The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14

down to the office boy, engaged in
planning and carrying out the things
which Boston-1915 is just now at
tempting as distinct organized
agency But just as back of a similar
small number of employees in the clear
ing house there are hundreds of fin
ancial institutions receiving daily SER
vice, even so there are hundreds-to
be more exact, between twelve and
thirteen hundred-different organiza-
tons who have by definite action dele
gated their representatives to Coop
crate in movements for civic better
ment through our rooms and workers
at 6 Beacon street. These delegates
have come together In groups, made
permanent organization through group
executive committees, and chosen rep
Iresentatives upon the main body of the
directors of 1915. In this way the Or
iginal Is remaining charter directors,
who incorporated Boston-1915 and
guided it for the first 10 or II months,
have been increased to IS. An appeal
to the general public 10 subscribe to
the expenses of the movement, espec-
tally during the exposition held in the
old Art Museum last November,
brought gifts of one dollar or more
from nearly $500 individuals, each one
of whom became a contributing men,
her, or, as it was termed, share
holder in Boston-1915, looking for
| dividends in the shape of better liv-
} ing conditions and greater happiness
: and prosperity of the city as whole
in coming years. This group of
= shareholders was called together, and
elected 10 more, five within the city
/, limits and five from Bostons sub
g urbs Here, then, is the real Boston
1915, one of the most representative
S bodies of business men, educators
= charity workers, labor leaders and dis
: tinguished professional men and wo-
: men ever gathered together in COM
mon endeavor; and selected, be il
remembered, not by the simple pro
and self-constituted group, but by
genuine representative methods, sc
: that each director is responsible tc
y the group electing him, and therefore
: able to speak for that group and re.
port back to it.
Classifying Into Groups.
q The task of classifying these null.
= titudinous societies into groups which
e would prove workable. was the tasl
of several months, in which the or
ganization department of our office
o was assisted by the counsels of large
: advisory committee. This work wa!
g so protracted and so mInutely scru
q tinized that when the final arrange
u ment was obtained, there was scarce
# ly trace of the tentative grouping
u with which the work started"
At this point the speaker called at
A tention to wall charts, which repro
,r duced in distinct lettering the follow
= ing arrangement of groups, will
some of their -divisions
l. Business-Chambe or Com
mere, commercial, financial, employ
ers', professional, organizations.
2. Charities and Corrections-Worl
with delinquents, work with depend
ents, humane societies.
3. observation-disclosures, vocational
education, public schools, parochia
schools, nature study, Fairgrounds
libraries and museums, college exten
sion.
A. Health-Cure of disease, proven
ton of disease, life and accident insur
ance.
s. Labor.
@ g. Neighborhood Welfare-Socia
d settlements, Improvement associations
5 I. Religious.
I s. Civic.
t 8. City Planning and Housing-Ar
S ohitects, public service corporations,
4 10. Cooperative - Cooperativ
IS banks, savings bank insurance, mu
u tual benefit societies, fraternal insur
II ance orders.
Il II. Fine and Industrial Arts-Art
It music and drama.
S IL. Womens Clubs.
70 10. Youth-Boys' and Girls clubs
h Y, M. C. A.
r 4 Great Achievement.
2 This systematzed array of tn
Z, forces of good citizenship" Mr.. Sew
all declared, lis the great achievement
is of the first year of Boston-1915.
= Is the true answer to the question
d so often asked, What is Boston-1 81
:. and what is it trying to do? TIL
exposition held last November was
- unique and effective bit of publicit,
< To a remarkable degree it caught an
s, held the public eye. 1t was an objet
n lesson, visible display of the thing
Iv which were being done and which nee
e. to be done to make Boston the bel
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