The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-10-02
Associated Charities Takes Steps
to Arrange lJnifled Program
for Better Laws 'f
WELFARE COMMITTEE
Nk HAS PROTECTIVE PLAN
Judge Dole Announced That Gov
ernof Pmkham Favofs Ger
tain Reforms Proposed
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(From Wednesday Advertiser.)
When tho legislature meets An 1918
a legislative program prepared by social
workers Of flonelnla will be presented
several Of the items 81 which will be
introduced as administrative measures
through the endorsement Of Governor
pinkhaIn.
This was brought oft at meeting Of
The directors Of the Associated Charities
neld in the makai pavilion Of the Alex
Inder Young Hotel building yesterday
afternoon. Judge s. B. Dole, as chair'
man OF the legislative committee, made
nia report az that time.
One Of the features Of this report,
which was adopted, was that confer.
enee of workers interested in legisla-
ton be held by the committee on No.
vember 9, with the idea in view Of set
Ting on definite and unified plan Of
action with regard TO legislative work,
worthy Charities Plan Explained
The directors yesterday heard the
partial report Of Raymond Brown as
secretary of the social welfare commit.
tee Of the chamber OF commerce on the
proposed listing Of worthy charities.
He outlined the plan Of the commit.
toe, which is to pass faverably on char
tiles which are worthy, and ask the
merchants TO support Gully such Chart
les as arc thus endorsed. TO a certain
extent this plan takes after Cleve-
lands. There, however, tho plan has
ita.., A .,,a1 fo.tl,a. ,,nt,l ,,nt,, thnra IL
a charity clearance house.
Secretary. Brown said that he had
sent out eighty.seyen letters to eharit'
able associations. In these letters the
purposes of their Organization are
asked, the means Of support, etc, Only
few replies so far have been received,
he said .g @
King Daughters Recognized
The Kings Daughters was voted into
the membership OF. the Associated Char
tiles. h
} John r. Gait rcp0rtsd that Miss Mar.
garet Bergen Of American. Associa-
ton of Societies for Organized Charlt-
les should be here soon. Miss Bergen
has been given a six months leave of
absence TO take up the organization
work OF = the Associated Charities.
Frances Mclean of the same Chicago
association had promised 70 conc HERE
but whom the war broke ont, lie said he
found il impossible to leave the main.
Land, and so recommended Miss Bor'
gen in his place.
She should leave Chicago for HOMO
lulu tomorrow. Her work has not been
fully outlined vet. tg Est
Judge Dole's Report ata
The following is Judge Dole s legis
lative report in full -Stss. Gsws."a
"The legislative committee was
formed after Mrs. +. r.. Steere present
ed To the executive committee the need
of correlation Of social legislation aud
formation of a definite unifed plan q
action. trS. 5fit
""To this end the committee suggests
that conference of workers interested
in legislation be held by the committee
on, cay Tuesday, the third Of Novem
Der, the hour and place TO be announces
later ia a circular letter setting forth
the objects of tho conference. This will
give Miss Bergen a chance out Of hel
wide experience to advise with us ant
| suggest the best course of action.
"Thc idea is not TO interfere with
legislative plans which an indiyidua
institution may have in mind; but :,
mcct together go that by o mutual un
dorstandinP OF each Others scheme w
may be better able to aid one anothe
when the time comes. In short, tbi
/ will insure the groupsas aunt backing
| the efforts of the Individual society.
"Goverhor Pinkham has sigmfed hi
/ willingness TO consider a Legislative
program prepared by the social work
ers of Honolulu with reference 10 tax
ing from il those propositions which h
would desire to introduce as admins
tratiYe measnres.p ~