol
unteer. The men who worked for charity
as profession or vocation. she declared
must necessarily be the commanders In
the army of workers, but the brunt OF the
battle will always fall on the volunteer,
who enters the field from love of the work
and who must be willing to obey.
DR.. George NJ. Kober was introduced 10
make short address on preventive
work. Housing and tuberculosis were the
principal topics of his address He said
in part:
DR.. Kober's Views.
when every man. woman and child shall
occupy clean. decent, wholesome home
DR.. Kober said. when the fruits OF the
friendly visitors. the stamp-saving col
lector, the directing minds and hearts OF
summer outings and Fairgrounds. and the
personal services of those engaged In social
settlements and the work of the instructive
nurses shall have been matured, the final
victory of scientific charity will have been
achieved, by the eradication of intemper-
ance, improvidence. RIGHTEOUSNESS dishon-
esty, lack Of energy, inefficiency, ignorance,
sickness and insanitary and immoral sur
roundngs which constitute over 20 per cent
o. the present causes of poverty and dis
tress."
Brief addresses were also made by DR..
Samuel G.. Barrows. secretary of the Pris-
oners' Aid Society Of New York: Rev. Fred
D. Power. ID, of this city: Carleton r..
Ball. William H. Baldwin. John b. Sleman,
j.: DR.. Anna E. Wilson and Edward L.
Burchard.
Mr.; VIM. H. Baldwin. Mr. Carleton r.
Ban, MI. n. M. Beadle, Miss Charlotte C.
Barnum, Rev. Samuel J. Barrows, Mrs.
III. c. Bebb Miss Blanche L. Birch. DR.
Frank Biscoe Rev. J. H. Bradford Mr..
EDWARD L. Burchard, Mrs. Burchard; Mrs.
Lizzie Calver, Mr.. Walter c. Clephane
Miss Frances Crosby Miss Ida III. Curry
Miss Cora c. Curry, Mr.. John w. Doug,
lass, Mrs. Douglass, Mr. VIM F. Downey
Mrs. c; A Ferris Mr.. Joseph A. Gilillon,
Mrs. Gitterman, Mr.. John M. Glenn. Mrs
Glenn. Mr.. D. A. GLASGOW. Miss Ida A.
Green, Mr.. Ed ]. Hannah, Miss Edith Hart
Or. hastings II: Hart. Mr.. Wallace Hatch,
iiIShiiuS, N. Il. HOWellS,
! Miss Edith M. Irvine. Prof. 3. T. Janey
Mrs Janey, Miss Carrie Keal, Mai. ]. r
kean, Mrs. Kean, Mr. John E. Knight. DR.
George M. Kober. Mr. Hal Landon, Mr.. D.
Z. Ludlow, Commissioner H B. F. Mac
farland. Mrs. Macfarland Rev. Father To-
seph / Mcguire. Mrs. Mary Manning. Mr..
w. +. Melbourne, Mrs. Melbourne, Mrs C. d.
Merwfn, Commander F. A. Miller Miss G. M
Nevins. DR.. Emily Young OBrien. Mr.. Ly-
| man L. Pierce. Mrs. Pierce Rev F. D. Pow
er. Mrs. g. 8. Rafter Miss A NJ Prescott.
Henry T. Ralney, Mrs. Rainey, DIR. Jesse
Ramsburg, Cuno H. Rudolph, Mrs. Ru-
dolph. Mr.. M. c. Rugg. Mr.. John P. Simon
! ton, Mr.. c. w. Skinner, Miss Jennie Rob-
| rts, Mr.. John B. Seman, jr, Mr.. Thos. w.
smith, Miss Lucy M. Solger, Rabbi Louis
| Stern. Mrs. Mary Howe Totten, Miss Mabel
| F. Towner. Miss Tuckerman, Mr.. Harvey
Tyson. Mrs Tyson. Miss Clara ]. Van
| Trump, Miss II. L. Washington, Mr.. G. A.
| Weber, Mr.. Chas. T. Weller. Mrs Weller,
| Mr.. G. H. Wheeler, DIR. Anne E. Wilson,
| Mr.. Geo. s. Wilson, Miss Caroline Whitman,
Miss e. A. Woodbury., Mrs Frederick Wit
| man, Mr.. Louis F. Zinkham.
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