Evening journal., 1914-11-28
ORGANIZE TO AID
THE NEEDY At Home
Mrs. Charles R. Miller Head
of Association Which Has
Laudable Object
FULLY OUTLINE
PLAN NEXT WEEK

At a meeting held yesterday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Charles K.
Miller, Red Oak Road, the Committee
on Home Relief" was formed, the pur-
pose of which will be TO promote more
active interest in philanthropic institu-
tions in this city and to look more
closely after the needs of those at home.
These officers were elected
Chairman, Mrs. Charles r. Miller;
vice-chaiTman, Mrs. Preston Lea; treas
urer. Mrs. Henderson Weir; secretary,
Mrs. William Griscom Coke.
Finance committee-Alrs. Henry p.
Scott, Mrs. Charles S. Gawthrop, Miss
Elizabeth Draper.
Sewing and clothing-Mrs. John p.
Nields, chairman.
Provisiohs-Alrs. Samuel c. Rumford,
chairman.
Employment-NIrs. John B. Bird,
chairman.
A great deal Of interest was shown
at yesterdays meeting by those pres
ent and while the organization was
thoroughly formed, further detail
work will be considered and the work
of. the organization more definitely
held at the home of Mrs. Preston Lea
No. 909 Delaware avenue, on next
Wednesday morning An advisory
board will be appointed within few
days which will be composed of both
men and women who are vitality inter-
ested in such work.
The following persons were pres
ent: Mrs. Charles r. Miller, Mrs.
John B. Bird, Mrs. Samuel c. Rum
ford, Mrs. William i. Sellers. Mrs
Joseph Bancroft. Mrs. Charles S. Cav
throp, Mrs. William Griscom Coke,
Miss Elizabeth Draper, Mrs. John p
Nields, Miss Anne Gray, Mrs. T. Cole
man dupont Mrs. Charles Copeland,
Mrs. Henry p. Scott, Mrs. Peter
Wright Miss Elizabeth Bringhurst,
Miss Jane Lea, Mrs. William Berg
land. Miss Blanche Keaveny. Miss
Sarah Pyle, Mrs. Louis Topkis, Mrs.
+. w. Curtis, Mrs. Robert II. Richards,
Mrs. Henderson Weir, Mrs. John Ban
croft, Judge David T. Marvel and the
Rev. Charles L. Candee.
Not only are the women of the city
interested in organizing into a body
for the purpose of relieving conditions
here at home, but the men also are will
ing to take up their share OF such work.
At a meeting of the Mems Club OF
Trinity parish held on Monday evening,
November %, an informal discussion
arose concerning the subject, "Home Re-
lief VS.. Foreign Relief" during which
attention was called TO the fact that
much hardship is experienced here in the
city and with the approach of cold
weather and such a large number oi
persons out OF employment, the suffer
ing of the needy would, be very great.
X Much interest was expressed in Z
method employed by Pittsburgh, where
by the city has set aside 100000 Il
provide for the unemployed of the city
The money will be spent for improving
highways and parks and the city's un
employed viii be given preference on tn,
work, il being the idea of those in that
city to find odd jobs, such as street
grading and paving sufficient to keeT
the unemployed busy all winter
With a view to bringing this subject
before the people of Wilmington the
following resolution was adopted by
the Mems Club:
Whereas. There is a distressingly
large number of people unem-
ployed in this city who are seeking
WOrk, anxious 10 earn Lnelr living dnu
not to be dependent on charitable re-
lief; be il
Resolved. That we deem it worthy
Of consideration by the city govern.
ment and all public spirited and gen.
erous minded people, whether relief
might not be afforded by providing
some large enterprise of municipal
improvement which should be of per
manent benefit to the city, and at tn,
same time afford relief to large
number Of men and women now ou
of employment"
Macmillan Hopes,
Charles NJ Curtis,
Tilghman +. Johnston,
Clement W. Miller,
Frederick NJ. Kirkus,
Committee.