The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-10
Central Charitable Body
Supervises All
Drives
SYSTEM IS EFFECTIVE
People Know What Is Expect
ed Of Them and Have Con-
fidence in Administration

NuENftu NIldl lldDl' llNlll ~
,hcrc. but the work has been system
atlzcd and divided into three separate
and distinct bureaus. each OF them
lnterlocking in their phase Of the
work. vet separate insofar as their
actual operation is concerned.
These facts were determined by T.
l,ed Johnson, president Of the
lulu- chamber or commerce In his
Investigation OF centralized charities
during recent trip north. Cuntinu-
lrg the report begun In last sundays
world Of his findings Mr.. Johnson
said ~ the way the work is carried
ON lu Cleveland, where the system
Of centralized charities has been de-
vcloncd further than I'm any city in
the trited States:
The people Of cleveland are so
vitality Interested in the protection Of
their helpless brothers and they have
tried tl make IL so strong that char
uy virtually is not reccived-unc gets
what should justly be his. Concern
ing these three bureaus. the first Is
the cleveland foundation, organized
IN 1914 by Judge +. II. Goff, presi-
dent OF the Cleveland Trust company
II Is trust fund to provide funds
ftr assisting charitable and cduCa-
hbnal institutions. whether supported
by private donations or public taxa
ton. FOR promoting education. scien-
) tific research, for care Of sick, aged
or helpless, to improve living Condi-
tlons or to provide recreation for all
classes and for such charitable pur-
poses ass will hes, make for the men
,al. moral and physical Improvement
OF the inhabitants Of the city Of
Cleveland regardless OF race or color
or creed
Administer Trust Fund.
Property given for this purpose
3, administered by the Cleveland
Trust company, which is officially
designated the trustee OF the Cleve-
land foundation. The trustees may
receive gifts. devises and bequests for
the purposes for which the fund is
created, the gifts thus received ad-
rinistered as a single trust when tho
income becomes available for the use
OF the foundation. The income from
this fund and in certain cases the
principal IS expended according to
the direction of committee OF five
members chosen, one by the mayor
o. Cleveland. one by the senior or
presiding j"dge OF the district court.
one by the probate Judge OF the
county and two by the board OF di-
rectors of the Cleveland Trust com
pany. The foundation, though II has
been in operation only since 1914 has
fund that will exceed $4,000, 900
and the earnings are no small factor
In fulfilling the charitable demands
Of Cleveland
THE committee IN charge OF dis
trlbution of this fund at this time is
making a survey of Cleveland with
the view OF establishing means to
prevent crime: an expert has been
called In who is making a survey Of
police court, police department and
The higher courts. After this survey
Is complete the foundation will adopt
means TO better that condition Three
years ago survey was made OF the
school system within the city OF
Cleveland. with the results of hene-
III TO the schools. The foundation
VIII in time be the strongest means
OK charities support At this time
their particular function lies in COW
ering the fields not covered by other
organizations.
Passes on Propositions.
The second charitable organiza-
uon is known as the welfare fedora
uon' This is three years old and Is
developed from the larger welfare
council and the federation Of charity
ana philanthropy in 1917. The idea
o' tne federation originated with the
snamber of commerce. This step
'uHoWed several years of work of
we Cleveland chambers endorse
ment committee such az tho one I'm
operation in st. Louis today whereby
%ll charities are passed upon by the
.uanoer. The chamber committee
az that time worked out standards
and practices which should govern
We organization and phllanthropic
agency. Martin A. Marks. the chair
mai ana the com mittee members
had the idea that greater advantage
,,uuiu De gained by conducting ClevC-
ana social problems from the van
Ase point of the allied council,
principal Thus they organized the
welfare federation to which sherman
y, hIhssiey came as its director when
,m,e, merger was contaminated in
80 ana James X. Garfield. son OF
rreSldent Garfield, was selected
US president.
Inc welfare federation is tho cen-
,s a. oIganiIation OF every charitable
i.stIuuon within the city of Cleye-
,hu; IL Is under the direction OF
~e business men OF Cleveland who
a, not IN class with the profession
welfare worker. This welfare
,.''dllon has permanent organi-
~ go ~" mat passes upon the activities
Sae He charitable institutions. They
s''5,, Se 'nese various institutions make
rntSru reports of their financial
pn,ulnF once each month. passing
sp5 ana lle work that Is being done
in INV seeing that no work ls duplicated
" any functions. -
.s,iNoow the third charitable orrani-
NJ Is the financial organization
cuoIIe welfare federation and Is
nsr,' nsu mo community fund. II is n
bsss b''tnent organization whose bust
eho,tu., u rs TO finance all OF Cleyeland's
hv ,ts tIHes other than thoae financed
'Ao Cleveland foundation.
.r, Engineers All Drives.
b,s, me spring OF 1917, giving n
ana aatView OF organization, origin
Ma, ueNelopment of the community
undn. we national Red Gross. acting
apnoin tilnSS,ructions OF the president,
Cleveia'9 q campaign committee in
thro,,ahd that organized ana carried
lsI7" s' me Red Gross drive Of .Jupo
Hatio, Al about the same time tho
A. csn'', war council of the Y NJ q
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