The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-24
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NISS BYINGTON'S REPORT
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 Mrs. Isaac L. Ferris, of 31 Glenwood avenue. secretary of the Associafeo Charities. very frankly states that Mics Byington, who made the sO-can- ed expert investigation Into charities affairs in this city, in her opinion IS hos been done and is being done by $he different charitable organizations of the city, She believes that MISS Byington might have sufficient ex- perience and all that, but she cannot see how she can make fair survey of the local situation when she IS stranger in the city.
 Mrs. Ferris was not keenly impress ed with Miss ByingtOn as a speaker, When Miss Byington addressed the Conference of Charities. Mrs. Ferris was very much disappointed in the said Mrs. Ferris today. "but of course that isn't anything against anyone If she iS a good worker. However, nn her talk I thought that Miss Byington was unwilling to commit herself in any way. and instead seemed to seek information rather than to give 1t.
 Tn her report as published yester- dya, I could not find one single idea in advance of what the women en- gagged in charitable work in this city have done in the past. There is ab- solutely nothing new in her sugges- | anything on us, to use slang expres- sion. All that she told us in her ad- dress was that a number of people had been taking courses of training to fit themselves for charitable work and that they had gone to different places and made a classification of charitable work which would direct an investigator along what lines to follow. This would relieve the women who were willing to give from doing any Investigating. We asked her what a trained investigator could be hired for and she stated $1 1,200 year.
 "I can't see where there would, be any different result from what we are now getting, ahd for which we would pay more. Both MT. Brennan and MT. Morrissey were men who were very competent and their knowledge of Of the city cannot be questioned. It is a sorrowfM thing that MT. Bren- nan has left the Charities department and now if MT. Morrissey Is made to go, it will be terrible thing for the city charities.
 MT Morrissey is an encyclopedia of information concerning charitable eases. Both he and MT. Brennan were able to go way back into past gen. erations when it came to the knOwl- edge of those who applied for city aid There might have been a little laxity in some ways but that is bound to be so. With MT Brennan gone the Charities department will be less ef- ficient and without MT. Morrissey it wouldn't amount to anything, in my opinion. Mir Morrissey meets with the Conference on charities frequently and we consult him upon cases that need attention. We have always found him with a knowledge of the respec- tive cases, which was really amazing. If the department is going to lose such competent assistance that they may be replaced by new people who know nothing about local conditions, even if they do know about charitable work in general, it is too bad.
 Miss Byfngton In her report mem- toned . Hungarian family on the East Side. Now that very case she re- ported upon. had received our atten- tion, and if not immediate aid, prelim- mary steps had been taken to help them. In every case she mentioned in her report one or the other chari- able associations in the city had given 1t or were to give it attention"
 MRS. JOHN c. CURTIS.
 Mrs. John c. Curtis who is chair man of the Conference on Charities, said, when asked to comment upon Miss Byington's report: II am loath to give any statement concerning the report until after have made a thor 1 ough study of it. AS I read it over hastily 1t would appear that Miss Byington made some suggestions eft to the charitable organizations of 1 the city I think that we need 8 careful accounting of all the charit- l able cases and the exchange which | she speaks of, seems to me to be | g>nAfhtnG which would be of benefit. ]