Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-04
FOR ENDOWMENT FUND
Unsolicited Gift of $4,000
From Mrs. F. l. Page
TO ASSOCIATED CHARITIES
Said to Inaugurate an Era of Enlarged
Usefulness.
BOARD OF MANAGERS MEETS
Need for $1,000 With Which to sus-
tain Work During the
Current Season.

By an unsolicited gift of $1,000
Mrs. Florence Lathrop Page has
made the start toward an endow-
ment fund for the Associated Chart
hes.
Mr.. Thomas Nelson Page, husband of the
donor, attended a special meeting of the
board OF managers of the Associated Chart
ties yesterday afternoon at the residence of
Justice Brewer, president of the society
MI Page explained the purpose of the gift
10 De the establishment of a trust fund Of
winch only the interest is to be used for
the purposes of the Associated Charities
Inc BOARD of managers is to have full
power 10 relnVest the money at any time
and is unrestricted in it's use of the inter-
est Justice Brewer received for the board
the certificates representing the investment
of $4,000, and the board of managers ex-
tended rising vote of thanks to Mrs.
Page.
Il must say that this admirable and
worthy gift to work in which we are all
so deeply interested is most encouraging"
Justice Brewer said. 1T will be a benefit
to this community after all of US who are
y.
Since the very beginning of the work
in 1882 have watched the development of
the Associated Charities, and 1 feel that
this gift of Mrs. Page recognizes and
twenty-five years and inaugurates an era
Of enlarged usefulness for the future"
Prof. Bernard T. Janney, chairman Of the
board of Managers remarked.
Col. Archibald Hopkins. chairman of the
finance committee, directed attention to the
fact that the endowment would not meet
the need of the association for 100 to
complete the balance of its necessary ex-
penses until November, and he urged that
such should be made clear so that contri-
buttons to the current expenses would not
be lessened. + = .-
This gift of $4,000 is just what the
association has been. desiring for some
years." Col. Hopkins added "as the begin
ming Of an endowment fund which should
soon equal the 100000 endowment of the
similar society in Baltimore and should
provide a regular yearly income for the
work of the society,"
Special Committee on Endowment
After Judge William H. DeLacy, Dr.
George NJ. Kober, Mr.. William H. Baldwin,
Col. George Truesdell, DR.. Sofe A. Nord-
spoken in a similar vein. the board of
managers appointed Justice Brewer and
Col. Hopkins "a special committee on en-
dowment' to report plans for taking up
the work of encouraging at an appropriate
time in the future the enlistment of other
endowment gifts inspired by that of Mrs.
Page. The president was asked to con-
vey to Mrs. Page a special written express
sion of the boards appreciation not only of
the $4,000 given to start an endowment
fund, but also Of the generous yearly con-
tribution of $500 with which Mrs. Page
has steadily assisted the current work of
the society.
Toward raising the balance of $500
which Is needed to sustain the work for the
current season, number of plans were
suggested. 1t was felt that every effort
should be made to avoid the necessity of
dscharging needed agents and closing Of
fees through which distressed families are
enabled to find friends, relief and assist
ance to employment, savings and self help.
All the agents are very busy throughout
the spring and summer months calling
weekly upon all the families who have been
aided during the previous winter season
to collect their small savings as a means
of lifting them above the need of charity
next winter. A great deal of regular case
work is also necessary, for sickness, acct
dent, desertion and the other leading causes
of distress operate in summer as well as
in the winter season.
Providing Salary for Agent.
The board instructed the secretary to
communicate with one of Washington's
wealthy women, inviting her to take the
lead in providing for the salary Of one
agent, $500 year. 1t was suggested that
wealthy people in other cities and in other
charities of Washington often undertake to
keep one personal worker in the field, en-
abling the donor to feel that, while she
cannot give her whole personal attention to
the assistance Of distressed families, she is
providing for capable representative who
will do personal work among the needy
throughout the year.
The board passed special vo.@ of thanks
to Mr.. Page for his part in arranging for
the gift by his wife. Justice Brewer was
also asked to convey the boards special
thanks to Mrs. VIM. Corcoran Eustis, Mrs
Chas. S. Bromwell and Mrs. Nathaniel S.
Simp kins for holding parlor meetings in
their residences in the interest Of the work,
and to Mrs Archibald Hopkins and Miss
Sara Todd for assistance in arranging the
meetings.
The board members present at the spe-
cial meeting in Justice Brewers residence
were Miss Florence P. Spofford, Miss
Helen Nicolay, DR.. Sole A. Nordhoff- Jung,
Prof. B. T. Janney, Mr.. VIM. H. Baldwin,
Judge VIM. H. DeLacy, Col. Archibald Hop
kins, DR.. Geo. M. kober, Col. Geo. Trues-
dell, Geo. s. Wilson and Chas. F. Weller,
general secretary.