The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-07
NICE BOY BEATS.
SAOTHER TO GET.
.FJNDSTO GAMBLE
Mother Is Afraid the Re
form School Would
Corrupt Him
A CHARITIES PROBLEM
Other Typical Cases Re
ferred to At Annual
Meeting
A CHARITIES PROBLEM
the annual meeting of the Asso'
tod Charities was held yesLor'

tod CharIlleS was held yesLor'
at 4:3u with q lair attenuance.
ae absence of presiuenL Itosief,
3S=tSor Conaway was appointed
chairman OF the meeting and III
spite OF the fact that tle mayo
urged heartily that the JOB De
placed on other shoatuers, he "a1
unanimously placed i'll chez sc.
81 The meeting yesterday was most
enjoyable uue to the taCt that tAuee
present entered whole leaIteuiy
into the business on hand. reports
we're given OF Ihe ulSpOsal o. IL
shances Tor the year, OF tue Work
done among the needy, IOiioW!as
which tina new board lor new
year was elected. superintendent
Wilson joked bit over LAis last
matter, saying as far as he was
concerned, he thought the ouafu
should be dropped entirely as pun
Eminent for poor attendance. "t1o~-
ever, I'm In InTor OF re'elecLins
lfSdem once more" he added. SO
sat following the motwn anu
hearty vote, every BOARD menner
y aaseagain party TO the proper con-
GIct ur the AssOclateu Charities
BUSINESS Tor another year. Inc
IIaiises or A4lss DSAIIlln. lj0ya +SItc1ic
and Miss EvcIyn PrlcEetC were
tdded.
The drive for funds 10 care for
Ehia ciUy's poor wIll be Started
January first and 1t is expected that
de public will as usual remember
mat '.it Is more blessed To give
than to receive" II isn't contenl-
Mated that tho Billy Sunday cam
palEn will Interfere in any manner
with this drive which is one OF the
most important and most necessary
hsthe city.
Following the new secretary's re
port on the work done Tor various
persons applying Tor help an IN
taresting story was relaled yeSter-
day regarding the disposal OF
y rtain lad in the city whose moth
al. f.reported ut the Charities office
She could manage him no longer.
Har boy, she says, is perfect III
tie gentleman outside Of the fact
Shat he insists on breaking up all
her furniture when he can't get
money out OF her for gambling pur-
noses. He has few sins other Inan
/ those In connection with his mania
Sfor cards, smoking, impudence, DIS
lllsb for work, striking his mother
and destroying her property. He
iB,nic4 to everyone, says his motn-
ar; but herself. and sne wishes the
boy placed iu a home where he Will
have O father to make him obey.
The mother is a widow. She
} doesn't wish him placed In the Re-
s form school because she Iears he
VIII learn corruption there. she
wants him near her SO she can send
him presents often. Hes u good
boy" she says, except for the
above short comings!" Just what
to do with the boy remains ques'
ton uhsolved as yet by the Chart
,tAgB who have many knots TO un-
SIYel.
The Associated Charities report.
on the case OF two old people
ho were without food and proper
'Iaothing and had applied for aid.
Il was felt these pc, pie should be
cared for by their children. 1t
seemed to be a fact that the chill
flreuS objected to doing so. "My,
ny" said Mayor Conway. Il
don't know what I'd do II was old
and had children and they refused
to support mel" Many sad and
appealing cases come before the
ChnFities. It was decided to look
npl the children and try to persuade
them to do their duty before ad-
yancing funds or supplying food.
ikWAS suggested however that Mrs.
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