The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-12-15
Will Include Free Employ.
ment Bureau
Temporary Headquarters Located In
City Hall With Mr.. Jap Toner
as Secretary.
NEW OFFICERS ARE ELECTED.
THE OFFICERS.
Presi.-Mrs. George G. Wallace.
Secy.-NIiss Martha Davis.
Treas.-Miss Elizabeth SinnOtt.
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Secy.-NIiss Martha Davis.
Trcas.-Miss Elizabeth SinnOtt.
Gen. Secy.-,Jap Toner.
All preparations for the re-organiz
alton of the Charity club and the
opening of an Office in the city hal
building have been completed, and
the work of caring for the needs Of
the worthy poor of the city will be
gin next Monday morning. The gen.
eral secretary's desk has been placed
in the main corridor OF the city hal
and the Office will be open from un-
til ~ o'clock each forenoon. The
club works now as the philanthropical
department 90 tho Woman's club.
1t will be the purpose OF the club
to take care of all emergency cases at
once by providing fuel, food, medi-
cines and other necessities upon APP
plication. All cases, however, will be
thoroughly investigated before assist
ance is extended and whenever it is
found possible to relieve the need of
applicants, by finding employment
for those able to work, that method
will be pursued. 1t Is designed to
make the club something more and
something better than an almsgiying
organization. The officers, sub-com-
mittee, chairmen and members win
seek to help needy applicants by CIV
ing them an opportunity to help
themselves rather than to pauperize
them by the extension of mere char
ity. ..t
The officials of the.ciub have sup
piled themselves with q vast amount
of literature Issued by various char
ity organizations in the larger cities,
and some of the methods pursued by
such societies in caring for the poor
have been adopted by the local organ
lzation. The ultimate purpose of the
organization will be to eliminate
charity in so far as this is possible
rather than encourage certain per-
sons, and certain families to learn to
depend upon the gifts of charitably
inclined people and upon the city
poor funds to carry them through the
winters.
According to the plan devised by
the club the city has been divided
into eight districts, each one OF which
will be looked after by a district
chairman and subcommittee. Mem
bers of these subcommittee will
visit the homes of all applicants and
by getting acquainted with the par
ticular needs in each case will be able
to render valuable and necessary as
sistance.
Employment Bureau.
The club will also establish an en-
ployment bureau, under the charge of
the general stcretary, where applica-
tons for help can be filed by, anyone
desiring help either male or female
and 1t Is expected the organization
Will become an agency through which
much good can be accomplished.
The real purpose of the club re-
duced to a few short sentences which
may be used in a pamphlet soon to
be issued by the club are expressed as
follows:
To put an end to house to house
and street begging.
To prevent the children of the poor
from growing up to become paupers.
To prevent indiscriminate charity
To prevent duplicate charity. :.
To unite all charitably inchned
persons in one general organization
through which their charities can be
dispensed without creating a paupei
class in our midst.
VIII he Permanent.
1t has been decided that the Char
ity club shall become a permanent
organization, and that an open Office
shall be maintained during the whole
year. New philanthropic features
will be added as the seasons progress
Aside from the appropriation OF
$500 month secured by Mayor Yei-
ser, the money, fuel and provisions to
be used by the society during the
coming winter months must be con-
trlbuted by charitably inclined per
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to the appeal of the ladies of the club
will be both spontaneous aud gener-
Gus. 1t Is desired to avoid general
canvass of the city, and the officers
and members of the organization ex-
press the hope that the many citizens
who will naturally be interested IN
such a movement will send their con-
tributions, both large and small to
the club treasurer, Miss Elizabeth
Sinnott, 22S Ninth street. to whom
all checks should be made payable.
The Office of the general secretary
at the city hall, will be open only IN
the mornings between the hours OF
and 12 O'Clock and that official vii
spend his afternoons investigatins
the cases of all applicants. A recor'
of all cases investigated Will be KEEP
/ for future reference and thus as tn
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