The Washington times., 1915-11-30
CUNO RUDOLPH IS
HEAD OF CHARITIES
Miss Mary E. Richmond Makes
Address At Annual Session
OF Associated Body.

Financial statistics were blended
with play and an address by Miss
Mary Z. Richmond, director of tho
charity organization department. Rus
sell Sage Foundation. at the annual
meeting OF the Associated Charities at
Rauscher's last evening.
Election OF officers was another fea-
ture Of the evening. Cuno Rudolph,
former Commissioner of the District,
was chosen to succeed Corcoran Thorn,
who has served for three years as
president.
Miss Richmond. who has served as
secretary OF the charity organization,
in Baltimore and In Philadelphia, and
who has written a number OF books
widely used by social workers, told
OF the change In the attitude toward
In the last decade.
1T marks profound change in our
Ccountry's point Of view that. whereas.
I'VE charity organizationists had al
most to go down on our knees to per-
sunde people to enlist In the ranks Of
volunteers begin to realize that. in
giving share OF our busy lives to
Initiating them into effective service.
to be are aenS o6 sh hfm hsy snf SeRa RH,
to realize, too. that the impoverished.
the disadvantaged of whatever sort,
whom they would serve. can give
them quite as much and more. in deep
ened insights and less provincial sym
pathies, as they themselves can ever
hope to contribute"
New Spirit of Democracy.
new spirit of democracy. she ex-
planned. has marked the advent OF
greater numbers of volunteer workers
into the ranks "f organized service.
"Will.ngness to learn implies. on the
part OF our social agencies. ability to
train and to teach and. in what l have
to say tonight | Wish to dwell especially
upon this period OF initiation. upon the
ated charities like your own when It
accepts the services of new and untried
volunteers" said Miss Richmond. 1T
owes them, In return, Interpretation of
leadership which uses them with
economy and with far reaching social
aim all the time and good will that the
new recruits bring to the Joint enter
prise
Corcoran Thorn. the retiring president.
spoke on the marked change In interest
in the work OF the Associated Charities.
from the days. only few years ago.
gathering of a small group in a church
room. to last night when every bit OF
floor space was employed In Rauscher &
large ball room for guests. and many
had to stand.
President Thorn defended the Associ-
ated Charities against the charge that
too much Is spent in administration.
r;rrt,an rhHt charge ',S Is often made In con,
give less yearly in food and clothing
We pride ourselves on that fact" sa d
Mr.. Thorn. ANY year that our budget
Tor food and clothing diminishes we feel
To Help Themselves.
an,,r
selves. When We give food and cloth
ing we do good thing. but when yo,,
realize the work done hv these collec.
tors OF savings. you will realize they
not only have done a good thing for an
individual but good thing for the
Mr.. Thorn emphasized the marked de.
velopment of cooperation among the
social service agencies OF Washington
Only f"w years ago, he said. such
cooperation was practically impos
The play. written in the Offices OF the
extension department OF the Associated
charities. and entitled The New Way
lustrated the modern conception oi
ocial service. Its purpose, as described
in its prologue. follows;
To-day, while still working to per
cect relief methods, and helping pres
mt distress, the dominant purpose o.
advancing medicine is bent on search
,ng out the underlying cause to find IT.
prevention. Such names as stcrnberg
,iorgas. and Blue serve admirably t.
Illustrate this type"
In social work. the prologue stated
the transition has been analogous.
The object OF this brief playlet il
to show the contrast between the OLD
charity even though administered will
sympathy. and the new social service
the service OF Immediate relief plu
positive. militant. friendship"
Those who took part in the play wcr
Miss Alice BIicc. Mrs. John William
thompson, Mrs. c. Ashmrad Fuller
Miss Leslie Cameron, Miss Matild;
\ucrbach, Miss Julia RriC". John w
THOMPSON and Ross y. ThorNpson. Tn,
,lay was staged under the die ton >
the Junior League.
The invoCi tion was nrorounced Ivy thu
Rev. DR.. John Van SChatck.
John Jov Edison read tho treasurCrs
->aort. The statistical report showed