The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-01-21
CHARITIES
SUPERVISED
Annual Meeting and Reports Of
the Work Of the Morris
Co. Branch 5. C. A.
GOOD COUNTY INSTITUTIONS

GOOD COUNTY INSTITUTIONS
The annual meeting of the Morris
County Branch of the State Charities
Aid Association held was in the rooms
of they. M. G. A. last w ednesday after
noon. The annual report Of the treas
urer showed balance on hand of
$36.58, after paying the expenses of
the branch and contribution of $50
to the State organization.
The Rev. t. B. Ironside reported
| for the committee on the county Jail
that the iron work Of the jail had been
painted and the walls whitewashed
recently, giving the institution an I'M
usually bright appearance. The State
Library Association has recently sent
to the jail library Of twenty-four vols.
which can be returned and another Ii
brary secured later. The books are
volumes that have been out in the
regular libraries and received consid-
cradle use.
Mr.. Ironside also presented the re-
port of Probation officer Byram, stat
ing that at present he has seventeen
persons under his care, all doing well
except two. Since his appointment
he has had one hundred and twoisin
his charge. The system was commend
ed as greatly to the credit of the Off
Ger and as showing the discretion and
sound judgement of Judge Mills.
John Edward Taylor presented re-
port of the work of the children's home
reading extracts from the annual re-
port of the Institution recently pub
Ilished and speaking of the offer to du-
plicate any gifts TO the home up to
$50, 900 for an endowment fund. This
offer came unsolicited from resident
Of New York, and all desiring to help
should send their subscriptions to
Miss Sarah f. Randolph, South street.
Mrs. W. DeCamp Johnson reported
the provident savings department OF
the work. The collections have been
temporarily suspended, but the
amounts collected are greater than
any year in the memory of the chair
man of the department.. The largest
amount of savings is in the Bank
street district, where the collections
have increased from $3.50 three years
ago to over 5000. Water street came
next with $494 collected and Collins
Vile third. with S43l. Spring street
district raised $366.50; Ridgedale ave-
nue., 1923. The total collections for
the year amounted to SO, 202.93. Since
its organization In 1887, the total
amount collected has been $36, 339.l9.
| Miss Harding, who is at present in
charge of the Italian work on Flagler
street was asked to speak on that
work and told Of the organization Of
clubs for the children meeting after
Moons, evening meetings, an evening
class for men with a membership Of
eight and start toward a library for
boys, the boys fixing the room them
selves for that purpose. During De-
cernber there were one hundred and
seventy-four children reached in the
work.
Miss Egbert reported two visits to
the aims house and conditions good.
At the last visit two women and three
men were in the hospital.
Mr.. Ironside reported a total of 1873
! tfamps lodged by the police during
the past year, great decrease from
former years. He thought however
that the dodgers would be more num-
erous this year, as many men actually
looking for work are passing through
town to New York.
The matter of the increase in the
number of arrests in town came up for
discussion and was referred to the eA-
ecutive committee for consideration.
The following officers and executive
committee were reelected for the en-
suing year President, John Edward
Taylor vice-president, Rev. Thomas
B. Ironside: secretary, A. III. Pierson /;
treasurer, Phil. b. PiersOn Rev. AL
bert Erdman, ID. d., Mrs. Kinsley
| Twining, Rev. VIM NJ. Hughes, S. T.
d., Mrs. r. r. Kellogg, Miss Louise
Shelton.