The Washington times., 1910-04-14
Commission to Investigate
PhilanthropieS Soliciting
Contributions Proposed.
TO BE DISCUSSED
BY MONDAY CLUB
Organization OF Citizens 10 Guar
antee Private Relief ASsocia-
tons Will Be Recommended.

= clearing house for private charities.
a commission that through It's stamp
CT approval VIII set veritabIe pIim-
soil mark on the organizations OF what
ever kind soliciting public funds for
phnsnthropic or relief purposes. IS pro-
posed for the District. and definite steps
toward its establishment are to be
taken at q meeting OF the Monday
Evening Club at the Z. II 9. A, next
Monday evening
Thomas Nelson Page. Henry 3. +.
NfacfarIand and Dr.. George n. kGoeF
are TO be the principal speakers at the
meeting. when the question Of social
program for Washington VIII be as
cussed in all its phases, and the matter
OF a central commission Tor the eX-
animation, investigation and approval
OF all schemes for raising money IN Jle
District viii be set forth
The question OF the organization o.
sucn q body from among the represen-
yative citizens OF the District Is one "
me principles upon which me s1oAa+S
Evening Club Wa Lolne-ee- ~ = - -
4 hCdv Of men and women engaged IA
The work Of charity and reform as PAD
EXPERTS il b-Oadened It's scope 10 re-
ceive as members persons VIZ Ms-S
volunteer workers and supporters OF
ne various branches Of the WORK me
charter members Included Ine seer
taries and agents OF the AsSOtlatsa
CHARITIES. the paid officials or the ,
n q the Y W c. A. the various
correctional, and philantnroplc iIls1-'--
tions, and similar bodies
Example II Cleveland.
From, the discussion at their meetings
there crew q plan for the establishment
OF body OF representative men ai-o
women who would act as a board OF
investigators for all organizations VINO
anoear &c the public for financial sup
Dcrt. L was pointed out that in CleNe-
land Ohio a board OF this KIND has
been constituted from committee OF
the Chamber OF Commerce
80 many and varied were tie - 49,
made To the citizens FOR contributions
That the members made a caTeLul IN
,-ee{ieation Of the system OF pnllan-
IhrODic work in the city. This lnc4uoe1
every branch OF private cnarlty as 81
as the private Institutions hospitals
etc, that exist through EOlu4tdIl SUD
--rfptfons or endowment The pubic
charities and correctional 1odleS were
not considered, as they are clreeLly SUP
ported by appropriation Of public FUNDS
But there was not siuEle private con
Germ that escaped scrutiny
As result or this invest cation the
committee in an open statement agreed
with the public 20 investigate ana e.
lahIiSh the worth OF every appeal Tor
aid made TO the citizens al large on
the condition that public benefactlOns
be withheld from such ORGANIZATIONS as
The committee could nOT approve
The agreement was kept and only the
OTCsEiZatiOus that have The approval Of
the committee are now given popular
SUPPORT This system furnishes q pro
lection TO the public Il Is said that
makes Il possible for every citizen 20 give
freely, assured that his contribution VIII
reach q worthy source
Fer Mutual Protection
The charities Of the District and the
demands upon the private purse of the
public have multiplied 10 such an extent
that It occurred to the charity workers
that for their own protection as well as
the protection of the public, something
Of the kind should be done here. They
declare that had there been such a
body no question as 10 the WOTJhIneSS of
the Associated Charities could be raised
The men who are behind the move
ment5 including General Secretary IF
IoTd, OF the Associated Charities. Cen
eral Secretary Myron Jones of the Y
81 g. A, Dr. kOber, II b r Mac
Isriand- Gideon A Lyon. A Lisner
John Joy Edison. and numerous Others
engaged in charity work as paid en-
pioyes OF volunteer workers, are de-
Jermlned that the formation Of the com
mission shall be Accomplished in the
District. II the efforts To be made
Monday evening fan the question viii be
taken up with the Chamber Of Com
merce. the Board Of Trade. and -os
sf6ly with che District COMMISSIONS
Inc commission proposed would in
Clude Well-knOWu men and women Of
unreasonable integrity. and meetings.
would depend largely on the amount ~
work brought before II The r-o~l- IN
heavy as every one Of the fnsrftuffo77S
OF the District the societies and clf7+s
IoEn1ed Ior benevolent PURPOSES rE-o7-Tr5
suDTnlt themselves for inve -igatfon.