Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-16
THIS YEARS. TAG
DAY MAY BE LAST
Associated Charities Is to Seek
Funds Through Membership
Campaign
ANNUAL REPORT IS MADE
Ill Cared for and Unemployed
Given Work-Loan System
Is Advocated
ANNUAL REPORT IS MADE

In his report, submitted yesterday
afternoon at the seventeenth annual
meeting of the Associated Charities,
President H. w. Frank of that organ
ization advocates a lively membership
campaign to the end that a reserve
fund may be created for use in any
emergency which may arise and with
the ultimate idea of doing away with
Tag day. At the same time. the pres
ident says that it will be necessary to
hold another Tag day next May to as
sure sufficient funds for the work of
the coming year.
President Frank is not in the city,
and his report consequently was read
by the secretary. In it he declares that
Tag day has one thing greatly in its
favor, since it provides an opportunity
for small contributions, willingly made,
which never would reach the organiza-
tion in any other way. The report
thanks the school children of the city
for their work last May and the news
papers for their support.
The membership gain within the past
twelve months is stated to have been
about 200. A marked feature of the
organizations work, the president finds,
has been the number of new residents
who apply for aid, 1400 of the 1000 new
cases attended to in the past year hav-
ing been those of newcomers to the
city.
Salaries and office expenses are re-
ported to be considerably less here
than in other cities doing q similar
amount of charitable work. st. Louis
| is cited as an example. There 1875 cases
were investigated and $13,265.96 was
expended in relief at an expense OF
$9976.16, as compared with 1925 cases In
Los Angeles, with s13,538.44 expended in
relief with expenses of only $64O0.o5.
FAvORs LOAN SYSTEM
! President Frank renewS his sugges-
tion, made a year ago, that loan So
ciety be formed ito make small loans
to needy and deserving families which
| are unable to secure such accommoda-
| tions at the banks for lack of sufficient
| collateral, and who are thus driven TO
| the loan sharks or paWnbrokers. He
says such a society would pay rea-
sonable rate of interest on money in
vested in it. and adds that there Is
every prospect of such society being
| formed in the near future.
| Secretary Spencer K. SewaH in his
report says that the industrial depart
ment has proved it's value and has en-
abled the organization to feed and
! lodge 4419 needy men at a much less
expense than would have been possible
under the old method. The free labor
bureau, established last February, also
has been operated successfully Dur
| ing the year POLL new cases have been
reported and 1041 recurrent cases. The
woodward for the year gave employ
ment to 4032 men and shows a deficit of
only $176.32 The labor bureau re-
ceived 1927 applications for employ
ment and provided work for 1892 appH-
cants.
The auditors report shows receipts
for the year amounting to $23 447. &c.
while the balance on hand at the be-
ginning of the twelve months was
S24O1.13, making total of $25,848.49
Disbursements have been $22153.1S,
leaving balance on hand of $3695.31.
Yesterdays meeting authorized Pres
ident Frank to appoint twelve members
of the central council, which, with
members appointed from other sources,
will name the board of directors, who
in turn will elect officers for the ensu-
ing year. on motion of Bishop john
son, the directors were authorized to
formulate a rev constitution and by
laws, which are to be submitted at
called meeting of the organization some
time later on.
In the absence of President Frank,
the Rev. T. c. Marshall presided over
yesterdays meeting.