The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-11-24
Formal Organization of a
Central Body to Take Care
of Charities Formed
REV. E. 7. FARR|LL PRESIDENT
Officers and Directors are Elected and
the Plans of the New Association
Will be Made Public Within Short
Time

The organization of central asso
citation to have charge of charity work
in Kenosha was completed on Friday
afternoon when the committee of TWEEN
ty appointed as q result of the gen.
eral meeting of last Monday morning
met at the parlors of the Y. M. c., A.
building and talked over plans for the
Capitalization of this work The new
organization will seek wide powers in
the city and as many men and women
who have been most active in these
lines Of work have been named as
officials it is expected that the work
will be well under way within the
next few weeks. The association is to
be modelled after the United Charities
Of Milwaukee and the officers and the
members Of the board of directors.
chosen at the meeting on Friday after
noon will in short time hold meet
ing and adopt a constitution and by
laws. The question of incorporation
of the organization was left to the de-
cision of the managing board and it is
probable that state charter will be
sought later. The organization will
seek to come as an aid to every class
of people in Kenosha interested in the
relief Of suffering.
just as soon as the central body is
organized fully request will be sent
to every orangization in the city seek
ing cooperation and it is thought
that within few weeks the new or
ganization will be practically in charge
of all charitable work in the city The
board of directors may decide to at
once employ some expert in this line
of work who will come to Kenosha to
take charge but this can not be done
until some plan for financing the work
has been worked out. It is thought
that there will be little trouble to Sc
cure funds when the work is under
way but there may be some difficulty
in getting funds for the opening of
the work.
Mrs. Fl. S. Jordan the secretary of
the new organization has declared that
$1,000 will be needed to start the work
and an effort will be made to raise this
amount Of money by popular subscrip-
tlon. Plans were discussed for the
division of the city into districts with
the understanding that these districts
would be placed in charge of some of
the churches or other organizations and
the various bodies will be expected
to take care of all charity demanded
within their own districts. These dis
tricts may be made large or small in
keeping with the ability of the or
ganlzation to furnish aid. It is plan
ned to have all money given in aid of
poor people dispensed through the Cen
trail organization. just as soon as nos
sible the officials of the central hodv
VIII prepare list of all people in the
city seeking aid and this list will be
open for the inspection of all affiliated
bodies 1t will however, ia no way be
public list and no publicity will be
given to the work of the organization
more than the rendering of reports at
stated intervals to show just what work
IS being done and to show to Just what
extent the organization is worthy of
the support of the people of the civ
The Rev. E. 7. Farrill who has hean
very active in this line of worl, since
he has been in Kenosha was named 90
the permanent chairman of tbe now or-
ganization. John O'Donnell was alec+.
ed vice president, Mrs. Edwin s. Tor.
dan, secretary and William IT. Pnrne,,
treasurer. The members of the boord
OF directors are Mrs. Curtis n Con.
hart Mrs. L. M. Theirs Prof OH T,
Trenary, Charles 7. Jeffrey and William
w. Vincent. The board of directors
has been given power to name .snob
committees as may be needed to o;ve
the work the proper start in Kenosba
In the near future mass meetino
will be held at which time the plans Of
the oranigzation will be explained nv
the officials and some well known SNEAK
er on settlement work will be nm bana
to show just what can be done alone
these lines by united work.