Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-02
THOSE Who GIVE
TO CHARITY ARE
TO KNOW FACTS
'PubIiC Should Not Aid SoCie-
ties Not Endorsed by Local
Chamber of Commerce"
CIVIC BODY WILL APPROVE
WORTHY ORGANIZATIONS
Givers of Funds Must Aid the
Chamber in Project, Says
Raymond c. Brown

That all local givers to charity viii
be requested to have nothing what
ever to do with those charitable or
ganizations on Oahu. some 70 in mum
Der. which do not receive the indorse
ment of the Chamber of Commerce, il
the rather drastic action which has
been taken by the chamber committee
On charities and social welfare, &C
cording to a statement made khis
morning by Raymond C. Brown, secre
tary of the chamber. .-. ....
This action, says Mr.. Brown, Is the
outgrowth of a movement recently
commenced by the committee, al
which time the various charitable or
ganizations in Honolulu and, on Oahu
were asked to present reports of theil
work to the chamber, in order that
the worthy organizations might be
presented with Endorsement cards
Charitable organizations to the mum
Der of 78 were asked to report, and
to date about 40 have responded. Al
a recent meeting Of the committee 9
number of reports were gone over and
it is understood that, while the ma
jority of the societies were deemed by
the committee worthy Of Endorsement
there were several which may be elm
mated. +. Y +
It has been pointed out that those
societies which have reported to the
committee are entitled to indorse
ment, but that the overlapping of the
work of one organization with that oi
another is concealed in the reports
and can only be ascertained through
careful observation. -
"As far as actual Endorsement is
concerned" said. Secretary Brown to
day, these societies will be asked to
come before the committee and tell
exactly how much money Is required
to run each organization year; that
is, the amount Of the ordinary bud
get, and not including any. contemplat'
ed new projects. ~. r. p E..
For instance, an organization says
that it's budget amounts to $4,000.
Therefore, that organization is given
Endorsement up to $4,000, but that
amount is taken not to include any
special or new objects. In that way
the committee knows what is required
by that particular organization But
when an organization wants to enter
into some new project, it must appear
before the committee and satisfy the
members that that new cause Is wor.
thy one. If the new cause is deemed
worthy by the committee, the new
cause is indorsetl. If it is not deem
ed worthy, then the committee will re-
fuse to sanction II. ..~
"The only way that this project Of
by the chamber may be
carried out successfully is to ask the
givers to charity to have nothing to
do with any organization which has
not been indorsed by the chamber. If
the chamber finds that a certain or
ganization is of no use in its exist
ence, it will not be indorsed- And
the chamber cannot make
good in the project unless the givers
to charity recognize this end.
"The chamber does not want to do
any organization an injustice, but at
the same time it wants to know whe-
ther that organization is doing an in
justice II an organization has great
overhead expense, and no accounting
made of it, the chamber wants to pro
tect the giver to charity in making
public that fact"