The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-03-07
Committee Of Ladies with Mayor and City
Attorney Call on Commissioners
and Present Plea for Regu-
lar Allowance
LEGAL DIFFICULTY
IS POINT INVOL WE'D
Chairman COrzine Tells Delegation Matter
Viii Be Considered County Attorney
May Find Method for Max
ing Appropriation


Mrs. F. Z. Riddle. Mrs. 7. II. Dwyel
and Mrs. Il. A. Ludlow, a COMMITTEES
representing tue Chickasha United
Charities, accompanied By Mayor Coif
man, waited upon the board of count,
commissioners yesterday morning and
solicited cooperation upon the part oi
the board in the matter OF relieving the
worthy Ecor OF Chickasha ard vicinity
Mayor Coffman introduced the mem
bers Of the committee 20 tie board and
informed tie board of the object Of
the visit. The mayor told The commits
sioners of the good work which the
United Charities were doing. of the
efforts to ameliorate the sufferings
Of distressed humanity; of the manner
N which every case was inquired into
and Of the promptness with which aid
was rendered in all worthy cases; of
The efforts Of the Charities to feed and
clothe and provide for those in need
through no fault of their own; of how
little children were being sent to
school through the aid of the United
Charities, children who otherwise
would be growing up in ignorance
Mayor Coffman closed his remarks in
Producing the members of the commit
tee by asking thar the members OF
the board of county commissioners
would listen favorably to the plea
which would be made and would, il
they possibly could, afford the aid
Judge Grigsby followed the
mayer with similar remarks.
Mrs. F. E. Riddle, on behalf of the
committee and the United Charities as
a whole, then addressed the commits
sioners and presented the matter to
them in clear and a concise manner
She stated, in part, that by turning
over a small allowance to the United
Charities, in lieu of following the form
now being pursued by the commission
ers, much greater coed could be done
and at far less cost to the county.
Mrs. Riddle told Of the manner in
which the ladies Of the charities gath
cred cast-cff garments of the ones who
had in plenty; of how the clothes were
cut down and worked over, the trous-
ers of tho men folk being transformed
into trousers for the little men," of
how clothing for little girls was made
hy the sewing circle of the charities;
Of now underclothiGg was provided
at a minimum cost; of how help from
the county, given as needed would ma
aid in the matter of reliev-
ing the immediate needs of those in
dire distress and would he handled at
a saving to the tax payers and with
greater benefit to those in need than
can be done by following the present
methods.
Mrs Riddle told the commissioners
of the manner in which the homes o.
those upon whom life had turned the
frown in place Of the smile, were Wis,
tied: of words of hope that were
spoken to them and messages of goo6
cheer brought to them of how cOndi-
tions were relieved, sanitation taught,
clothed and schooled and work
provided for unemployed heads Of
families. Mrs. Riddle stated that she
knew the county commissioners had
been told that they could not render
in this manner. but that she
also knew that the man who had in
them to this effect was an
accountant ard not a lawyer, and not
being a lawyer could not properly in
terpret the laws.
Chairman Corzine, on behalf of the
board thanked the ladies for the man
ner in which they had presented the
business on hands and said that the
would take the matter
up and would thoroushlyNconsider it,
taking advice upon how to act and
would, # possible. act favorably. The
chairman assured the ladies tfhe
committee that it was the desire Of
the county commissioners TO render