The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-10-01
Associated Charities Ask for
Contributions to Conduct
the Winters Work in Rich
mond.
LACK OF FUNDS BINDS
ORGANIZATION TOO MUCH
There Is Use for $1,000 Among
Dependents and Finance
Committee Issues a Strong
Appeal for the Money.

AVpSosD W PoOuS AAAA~Ce w.
Of Richmond are now being sent out
by the lnance committee Of the As
ISOLATED Charities. asking contribu-
tions with which to conduct the win
ter's work of tho association. 1t is
believed by the committee. consisting
of Timothy Nicholson. Rev. Addison
Parker, A. L. Smith. Henry Siekman.
J. F. Ackerman, BENJAMIN Johnson.
George H. Knollenberg. Samuel w.
Gaar and Walter Doan. the coming
winter Of 19101911 will be one Of the
hardest for several years. partly on
account Of the failure Of natural gas
and for other reasons.
According to the circular accom-.
panying the appeal for help. the asso'
citation has constantly labored under
disadvantage because Of lack of funds
Much more Of this practical worl'
could be done II funds were available.
About 31.700 was expended last year.
Out Of this sum the salary Of the sec
retary and rent for headquarters rs
duced the sum for relief work.
At least $1,000 will be required this
year to successfully take care of all
tho demands on the association. The
township trustee has no facilities for
providing such assistance a. 10 give,
BY the association, but co-operates
With the missionary 10 that no relief
10 duplicated 70 the unscrupulous,
This plan 10 greatly to be desired over
the old method Of indiscriminate beg
sing and giving and IL really making
producers out Of many who have been
dependents.
Last year there was subscribed
81, 765 BY 275 persons. One person
gave 500. one gave $50. twelve gave
$35. four gave $50. three gave SIS. and
other gifts below these sums. A car
load Of coal was donated by coal deal
ers.
The circular states that the poor oi
Richmond received better care thar
In any other city Of Indiana, not that
the people are more liberal In giving
but because the system Of giving aid
10 more intelligent and renders more
permanent benefit to the recipient
When applications are made for ait
the cases are always Investigated.
The following letter of appeal IL be
ing mailed:
ITO Our Citizens: The finance com
mittee of the Associated Charities ol
Richmond together with an assisting
committee appointed by . meeting ol
representative citizens. would hereby
announce that It has adopted for the
coming season the same plans for the
proper support Of this noble philan
thropic work that were 50 successful
last year.
I'VE ask from those who have hith
erto contributed annually to this ben
evidence and from many other con
siderate and philanthropic citizens
cash and subscriptions to the amount
Of two thousand dollars.
I'VE make this appeal after careful
Investigation Of the operations of he
Associated Charities and an examina
ton Of the treasurer's books.
The accompanying circular viii
serve to explain and to commend thu
work Of the organization.
Eve advise that all unknown appli
cants for assistance and all known
cases Of destitution be referred to 1t,
secretary. Mrs. Rev. Joseph Beck. 13'
South Seventh street. or to its agen
and efhcient missionary. Mrs. Eliza
beth Gambler, 81 South Fifth street
"All contributions in money shoult
be sent to the faithful and careful
treasurer. Mrs. Emma e. Mather, 32t
North Twelfth street. She viii
promptly send receipts for the same
Respectfully. Finance COMMITTEES"