The Jersey City news., 1905-03-15
ORGANIZED AID
MAY DISBAND
Members of the Society Met
Last Night in the May
Office and Discussed
It's Prospects.
COMMITTEE REPORT IN May
Volunteers Will Endeavor to
Enlist Public Sympathy to
Put the Treasury on a
Sound Footing.


Members Of the Organized Aid So
ciety, which includes the Society for the
Prevention Of Cruelty to Children, with
a day nursery and investigating depart
ment at 162 Grand street, met in the
mayors office last night to discuss a
proposition TO disband owing to lack Of
funds to properly prosecute the work of
the society and til lack of interest
shown of late by outside contributors.
Capt. A. ]. Newbury presided at the
meeting. Reports read showed that on
March 1 there was a balance in the
treasury Of s6s.4s, and that this amount
had dwindled to sa7.14 to date
It was decided to adjourn the meeting
until May g. Meantime committee Of
men and women win make an attempt
to enlist further sympathy and financial
support and report at the meeting of
May 8. There were 566 calls at the Of
fee from May ] of last year up to yes
terday. Three hundred and eighty-two
applications for relief were received, and
.1S7 received favorable consideration.
Permanent positions We're secured for
thirty-one persons and ifty-six were
provided with work temporarily Two
hundred and sixty visits We're made.
The applications were investigated by
the Rev. Henry Wellman and Miss Nc
Norton.
Robert f'ienming reported that the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Children was in fairly good con-
dition. During the month of December
it cared for nineteen children; ffty-nine
in January. two hundred and five in
February, and two hundred and one
in March These numbers of course,
mean the counting Of the same children
day by day.
One seventeen-mo old babe had
been 50 poorly nourished that it had but
one tooth, and that was decayed. The
case of a tough boy for whom the So
ciety cared was reeited to the effect that
the boy is now industriously teaching
other boys how to sew. The expenses
of s. p G. G. during December and
January amounted to SIP, Of which
amount $3.50 has been raised and more
has been promised. The day nursery re-
port showed the liabilities of the concern
to be S21, with $603 in the treasury.
1t was claimed, however. that deficiency
could be easily met.
Mrs William p. Edwards. wife Of
former Senator Edwards, said that when
the Organized Aid Association was start
ed and had regular paid agent 10 att
tend to all applications for relief the
number of beggars on the street pereep-
tible diminished. but on account of lack
of funds to properly carry out the work
of the Association she had noticed that
the number of street beggars had in
creased She advised going slow about
disbandns the organization.
She said she personally felt ashamed
to belong to an organization that would
drop its good work, and while she did
not relish the task she was willing to
form one of the volunteer committee and
that with Mrs Brice CoIlard She would
be willing to canvass the offices of busi-
ness and professional men in any large
ofiice building TO enlist the financial aid
of the weil-to-do in the interest of the
organization. Robert Andrews and Caps
tain and Mrs. 4. J. Newbury also vol
unteered 10 serve on the same commit
tee, of which Robert andrews vas made
chairman.
Superintendent Forester Of the New
man Mission made short speech Of en-
couraeemsnt
4 representative Of The Natianal sun
shine Association. ~ helmlf Of thlt or
galdzation, offered q sustain ene-tiird
ef the expenses q the aas nursery bst