The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-17
CHARITIES ANNUAL MEETING
OFFICERS ELECTED AND RE- PORTS READ YESTERDAY.

Interesting Statistics from Agent Pres
 ton's TabIes-Tendencies of the Times
 Discussed -- Increase of Dependent
 Foreign Acknowledgements Grow
 fng-EyiIs of Indiscriminate Charity.
 In the building of the society at 200 Orange street the annual meeting of the Organized Charities association was held yesterday afternoon. Dr. Watson L. Phillips presided. Reports from the various committees were heard and accepted. The following of- f1cers were elected for the ensuing year:
 President-Rev. Watson L. Phillips, D. D.
 Vice president-Wilson H. Lee.
 Secretary-Amory E. Rowland.
 Treasurer-Fred B. Bunnell.
 Agent-Sherwood o. Preston.
 Financial committee-Max Adler, A. B. Hill.
 Executive committee-C. S. More house, F. G. Hotchkiss, H. W. Farnam, A. D. Rowland, A. P. Stokes, jr., s. O. Preston, Charles W. Whittlesey
 Board of direetors-Max Adler, Fred erick M. Adler, Mrs. J. l.. Andrews, Rev. F.. W. Baker, D. D., Starr H. Bar mum, Frank L. Bigelow, Dr. Louis B. , Bishop, James Kingsley Blake, Dennis A. Blakeslee, Andrew R. Bradley, Gen eral E. E. Bradley, Fred B. Bunnell, George J. Bassett, Winchester Bennett, William B.. Bailey. Mrs. c. T. Candee, Rev. J. F. Corcoran, Mrs. Edwin Coun- tryman, Mrs. Timothy Cowles, Charles E. Curtis, Mrs. c. W. Curtis, Mrs. F. B. Dexter, W. H. Douglass, Hon. E. c. Dow, Benjamin R. English, Prof. H. w. Farnam, F. B Farnsworth, James A. Fogarty, William T. Fields, Bruce Tenn, John M. Gunde, Abner Hendee. Henry Herz, A. B. Hill, Thomas Hook CT, F. G. Hotchkiss, Elbridge l.. Howe, James s. Hemingway, John D. Jackson, Wilson H. Lee. Rev. Frederick Lent, Rev. F. R. Luckey, Mrs. F. R. Luckey, Rev. MT. David Levy, Rev. w. w. Me Lane, D. D.. A. McC. Mathewson, Bur- ton Mansfield. Rev. Stewart Means, AIOfEuOuSG, 1lGbs WY. Phillips, D. D., Colonel c. W. Pickett, Joseph Porter, Giles Potter, s. o. Pres- ton, Mrs. M. J. Prudden, Rev. J. De- Wolf Perry, IT,, John V. Rattlesdorfer, "A. E. Rowland, Dean H. Wade ,Rog- CTS, c. E. P. Sanford, Porf. J. c. Schwab, A. H. Smith, Dr. Herbert Smith, Rev. Anson Phelps Stokes. jr., Hon. J. P. studley, Mrs. c. c. Talcott, @. James E. Todd, Julius Twiss, Winston J. Trowbridge, H. c. White, Herbert c. Warren, Oliver s. White, Eli Whitney, c. w. Whittlesey, James Wrfnn, and s. A. York.
 The treasurer's report shows that the receipts in all the departments plus the balance on February 1,1904, were S1S,0S5.5S, and the expenses $17,732.91, leaving a balance of $352.67.
 Superintendent Preston has prepared, to accompany his report, set of elab- crate tables showing the nationalities of his wards, the causes of distress, the treatment required, disposition of the applicants and the investigations made in cases reported to his office by other charitable societies. s1@.ss
 Natives of the United States were most numerous among the applicants, the number reaching 1,817.
 The total number of applications for aid was 2,757. Lack of work was the chief cause of distress, 1,617 applicants applying on that account. Intemper- ance sent 231 applicants to the office; sickness or disability PA, and crime 275. Work was supplied to 259, and sS4 were committed to public institu- lions. There were aided or referred to sources of relief, 1SS; aided to reach friends or continue journey, iii; ex- posed as frauds, 59; dismissed, requir- ing no help, or refusing to work, 405; placed on probation, 1S4. .-s. The total number of cases referred to ahe Organized Charities by the police department, courts and various charit- able organizations was 957.
 Residents, mainly applicants for work only, and employed occasionally, or frequently in the labor departments, and paid cash wages: Women, 12S; men, 105; total, 233; women's wages, S2,27s.24: nnen's wages, $2,494.SS; total, s4,772.62. Outside jobs, temporary or permanent secured for same persons,