The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-03
COORDINATION
OF CHARITIES
President of Junior Cham
her Investigates Other
Cities
gyOID CHARITY WASTE
Central Body With All It's
branches Reporting to One
Head Insures Cooperation

HHHN ~ ~
CENTRAL council Of social aren-
,iss cooperating with a charities
,,l,teo from tho chamber OF
commerce. a plan closely resempHns
wv. suggested for Tulsa by Gertrude
vsil and Hilda X. Wills last Febru-
,ry is the working basis upon which
9, louis charitable organizations
s,nrtion according TO findings made
by y Fred Johnson, president OF the
trlor chamber Of commerce, in
rsrsn, investigation OF The charities
orrqnlzations thore and In Cleye-
and Following the recommenda-
N,r Of council OF social agencies
clTulsa, augmented b va confiden-
(. ,tT exchange of social agencies ana
working in conjunction with "A COM
,,,ttee from the chamber of COM
,narco made to Percy Magee, chair
man Of the committee named by
Vayor T. y. Evans for social survey,
,be mnior chamber of commerce
ought 10 inform itself thoroughly
,s 10 the working ability OF such
rian and empowered its president,
!, fred Johnson. TO make an inten-
siyo study of the organization or
cbar,ties in other cities. This he did
on recent trip TO ST. Louis and
Cleveland and investigated not only
,be working methods and organiza-
lion OF charities in those cities but
tbe results achieved as well.
"WIthin the city OF st. Louis" Mr..
Johnson said last week discussing
his findings I'm that chief trading
kl.fe OF the Mississippi river, (which
II Asrs an area Of 6l.37 square miles,
L ,ssre are 76 separate and distinct
charity ORGANIZATIONS. Because OF
us large manufacturing plants and
tbe fact that many Of the residents
NJ ST. Louis are Of working class
of people It's citizenship, other than
bpiiding the city has had and has
met lts important mission OF check
ing up and taking care of its many
varied and important charitable
needs. These organizations function
and meet practically all of the char
table demands and have organized
themselves into what is known as
the 81. Louis council of social agen-
cies. Il is no longer an experiment
and is doing a wonderful work. or
ganized in 1911, the council, CO.
operating closely with the charities
committee Of the st. Louis chamber
OF commerce, is endeavoring to
make all local charities more eff
cient by raising their standards
gradually year by year.
THE council. composed OF three
regular and three alternate dele
gates from each Of its &c members,
endeavors to secure agreements as
10 methods of work, to prevent
duplication. to provide for new
needs Of the community and to in
terest itself in all matters looking
toward the community welfare.
Eliminate Charity Waste.
The charities committee OF st.
N Louis chamber OF commerce passes
yupon all Of the worthy charities. II
y has a paid secretary, Scott II. 'Dek-
ins, who, in commenting upon tho
reason for the chamber Of commerce
taking this work over, and some of
Us accomplishments, said that in
The latter part of 1911 n small group
Of st. Louis business men with IA
larger interest and larger under
standing OF the social side of the
communitys life came together to
consider the establishment of n
bureau as a part of the Business
Mems league. The problems of
eliminating charity waste was clear
ly one for solution by that organlza-
Lon, After consultation with social
sryice experts of the city the COM
nlttee recommended the establish
hent Of the bureau. The recon-
mendation was adoptcd--not with
nnnagttfA, g.
members felt that a commercial or
saniation should concern itself only
WIN queSuons pertaining to bust
ness II was not generally under
Good then that a live commercial
organzation is one concerning itself
win every civic, social and CONNER
Gal activity making for the common
welfare happily the opposition was
MOI strong enough to prevent the
creation Of the bureau.
Tho personnel of the original
cnaflues committee was made up of
men who were hardest hit for char
NY donations and had n sincere in
Nrest IN and desire for the progress
Hu support Of charity organization.
PROBATION officer was chosen TO
te as secretary. Immediately
yI is appointment the committee
RATED questlonnaire embodying
me tollowing important facts about
business managements of a
marty date OF organization and in
C,poration; object. religious affilia-
Hun OF any; limitation of benefi-
HNea as TO race. nationality or
Ecu names Of officers and their
SIa'eS' members of the board of
vV'ors, number OF their meetings,
VlTSse attendance; statement of
,lues and assets showing total
,ntuihe ,ae and expenditures; method Of
isus money; whether or not COM
"''s'ons are paid solicitors; whether
nr,u' 10y accounts are audited by n
pnonu u accountant at least once an
ana ana total number of employees
tnls QUESTIONABLE has since been
rrestau rrtaa'eu upon and includes n
inc ,vt s number OF questions, includ-
sns me Ming Of the record of the
or Ia training of uperintendent
az anager, with whom the funds
case posted and q request that all
cbari,too oo registered with the chamber
n g,nl's committee, and a request
te!n ~. has not been done. that they
u council Of social agencies.
.-rhSs'em Is Comprehensive.
soon .s questionnaire being sent out
an save the chamber committee
plansp nspportunity to adopt definite
,us Tor charity IN moo, A., a.so,.