The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-11-28
A TOUCHING ADDRESS.

IA 1OOSA14ASS 49,
sMrs. Shuttleworth spoke from the
heart of the Thanksgiving service yes
terday, held in the First Methodist
church, when she told of the work OF
the Home Charitable Association and
what it stood for in the community, the
preservation of bodies and rescue OF
souls. DIR. Whaling announced that the
collection would be for the benefit OF
the Home Charitable Association and
that Mrs. Shuttleworth would speak for
the work of the organization as its
president. Not one word of rancor was
uttered before the congregation, not
one word of the tears of bitter d1sap-
pointn1ent at loss of the income allowed
by the City Council that was the
Thanksgiving morning greeting, nor
one word of petition, only touching
statement of the work that was done
and the sore need for its continuance.
The clip quoted appeared in the
Times issue of Friday in 'Just as 1t
Happens" edited by Mrs. Edith Browne
Bailie. 1t is singing rebuke to the
Council, which, seemingly, has mani
tested greater interest in officials of
the city than in the welfare of the or
phaned and the poor.
The budget, as prepared and submit
ted by the finance committee, received
no opposition. As indicated by the re-
port of the official proceedings it was
passed to its first reading unanimously
Why increase the salaries of officials
and decrease the appropriation for
charities7
When the action of the Council was
reported the Caucasian, in its issue Of
Thursday, without suggestion from any
one or from any source whatever, and
without considering if criticism would
be popular or profitable, condemned this
course of the Council.
To the qualification OF the Caucasian,
which is not given to boasting its crit
icism OF the Council has been and is
being endorsed by all good citizens, es-
pecially by the ladies connected with
the organizations whose sole purpose is
to help the orphaned, the poor and the
needy.
To have cut off the appropriation for
the Home Charitable Association is an
outrage which should be condemned
and denounced in unmeasured terms.
Why is the Home Charitable Assoc
citation denied the support Of the city,
Why has the appropriation for the
Training School for Girls been re-
duced
What has happened that the public
library should have incurred the disap-
prevail Of the Council, indicated BY re-
ducing its usual appropriation?
Why have added $500 to the salary Of
the street commissioner for inspecting
and supervising the city's stable?
Why an assistant street commissioner
at d salary Of stooo7
Il may be true that the compensation
of the city attorney at $500 is not suf-
fcient, and the same plea may be APP
piled to the city engineer whose salary
is SIaoo and for whom is provided an
crease OF $500 for each of these officials.
Why vote $500 for play ground
when not cent is set aside for the
Home Charitable, which has been de-
hied recognition, swept aside, bletted
from existence In So far as this can be
exercised BIZ authority of the Council?
II the reduction Of the appropriation
for charities are reduced and the APP
preparation for the Home Charitable is
abolished on the plea of economy, and
in the same breach the salaries of Off
ciais are increased, then, to say the
least, the City OF Shreveport stands dis
credited by its acts, which may be in
terpreted in a political sense to the
detriinent Of charities which should
have substantial support before the re-
cognition Of any man holding an Office
There is yet time to blot out this dis
credit of Shreveport. The noble women
and their friends, who have given their
time and their means in helping the
orphaned and the poor, can register
their protests in terms unmistakable.
Indeed, it becomes the duty OF every
citizen to protest against this outrag
eous action Of the City Council and to
insist on the reinstatement of all the
charities as provided in tie budget of
1900 IF there is 70 be practical econ
only, Spare Shreveport the discredit Of
the denial, the decrease of the appro-
priation for charities