Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-01-13
AN IMPORTANT MATTER.

Association, 10 b. held AZ the Prssby-
terrain church next Monday night, e.
say n word 10 the public in 10 interest
This has been the fret year in tn
life ~ tnis Hs-ncia'ion. and white t.
h's been an 'Hperimept in part. il hA-
ale" been q marked success
Charity ia not = THING ~ simply
hFno &c out r plate OF cold bread. =
lew old clothes. or the giving o. = dime
or a Gnsr'er 10 sverv character who
may choose IN tramp over the city pre-.
sentinR he "srd, or telling his story.
Charity i giving help to the helpless.
teedirg he hungry, clothing the
naked, warming the cola, sdmirister.
ing tn he helpless sick. seeing to il.
and seeing yell to il. that no unfortun-
ate poor suffer within onr gates. The
most needy o! all esrth's creatures are
never seen upon your streets. or on
the streets OF any other city. They
are barefoot, naked, hungry children,
ragged. barefoot, hungry. sick, poverty
stricken women. who live on hnsk and
filth, and in ignorance suffer in sol.
itude. While il sometimes happens
that those who have been reared in
luIury. educated in the best OF our
schools, and Who are as pure in char
ac'er as the angels OF God, have been
reduced by circumstance, and RIM
d 'wn ny conditions which they were
powerless to Withstand, until sick and
ragged and hungry and friendlpss.
they draw themselves into some 80
cluded place. where cherries days. |
cold, dark nights, pains without sllevi- |
ations. and hunger without nourish.
ments mark their last days on earth.
These people hsvs 10 be hunted out
snf helped. II helped at all. Unto this
end WAS largely born the Gainesville
Charity Association. And unto this
end hHs it worked. diligently, kindly,
faithfully and we'll.
This organization has an investi-
eating committee, whose duty il IL TO
inquire diligently into every case OF
need which may by any chance come
to their knowledge, ascertain the i'm.
mediate requirements, IL any, and
make snch recommendation - the
bosrd ~ administration ~ in their
good judgment is best II help 10 re-
quired. the board OF administration
supplies such help az once. The treas.
urer OF this Organization 10 not al
loUed 20 ray out one penny, EXCEPT
upon a written orier from the board
Of administration, snd the board is not
permitted to give any order upon the
treasurer until an investigation is
made and recommendations furnished
hem by the investigating committee.
rhe treasurer il required to carefully
lie all vouchers for help, and 20 report
II Bny time, when he may be request
d 20 70 dn, upon the financial cordi.
ion OF the Society. Thus every dollar
coming into the hands ~ the associa
ion lie not only carefully guarded, but
wisely and judicislly spent. The com.
non street begg4r, who simply lives by :
,oing from town to town, and making
street canvass OF every place can b.
,roken up, you will put your charity
money in the hands Of this association,
md when called upon by these char.
.cters simply refer them to the Char
" Association, and, il after careful
investigation they are found 20 he
lelpless aud needy, they will be given
uch sid ~ the conditions may require.
Many will leave the city rather than q
,e investigated. Thus the needy will
,e helped and the unworthy will no.
,e permitted 70 impose upon yon.
Help ,he Charity Association. II vii.
lold itsannusl meeting Monday night,
he l4th inst at the Presbyterian
.hurch. New officers " i'll no elected,
nd sfrll account rendered ~ the old
mes. Your presence is very much Do. ,
ired and needed Come I
;. 4. RoGFRs,
Chm. Of Board OF Administration.
Gainesville Fla, Jan. l.? 1907. ,