Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-29
State Defense Council Calls for
Supervision of Appeals Be
ing Made to Public.
TOO MUCH IRRESPONslBILiTY
Laxity in Management of Many
War Charities Opens Way
to Waste and Fraud.

Il suggestion from the Council OF Ma
tional Defense at Washington. which
the Virginia council unanimously ap-
proved. looking to some means where
by the solicitation OF funds for war
relief and other purposes may he reg
uIated. It is contcndei that there is
TOO much irrcsponsibiity ia tho col
lection of funds and too much laxity
in The management of funds when col
lcctod. under present conditions.
The statement from Washington, 10
which the Virginia council gave It's
indorsemcnt. was 4S follows:
Tho solicitation of funds for pa
t-iotic ard philanihrop!c war purposes
has increased. to such an extent tina,
il demands official supervision 10 rre.
vent wastefu'neas, overlapping. dupli-
cation. or fraud. The Council ot Ma
tional Defense recommends that the
steps to supervise all such appeals
TO tht. public for money.
"As tho method 10 be sdor:cd in the
several States may vary. owing to To-
cal conditions. we feel that we can
make no explicit recommendations
We call Your attention. however. to
the Coordination OF societies already
accomplished By the State division OF
the womar's committee, whose coop
Grafton in this work will be Of an
doubted value.
ALL ORGANIZATIONS MUST
FILE FULL REPORTS
We submit for your consideration
:uSg estions as 20 tho means b. which
this WORK may be accomplished:
Il. Give the resolution OF the Cour-
Gil OF National Defense the widest pub
licity.
"2. Call unon all such organizations
within the State to report TO the State
councils OF defense details OF the work
showing:
"ta) How organized. and foi wha.
purpose; names of executive officers.
whether regular meetings are held. aud
when; whether minutes of meetings
are kept. and whether regular books
OF account are kept and audited.
"th) statement in reasonable dc
tail OF all moneys received and cx-
pended.
"3. Determine ,herefrom such organ
izations as 'ray be entitled to approval
for properly conducting useful Work
which is not overlapping or dunlicai-
il
cations.
T.. Require such report and showing
TO be given full and wide publicity.
>. Cncn these requirements being
compiled with. and the showing mad.
being satisfactory to the State Defense
Councils. give such organization piac.
upon a published list OF those having
tho approval OF the State Defense Coun-
oil
lie. thus permitting those so aprrc we'd
and recomm ended TO use uron their
printed matter some such wording as
Approved by the State Council! OF De-
fensc
The existence OF this, is broadly
advertised. WILL we think, to large
extent s>!vc the question o. control
since any society that does not obtain
such approval will lind difficulty il
securing coatribut ions"
This whole subject will be carefully
considered and perhaps recommen-
dation made 10 the Governor
WILL CONTINUE IN OFFICE UNTIL
NEW ARRANGEMENTS ARE MADE
Owing TO the lateness of trains.
members OF the council were lata in
arriving at the Capitol. and the meet
ing did not start until nearly noon
Those present were General l.. W.
Nichols "f Lexington. chairman: for
mer senator George F.. Ecczcll of
keczlctown; Bishop Collins Denny. OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church. South;
X. Walton Moore. Of Fairfax: Or. En-
Mon @. Williams. State Commi se;ioner
o! Health; John IL. Crockett, of Wvthe-
Vile; United States District Attorney
Richard Evelyn Byrd. James o. Win
ston. OF Louisa; Colonel l.. b. White.
Of Leesburg. and y. l.. Walker Of
Charlottcsvilc
Governor Stuart met with The couo-
ell at the opening session. which was
an executive one. The members dis
cuSsed with the Governor the aims of
the council and the work already done.
and also plans FOR the Immediate fu
ture. The Governor made confidential
reference to certain matters connected
with his views as to the council.
work. and it was decided that the coun-
Gil continue as ut present constituted.
carrying on ita advisory and publicity
work as heretofore. until by legisla-
tive or executive mandate 4 change is
effected. The council decided To make
no specific recommendations to the
Legislature OIL war measures at this
time.
The council discussed a large num-
Der OF routine matters and took up
correspondence dealing with many
questions affecting various Industries
and classes OF people in Virginia rcla-
tive to the war and it's problems
SERIOUS SHORTAGE Or
DOCTORS IN VIRGINIA
Dr. Williams. in reporting for the
medical section. asked for the careful
consideration by the council. and for
suggestions later on, az To the scri.
Gus shortage Of doctors in Virginia at
this time. This fact is especially true
OF the. rural dIstricts; there is not
much more shortage felt as yet in tho
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