Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-02
SOCIETY SHOWS
RAPID GROWTH
PASADENA CHARITY WORK IS
sYsTEMATlZED
Central Organization Receives and
Investigates All Applications for
Assistanoe--oners Employ
ment When Possible
Pasadena Agency,
II North Raymond Avenue.
Telephone Main J141.

AeitBhvho AANhA
PASADENA, Feb. 1.-The work of
the newly organized Associated Char
tiles is already assuming vast proper
tions in this city and is proving SO
practical and so useful that the only
wonder is that the numerous charitable
organizations here have existed so long
without it,
Those who have known Of similar
societies In other cities felt certain
of the success of the same plan in
Pasadena, but the manner in which
II has sprung into usefulness and busy
activity Ia a surprise even to them.
The actual head of the Associated
Charities is Miss Marion Glrdlestone,
the only salaried officer I'm the society,
but she has the active cooperation Of
the capable secretary, Miss Gaylord,
formerly engaged in similar work In
Chicago, and a score of self-sacrificing
ladies' and gentlemen who have the
charitable work of the city much at
heart.
Miss Girdlestone spends three hours
in her office, at the Humane society's
rooms in the city building, from noon
to d. m, and during the rest of the
day makes personal visits of investi-
CATION about the city. Every call for
charity is reported promptly to her.
She investigates each case PERSONAL
ly and in turn certifies It to the church
organization or fraternal society to
which the applicant belongs. or where
this is not desirable or practicable, or
where the applicant does not belong to
any such organization, renders the
necessary aid out of the treasury Of
the Associated Charities. Ex-Mayor
Vedder is the active chairman of the
Nfyhf fNh q
quietly accommodating funds for this
purpose.
An employment bureau is one of the
practical features of the Society's work
and every day people in need Of as
sistance and able to work are put
in the way of earning what they need
for themselves. Charitably inclined
people report daily as to any odd jobs
they need done and applicants for work
can usually find it there.
A specimen case, such as the society
is busy relieving, is that which was
reported this afternoon. A man and
his wife are living on South Raymond
avenue. The man is seriously i'll and
cannot leave his bed. The wife does
washing whenever her strength will
permit, and the four small children
are left at home to take care of the
father. Yesterday the family had not
a morsel to eat. The case was reported
to the Associated Charities and with
out delay the superintendent took it
up, with the result that the suffering
family found immediate relief in the
ways most needed.
1t is said to be surprising just how
many deserving cases are being re-
ported to the officers of the Asso-
ciated Charities and attended to by
them daily.
Durham Shows Himself
Israel w. Durham, the retiring Phil
adelphia politician, whose exact where
abouts have been the subject of much
dispute for week past, emerged from
the seclusion of his suite of rooms in
the west wing of the Hotel Green to-
day for the first time in many moons.
In fact he quietly made his way to
the downtown office of his physician
two blocks away and back to the hotel
without any assistance whatever.
His identity was not generally
known and in spite of his appearance
in the lobby the clerk at the desk
when questioned Indignantly repeated
his time-worn statement that the
Philadelphia ex-boss is not stopping at
the hotel.
Mr. Durham is rapidly recovering
from very troublesome attack of the
grip, to which was added a little
stomach trouble, and in a week at
least will be well man. His physi-
clan insists that the disease has never
been dangerous and that the reports
of the condition of Mr.. Durham s
health have been persistently and
needlessly exaggerate.
L. f. Durham is still with his broth
er and is himself the picture of health
so that no possibility of mistaken
identity exists. But if the improve
ment continues the ex-boss will very
shortly rival his robust brother in the
matter of vigorous health.
Water Fight Delayed
Councllmon Crandall's celebrated
motion providing for the indiscrimi-
nate slaughter of all past action in
the water fight did not appear in open
council meeting today. AT the request
of the mover of the motion its further
consideration was postponed ten days.
Neither did the written resignation
of City Auditor and Assessor Kern
Afghan come up for action as was eX-
pected.
Evidently the mayor either has
hopes of persuading Mr.. Kernaghan
to keep the office or "A suitable success
sor has not been found Therefore
Mr.. Kernaghan is still one of the COM
ponent parts of the present admins
tration. His recommendation as to
increasing the salaries of the several
field assessors in order to keep them
hainer hx,