Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-13
CHARITYWORK
is REVIEWED
ASSOCIATION HOLDS STORMY
MEETING
MODE OF ELECTION CAUSES
DISCUSSION
1882 Cases Investigated by Associated
Charities During Year and Total
Of Calls Made Is
3739

: A stormy business meeting Of the Asso-
ciated Charities was held in the offices Of
the association in the county court house
yesterday afternoon.
The dispute was over the method OF
electing officers to the central council, the
body in control Of the association, and to
which members are elected each year.
1t was at last decided to let matters
stand for the present, especially as the
changes proposed would necessitate an
alteration In the constitution and by
laws Of the organization.
The following members were elected to
the central council for the ensuing year:
DR.. Philip Newmark. DR.. Hugh K. Wal
ker, Mrs. Laura j. Kirkbride, Bishop L.
]. Conaty, Bishop Joseph Johnson, Niles
Pease, Mrs. Theodore Eisen, Frank T..
McGraw, Rev. Baker p. Lee, DR.. LIE
Moyne Wills, Mr.. McCloud, Mrs. c. M.
johnson, z. T. Earle and D. K. Edwards.
1t is the function of this body to elect
a president and other officers and to ap-
point all the committees for the ensuing
year. The board of directors will be
chosen by the central council in a few
days and will consist of eleven members.
The report of the secretary covering the
work for the year was read. In part 1t
was as follows:
"Object of the Associated Charities
Although the object of this society has
been repeatedly stated, there are still
many who do not understand its purpose.
There are in this city thirty different So
cieties or institutions doing charitable
work and seeking their support from the
public, not counting some two hundred
churches, all Of which do more or less
charitable work, besides large number
of benevolent individuals who give pri-
vately.
"It will be readily seen If all of these
organizations and individuals administer
their funds at all wisely each must be
aware what the other societies are doing
for any person who applies to them, as
well as of the facts in regard to the con-
dition and character of these applicants.
"The Associated Charities is not the
rival of any society, but seeks to be the
servant of all by doing those things which
are alike necessary to all before relief can
be wisely and justly given. Such CEN
tral bureau of information and clearing
house for charities was not SO necessary
when Los Angeles was small as 1t is TO-
day.
"Prevention-By prevention we mean
the maintenance of industries, the giving
of work sinstead of charity; the careful
6eleCtlOH Ol cihPAOyihSAAs AOA N@No
the enforcement of the curfew law, and
the ordinance which forbids children
under IA years of age from attending
places Of amusement unless accompanied
by their parents.
Many Cases of DesertIon
'Wife Desertion.-During the last year
we have had to deal with number OF
men who have deserted their wives and
children. This work we expect to con-
tinue with even more diligence during the
coming year.
1.-THE Field and the Effort-We plan moi
only to investigate all cases OF persons
who need relief, but also the institutions
societies and committees who profess to
look after and relieve destitutioh. with
modesty we can say we have saved hun
dreds of dollars annually to the city by
our constant and persistent effort In ap-
pretending and arresting tramps, chronic
mendicants and irresponsible persons VINO
| solicit aims. We need more money ana
personaI assistance to help this work.
The following account of the finances OF
the association was rendered by Secretary
T. j. Stewart: 1890, A.
disbursements, including $S12n casn -
During the year 1882 cases have been at
tended. 1886 visits werS made and S44 SICK
calls were made by physicians.