The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-08
CHARITABLE AND PHILANTHROPY
BODIES FORM To PROTECT PUBLIC
CONCESSION OF CHARITIES TO BE
NAMED TO PASS UPON ALL
SOLICITATIONS,
Resolution Passed to Assure Populaoo OF
Endorsement of worthy
Projects.

turc against promiscious solicitation FOL
any kind of project organization a
funds. and the waste OF time and none
in promoting various campaigns will b.
eliminated. All solicitations in the flu
ture must havo either the endorsement
Of the commission or charity. md If Il
is not worthy project. the fact VIII
be so advertised that tho public may
be protected
That was agreed upon by representa-
tiveS from the various civic. charitable
literary and philanthroplc organizations
OF Wheeling. at meeting held las
night in the Wheeling Commercial As
sociuti0n assembly room. 1t was unan
iinnusly agreed that II was cIpcdien
in behalf OF The public in general ant
those who have in the past given th"i
time and work to soliciting funds 10
worthy organizations TO take such
step.
At the request OF the Commercial as
ISOLATION, the father OF the movement
q largo representation Of the many OF
PLANTATIONS for the uplift OF the pcopl'
was present. in fact. ii was one of thu
most representative asSemhlaGrs lha
has been gathered in Wheeling for :
long time.
Resolution Adopted
The following resolution. which tolls
the objects Of the organization, va:
adopted:
Whereas, with our country al
war. il becomes necessary To con-
serve and safeguard the financial
resources OF tho community and
the nation in every way practical
BIKE;
Whereas. There is prevalent in
Wheeling L considerable amount Of
hystcrical giving; some unauthor-
lied solicitation and some fruudu-
lent and illegal appeals for funds:
therefore be il
Resolved. That we. duly author
lied representatives OF the civic,
charitable. philanthropic and cum
mcrcial organizations OF the Wheel
ing district, believe that proper AMI
effective means should be devised
for the protection and guidance or
the public and that a commission
Of not less than thrc" citizens
should be appointed whose duty 1t
shall be to Investigate all appeals
for public funds and 10 issue warn
ings or endorsements thereof r. tn"
facts in each case may warrant. and
hc it further
"RcsnIved. That such commission
shall inuuir" into the existing funds
avIllahlc for conducting local. civic.
charitable and philanthroric Work
and shall recommend such action as
II deems advisable TO effectively
eliminate. SO far as practicable. the
duplication of effort and expense in
both the raising and administering
OF funds for worthy local institu-
tons.
C. A. Robinson, Chairman
G. a. Robinson. who was named chair
man Of the meeting, was directed 10 Sc
lcrt five persons uf tins community who
will constitute the board OF commission
He was instructed To choose onl% mcr
and women who arr, aide Ia give sulli'
Client time and attention To investigation
Of and passing upon the merits Of or
CARNATIONS that are t. begin Il campaign
for funds from the public. The commits
sion is IN endorse such projects. II found
worthy. and If not. they arc To so adN"r
tiSe the fact.
Thu principal idea nf the new organ
izntiOn is 10 avoid solicitation of wal
campaign funds by different orEnnIza
tions. Many urEaniZat ions have funds
available tho amount is known only Il
themselves. while other organizations
are planning Ia secure money frun pra"'
tically the. same sources. Tho natlun;t
obligations t. w met are 50 great that
something must hr done To maintain AM
preserve the local organizations anu
steps were taken last night to that end
Many Representatives Present
The following organizations were rep
resented al th" meeting:
Wheeling Rotary club. by W. w. IT
win and Harry Spears.
Ohio Valley General hospital. b. Walk
CT Peterson.
y. VI. {. ~. John c. Lynch and EdwarC
IIazic;t.
Y. ". {. ~. Mrs Robert J. Reed ant
Miss Carrie Lewis.
Associated Charities, A. l.. Sinks ant
J. Adam flum.
Wheeling Commercial association
Charles NJ. k"tchum.
View Point Sanltarium. Robert Iiaz'
lett. Jesse Rlorh and Miss pcrvis.
knights Of Columbus. w. +. Schar
haush. Felix McGcc and Charles Dick
man.
Young Mons Hebrew club, Louis
IDrrkhcimcr.
Wheeling Il"sr,a' and Orphan asy.
luElS, l)r. I. y. w InE:rIeT.
boy Scouts Of America. w. T.. Stew.
art.
The W"man's club. Mrs. Julian G.
Ilcnrr,c and Mrs. l.. &. Ewing.
WI"''raG Playground association. G
.. Maggie.
|: :: ,'rmsS. rhGinas Il. Foulk and {,
a. Robinson.
Jewish Ladies' Benevolent association
Mrs. LEO Wolf
Wn,nans Literary club. Mrs. VI. May
nard KimhcTland.
Union Mission. pliny o. Clark.
The other organizations represented
were: The Crittendon Home. Daughters
Of America. daughters al the American
Revolution. West Virginia Home for
Aged and Fricndlcss Women. Woodsdal Ii
Childr"ns Humc.
Just hrimrc the adjournment " the
nuo,liuE it WIS agreed by III" reprcScn.
lativ,.>, present that the y. NJ. 4. g. and
the Rotary club. each OF whom are tc
launch their war fund campaign Monday
work .."-,I,.ritiI"ly. Til" Rotary club
is To raise S6.pn0 for camp cumIuuulty
r.rrr:Itinu and the Y NJ. &. a. Is To so.
r.t' So hnn ~ WM".liuG fo7 the SOLDIERS
uplift and religious work in army
..aiIpS.
E1Czar Nicholas writes Tor The