The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-21
CUT IN CHARITY
MEANS SMALLER
1916 TAX RATE
Auditor Bowman Shows How
$4,000 Spent Annually for
Charity Ought to Be Re
duced in Wayne.

The work OF the social service bu.
reau. with the aid Of it, affiliated or.
carnations, has saved the county
$500 during the past year." said
County Auditor Bowman before \
meeting OF the advisory board Of the
bureau. which met In the CoDmerctsl
club rooms last eveaing.
II the plans. which are nov under
way are carried out successfully"
ssid Mr.. Bowman. 1t viii be possible
to reduce the tax levy two cents on
the 800 next year. The county coun-
ell was enabled to cut enough OF the
budget for charitable work In tle
county this year 70 affect q reduction
OF cent on the 500"
epends $4,000 Ter Charity.
MI. Bowman also said that ct the
present time $4,000 II being spent by
the county on charitable work. This
amount 10 an excessive amount for \
county the size Of Wayne. he said.
The meeting Of the advisory board
was well attended and the Qusstions
pertaining 10 the work 70 Be done In
the county this winter was discussed
by the members Of the board. Fred
White. president OF the bureau. out
lined the purpose Of the new organi.
<9NAous ~ - OCkx8 t8AGu 80 u ksSOu~
el by other county organizations OF the
state.
Cooperation was the keynote Of
the meeting and oil the talks dealt
with this question. The Value OF Co
operation was the subject of Q talk
given by Secretary Melpolder.
Cooperation 10 merly Q means 10
an end" said Mr.. Melpolder. The So
cial service bureau 10 planning on
bringing together all the factors work
Ing for charity's sake. Unless cooper.
alton can get the results, the system 70
wrong"
eliminates 9esssNs.
Mr. Melpolder. who has been active
ly at the head OF the work during the
past year. explained the success Of CO.
operation with the county commission
ers. the Richmond school board. the
board Of children's guardians and the
other organizations Of the county. He
said that many of the poor conditions
In the city had been improved and thst
begging from house to house had prac.
ticaliy been eliminated.
THE social service bureau 10 great
benefit to the business men Of the
CITY," said Mr. Melpolder. The Fiv-
airy Of the charitable Institutions In
the past has taxed the business men
OF the city. Under the present system.
the business man can give to charity
what he knows he Is able to give and
does not have to be bothered with re-
peated calls for assistance. There
have always been . lot Of imposters
working the charity game" he said.
~and the business men had been re-
quired to hold the sack"
He then explained the registration
system that has been employed 10 pre-
vent duplication. The value Of CO.
operation as regards to the exchange
Of experiences among the different or.
| ganixations included In the central bu.
reau. was explained by the social sec.
rotary.
Township RELIEF Work.
Township Trustee Edgerton. Who "a
q member OF the advisory board. told
of the relief work that the trustees
office is required to do and promised
the social service bureau his co-opera.
ton In the work OF the city and town.
ship. He said that the burden of the
relief work OF the township trustee IL
the chronic cases that should be han.
died through the central bureau.
The next meeting OF the advisory
board will be held In December. The
board is composed OF representative
men and women from all parts OF the
county in addition to q list OF ex.
officio members. who are county. town.
ship and city officials. The board has
only advisory power for the active
work Of the bureau Is done by the ex.
| ecutive committee.