Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-04
THE EVENING STAR,
SAVINGS AUXILIARY
ORGANIZATION FORMED WITHIN
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES

A new organization, the Provident Saw
ings Auxiliary, was formed in the Asso-
ciated Charities office. 81 street, We'd
nesday evening. The chief point emphasized
prior to its formation was the need of
volunteers who will give one or two hours
regularly each week to visiting group of
people or a selected neighborhood for the
collection of small savings on the stamp
savings system operated by the Associated
Charities. 1t was said five volunteer col
lectors are needed Immediately in the east
ern division, four In the northeast, five in
Georgetown and similar numbers in the
other five divisions Of the Associated Char
tiles.
Mr.. George s. Wilson, secretary of the
BOARD of charities, reviewed the history of
the stamp savings system and told how
the yearly collection had grown from $57
In 1885 to 81, 1873 in 1906. 5,121 persons be-
ing In the list of savers. Miss H. Ida Curry,
formerly agent for the southwest division.
told how the regular weekly visits Of the
savings collector had improved conditions
in many homes. Miss Ida A. Green made
an earnest appeal for the immediate enlist
ment OF volunteers for this work.
Civic Force.
Savings collectors as civic force was the
topic discussed by Secretary Charles F.
Weller, who showed how group of earnest
touch with the needs Of neglected neigh
borhoods may do a great deal to bring
about the Improvement of housing condi-
tons, compulsory school attendance, the
conversion of alleys into minor streets.
the reformation of antiquated penal sys-
tem the successful crusade against tuber-
culosis and against the black plague"
which societies for moral and social
prophylaXis are now being organized to
ight.
~ l;e afol ;,,ct IN,
the work of the stamp-savings center at
the Colored Social Settlement in Southwest
Washington. In the general discussion
which followed Mrs. Mary G: Rugg. Miss
Lula Love- Mss Evelyn q. Gardiner, who
told of number of requests which she
had received from poor families to have
her send regular collector to get Their
savings: Mr.. H. B. Bird, who was the first
to volunteer at the meeting to take up
savings route; Mr. James w. Cliff and
others took part.
Executive Committee.
The executive committee to whom the board
of managers have intrusted the develop
ment of the Provdent Savings Auxiliary
comprises James w. Cliff, chairman; VIM.
A. Hyde. secretary; Miss Louise Stanton,
C. E. Alden, Miss Mary Cromwell. Mrs. A.
]. Cooper and Mrs. Lolita L. Kimball. MIR.
Cliff presided at the meeting. There were
present Prof. c. w. A. Veditz' of George
Washington University, Rev. John Van
Schaick, Edison 8. Basin. Prof. Edward w.
Thompson of Martha Washington Semi
nary, with four students, the Misses
Gladys Wright. Velma Brockway, Mar
garet Savage, Elizabeth MASTERS Others
present included Mr.. and MIS-. Jackson H.
Ralston, Miss Peck of the Deaconess Train
ing School, Miss Eugenia Bray. Miss Fan
ME Levy, Mrs. A. ]. Cooper. Miss Lula
Love, Miss Nellie S. Spencer. Mr.. c. E.
Alden and his brother, Mr.. Samuel Mid
dleton, Secretary Charles F. Weller, Geo.
s. Wilson, James w. Cliff, Mrs. s. G.
Fernandis, Rev. D. E. Wiseman, Miss
Mary Cromwell, Miss +. s. Crosby. Mrs.
H. C. Bebb, Mr.. L. A. Kobe, Miss Ida A.
Green, Mr.. H. B. Bird, Mrs. Mary c.
Rugg and Miss Rugg, Mrs. Ella H. West,
Miss Evelyn G. Gardiner, Miss Margaret 4
Tones and Miss Caroline Wilhelm both of
Neighborhood House: Mrs. e. X. McDer-
mott. Miss c. c. Rand. Mr. J. B. johnson
and Mr.. E. X. Chapman.