The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-25
R.oorts Of Officers and Election Of
New Officers occupy Time Of
Meeting Last
Night.
REPORT OF SECRETARY
General secretary's Report Gives Ac-
count Of All Work Done by
the Organization This
Year.

The annual meeting Of the United
Charities was held at the Y. W. c. A,
auditorium last evening with not a
large number present. The business
taken up was the election of officers
to replace those whose terms have ex-
pired and the reading of annual re-
ports Of the secretary. treasurer and
general secretary. Some time was
given to the discussion Of ways and
means to obtain $500 more, needed by
the organization to complete the ST.
900 necessary to carry on the work
The election Of officers resulted in
the reelection of Rev. John G. Sage.
Miss Dorothy Younker and F. e.
Erdman, respectively president, secre-
tary and treasurer. Vice president
elected we're Mr.. Albert Kiefer, Mrs.
w. j. Roberts, Miss Lucretia Huis-
kamp and Mr.. Leonard Matless.
West keokuk Dependents.
That West Keokuk is a section Of
the city comparatively free from that
class Of people which receives char
fly was shown by plat Of the city
upon which tac.;s were placed to rep
resent the number and location Of
families who have received aid Of one
kind or another from this organiza-
ton. This plat was explained by Gen.
eral Secretary Glasscoff who took
Carol street as the, boundary line OF
the western section of the city. Most
of the cases attended BY the secre-
tary were located east of Fifth street
and between that street and the riv
err There were, however; many 9th.
er cases in all sections Of the city.
Ministers of the city may. be asked
to preach on the United Charities on
some Sunday in the near future. This
idea was advanced as q manner in
which more people could be informed
OF the work cs the organization and
more interested in it.
A vote of thanks to the newspapers
was extended for the publicity that
has been given the organization dur
ing the past year. It was also voted
that the secretary should write F. j.
Bruno, speaker at the November 3
mass meeting of the organization at
Elks hall. and express to him the
thanks of the United Charities for
his work.
The report of the secretary, Miss
Younker, gave short review of the
organization OF the United Charities
and reviewed the work done during
the past year in . general way. The
report showed the board Of directors
have held eleven meetings, recounted
the employment, of the general secre-
tary and made mention of the very
successful mass meeting held at
Elks hall when F. j. Bruno, of Mime
apolis, and others spoke.
Report Of the Treasurer,
The report of the treasurer is CIV
en- below:
Receipts
From Dodge's theatre ......$ ISL 40
From loan Good Fellows Assn 800
From city of Keoluk 1890. $4,000
From Humane society ..... 1877 90
From donations and subscrip-
tons ..... ........ 444 20
Total ....l.........,... .S1,o97. %
Disbursements a, 81
Secretary's salary ..........$ 500. %
Secretary's expenses ........ 30. 90
General expenses ............ 173 55
Total .s1,O5s.5
Balance on hand ..........$ 5000
The secretary has due him as sal
airy November Is, $50 and SO as ex-
penses
F. E. ERDMAN,