The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-22

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fifth anniversary meeting Of the AS
ISOLATED Charities of that city. He had
been invited to preside over the first
meeting, and present paper on The
Change in Standards in Philanthropic
Work. On Wednesday he conducted
a round table on the work of the or
ganization.
DIR. McVey was president of the AS
ISOLATED Charities of Minneapolis for
eleven years from 1898 to 1909. The
work Of this organization is well set
forth in the following from the TWEEN
ty-fourth annual report:
THE Associated Charities of Minne-
apolis is an organization brought into
existence and maintained by citizens to
do certain work, which may be di-
videde into four parts:
First, to provide a channel through
which citizens may, directly or indi-
rectly, render telling, upbuilding aid
I'm individual cases of distress;
Second, to assist, by it's own example
through conference, and by construc-
tive criticism in raising the standards
of all philanthropic work in the com
munity;
Third. to reveal to the people of this
city the cause, personal, social and
industrial, underlying the distress
with which it Is constantly dealing, in
the hope of arousing the communities
social conscience;
Fourth, to promote Independently
or in cooperation with others. cor
receive and preventive movements call
culated to remove the larger causes
of misery existing in our midst.
TThe Associated Charities should be
regarded, not merely as another char
ty, but as the ordinating social
service clearing house Of Minneapolis,
designed to he helpful to all agencies
and individuals dealing with the poor.
1.-THE association ASSISTS the individ-
ual through its trained workers.
agents nurses and office force who
are at the call of any citizen knowing
of case of distress, through it's per-
sonal service of volunteers who give
their attention to complicated cases
needing continual attention not neces-
sarily material relief, thru it's nurses
and agents who also sere the public
as charity consultants prepared at all
tines to confer with any person who
Is dealing with the poor on the diff
cult problems which confront him.
Further, the Associated Charities nm
dertakes to secure such special forms
of assistance as cannot be provided
by citizens themselves who refer
families to 1t. 1t arranges relief pen
sions for families whose ascertained
circumstances call for regular and
continued material relief the pensions
being made UP from solicited contri-
buttons, church, friends or simply
charitably inclined people who stand
ready to furnish money on certain
types of cases. 1t offers to all citizens
Of Minneapolis who come i'm contact
with the poor the use of its file of
case records numbering some 100000"
The association raises the standard
of philanthropic work in Minneapolis
by basing its own work with the in
dividuals and families upon sound
principles at the Weekly Friendly |
Visitor conferences of the Associated |
Charities by which much has been
done to implant convictions as to |
what constitutes rational and effec-
tive social work, by conferences with
various groups of people interested in |
the poor of the city, through the pub |
lication of printed matter, folders, re-
ports, reprints of articles published by |
other societies, the organization ex-
tends a steady influence for good, |
through its library of books, reports,
pamphlets and magazines on social |
and economic subjects which has been /
for several years at the disposal of |
anybody interested in these lines, by |
public addresses by the Associated |
Charity workers before church bodies. /
women's and mems clubs and the
course of lectures at the university by /
the general secretary which have doubt
less aided to spread abroad sound in
formation about charity principles and
methods, through its information de-
partment which issues reports (with-
out cost to inuirers) on the standing
and work of other charities and |
charity solicitors, which reports are
based upon Judgment resulting from
study and experience.
Tt arouses the social conscience by
saying to the health officers, clean
streets and proper garbage disposal
will 4lessen disease and poverty: to
the school authorities that medical in
spection Of school children, instruction /
in hygiene and social relationships. |,
education that has application to ac-
tnal life activities, viii give the great
er and deserved chance to the chill /,
dren becoming physically sound, and
sound moral and independent citizens:
to the building department officials. 1
that upon them depends considerable
prevention OF disease, accident and. Il
indeed, Of much immortality, accord
ing as they enforce regulations gov
erning light and air, safety and room L
and toilet facilities In store, tenement II
and lodging house; to the employers Ii
that they can do an immeasurably /,
great social service by paying living 4
wage to employees, by providing sani-
tary and safe working quarters, By
exacting only fair amount of labor |,
per day instead of an amount that Ii
fatigues beyond repair and brings in
its wake tuberculosis and early waste
full exhaustion; to Legislators that
through laws aimed at child and wo-
man labor. at prevention of exploita-
ton of the weak, at the reduction of
the liquor and drug evils, they can be-
powerful factors in the saving of hui
man happiness and we'll being Last
Iy, we say to the church that we need
It's powerful influence In arousing the,
social conscience In all Of its adher-
ents.
Corrective and preventive move
ments operating or operated under the
direction OF the association are the
GEM4N