Evening journal., 1914-12-02
Working together
FOR Home RELIEF
City Committee Prepares
For Systematic Work
Among the Needy
STUDY PLAN IN
OTHER CITIES

At meeting of the Home Relief Com
mitteo at the home of Mrs Preston
Lea, No. 800 Delaware avenue. today. a
committee on application and iuvestiga-
tion, with Mrs. William Bereland as
chairman, with power TO appoint her
assistants and a publicity committee to
be composed of Mrs. Henderson Weir and
Mrs. William Griscom Coke, were APP
pointed
One of the interesting features Of the
meeting was a report by Mrs. Preston
Lea on a trip which she and Mrs. John
J.. Nields took last Monday 20 phila-
delphia TO visit the Emergency Aid AS
sociation of that city Mrs Lea said
that this association was doing excellent
work and that their organization was
so systematized that the work almost
went on of its own accord Mrs. Lea
brought back with her several samples
of printed matter and she told in detail
Just how the work is done there with
the thought that the Home Relief organi-
1ation of this city, which is entirely
new in the work. could possibly get some
ideas on the proper methods to pursue
TO get the hest results.
During the meeting the minutes Of
the meeting OF organization. held at
the home of Mrs. Charles r. Miller
last Friday afternoon, were read by
the secretary. Mrs William Grlscom
Coke, and brief reports from the
chairmen of the committee on sew
ing, committee on clothing and pro-
visions. and the treasurer were made
by Mrs. John p. Nields. Mrs. Samuel
c. Rumford and Mrs. Henderson
Wier respectively. However. as this
is only the second meeting OF the or
ganization there was not a great
deal TO report
II is desired to have it understood
] that any one in the city desiring to
help by sewing or giving donations
to the Home Relief Committee, should
/ get into communication with one OF
the three following chairmen. accord
ing TO the particular part of the work
in which they wish TO contribute: Mrs
Samuel c. Rumford. chairman of the
clothing and provisions committee. No
140S Market street: Mrs John p
J Nields, chairman Of the committee on
sewing. No 140l Broome street. and
/ Mrs. John b. Bird. chairman of the
Employment Committee, Bayard and
Wawaset Avenues.
It developed that the organization is
not as yet ready for active work, as
it must first collect various supplies
and other necessaries before they viii
be thoroughly equipped for active
service. However. the publicity COM
mittee was authorized 10 give due no.
I Of he auNa .,F rrfs
lief which will be made public az
soon as possible.
Mrs. John Bancroft, chairman oI
B the War Relief Committee, stated thai
! that committee had some old clothes
! which had been donated and which
I she would turn over to the Home
Relief Committee for distribution just
as soon as they we're ready for them,
whereby a motion was made and
passed authorizing the committee on
clothing. of which Mrs S. c. Rum
ford is chairman. to investigate the
needy cases which have been reported
} TO the charity organization of the
city and to give immediate help.
In presiding over the meeting this
morning Mrs. Charles r Miller, who
is chairman of the Home Relief Com
ulllAttf UIuukuA ONA AHt ldtl Ahhl Int
committee was working in conjunc-
ton with the charity organization OF
J this city and was not in any way
opposed to it.
1--WE are for centralizing and unity
ing the Home Relief work" said Mrs.
Miller" and while our organization is
financially a thing apart from the
charity organization of this city, II
nevertheless means to work shoulder
TO shoulder with that organization"
The next meeting of the Home Re-
lief Committee will be held at 10
o'clock next Wednesday morning at
the home OF Mrs. Preston Lea. al
which time an advisory committee
will be appointed. and reports from
the finance, application and investiga-
ton. and cutting out sewing commit
tees will be given
Those present at this mornings
meeting included Mrs. Charles r. Mil
Ter. Mrs. Preston Lea, Mrs. William
Griscom Coke, Mrs. Henderson Weir
Mrs. John p. Nields, Mrs. John Ban
croft, Mrs Samuel G. Rumford, Mrs
. William Bergland, Miss Anna W. Bird
Miss Mary Malone, Miss Sybil Cor
don, Mrs. John b. Bird, Mrs. LaMotte
DUPONT, Miss Elizabeth Draper. Miss
Cornelia Draper. Mrs. James A
Z Draper, Jr.. Mrs. Henry P. Scott, Mrs
Alfred Warner, Mrs. Charles Cope
land, Miss James, Mrs. ]. Bail Peirce
Mrs. James A. Draper, Miss Jane Lea
Miss Sarah Pyle, Miss Eliza Briscoe
, Mrs William S. Prickett and Miss