New Britain herald., 1920-11-11
OFFERS SERVICES
 AS CLEARING HOUSE
Local Charity Organization To
 Help Community

me New Britain Cnar1tg oFbdHi1d- tion held it's regular meeting last night, when the monthly report for October was read and the following statement issued to the directors of the organizations:
 The New Britain Charity onganiza- ton is again offering its services to the community as q confidential clearing house. This it does throughout the year but especially at the holiday sea son when ii is Of greatest benefit to the social agencies and churches of New Britain. This affords a means of avoiding conflict and duplication of effort. saving time, labor and money, obviating unnecessary visiting and questioning of applicants, promoting cooperation and preventing impos- ture. The Confidential Exchange by protecting families from unnecessary questioning conserves their pride and self-respect. 1t secures for them the benefits of a constructive plan of cor rectional, health and relief treatment. It also secures for them better, quick CT and more intelligent relief and service. It removes temptation to play off one agency against another and it checks fraudulent appeals, thus aiding the really deserving. 4 clear ing house informs agencies at once of the interest of any other agency in their cases. It promotes direct con- munication. helpfulness and better un- derstanding among agencies interest cd in the same families. The preven- tion of overlapping in treatment is of much importance. doing away with wasted effort which must result when several organizations work with one family in ignorance of each others plans. It avoids the danger of some very needy and worthy family being left out entirely uncared for.
 The clearing house is of value to all social organiza tions in New Britain because through it each organization can work with others and not against them. Each one can benefit by the information and cooperation of the other and the advice and counsel of each one is needed to help the other carry on a more efficient work.
 ''If you are an officer of a public or private social agency, you need the clearing house, because you cannot afford to be retrogressive in the i'm portant matter of charitable cooper ation and solidarity. If you are a tax payer supporting public charity. or both, you need the clearing house in order to make your benevolences. pub tic or private, of the right kind.
 The use of the clearing house will result in the avoidance of duplication which is wasteful charity, and the pre- vention of annoyance to beneficiaries, which is inconsiderate charity.
 Respectfully submitted,
 CORA NJ. BEALE.
 Agent"
 Officers Elected.
 At the adjourned annual business meeting William l.. Hatch was re- elected president; William E. Att wood vice-president, F. w. Macom- Der treasurer. Maurice Stanley was elected secretary to succeed M. H. Pease. The executive committee mem bers were reelected as follows: Will l.. Damon, W. c. Hungerford, F.. F. comber and Mrs. J. Fl. Robinson. Di- rectors for three years were re-elect- cd. with one change, William Cow lishaw succeeding Earl Kisselbrack.
 The directors are as follows: Will liam F.. Atwood, NJ. K. Pasco. Geo. L. Damon. F. R. Gilpatric, F. N. Humphrey, c. J. Parker Mrs. F. G. Platt. Mrs. F.. J. Porter, Mrs. J. H. Robinson, Paul K. Rogers, Maurice Stanley and Mir. Cowlishaw. The ex- ecutTe committee presented a num- per Of proposed changes in the by laws, which will he acted on at the next meeting of the directors.