The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-08
NAME MORE DIRECTORS
Provident Association VIII Be Cow
erned by 2s Men.

The Proy1dent association was reor-
canned al the annual meeting held at
the commercial club last evening. The
| board OF directors was increased TO Is
members instead of nine, as formerly.
The important step was taken IN order
70 increase the efficiency OF the insti-
tuition
There viii be eight working commit
| tees appointed at a meeting of the d.
rectors which Will be held some time
next week, and at the same time on
| GERS for the ensuing year will be
chosen.
All departments have shown a won
oerIul growth in the last three years, .
SAID Sec'y Guy T. Justic ''Our earn
| lhgs IN the last year the result of the
| accent pieces taken in for baths. the
/ dimes for beds and the small amounts
lor articles of clothing were $4,000, as
against 5000 three years ago. The do
/ nations towards the work Of the insti-
tuition We're $500, as against $4,000
three year sage. In that time conse-
quently the scope of the work accom-
pilshed has been greatly enlarged. This
year $4,000 people were visited; three
years ago 7,00O.'
Under the plan there will be a visit
ing nurse department, which will do
an excellent work in families which
cannot afford to employ the services
of a trained nurse.
The friendly visiting committee will
the homes of the poor and looking into
the actual needs of the people.
A case and employment committee
VIII assist the secretary in handling
some OF the more difficult cases.
Special stress will be put on the
work for children in the coming year.
and the day nursery and child welfare
committee will be one of the most i'm
portant Of the eight Statistics will
be gathered relative to mortality
among children in Topeka
Ihen another committee which will
have plenty TO do viii be one on in
dustriaI education. It will especially
interest itself in girls work
Other committees Will be the finance
committee and the legal aid commit
According to Secretary Guy T. Jus
It's the local association is more near
ly self supporting than any other in
stitution of its kind in the country.
In the last year 5000 baths have
been taken at the association build
ing: 10, 600 articles of clothing have
been distributed; 1900 beds have been
furnished men; work has been secured /
for $50 persons, and 1850 meals were
furnished.
The visiting nurse committee. under |
Miss Neiswanger. has called on 2,0S2 /
persons. A nurse has been employed /
TO give hourly service TO those who /
can afford to pay something for such !
I'd employ a trained nurse by the day. +
Norris L. Gage, who has given to 4
the association gifts amounting to SILL
600, was present at the meeting. He
said:
Merely by accident became inter- /
ested in this society Shortly after the
building was purchased I passed II I
while repairs were being made. I in +
qUired what it was to be used for and /
when I learned I made further in-I
quiries. subsequently, bought the
building for $4,000 and several years
later built an addition at an equal i
cost and added a heating plant at an
expenditure OF $4,000
The new directors are Mrs n P. I
Mrs H B. Mcfarland, Mrs.
C. H Samson, Mrs Belle Swan, Mrs
Warren NJ Crosby. Mrs. Frank AIer-
ram. Mrs. F. ". Freeman, Mrs s. H
Darlington. Mrs. F. L. Benjamin, 7. F. |
Carver. Thomas Page, Mrs. George A
Huron. Mrs c. B. Thomas, DR. c. B.
Van Horn. George P. McEntire. W l.
Hall, c. G. Blakesley. Z. L Copeland.
D. o. Coe. ". a. Neiswanger, Edwin
l. O'Neil, Robert Pierce, Arthur Cap
per. H. A Auerbach, S J. Hodgins. P.
J. Monaghan and H p Miller