Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-03-18
TELLS Of WORK
DONE BY THE
CHARITIES
MISS SHANNON DEFENDS
ORG IZATION AND
MAKES A PLEA FOR ITS
SUPPORT
(From Tuesdays Daily

ed in the columns OF your Jour
nal during the past week asking fol
a showdown OF the work accom-
plished by the Associated Chair
ties during the writer's term of /:
months as superintendent of thai
institution. During that time she
has welcomed cordially the many
/ friends who have visited her office
and has often wished that Others
might have found time to drop in
and have chat over ways and
means. The very cordial co-opera-
ton and sympathy of the Pres
colt people as a whole has been a
help beyond words.
The institution is organized with
the usual officers, a board consist
ing OF IS persons elected yearly
and an advisory committee select
ed from this number. The Advis-
DRY Committee appoints the sup
erintendent and stands closest to
the work. To this committee the
superintendent has from time to
time given in the financial state
ments and fully explained the ma
ture OF the work and has had al
ways their complete approval Of
methods used and ends in view.
The members OF this committee
are Mrs. w. \. Baker. Pres. Mr..
VI. L. Hazeltine, DR.. J. w. Finn,
Mrs. !. \, Hope. Mrs. Nathan Le-
w. and Mrs. w. \. Drake. Mrs.
Levy has had particular supervision
OF the tubercular department. sup
plying a not inconsiderable proper
ton OF the funds from the SIP col
lcctcd by her in connection with
the charity department OF the Mon
day Club. As mentioned above the
office has been open to the public
and visitors welcomed at all times.
tons of the day which are found
in one form or another in almost
every Up to date city in the coun-
\ hint at least Of the work. was
given by the press notices print
ed now and again through the cour-
tesy ii the Editor of the Jour
nal-Miner. for whose kindness we
arc sincerely grateful
Before going into details it
might be well to state briefly the
reasons for the charity organiza-
try.
They are here because it has
been found a foolish and extrava
CANT thing to carry on our chart
ties work on any but a business
basis. Capitalization is the under
lying principal Information con-
corning needs as we'll as funds and
provisions to supply them come
to the one office: what can be
known from many different sourc-
es. is known there and to some eX-
tent tabulatcd for future reference
or inquiry from other offices: pri-
vate citizens and merchants are
relieved from the necessity OF Civ
ing personally on inadequate infor-
nation. As one OF our oldest and
most successful merchants express
ed himself recently in handing over
u five dollar bill, 1t saves me mon
ey. time and trouble" ! might
quote from visitors TO the city and
others expressing themselves in the
same vein. Now for few figures
as to the money used and where
il goes The superintendent sal
airy ri the present time consists OF
the SD given monthly by the coun-
ty for the purpose, the $40 dollars
given by the city council and SO
to be taken from the general funds
OF the Association when it is there
to take. totalng probable $50. Vt
the beginning OF the IS month per
iud we are considering the county
gave only SIS and until the last OF
May the Association itself gave
nothing (salary SIS and $500. For
this salary the superintendent is to
spend three and one half hours in
office. from 10 to y 4. IN. and from
1:3O t. p. m. with as much more
time Is may be needed there and
as many hours as are required out
side for investigation and visiting
- keep in touch with the poor OF
the town and county and TO do
the necessary business on the street.
She has to care for numberlcss
2nd hand garments with inadequate
facilities for storing them. 1000 gar
mcnis being given out in the first
q months when the counting ccas-
cd. She is her own janitor though
she is allowed some help in clean
ing, paying when possible in cloth
iuu and ALWAYS gululbNiug the