The Washington herald., 1913-03-18
SOCIETY HEARS
OF FCITY'SNEEDS
Conference Held at Residence
of Former Ambassador
Henry White.
CORCORAN THOM SPEAKS
Praise for Associated Charities Sound
ed BY Prominent Citizens-Two
Hundred Present.

Two hundred representative citizens Of
Washington yesterday afternoon respond
ed to an invitation from Henry White to
a conference on Some Needs Of Wash
ington and How They Are Being Met by
the Associated Charities" The confer
ence was held at the home of the former
ambassador. and for more than an hour
the presentation of the subject was lis
tened to with the keencst interest.
Mr.. White said that while he had only
recently become identified with the char
ity organization phase of the work FOR
bettering the condition of the poor In
Washington. he had become profoundly
interested in the work done by the As
sociated Charities.
"I WISH" he said, that more of our
friends knew what WIS being done by
this organization. " you knew the care
with which the weak spots IN the hNes
of the poor people of this community
were being strengthened: how fsmilies on
the border os disintegratcin were being
welded together: how the various Voiun-
teer and paid workers assemble regu-
larly and with an interest which could
be no more intense AVID personal II they
were taking care Of their individual al
fairs, discuss ways and means to save
struggling humanity, you would doubt
less experience. as did, sense OF re'e-
lation.'
Thorn Explains Work.
Mr.. White introduced Corcoran Thorn.
president Of the Associated Charities,
who spoke briefly in description or the
scope and functions of the organization.
THE Associated Charities he said.
has eight district offices. with a paid
visitor in each, to whom the poor OF
that district may so at any time Tor ad-
vice and help. Our cardinal principle Is to
give as little relief as possible ourselves
but to put the people in norman wa
of acquiring il by such trained, lnteliigeht
oversight as you and / have neither the
time nor fitness to give. And yet when
the situation demands, aid is given and
literally.
Not a basket of food and a bushel OF
coal, but a pension of $ or $40 week
food and fuel in such quantity as TO pre-
clude the necessity OF begging Ana
then constructive work, the hardest, most
valuable of all that may be done Tor
the poor. begins Mr. Thorn said the
organization last year spent 5000 for
the material wants of the poor and sl1."o
for salaries and all theexpen ses OF
maintenance in its numerous depart
ments
Secretary Ufford and Miss Brown. the
assistant secretary, spoke briefly in re-
gard TO methods of work
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins gave some in
terestinS facts with relation to charity
as ii was administered in Washington
during and following the civil war and
at present.
Among those present at the conference
were former Secretary OF the Treasury
Franklin MaceVagh. Admiral Brownson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Moss. Mrs. Edison
Bradley, Col. and Mrs. Archibald Hop
kins Mrs. aMrcus Benjamin. Mrs. Chris
tian Hemmick. Mrs. John r. Henderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hennen Jennings. Mr.. and
and Mrs. ". H. Baldwin. Mr.. and Mrs.
Philip S. Henry, Mrs. Livingston Hunt.
Mrs. ]. w. Pinchot, Mrs. Wainwright.
Rev. and Mrs. John Van Schaick, jr., Col.
John Van +. Hoff. Mrs. Gilbert. Mrs
John Jackson, Mrs. and Miss Wales. Mrs.
Ralph Jenkins, Mrs Charles L. Hughes,
Mrs. Thomas Richardson. Mrs. George
Howard. Mrs. William Barrett Ridgely,
Miss Mabel Boardmap, Mis-. Wetmore.
Miss Pellew, Miss Cameron. Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest p. Bickhell. Dr. William c. Rives
and William Goddard.