South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-20

no money to distribute. The AsSOci-
ated Charities must have enough for
its overhead expense and should have
a liberal amount for distribution. The
Chamber Of Commerce, with it's large
overhead expense, is cheerfully sus-
tanned. as it should be, and no criti-
ciSm, because il is not expected to
spend money except for overhead eX-
penSe. The Associated Charities, with
its small overhead expense. is criti-
Cised because il does not spend money
which the public does not give il to
spend. Its educational work. its en-
enlargement, it's organization, its in
spiration is as valuable TO the COM
munity along its line as is that of
the Chamber of Commerce along its
line. L may speak freely of each, be-
cause, as l have said. 1 contribute SIS
yearly to the Chamber of Commerce
and $50 yearly to the associated Char
tiles which is really the ratio of es-
TEEN in which l hold the two as TO
their real worth to the community
The Y. M. c. A. is an organization
whose function is educational, advis-
DRY, organization, announcement in
spiratiOn, etc. l contribute 500 a
year to this organization, not because
! think it more important to the com
munity than the Associated Charities,
but the work is larger and seems to
require a larger amount It's overhead
budget is so large that l would deem it
Improper To mention II here rot that
II is too large. but that in this article
it would seem very large without ex-
plauatlCn which could not herein be
made. Suffice it to say that the sec
rotary receives. l am told, $4,000 per
year as against the Associated Chart
ties secretary, $1,000 per year, and it
has number of assistant secretaries,
each of whom receive a much larger
salary than does the secretary of the
Associated Charities
There are various churches in the
city whose overhead expense viii run
as high as from $4,000 to $4,000 per
year. j. e., single individual churches.
Their function is for education, in
spiratiOn, encouragement. Nobody
doubts their value to the community.
contribute regularly to one of these
churches, and occasionally to the 9TH
ers, because of my belief of their
value to the community. and yet ]
believe there is no single church in the
city that is as valuable to the city
from the humanitarian and civic
standpoint as is the Associated Chart
ties. There are various clubs in the
city, each one of whose overhead eX-
pense will probably run from two to
three times as much as the Associated
Charities These l must not discuss
for they are in a sense private af-
fairs The whole matter, however, can
be summed up, it seems to me, very
briefly, i. e. should we have ASsOci-
ated Charities? Yes. Is the overhead
expense greater than il should be
No. Is the amount OF money, food or
clothing distributed too small as COM
pared with the overhead expense
Yes. Can this be remedied? Yes.
What is the remedy? Let the man
who honestly thinks more money
should be distributed give evidence of
such belief by giving it to the Associ-
ated Charities SO that it may have it
to distribute, yet all the time bear in
mind that the largest purpose of the
association is education, inspiration,
advice encouragement, organization.
If you publish this, please omit my
name. l have stated too many per
sOnal facts to look we'll over any
name, and yet it has seemed TO me to
add force TO the paper to state my
relation TO the association just as il
has been. / have never spent more
than a consecutive half hour in the
office. l believe that any candid per-
son who will occasionally visit the Of
flee and comprehend what has been
done and what is being done, will be
fully convinced of the worth OF the
organization to the community. i do
not see that anybody can consistently
refuse support upon any ground but
the clean cut statement that he Who'll
ly disapprOves of the organization. he
cannot object because they do not give
physical relief when he is not consist
emily helping 10 provide the means by
which they can give. b. JUST.