Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-18
ONE CENTRAL CHARITY FUND
CONTRIBUTIONS ALL TO JOINT
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Plan Adopted to Avoid Duplicate
Appeals and to systematic Work
of Various Associations.

The joint finance committee of the AS
ISOLATED Charities met yesterday at the
Board of Trade rooms in the Star build
ing, at which time 1t was decided to adopt
the plan as set forth by John Joy Edison
and Corcoran Thorn to federate the
finance work of the Associated Charities.
Citizens Relief Association and the new
Association for the Prevention Of Tuber-
culosis This was done because citizens
have sometimes complained in the past
that too many appeals were sent out.
To avoid annoying the people with dupli-
cate appeals and reduce the expenses Of
making collections and to enable the
to take a broad, adequate view
three associations. 1t has been decided to
issue a united joint appeal Each citi-
zen will be asked to indicate what he may
be counted upon to give at his own con-
venience during the season to any one or
two or all three of the federated chart
ties.
Amounts given to the joint finance coma
mittee without specification as to how
they shall be divided will be distributed
to the three charities in proportion to
their needs as represented by the three
carefully estimated budgets of necessary
expense for the year.
Thus the Associated Charities requires
SIT 600, the Citizens Relief Association
$l2, 900 and the committee on the proven
ton of tuberculosis, 5000 for the year
ending September 80. 1869. The expense
of appeals and collections will also be
shared in proportion to these budgets.
The committee on publicity was appoint
ed consisting of Hubert A. Marks. E. u.
Shaw, Scott c. Bone and Thomas &.
Noyes, to make the community better &C
uuainted with the needs In regard to
these three philanthropies and the
methods used for meeting these needs.
The members of the joint finance com
mittee feel that in so far as citizens can
be made to appreciate what these three
societies are doing, not only for needy
families. but for the community as
whole. there will be no difficulty TN Sc
curing the necessary funds. Accordingly,
arrangements have been made for par
lor meetings" presentation of the work
in churches and campaign through the
newspapers and the writing OF personal
letters The headquarters OF the COM
mittee will be at 81 G street. where sug-
gestions, inquiries and contributions are
invited Hennen Jennings was appointed
chairman for parlor meetings.
The members of the joint finance COM
mittee are as follows: Milton r. Allies,
Emile Berliner. Scott c. Bone. Walter c.
Clephane. John Joy Edison. Mrs. William
Corcoran Eustis, William F. GUIDE. Robert
n. Harper, Archibald Hopkins, Hennen
Jennings, A. Lisner, John r. Mclean.
Mrs. H. B. F. mcfarland, Arthur D.
Noyes. Edgar D. Shaw. John B. Sleman,
jr.; William P. Spurgeon. George Trues-
dell Mrs Herbert Wadsworth. 8. W.
Woodward. Charles w. Richardson
George S. Wilson. S. G. Newcomb. E.
Francis Riggs. Gen. W. H. Forwood. Gen.
A. E. Bates DR.. Robert Reyburn, Cor
coran Thorn, G. w. r. Swartzeli. NJ. l.
Weller. j. b. Larner. Ellen Spencer Mus
sey, Cuno II. Rudolph and Walter c.
Clephane.
Al the meeting Thursday the following
officers were elected: Cuno H. Rudolph,
chairman; Corcoran Thorn, vice chair
man; Howard s. Reside, treasurer; T.
Hubert-Jones, secretary.