Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-10
UNITED CHARITY
WORKlSFAvORED
But Societies of City Are Not
Yet Agreed on Plan OF
Organization.
ANOTHER MEETING HELD
Plan to Employ Paid Secretary to
Direct Activities Now earned
on by Volunteers.

Whether or not the charitable organ
izations of this city shall be co-ordi-
mated with the Associated Charities is
a question which now confronts the
charity workers of the city. AT meet
ing held at the New Harper last even
ing there was e good representation OF
the organizations of the city present.
E. B. McKown presided in the absence
of DR. J. W. Stewart, president OF the
Associated Charities. =Iev. G. II. Sher-
wood acted as secretary.
AS in a previous meeting held for the
purpose of stimulating interest and
widening the scope Of the ASSOCIATION,
there was considerable discussion OF
the question. Speakers for and against
the amalgamation of the association
were heard, with the sentiment almost
evenly divided. A committee was fnal
ly appointed to investigate and report
at a meeting, which viii be held al the
New Harper Monday evening, March
90 This committee consists of the
presidents and leaders of the charitable
organizations in the city. Miss Mary
E. Entrikin, leader of the Helpers cir
Gle of Kings Daughters, was named as
chairman Other members of the COM
mittee are: Mrs. c. o. Woodruff, pres:-
dent of the Visiting Nurse association;
Miss Dina Ramser, general secretary o!
the Associated Charities; ". S. Parks,
president of the Rock Island County
Humane society; Miss Gertrude Don,
leader of Silver Cross circle, Kings
Daughters; Miss Clara Crawford, lead
er of In His Name circle. Kings Daugh-
tiers; Miss Clara Hampton, president of
the Sunshine society. and Miss Sue
Denkmann Of the West End Settle
ment
TO ENLARGE DIRECTING BOARD.
For some time there has been talk of
increasing the board of directors and
the mem bership of the Associated Char
tiles with the object of placing the
work on a large enough scale so tina
the scope of the organization would be
commensurate with the needs of the
city. This was the object of the meet
ings which have been called. Upon
suggestion of Francis Mclean, who
was here in December in behalf of the
Russell Sage fund for charitable inst
tons, the constitution which has been
considered contains a clause which
amalgamates the other charity organi
cations in the Associated Charities.
This does not mean that the organiza-
lions shall lose their identity, as some
have thought, but rather that they may
be so organized that the work accom-
plished shall be greater than at pres
emit
VOLUNTEERS DO WORK.
The Associated Charities work has
been done by volunteer helpers for
years, and they have accomplished
much. Two years ago there was
movement to organize, or rather reor-
ganize, the association so that there
would be a paid secretary in, direc.
charge of the work. This is the plan
and hope of the workers who have beer.
in charge In the past, and business and
professional men, as well as church
organizations, are to be interested in
the work. 1t is the intention to have a
new board of directors, and then il will
be a matter of only short time till
charitable activities in Rock Island
will be placed in an organized state,
just as in other cities, where the work
meets the needs of the cifV